Sword Dance
Sword Dance by A. J. Demas, published by Sexton’s Cottage Books on July 31, 2019, is a 306-page work of fiction that intertwines romance and historical elements within an imaginary ancient world. The narrative follows Damiskos, whose military career was abruptly halted by a disability, leaving him searching for meaning in his life. His journey leads him to a seaside villa where he encounters Varazda, a eunuch sword-dancer whose enigmatic presence challenges Damiskos’s serious demeanor, igniting a complex relationship marked by both attraction and tension.
Readers will discover a rich tapestry of characters as the villa’s guests reveal their hidden motives, drawing Damiskos into a web of espionage and intrigue. The story explores themes of identity and connection against a backdrop of unexpected challenges, including theft and assassination. As Damiskos navigates these complexities, he finds that his need for Varazda may be greater than he initially realized. This edition of Sword Dance invites readers into a world where love and danger coexist, setting the stage for the unfolding events of the Sword Dance trilogy.
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Five years ago, Damiskos’s brilliant military career was cut short, leaving him with a permanent disability and scars that are not all physical. Adrift and still grieving, he tries to find meaning in an unsatisfying job.
Work takes him to the remote seaside villa of an old friend, where, among an odd assortment of guests, he meets the eunuch sword-dancer Varazda. Enigmatic and beautiful but distinctly prickly, Varazda is the antithesis of the straightforward and serious Damiskos. Yet as they keep getting in each other’s way at the villa, their mutual dislike is complicated by a spark of undeniable attraction.
Then the villa’s guests begin to reveal their true characters and motives–no one here is what they seem–and Damiskos finds himself at the centre of a bizarre web of espionage, theft, and assassination. Varazda may need Damiskos’s help, but not as much as Damiskos, finally awakening to a new sense of life and purpose, needs Varazda.
Sword Dance is the first book in the Sword Dance trilogy, an m/m romance set in an imaginary ancient world, with murderous philosophy students, sex acts named after fruit, and love blossoming in the midst of mayhem.
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