The Guardian of Magic: Avid readers of epic fantasy will take Andrew Sharp’s ‘Beth’ to their heart in this tale of survival against the odds

Magic is everywhere – except with Beth – making her the only one able to enter the mysterious stone formations and retrieve their long-held secrets

Andrew Sharp’s first novel is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and suitable for all fans of fantasy adventure. In his heroine, Beth, Sharp creates a character undermined by her father but whose inner strength and resilience shine through, ensuring she’s never the victim. Where magic meets gunplay, two skills set adventurers apart, the magic of the spellbinders and the accuracy and speed of the seeders armed with pistols charged with gas from crushed seeds. Few masters both, and Beth has neither. Outside the towns and cities, large savage predators hold sway over the countryside, and deadly mists quickly bring weird and vicious monsters to prey on them all and make any travel dangerous. Yet Beth will face all of this and discover her strengths and weaknesses and, along the way, find love too.

Beth’s journey is one of hope and determination against the odds, and Sharp hopes this will inspire others when they have their own times of adversity.

With a lifelong passion for writing, the publication of Sharp’s first novel has encouraged him to continue the adventures of ‘Beth,’ as well as embark on a new science-fiction fantasy entitled The Power of a Connected. The sequel to The Guardian of Magic is expected to be published in late 2022 or early 2023 and Beth’s journey will continue.

SYNOPSIS:

Magic is everywhere, and everyone possesses it – except Beth.  Beth’s father describes her as “a useless freak with no magic.”

She finds herself locked up for a crime she didn’t commit, but her sentence is quickly indentured to a formidable figure who is on a quest to find more powerful magic.

So, Beth’s adventures begin, taking her to hidden and mysterious lands behind perilous veils of mist, each with new dangers and predators, and its own unique type of magic.

Only someone who is devoid of magic can enter the mysterious stone formations that hide long-held secrets, and Beth is sought out against her will as the only one who can retrieve them.

To survive, she must learn how to fight, how to unravel secrets, and how to escape – time and time again – from the many dangers she encounters.

About the author:                                    

Andy Sharp resides in Merseyside, UK, where he writes, paints art, and takes the occasional photo. More can be discovered on his webpage. Having served in the British Royal Navy, leaving 1996 after eighteen years of service Sharp then took on a mixed bag of career choices and his writing took the back seat. In 2017 losing the use of his upper right arm for no apparent reason and never since having had a diagnosis, Sharp determined to focus on his dreams of writing and painting; hence his focus changed and now writing, art, and his fiancé are now his focus. Sharp intends to write and publish no matter how commercially successful he is as this is now his passion. Of note, Sharp was told his right arm may never work again but now after ignoring and challenging that diagnosis, no one would know that his right arm is not yet 100% but now very close.

This is his first book in the series – look out for more adventures of Beth.

Book details:

Publisher:  Andy Sharp Ltd

Language:  English

Print Length: 366 pages

ISBN:  978-1916901605

Available to buy in paperback and Kindle here: On Amazon – The Guardian of Magic Andrew Sharp