BOUND: Alex Caine Book 1 by Alan Baxter
- By VJ Zakk-E
- Mar 2, 2017
- 3 min read
Book 1 in the stunning dark supernatural thriller trilogy now available worldwide. The entire trilogy is already available in Australia and New Zealand, with books 2 and 3 out internationally in July.
Finalist for the 2014 Ditmar Award for Best Novel!
BOUND
Alex Caine, a fighter by trade, is drawn into a world he never knew existed — a world he wishes he’d never found.
Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents’ moves before they know their intentions themselves. After a fight one night, an enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, claims to know Alex’s secret. Welby shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, drawing him along a mind-bending course beyond his control. And control is something Alex values above all else.
About the Author: Alan Baxter is a British-Australian author who writes supernatural thrillers and urban horror, rides a motorcycle and loves his dog. He also teaches Kung Fu. He lives among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW, Australia, with his wife, son, dog and cat. He’s the multi-award-winning author of several novels and over seventy short stories and novellas. So far. Read extracts from his novels, a novella and short stories at his website – www.warriorscribe.com – or find him on Twitter @AlanBaxter and Facebook, and feel free to tell him what you think. About anything.
Find out all about BOUND and Alan Baxter’s other books at his website. The first three chpaters are available to read for free at:
PRAISE FOR BOUND
“Kick ASS!” – Sean Williams, New York Times #1 Bestselling author.
“Bound is gritty and filled with battle. Alex Caine is like Lee Child’s Jack Reacher with a spell book. A genuine page-turner from a major new writer.” – The West Australian newspaper.
“Alan Baxter delivers a heady mix of magic, monsters and bloody fights to the death. Nobody does kick-ass brutality like Baxter.” – Greig Beck, Internationally bestselling author of Gorgon.
“…an honest-to-goodness page-turner… there’s a dark depth to Bound that will resonate long after you put it down… Bound is fantastic storytelling in the vein of Neil Gaiman or Alan Moore, but with a merciless black streak… If you like a double-dose of darkness with your sense of wonder, Bound will deliver. At breakneck speed.” – J. Ashley-Smith, Spooktapes
“I was completely blown away when I read this.” – Kylie Chan, author of the Dark Heavens, Journey to Wudang and Celestial Battle trilogies
“It’s a relentless whirlwind of magic, sex, and violence. Bound is a rollercoaster of gritty magic, evocative settings, and brutal action: a solid intro to a new urban fantasy series.” – Billy Burmester at Aurealis Magazine
“Upon finishing Bound my first thought was ‘damn.’ My second thought was that if Stephen King and Jim Butcher ever had a love child then it would be Alan Baxter.” – Matthew Summers at Smash Dragons Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
“…a page turning dark fantasy that doesn’t shy away from sex and violence and the underbelly of society. Filled with guts, passion, determination and the will to survive, Baxter has delivered a great romp of a novel and I’m looking forward to seeing where he takes Alex Caine next.” – Mark Timmony, Booktopia Science Fiction + Fantasy Buzz (July 2014 Book of the Month)
“…not a story for the delicate, what with innocents suffering, rampaging monsters and plenty of collateral damage, it is fast-paced and a worthy addition to the dark urban fantasy genre.” – Damien Smith, SQ Mag
AVAILABLE NOW!
Get Bound from your local bookstore or library, or ask them to order it in for you.
Published by HarperVoyager (Australia) and Ragnarok Publications (rest of the world).
Artwork by Shawn King.
Enjoy!
VJ Zakk-E
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