94. Magical Pickpockets w/ Gerrit Van Eck (author of The Reluctant Blade)

GerritVan Eck grew up in Belleville, Ontario, where a childhood spentreading any books he could get his hands on evolved into a passionfor creating stories. A love for all things fantasy led him to serieslike The Lord of the Rings and The Pendragon Adventures. Eventuallyhe decided to stop imagining the stories and actually put pen topaper. Todaywe are discussing Gerrit’s fantasy novella The Reluctant Blade,Book 1 in his Sparrows Trilogy. The Reluctant Blade follows youngwoman Serenia as she’s forced to flee her father’s noble estateand becomes penniless in the metropolitan city of Ruddreth, where shesoon falls in with a secret society of pickpockets. Book 2 of theSparrows Trilogy, The Dulled Edge, releases August 14th. Gerrit’swebsite: https://gerritvaneck.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gerrit\_vaneck Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/gvaneck.bsky.social Who Killed Arnold Muller: https://www.amazon.ca/Killed-Arnold-M%C3%BCller-Christian-Marchioni/dp/1067862919/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=2BZ601UIK2S0N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XRb9JbBt4xwCu6oshBkxEg.LRdTHoOclNxIACHU\_cJTKX5cpFiEKYBbFJ1zSRSEq8Y&dib\_tag=se&keywords=who+killed+arnold+muller&qid=1785942747&sprefix=who+killed+arnold+muller%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1 Christian Jerry Marchioni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianjerrymarchioni/ JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” Tamingthe Laser Leopard Coming soon. I am currently seeking beta-readersfor this book. If you are interested, contact me atjm1shannon@gmail.com Upcomingevents: BlueberryBlast Festival in Nipigon August 14, 15, 16 Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Can\*Con,October 16-18 Followmy social media @harujinshounds