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Review of Episode Four:
So many questions. This is one of those cases, where you get the answers to some of your questions and all of a sudden nothing makes sense anymore. I'm jumping to conclusions all over the place and I'm confusing myself. Now I feel like I have all this information and I'm just waiting for it all to be placed into some sort of context.
This episode is pretty spectacular. There's a really cool writing technique that Kahler uses that shone through in this part of the story. There's an incident in which there is a lot of activity and Vivienne is kind of experiencing it through a filter. This part isn't told in traditional paragraph form, and I wouldn't exactly call it a poem - but it's fragmented and the words jump all over the page. When you read it you feel like you're getting small clips of a bigger picture and it leaves you trying to grasp onto something to keep you grounded in reality. It's pretty genius, actually.
It's so crazy that there's only one more episode left. It seems like there's still so much that has to happen, so I'm curious how everything is going to go down in the end. The wait between episodes has gotten harder each time, and waiting for the final one is no exception.
This episode is pretty spectacular. There's a really cool writing technique that Kahler uses that shone through in this part of the story. There's an incident in which there is a lot of activity and Vivienne is kind of experiencing it through a filter. This part isn't told in traditional paragraph form, and I wouldn't exactly call it a poem - but it's fragmented and the words jump all over the page. When you read it you feel like you're getting small clips of a bigger picture and it leaves you trying to grasp onto something to keep you grounded in reality. It's pretty genius, actually.
It's so crazy that there's only one more episode left. It seems like there's still so much that has to happen, so I'm curious how everything is going to go down in the end. The wait between episodes has gotten harder each time, and waiting for the final one is no exception.
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Teaser:
My thoughts are racing, burning like wildfire. "The fire. Lilith." My head throbs. "Lilith set everything on fire."
"Lillith's just a little girl," Kingston says. "I'm the only one with any real magic in this troupe. There was a fire, yes. But that was the bonfire the Shifters had last night - some embers set part of the field on fire. I put it out."
"But — "
"You passed out, Vivienne. I've never seen someone have such a bad reaction to snake venom." He bites his lip and closes his eyes for a moment. When he opens them, he's looking out the window.
"Last night was a shit show," he says, finally. "But what you're talking about never happened."
My thoughts are racing, burning like wildfire. "The fire. Lilith." My head throbs. "Lilith set everything on fire."
"Lillith's just a little girl," Kingston says. "I'm the only one with any real magic in this troupe. There was a fire, yes. But that was the bonfire the Shifters had last night - some embers set part of the field on fire. I put it out."
"But — "
"You passed out, Vivienne. I've never seen someone have such a bad reaction to snake venom." He bites his lip and closes his eyes for a moment. When he opens them, he's looking out the window.
"Last night was a shit show," he says, finally. "But what you're talking about never happened."
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About the Book
Publisher: 47 North
Publication Date: December 4, 2012
Format: Kindle eBook
Murdered contortionists aren't exactly what Vivienne signed up for when she ran away to join the circus. But like most things under the big top, nothing is what it seems. With a past she can't quite remember, Vivienne finds that running away forever might not be as appealing as it once sounded - especially not when she realizes the devilishly attractive ringleader Mab is the Faerie Queen of legend...and that she and the rest of the troupe are locked in an age-old rivalry between the otherworldly courts.
Aided by her friends Kingston - a feisty stage magician whose magic is quickly stealing her heart - and his smart-ass assistant Melody, Vivienne finds herself racing against the clock to discover the culprit behind a series of deaths that should be impossible. However, the answer she seeks might reveal more about her own bloody past - and future - than she bargains for.
The show's just beginning.
Step right up...
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About A.R. Kahler
Most little boys dream of running away to join the circus.
Alex didn't just dream it: he did it. But then, he rarely lets a good dream pass him by.
In the past six years he's toured and trained across America and Europe. He's performed in Amsterdam, taught trapeze in Madrid, studied in Glasgow and even had a stint as assistant to Holly Black and Cassandra Clare in New England. He's constantly on the lookout for new places to explore and new worlds to invent. He's a Sagittarius fueled by full moons and espresso. The way to his heart is a latte and fan art. Just for the record.
THE IMMORTAL CIRCUS is his first New Adult novel, and is being released exclusively through the Amazon Kindle e-Serials program by 47North. It will be available in print and audio when the episodes are complete.
MARTYR the first book in his post-apocalyptic fantasy, will be published by Spencer Hill Press in October 2014.
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Week Seven Tour Schedule:
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Giveaway:
THE IMMORTAL CIRCUS Prize Pack Giveaway will be for a signed copy of the book, illustrated trading cards and circus-y goodies.
The giveaway will run for the length of the tour and will end on Friday, February 15th.
the giveaway is US-only.
There are FOUR prize packs up for giveaway.
There are extra entries for tweeting daily.
