{"id":1676,"date":"2023-08-12T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T10:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexisveenendaal.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1676"},"modified":"2024-08-23T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:59:59","slug":"tide-of-sands-first-chapter-sneak-peek","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexisveenendaal.com\/index.php\/podcast\/tide-of-sands-first-chapter-sneak-peek\/","title":{"rendered":"Tide of Sands &#8211; First Chapter (Sneak Peek)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A sneak peek at the first chapter of my ongoing Epic Fantasy book series. I&#8217;m querying literary agents, so if you know of someone interested in representing my writing, contact me on my website <em>www.alexisveenendaal.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;The Peacemaker Chronicles&#8217;<\/strong><br><em>Book 1:<\/em> Tide of Sands<br><em>Book 2:<\/em> Sea of Shadows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the book:<\/strong><br><em>TIDE OF SANDS <\/em>is a 115k-word Epic Fantasy twist on settlers colonising the new world. <br>Captain Ros sails a vast ocean in search of missing memories when her crew shipwrecks on a hidden continent, where a red desert threatens the source of magic, and the magic-wielding natives blame Ros for its emergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the author:<\/strong><br>Alexis Veenendaal grew up in Canada, earning an English Literature from the University of Lethbridge. 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