Blog Tour – Little White Hands by Mark Cushen

I am pleased to be a part of the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award to celebrate the 10th place finalist Little White Hands by Mark Cushen.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner.

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Blurb

Almost five hundred years have passed since the Seasons were at war.

Half a millennium since Winter defied Spring, and lost.

Generations have come and gone, not knowing the bitter freeze and howling snows of Winter ever existed.

But now, after centuries of silence, the participants in this ancient struggle have resurfaced and reignited their feud on the doorstep of an unassuming little kitchen boy.

Garlan’s dreams of being just like the knights he idolizes may not be as impossible as he has always been led to believe, when he is chased from his home and thrust headlong into the kind of adventure he had only ever read about in books.

Setting out on a journey that spans the entire kingdom of Faeland, Garlan will traverse impossible mountains and stormy seas and battle terrible monsters, all to keep the world he knows safe from an enemy who will stop at nothing to bring about a never-ending winter.

With a cast of fantastical characters to aid him in his quest, can Garlan overcome his self-doubt and find the courage he needs to rise above his humble station and become the hero he always dreamed of being?

The fate of the world rests in his hands.

My stop on the book tour takes the form of a book review.

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Title: Little White Hands

Author: Mark Cushen

Book Cover by: Jeremy Adams

Little White Hands is a story of bravery, sacrifice and determination. It is set in a the sword-weilding fantasy world of King Arthur where the climate is determined by whuch of the High Seasons walks the Earth.

I liked the concept of Lord Winter fighting for dominance over the other High Seasons to keep the world frozen. His manipulative and fierce ice-warrior henchman, Hoarime, was a strong antagonist for our main character, 11-year-old Garlan.

Garland is a kitchen boy with his own goal of becoming one of King Arthur’s Knight’s despite his small hands. He is a fascinating, well-rounded character who draws you in from the start.

He meets the other seasons: Spring, Lady Summer and Baron Fall who set him on a quest to stop Lord Winter escaping from his firey prison. Together with his animal friends they must save the world by defeating Hoarime.

Little White Hands is a well-pitched middle grade novel ideal for young readers who love fantasy adventure.

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Author Bio

Mark Cushen has loved the fantasy genre since he accidentally stumbled onto Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion masterpiece, “Jason and the Argonauts”, while channel-hopping one Christmas-time Saturday afternoon, somewhere between the ages of 5 and 8.

Ever since then he has been obsessed with sword-wielding heroes battling monsters in fantastical lands, and now, after spending a few years writing his own Goosebumps fan-fiction as a child, he is attempting to create such stories of his own.

When he is not working his day job or sitting at his desk (ok, on the couch) writing, he can usually be found walking through the woods, either listening to a podcast about an obscure subject or the OST of The Last Samurai on repeat.