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Hi,

I'm a new author to Goodreads. There is a giveaway for my fantasy book The Breath of Aoles: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh.... The giveaway is running and ends on May 9th.

Most of you may know giveaways are often frustrating, because it's hard to win. So, I'm willing to send the ebook version of The Breath of Aoles to any member of this group who would agree to review it on GoodReads and/or Amazon, Barnes & Noble. I will send either the kindle or epub version (DRM free), at your choice.

I'm an understanding author, so if you cannot finish the book for any reason, it will be OK for me if you don't review it.

If you are an author and would like to exchange a review with me, sorry, but it's against my policy.

If you are interested, please message me on Goodreads.

Blurb of the book:

Pelmen hates being a tanner, but that’s all he would ever be, thanks to the rigid caste system amongst his people, the hevelens. Then he meets Master Galn Boisencroix and his family. The master carpenter opens up the world of archery to young Pelmen, who excels at his newfound skill. But Pelmen’s intractable father would have none of it, and tries to force Pelmen to stay in the tannery.

One day, however, Pelmen’s best friend and Master Galn's son, Teleg, disappears. Lured away by the prospect of untold riches through mining amberrock, the most precious substance in the world, Teleg finds himself a prisoner of the Nylevs, fierce fire-wielding worshippers of the god of destruction.

Now Pelmen must leave all he knows behind, overcome his fears and travel across the land, in search of his childhood friend. Along the way, he will ally himself with strange and fantastic beings: a shaman who controls the Breath of Aoles, or the power of the wind, a krongos, a creature of the mineral realm who can become living rock, and a malian, adept at water magic.

Why would I read this book?

- As for the Harry Potter series, it's an initiatory quest, where the main character evolves through the three books: the young reader grows with him, Pelmen becomes a companion for the young reader
- The main character is not a superhero: he has his fails, he makes mistakes, but he is endearing
- It's a great story about friendship
- The plot become more and more complex, with sudden changes which not alter its coherence
- It can remind of Lord of the Rings, but in a prehistoric world, with four different peoples, each linked to one element: wind, water, earth and fire
- There are strong female characters, and surprises
- There's a ptat

Link for the first chapter on Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/41179994-ardal...

Link for the five first chapters on Issuu: http://issuu.com/emmanuel/docs/the_br...