A single mistake can change a life forever.
Lero once had everything a man could want. The son of Poseidon, he was a gift from the gods to the queen of Corinth. But in one moment of foolish pride he lost everything—his family, his home, and the city he’d grown up expecting to rule.
Banished, Lero flees to Ethra, his betrothed, but the plans they’d made for a life together lay in ruins. With the coffers of Corinth no longer at his disposal, Lero now needs enough wealth to provide a home—and to hire warriors to defend it. His only option is to use his skills in the bloody art of war, selling his sword for the hope of a future.
King Proteus of Tiryns offers Lero that chance, but it doesn’t come free. Proteus maintains power with fear, and the intrigue in his court soon has Lero firmly in his grasp. Lero spends his days killing men he doesn’t hate for a king he can’t respect. And if he doesn’t find a way to escape soon, it’s likely the next life Proteus claims will be Lero’s own.
But trying to fight his way free may cost Lero everything he’s been fighting for…
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Reviews on goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44303693-bellerophon?ac=1&from_search=true
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Look Insides from Amazon available here:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Bellerophon-Son-Poseidon-Cathleen-Townsend-ebook/dp/B07PGN9J8K/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Bellerophon-Son-Poseidon-Cathleen-Townsend-ebook/dp/B07PGN9J8K/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bellerophon-Son-Poseidon-Cathleen-Townsend-ebook/dp/B07PGN9J8K/
Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Bellerophon-Son-Poseidon-Cathleen-Townsend-ebook/dp/B07PGN9J8K/
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Bellerophon is also available at:
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130857963?ean=2940156475711
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/bellerophon-son-of-poseidon
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1455742076
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Cathleen_Townsend_Bellerophon_Son_of_Poseidon?id=hrsYEAAAQBAJ
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Awesome, Cathleen! ❤ Sharing…
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Thank you so much, Bette. We always need to get as many eyeballs on our work as possible. : )
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Well this sounds wonderful. I’m grabbing a copy. You already have some great reviews.
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Yeah, getting those reviews is the real trick, isn’t it? I’m signed up (and finished my reading of my four books each) for a couple of goodreads Reading Rounds, but those just kind of trickle in. But they tend to be nice to read when they come, so that helps me be patient. 🙂
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Congratulations Cathleen, wishing you great success with your first novel. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Balroop. : )
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Congratulations! That blurb sounds wonderful – and that first line is a catcher
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Thanks so much, Jina. I’ve been working on trying to write better taglines. 🙂
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Awesome! Congrats on getting the novel done. Just grabbed my copy. 😀
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Thanks, JM. I think you’ll like it. Bellerophon is less razor-focused than Golden Key, but it has similar themes and plenty of battle scenes. 🙂
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Looking forward to it. 🙂
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Congratulations! It sounds like a very interesting book…that blurb is great!
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Thanks, Ann. I worked that blurb hard–quite a few versions went up and got shot down on a writer’s forum I belong to. I was happy when I came up with this version. 🙂
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Congrats, Cathleen, how exciting for you! I’m off to get a copy!
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Thanks so much, Terri. Hope you enjoy it. 🙂
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How exciting for you, Cathleen. This sounds like such an exciting story. Best wishes and all success wished to you.
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Thanks so much, Sharon. : )
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[…] buying copies of the books from authors I follow. The most recent have been Esther Chilton and Cathleen Townsend, I’ve bought several more since having this epiphany. I don’t know if I will get around […]
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Thanks, JM. There are lots of battle scenes, like in Golden Key, so there’s a good chance you’ll like this book, too. 🙂
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So you like Ancient Greece and its myths, huh?
I wouldn’t guess that this was your tale (based on your more recent stories).
How do you think you’ve changed as a writer since this publishing?
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I don’t think I’ve changed that much, actually, although I hope I’ve gradually gotten better. What has changed is my understanding of markets.
I love Greek myths (most myths, in fact). I wrote a short one that you read: https://cathleentownsend.com/2021/06/30/battle-for-olympus/.
However, I write a solid PG to PG-13 level for violence (less than that for sex). This works well for my audience which is over 95% female. But it turns out that ancient Greek and Roman stuff is mostly read by men, and they want R levels of sex and violence. Since I like folklore generally and fairy tale based fantasy has a larger female audience, it’s better for me to simply shift. I wrote Bellerophon in the vein of CS Lewis’s Till We Have Faces or Richard Purtill’s Golden Gryphon feather. Apparently, that sort of audience is much smaller than it once was.
I love this book, and I’m still proud of it. But it wouldn’t be smart to try to make a career in this space.
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Thank you for sharing this lesson with me. It’s definitely something I sensed, but wasn’t sure of – writing for the proper audience. I have to ask and answer a few questions and figure it out. I like to write for everyone but realize that might not be realistic.
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It’s a bummer of a lesson, like after kindergarten, not everyone will be your friend. I won’t be everyone’s favorite writer, and neither will you. Sometimes it helps to go read Tolkien’s reviews. Or William Shakespeare’s. Even geniuses leave some people unimpressed. : )
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P.S. I read that one already (the short story).
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