{"id":647,"date":"2018-11-18T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T11:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamieedmundson.com\/?p=647"},"modified":"2020-06-04T20:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:31:57","slug":"striking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamieedmundson.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/18\/striking-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since she was a young girl, Moneva has worked for the most powerful crime lord in the Empire. A chance encounter offers her a way out. Can she take it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Introducing my short story, Striking Out.<\/em> This is a prequel story, set five years before Toric’s Dagger starts. It’s written from Moneva’s point of view, and develops aspects of her backstory that are mentioned during the series. I enjoyed adding some flesh to these bones, and also featuring some other characters from the series in the story.<\/p>\n

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Moneva sighed. She really didn\u2019t like Barissians. Some indefinable, can\u2019t put your finger on it reason, that made her think they were all a bunch of arseholes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Striking Out<\/em> is not available to buy and is currently exclusive to members of my newsletter<\/a>, who can download it FREE from Bookfunnel. I will also be featuring it elsewhere as a free introduction to the series.<\/p>\n

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Fuck thinking things through. Fuck always being in control. Fuck being patient, waiting for the right moment. And fuck Salvinus. She was going to kill him, here and now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If you’re interested in reading, SIGN UP<\/a> now to receive my occasional newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting over is hard. Sometimes it’s the only option. Since she was a young girl, Moneva has worked for the most powerful crime lord in the Empire. A chance encounter offers her a way out. Can she take it?   Introducing my short story, Striking Out. This is a prequel story, set five years before … <\/p>\n

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