�Pitts is an exciting new voice on the fantasy scene. A fresh look at some classic themes, Black Blade Blues will delight readers seeking the thrill of fantasy amid the everyday reality of overdue bills, bad traffic, and ancient plots to overthrow the order of the world.��Jay Lake, author of Escapement Review�Pitts combines Norse mythology, smith-lore and a deep love of the Pacific Northwest in this fast-paced urban fantasy about dragons posing as investment bankers, Hummer-driving giants, and the woman who must defeat them while fighting her own demons of doubt and self-identity. (Apr.) Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The final battle is twice as long as it should be and some of the coincidences are painfully contrived, but there's enough entertainment and romantic tension to keep readers interested in the planned sequels. Sarah soon finds her romantic life in shambles and her jobs under siege as she struggles to comprehend the responsibility that she has been handed. Unfortunately for Sarah, not only is her favorite sword actually Gram, the fabled blade that once slew the dragon Fafnir, but an affably evil shape-shifting dragon and the semisenile Corpse Gnawer are coming to take it from her. Blacksmith, props master, and semicloseted ex-Christian lesbian Sarah Beauhall is struggling to master her craft, push aside her self-loathing, and make time for her girlfriend. It is at this moment, when she has lost everything she has prized, that one of the dragons makes their move.Īnd suddenly what was unthinkable becomes all too real…and Sarah will have to decide if she can reject what is safe and become the heroine who is needed to save her world.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.“From Publishers WeeklyPitts brings Norse mythology into the modern world in this amusing debut.

Could the sword really be magic, as the 'dwarf' claims? Are dragons really living among us as shapeshifters?Īnd as if things weren't surreal enough, Sarah's girlfriend Katie breaks out the dreaded phrase… 'I love you.' As her life begins to fall apart, first her relationship with Katie, then her job at the movie studio, and finally her blacksmithing career, Sarah hits rock bottom. And that's when things start to get weird. One of the extras, who claims to be a dwarf, offers to help. The lead actor breaks Sarah's favorite one-of-a-kind sword, and to avoid reshooting scenes, Sarah agrees to repair the blade. Sarah Beauhall has more on her plate than most twenty-somethings: day job as a blacksmith, night job as a props manager for low-budget movies, and her free time is spent fighting in a medieval re-enactment group.

Black Blade Blues by J.A. Pitts