I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Rob Leigh’s Performances of a Death Metal Bard (which is one of those books you want to get for the title alone)! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.
BBNYA:
BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.
If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.
Book Details:
Title: Performances of a Death Metal Bard by Rob Leigh
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook
Length: 146 Pages
Publication Date: October 31, 2024
About the Book:
Unfortunately, Death Metal doesn’t get much play in this sleepy, peaceful, actually kind of boring kingdom. Of course not. It’s tough inventing a genre on your own, and it doesn’t help when all the instruments you’ve tried up to this point don’t match the brutality necessary for a dark and heavy performance.
My coin only seems to be enough to get me to the next run-down village, and it’s dwindling fast.
To make matters worse, my newest lute is not normal. It never stays in tune, it’s barely holding together, and it keeps whispering to me. Over and over, demands for vengeance and murder echo in my head, with the promise that I’ll find the sound I need if I just listen to the voices.
So what’s a starving bard to do?
Performances of a Death Metal Bard is a brutal fantasy adventure inspired by The Witcher and Metalocalypse, merging the episodic travels of a musical elf with the darkness, blood, and raw riffs of the heaviest metal the kingdom has ever seen.
Book Links:
Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph
About the Author:
Inspired by a love of Mythology and Metal, Rob Leigh wrote his own variations on Greek myths at a young age. These stories expanded into epic and dark fantasy tales rife with danger, action, humor, and heart. Whether you’re a metalhead, a fan of fantasy, or a lover of gripping tales, Leigh’s books are ready to welcome you on a pulse-pounding journey.
My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.
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