The Bones of the Earth

Sample Sunday: the drake

Image of Slavic god Perun fighting snake-god, Veles. Courtexy Dan Nye, UMichUkrainian blog. Once again, here is an action excerpt from The Bones of the Earth — because you love action!This is from Part 1: Initiation Rites (also available as a stand-alone novella from Amazon and Smashwords), where the hero, Javor, is pursuing his parents’ […]

Sample Sunday: Boxing in the market

Image of “Thermae boxer,” National Museum of Rome, by Marie-Lan Nguyen (2009), used under  Creative Commons This Sample Sunday continues the series of action excerpts from The Bones of the Earth. This selection is from Part II: Tests. Here, the hero, Javor, meets for the first time a man who becomes his most valuable friend: Antonio. Javor stepped back […]

Action sample Sunday: The Avar horsemen

This week, I am again presenting a fan favourite: an action excerpt from my first book, The Bones of the Earth. This passage comes from Part 2: Tests. In this section, the hero, Javor — cast out of his own village because of his autism and tendency to attract trouble — and Photius, the mysterious […]

Sample Sunday: A treat for action lovers

A number of the reviewers of my first novel, The Bones of the Earth, mentioned how much they liked my fight scenes. So for your Sunday pleasure, here’s a sample of the first fight scene, in Chapter 6. In this section, the hero, Javor — the misunderstood, ostracized young man — has followed the trail […]

LIFT OFF! One Shade of Red available TODAY

It’s out! My second novel, One Shade of Red, is now available on Amazon and Smashwords! And to celebrate, I’ve put it on sale: just 99 cents TODAY ONLY! One Shade of Red is my parody of the biggest bestseller ever, Fifty Shades of Grey. Whether you liked or hated that book, you’ll get a […]

November 20 and 21 only:  You can download four fantastic Guild of Dreams fantasy books for FREE! THE BONES OF THE EARTH By Scott Bury The Dark Age, eastern Europe: the earth has decided to rid itself of humanity with earthquakes, volcanoes and new plagues. Civilizations, even the mighty Roman Empire, crumble under the pressure […]