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		<title>MORGARTEN now available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The forests can protect them no longer &#8212; It is time to make a stand.&#8221; MORGARTEN (Book 2 of The Forest Knights) should now be available at most online bookstores. The trade paperback version is available on Amazon, Barnes &#38; Noble, and other online retailers. Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon Canada Barnes &#38; Noble iBookstore [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theforestknights.com&#038;blog=24309613&#038;post=297&#038;subd=theforestknights&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><strong>&#8220;The forests can protect them no longer &#8212; It is time to make a stand.&#8221;</strong></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>MORGARTEN</strong> (Book 2 of The Forest Knights) should now be available at most online bookstores. The trade paperback version is available on <a href="http://amzn.to/XVjWDB" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/morgarten-j-k-swift/1114042339?ean=9781481179126" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble</a>, and other online retailers.</p>
<p><a href="http://amzn.to/TKekrk" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ADQBXMU/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00ADQBXMU&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=jkswift-21">Amazon UK</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=jkswift-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B00ADQBXMU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" /></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ADQBXMU" target="_blank">Amazon Canada</a></p>
<p><a title="Morgarten at B&amp;N" href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/morgarten-j-k-swift/1114042339" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble</a></p>
<p><a title="Morgarten ibookstore" href="http://rpbook.co.uk/9781301516513" target="_blank">iBookstore</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/MORGARTEN/book-XSO4kurHYUK2B7gTrxqMGA/page1.html" target="_blank">KOBO</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/258755" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></p>
<p><a href="https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/j-k-swift/morgarten-book-2-of-the-forest-knights/_/R-400000000000000893875" target="_blank">SONY</a><br />
As always, thanks very much for reading!<br />
jk</p>
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		<title>Morgarten to be released in November!</title>
		<link>http://theforestknights.com/2012/10/02/morgarten-to-be-released-in-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep, it’s official! MORGARTEN, the conclusion of The Forest Knights Duology, will be released in November, 2012. Here’s how to save 50% on the e-book: I’ve given this some thought, and here’s how the release is going to work. First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has signed up for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theforestknights.com&#038;blog=24309613&#038;post=289&#038;subd=theforestknights&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Yep, it’s official! <em><strong>MORGARTEN</strong></em>, the conclusion of <em><strong>The Forest Knights Duology,</strong></em> will be released in November, 2012.</p>
<p><strong>Here’s how to save 50% on the e-book:</strong></p>
<p>I’ve given this some thought, and here’s how the release is going to work. First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has signed up for my E-mail lists so far–your support means more than you could possibly know! To show my appreciation, I will announce the exact date the book is available (on Amazon and Smashwords) to the people on my mailing list first. The book will be <strong>$2.99 for ONE WEEK</strong>. After that, <strong>it will go up to $5.99</strong> and I will officially announce it to the world! Well, my small little corner of it anyway.</p>
<p>How can you get in on the fun? Sign up for one of my lists! (Either one will work for the $2.99 notification)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://eepurl.com/hTw12" target="_parent">The Forest Knights Mailing List</a></strong> (You will receive a notification whenever I publish anything related to The Forest Knights ONLY)</p>
<p><a href="http://eepurl.com/hT8zU" target="_parent"><strong>The J. K. Swift Mailing List</strong></a> (You will receive a notification whenever I publish anything new)</p>
<p>And don’t worry if you happen to miss the one week deadline to get the book at $2.99. I know sh… stuff happens! I don’t care if you were on holidays, the Internet broke, or you were stuck in a week-long coma. Just send me an email, and as long as you’re on one of my lists, I’ll make sure you get a copy at the discounted price.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading!</p>
<p>jk</p>
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		<title>MORGARTEN teaser (Book 2 of The Forest Knights)</title>
