Sometimes it’s funny how fast things can change, and sometimes it’s not . . .
Welcome to Albert Keane’s beautifully designed medieval kingdom nestled in a completely isolated river valley in the Canadian wilderness. Peaceful, happy, and prosperous, it takes nothing from the modern world, not so much as a single clock.
There is a castle, of course, and a monastery. There is even a pitch dark, rat-infested dungeon – because
you simply have to have one if you are trying a rule a feudal kingdom!
Farmers work the land, artisans ply their trades, monks keep school and visit the sick, and nobody (well, almost nobody) misses the modern world at all.
So why has Jack Darcey – actor, wanderer, ex-competitive fencer – been tricked and seduced into paying a visit? And why hasn’t anyone told him that the only way to leave is a perilous trek across hundreds of miles of trackless wilderness without a compass or a map?
Because a tide of fear and violence is rising from the twisted ambitions of one of King Albert’s nobles, and Albert’s fortune teller believes that Jack could turn the tide – if he lives long enough.
Seamlessly blending medieval and modern elements, The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality serves up a heady brew of action, humor, romance and satire in a kingdom set apart in time and space where reality is the dealer’s choice.
Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Two Harbors Press
Language: English
ISBN-10: 937293645
ISBN-13: 978-1937293642
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Born into a family of actors and painters, Gahan Hanmer naturally gravitated toward the arts. As a youth, he was not an exceptional student or much of an athlete, but he received satisfaction and appreciation from the work he did on the stage, which began when he was eight years old. Under the guidance of his uncle actor Marlon Brando, Gahan developed his talent exclusively as a theater artist, working with many inspired teachers and directors.
In the classical theater Gahan played soldiers, princes, kings and gods, along with beggars, villains, criminals and madmen. Trained in the Stanislavski ‘method’, living truly in the skins and minds of these characters, he absorbed what each of them had to teach him. But life in the theater is a kind of sacrifice; there is little or no money in it. He left the theater and came back to it many times. He wandered, stumbling through life, searching for he wasn’t sure what, supporting himself in a variety of occupations. The real world was his teacher then.
Later in life, when he had outgrown his need for the world of the theater and began living a more normal life, he began to try to organize some of what life had taught him in a novel of romance and adventure. Every night, after his two daughters were in bed, he became the main character in a perilous mythical journey and recorded it as it unfolded in his imagination. Years later, rewritten and revised many times and finally pruned and polished, the result was The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality.
"I enjoyed The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality. I thought it strongly showed how interdependent we are on the people around us and how that connectedness isn't a bad thing. We spend so much time "alone" in the world, we don't often stop and look around at the people closest to us. Full of intrigue, sword fights, humor, and showcasing the strength of many against the one, this novel is a great read for fantasy lovers!"
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Links to Excerpt
Chapter 1
April 20 - Featured at Susan Heim on Writing
http://www.susanheimonwriting.com/2015/04/the-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality-book.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches families
April 21 - Review at Aleshaescobar.org
http://www.aleshaescobar.com/kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality-review-blog-tour-stop/
Reviewer Fantasy Author Alesha Escobar
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April 22 - Featured at The New Book Review
http://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/2015/04/marlon-brandos-nephew-takes-on-writing.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches writers
April 22 - Review at Themself.org
http://www.themself.org/2015/04/book-review-the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality-by-gahan-hanmer/
Reviewer Science Fiction Author James Kemp
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches creative individuals in the United Kingdom
April 23 - Author Shout-Out at Sci-fi Fan Letter
http://www.scififanletter.blogspot.ca/2015/04/shout-out-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality-by.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadians who love fantasy and Sci-fi
April 24 - Interview at Themself.org
http://www.themself.org/2015/04/author-interview-gahan-hanmer/
Gahan Hanmer talks about his writing
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches creative individuals
April 25 - Guest Blogger at Confessions of a Ninja Mom
http://www.confessionsofaninjamom.com/?p=372
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadian families
April 26 - Review at TheReadingHead.com
http://www.thereadinghead.com/review-the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches fantasy lovers in the United Kingdom
April 27 - Review at Life as Leels
http://lifeasleels.com/the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality/
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches families
April 28 - Interview at Fantasy Book Review
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/interview/2015/gahan-hanmer/
How Stories Connect Us
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches fantasy readers in the United Kingdom
