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The Lascar's Dagger by Glenda Larke, The Forsaken Lands #1 FAITH WON'T SAVE YOU. Saker looks like a simple priest, but in truth he's a spy for the head of his faith. It's a dangerous job, and more lives than merely his own depend on his secrecy. When Saker is injured by a foreigner's strange blade, the weapon seems to follow him home. Unable to discard it, nor the sense of responsibility that comes with it, Saker can only follow its lead. It will put Saker on a path that reveals terrible secrets about the empire, about the people he serves, and likely lead to his own destruction. The Lascar's dagger demands a price, and that price will be paid in blood. When I read about The Lascar's Dagger late last year in the Orbit catalog this book directly made it onto my to read list of 2014. The synopsis of The Lascar's Dagger promised a lot of cool things that only could turn into an adventure of epic proportions, the sense of the story for me was ...

Author interview with Glenda Larke Author bio: Glenda was born in Western Australia, the daughter of a farmer. She was educated at the University of Western Australia, where she obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education. Married to a Malaysian scientist, she lived for several decades in Malaysia, including a stint in Borneo, where she was actively involved in rainforest and bird conservation. She has also lived in Austria and Tunisia, but has now settled on the coast of Western Australia, not far from an osprey nest.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Glenda, Welcome over at The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions for us. GL: Thanks for having me along! BP: First off, could you give us a short introduction as to who Glenda Larke is? What are you hobbies, likes and dislikes? GL: I’m an Australian by birth, and it’s now also my country of r...