Today I have the pleasure of helping out a talented indie author by bringing you the fantastic cover for his new book. It’s a debut of sorts as Peter Hartog is writing under his pen name of Peter David and has a new +middle grade fantasy book coming out called Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow.
The book set for release on the US Labor Day weekend (31st Aug – 2nd Sept) (sorry I can’t my bring self to use the incorrect US date format )
Before we get to the cover itself, lets see what Peter has in store for us:
Buddy is no ordinary teddy bear.
He’s a Knight, crafted by The Nameless Wizard himself, and sworn to protect his Person, 10-year old Mieya, from all the Things-That-Go-Bump-In-The-Night.
When Mieya is cursed into a magical sleep, it’s up to Buddy and his friends Esteban the Bard, Sasha the Warrior-Princess, and Copper the Butterfly to journey across The Realm-Under-The-Bed and find the one responsible.
But this is no ordinary Quest. The Realm is a dangerous place, filled with jungles, deserts, lightning storms, and Monsters. But worst of all is The Queen of Sorrow who waits for them in her dark castle in the crags. To break her curse, Buddy will need more than his skill with a blade, Esteban’s witty songs, or Sasha’s ferocious might.
He’ll need Heart.
Now for the good stuff, feast your eyes on the cover below:
Title: BUDDY THE KNIGHT AND THE QUEEN OF SORROW.
Age Range: Middle Grade and up
Cover design: Candice Broersma
Editing: Sarah Chorn
Release date – 31st Aug – 2nd Sept
Author Bio:
Peter advises me that due to his murky past he doesn’t have a current author head shot but this is apparently an accurate representation.
Peter David is the pen name for Peter Hartog. Peter Hartog is definitely not the pen name for anyone else. Regardless, both Peters despise talking about themselves in the third person. So, I guess I won’t.
I was born in Massachusetts, raised by MTV, the A-Team, Star Trek, Star Wars, action figures, comic books, D&D, classic heroic fantasy, and Saturday morning cartoons. Then I moved to Georgia much later in life. Because the Deep South apparently needs northerners like me. (No, they actually don’t.)
When I’m not writing, I’m working. Ok, that’s not entirely true. But mostly, it IS true. In-between that, I get run over by our cats Max, Leo, and Zoey, or Ollie, our big, goofy, fluffy golden retriever. I use “our” because I’m the proud father of two teenagers, and the equally proud husband to a most-of-the-time loving wife who possesses an infinite amount of patience. I say “most-of-the-time” because there are some days when she doesn’t like me very much…usually because of something that I said or did…which is probably true.
I’m also the author of the ongoing urban science fantasy crime thriller series (say that 10 times fast…because I can’t), The Guardian of Empire City. You can find both books on Amazon.
Thank you for reading Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow.
For more Buddy and other writerly content, please visit my website at peterhartog.com.
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