Thursday, June 16, 2022

FitzDuncan's Fortune--first review

I just received the first review of FitzDuncan's Fortune, due to release on July 30.  Here it is, from Maria Victoria Beltran for Readers’ Favorite:

In The FitzDuncan Series Book 4, FitzDuncan's Fortune by John Spearman, the amazing adventures of Casimir FitzDuncan, the illegitimate son of the Earl of the Eastern March, continue. In less than three months, he is getting married to the beautiful and mysterious Lucy in a double wedding celebration with his aristocratic friends Freddy and Greta, and it promises to be a grand celebration. This does not stop him from taking on a new case, however, to protect the inheritance of Tom Gibson. The king of Aquileia also requests him to go on a treacherous expedition to the Southern Continent with the royal assassin and this has almost caused him to miss his own wedding. An unforeseen development at home also promises to change his life as he is confronted with sensitive personal matters.

John Spearman’s FitzDuncan's Fortune does not disappoint his readers. This time, the fascinating adventures of Casimir Duncan take us to exotic places with equally captivating characters. The author’s use of effective and descriptive mood and language is quite consistent and the story flows smoothly. Well structured, the plot runs fluidly and it allows the enigma to be revealed in a logical way. This is a book that engages readers in trying to piece together the threads of the narrative; so much so that it becomes an extremely delightful and easy read, even without knowing the previous stories. I look forward to the next book in this series to follow the breathtaking exploits of Casimir FitzDuncan!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1GPWNBM




Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Pike's Progress released; FitzDuncan's Fortune coming soon.

 Pike's Progress was released on May 31. The pre-publication reviews have been positive. You can find them here: https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/pikes-progress, https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2022/05/review-pikes-progress-by-john-j-spearman/,  and https://indiereader.com/book_review/pikes-progress/

Readers' Favorite granted it five stars, Self-Publishing Review four and a half, and IndieReader (the toughest critics) a rating of 3.9. 

I hope you enjoy the book!

FitzDuncan's Fortune is with my editor. I am aiming for a release on July 30. It is the longest of the FitzDuncan books at just under 90,000 words. I enjoy writing the FitzDuncan stories so much but for some reason, the readership of these lags far behind my science fiction works. That indicates to me that I have not found the correct marketing niche for them. That will be something I investigate this summer.

This summer's first project will be my continuing quest for a literary agent.  So far, this has felt like pushing on a rope. It will only take one, though--I just need to find the one.