		<link>http://theforestknights.com/2012/07/06/morgarten-teaser-book-2-of-the-forest-knights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jkswift</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the opening scene from MORGARTEN (Book 2 of The Forest Knights). The novel is in final edits now and I hope to be able to announce a release date soon. Please consider signing up for The Forest Knights Mailing List (or the J. K. Swift Mailing List) to get special pre-release pricing and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theforestknights.com&#038;blog=24309613&#038;post=280&#038;subd=theforestknights&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;">Here is the opening scene from <strong>MORGARTEN (Book 2 of The Forest Knights)</strong>. The novel is in final edits now and I hope to be able to announce a release date soon. Please consider signing up for <strong><a title="The Forest Knights Mailing List" href="http://eepurl.com/hTw12" target="_blank"><strong>The Forest Knights Mailing List</strong></a></strong> (or the J. K. Swift Mailing List) to get special pre-release pricing and to be the first to know when it&#8217;s available! Thanks for reading&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">jk</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>MORGARTEN</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>a novel of The Forest Knights</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp.me/p1DCnt-en" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to read the &#8220;sneak peek&#8221;</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">(it will take you to jkswift.com where it is easier to read)</p>
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		<title>Altdorf (a novel of The Forest Knights)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Re-imagining the William Tell legend—without William Tell.” A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows&#8230; A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition&#8230; A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests&#8230; And an ex-Hospitaller caught [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theforestknights.com&#038;blog=24309613&#038;post=201&#038;subd=theforestknights&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>“Re-imagining the William Tell legend—without William Tell.”</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">A wild land too mountainous to be tamed by plows&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">A Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, his cunning overshadowed only by his ambition&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">A young Priestess of the Old Religion, together with a charismatic outlaw, sparking a rebellion from deep within the forests&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">And an ex-Hospitaller caught between them all.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">***</p>
<p><em><strong>ALTDORF, a novel of The Forest Knights</strong></em></p>
<p>At the end of the thirteenth century, five hundred orphans and second sons are rounded up from villages in the Alpine countryside and sold to the Hospitaller Knights of St John. Trained to serve as Soldiers of Christ, they fight in eastern lands they know nothing about, for a cause they don’t understand.</p>
<p>Thomas Schwyzer, released from his vows by the Grandmaster of the Hospitallers, returns to the land of his birth a stranger. Once a leader of men, and captain of the Order’s most famous war galley, he now settles into the simple life of a ferryman. He believes this new role to be God’s reward for years of faithful service fighting the Infidel in Outremer.</p>
<p>Seraina, considered a witch by most, a healer by some, is a young woman with a purpose. A Priestess of the Old Religion, and the last Druid disciple of the <em>Helvetii</em> Celts, she has been gifted by the Great Weave to see what others cannot. Her people need her guidance and protection now more than ever. For Duke Leopold of Habsburg, in his efforts to control the St. Gotthard Pass, builds a great Austrian fortress in Altdorf. Once finished, the Habsburg occupation will be complete, but the atrocities visited upon her people will have just begun.</p>
<p>Leopold of Habsburg, Duke of Further Austria, stays in the background as his brother vies for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. He knows thrones can be torn out from under a king in moments, and so to protect his family’s wealth, he casts his sights on the recently opened St. Gotthard’s Pass, which links the Mediterranean to the lucrative markets of the Hanseatic League in the North Sea. Control of the pass will ensure the Habsburgs remain the most powerful dynasty in the Christian world. Only a few sheepherders and peasants stand in his way.</p>
<p>Set in medieval Switzerland, <strong>ALTDORF, a novel of The Forest Knights</strong>, is the first<br />
book in a two-book series.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Buy it at:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TU1GKE" target="_blank">Amazon US &amp; Canada</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005TU1GKE" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.de/dp/B005TU1GKE" target="_blank">Amazon DE</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B005TU1GKE" target="_blank">Amazon FR</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="iBookstore Links" href="http://theforestknights.com/ibookstore-links/" target="_blank">iBookstore</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/altdorf-j-k-swift/1107076358" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94434" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sa_menu_karl3?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000493771" target="_blank">here</a> for free e-reading apps</p>
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