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Book Spotlight: Sledge vs. The Labyrinth by Nick Horvath

a Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) 2024 semi-finalist

By Marie SinadjanPublished about a year ago 3 min read

SLEDGE. THE ULTIMATE ANTI-HERO.

When his former lover, Kiira, finds herself the target of a mysterious dark web assassin network, modern-day gladiator, Einarr “Sledge” Laukkanen, embarks on a blood-spattered mission to uncover who lurks at its heart. But as he bludgeons his way down to its lowest depths, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear:

NO ONE ESCAPES THE LABYRINTH . . .

GENRE: Thriller, Mystery

LINKS: Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nick Horvath is the author of the SLEDGE VS. action-noir series. A native of northern Minnesota, Nick studied Physics and English at Duke before embarking on a 12-year professional basketball career. Over that time he transformed himself from a timid finesse player into a rugged rebounding monster, much like his savage anti-hero, Sledge Laukkanen. Though he has yet to bludgeon anyone to death with his bare hands, anyone wishing to date his daughter should consider themselves forewarned.

He draws inspiration from '80s action and horror movies, Robert. E Howard’s Conan, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and hard-boiled noir mysteries in wintery settings.

He currently resides in New Zealand with his wonderful woman and badass kids.

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About BBNYA and the Spotlight Tours

The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 16 finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out www.bbnya.com or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Check out the other books that have been part of the tour so far:

  • A Blend of Magic by Kate Kenzie
  • Accrue's End: Affliction by E.R. Smo
  • Agent. Mother. Other. by Sharn Lee
  • All In by Russell Isler

and more coming soon up until the 4th of December!

To browse through the list of all the entrants, check out this Pinterest board! Nearly 300 authors signed up their books this year, and the quality's been amazing that we've indeed had a challenge scoring the entries. We're currently in the final round and the competition is just so tight. Stay tuned for the winner announcement this December!

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Hi! I'm Marie, a Filipino SFFH author and book reviewer currently based in the UK. I’m the co-author of The Prophecies of Ragnarok, a Norse myth new adult urban fantasy trilogy, and I also have several short stories published in anthologies and literary journals.

You can find more info about me and my books, and also subscribe to my newsletter for more content, here. And if you like what I do, please also consider supporting me on Ko-fi! 🩷 https://ko-fi.com/mariesinadjan

If you fancy a short read, I have a cozy reimagining of the Norse myths about Hel, but it's just under 70 pages and can be read in one sitting. ✨ Plus there's a swag kit coming soon! Includes a "membership card," a bookmark, a sticker, an origami dog, and an exclusive 500-word story 🫶🏼

All things end, and all must die.

But death is not always the end.

When Geiravor Lokisdottir was stripped of her name and cast out of Asgard, torn from her family and the life she had known, she thought she’d lost it all. But in the shadows of Niflheim she discovers the path to her destiny, and what it truly means to be queen.

This is a prequel short story to THE PROPHECIES OF RAGNAROK trilogy by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, and a retelling of the myths involving Hel, the Norse goddess of death and the queen of the underworld.

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About the Creator

Marie Sinadjan

Filipino spec fic author and book reviewer based in the UK. https://linktr.ee/mariesinadjan • www.mariesinadjan.com

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