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    A Matter For Amateurs
    A Matter For Amateurs
    A Matter For Amateurs
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    A Matter For Amateurs

    By Daniel R. Robichaud

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    Jount is the deadliest man with a blade in fable-shrouded Cayro. A killer for the cenobites of the black altar, he has long relied upon his own skills to carry out Nuet's dread tasks. Tonight, his world will come unhinged when a task for a skilled assassin becomes a matter for amateurs. Tonight, Jount will come to terms with the deadliest truth of all: behind every great man stands a line of hopeful ascendants, looking for the opportunity to shove in a well-placed knife . . .

    With "A Matter For Amateurs," Daniel R. Robichaud spins a new mythic adventure about the world inhabited by deadly swordsmen and dark, magic.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTwice Told Tales II
    Release dateFeb 24, 2014
    ISBN9781310870194
    A Matter For Amateurs
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    Daniel R. Robichaud

    Daniel R. Robichaud has lived in southeastern Michigan, central Massachusetts and southern Texas. He is a Rhysling Award nominated poet and the author of over one hundred stories, articles and poems, which have appeared in such markets as Shroud Magazine, Rogue Worlds, Goblin Fruit, Rage of the Behemoth, Green Prints, and WritersWeekly. Daniel holds degrees in both Physics and English, and his career path has reflected these passions. In addition to his numerous writing opportunities, he has been an Igor For Hire (aka a freelance research engineer), a substitute teacher, an automation engineer, and a neurophysiology lab manager. Daniel enjoys entertaining people with his words and stories. If you enjoy a good read, why not try one of his works? You might just love them.

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      A Matter For Amateurs - Daniel R. Robichaud

      A Matter for Amateurs

      A Heroic Fantasy Tale

      By: Daniel R. Robichaud

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.

      Fiction © 2014 by Daniel R. Robichaud

      Cover Design © 2014 by Twice Told Tales, includes art by  Dusan Kostic | Dreamstime.com

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      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      If you have any questions, please contact the publisher at daniel.robichaud@gmail.com.

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      A Matter For Amateurs

      When Jount let himself through the bedchamber's night gloomed window and drew the thick, mulberry-colored curtains aside, what lay revealed in the fireplace's glow boiled his blood. Exotic finery decorated

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