Bluemantle
by Karen Langston
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Pub Date 28 Mar 2021 | Archive Date 4 May 2021
The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing
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Description
LIVE MUSIC IS OUTLAWED.
Set in the sun-scorched city of Wydeye, the totalitarian Authority controls its citizens through fear and cultivated dependence. Live music is deemed a threat to order and is forbidden by law. Punishment for participation is severe.
Chase Newell discovers his sister is missing. His search for her leads him to the underground music Scene, with its ageless Troubadours who must risk their lives to perform in order to survive. To do this, they rely on Bluemantle.
As the Authority’s control-obsessed leader, Governor Blix, and her evil-incarnate Chief of Command, Wulfwin, step up their efforts to seize the Troubadours and destroy the Scene, the risks escalate.
While the Troubadours are forced to act, will the citizens of Wydeye wake up to Bluemantle’s invitation and find choice beyond the caves of their own making?
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
5 STAR AMAZON REVIEWS:
Bluemantle makes for compulsive reading. The novel embraces a dystopian future when a repressive, brutal Authority attempts to rid itself of an influential and somewhat mystical underground group of heavy metal musicians. The author herself maintains an impressive rhythm throughout the book, depicting the confrontation with vivid descriptions. This is an impressive first novel. I look forward to reading Karen Langston’s next book.
This book had been highly recommended to me, I approached it cautiously, as I have never read this genre. I struggled a little in the beginning with the character names, but once they had 'come alive' for me (and this new author made a superb job of achieving that), I was hooked. A very interesting concept and one that really resonated with me. An excellent debut novel which I would highly recommend. Tempted to listen to the acknowledged bands having read Bluemantle!!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781913913953 |
| PRICE | US$6.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
N A, Reviewer
Bluemantle is set in a dystopian society where live music has been banned due to its narcotic effects and followers of the ‘Music Makers’ and the Scene have been labelled ‘users’.
It has been a while since I’ve read an adult dystopian fiction but Langston wrote a truly compelling book. Although written in a 3rd person narrative, we get the perspective from several different characters: Chase, Cole, Governor Blix, Commander Wulfwin, Dent Lore and the Music Makers.
I enjoyed the concept of the story a lot and thought it was executed pretty well. I thought the way Langston described the Music Makers and scenes of their performance was really well done as it made me think about live concerts and even pieces of music I’ve listened to that have had the same intoxicating effect that was described in Bluemantle.
A well paced and well rounded novel!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this eARC!