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/blog/how-stories-connect-us-the-authors-that-inspire-us
April 29 - Spotlight at Cami Checketts
http://www.camichecketts.com/2015/04/the-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches readers
April 30 - Guest Blogger at Priscilla and her Books
http://pressedupinabook.com/the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches smart readers
May 1 - Guest Blogger at The Dark Phantom Review
https://thedarkphantom.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/on-the-spotlight-giveaway-the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality-by-gahan-hanmer
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches fantasy readers
May 2 - Interview at Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/7-questions-with-medieval-fantasy-book-author-gahan-hanmer
Gahan Hanmer talks about his passion for the art's
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches smart readers
May 4 - Spotlight at Min Reads and Reviews
http://minreadsandreviews.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality-by-gahan.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches readers
May 5 - Review at Bound for Escape
http://bound4escape.com/2015/05/05/book-review-giveaway-the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality-by-gahan-hanmer/
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May 6 - Guest Blogger at A Story Book World
http://www.astorybookworld.com/2015/05/guest-post-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches fantasy readers
May 7 - Review at Rocsanneshield.com
http://rocsanneshield.com/the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality/
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadian teens
May 9 - Review at Deal Sharing Aunt
http://dealsharingaunt.blogspot.ca/2015/05/the-kingdom-on-edge-of-reality-by-gahan.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches readers
May 10 - Spotlight at Bookingly Yours
http://bookinglyyours.blogspot.ca/2015/05/book-spotlight-excerpt-and-amazon.html
May 11 - Guest Blogger at Reads & Recipes
http://www.readsandrecipes.com/2015/05/blog-tour-giveaway-kingdom-on-edge-of.html
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May 14 - Visiting Broowaha
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May 15 - Guest Blogger at Sharon Ledwith
Sharon Ledwith Blog
http://sharonledwith.blogspot.ca/2015/05/book-blog-tour-kingdom-on-edge-of.html
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadian fantasy lovers
May 17 - Featured at Women Connect Online
http://womenconnectonline.com/author-interview-gahan-hanmer-the-kingdom-on-the-edge-of-reality/
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadian teens
May 20 - Interviewed at The YP Publishing
http://theyppublishing.com/the-yp-publishing-chats-with-author-gahan-hanmer/
The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality reaches Canadian readers
Great Read With A Nice Mix of Modern and Medieval
"It’s definitely a culture shock, because “King” Albert and those living with him aren’t merely playing at being Medieval and hanging up their hats at the end of the day–they endure without doctors, electricity, and the contemporary amenities we know and love..."
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"Firstly there is a very interesting piece of straight literary fiction here. It isn’t a work of fantasy and there is strictly no magic. Given a billionaire determined enough this story could play out for real. The premise is simply that several hundred people are recruited over a period of over a decade to live in a remote and isolated part of Canada. These people are selected carefully for their lack of attachment to the modern world and their willingness to live in a pseudo mediaeval world. Those willing to invest in the project become the nobility, with rank determined by depth of funding.
What this story is really doing is exploring whether we really live in the modern world, with all its distractions and pressures, or whether we merely exist. Have we been reduced from humanity by our interactions with machines instead of each other?"
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"Jack was my favourite character as through him we can live through all the insecurities, fear and questions he had, and learned along with him just what it would be like in the middle ages. He constantly questions his new way of life and government in just the same way we do today..."
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"I loved that King Albert just made his very own kingdom, hidden from the rest of the world, and runs the kingdom as if in medieval times.Everything – weaponry, work, laws (or lack thereof), language, clothing – is all from the medieval time...."
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"The saga begins and I will not tell it to you. You must read the book.
I only want to ask the author if he thought of a continuation of next generations. The kingdom is on a lease for 99 years. Will it end just like Hong-Kong did? Will it finally clash with the modern world? Canadian Government is not known for taking the right decisions, so there is plenty of room for new conflicts in the new generations...
For the moment we live inside Utopia, but what if loggers cut the woods surrounding the kingdom? What if they bring technology, medicine and pollution with them? What if oil is discovered in the very neighbouring valleys? What if modern army is brought to subdue the wild men living like "savages" in the middle of nowhere? So, let us hear about a sequel, and soon!"
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"I liked the storyline and the characters were well written. Anyone who likes a good fantasy novel will not want to miss this one."
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