This is my entry for Weekend Writing Warriors.
Firstly, thank you to everyone who made me welcome last week.
And secondly, anyone who hasn't come across WeWriWar needs to go here to see all the extraordinary talent on display.
My snippet this week is again from Impcatcher, and carries on from where we were last week. Tal Djandiss, the eponymous impcatcher of the title, is in a pitch black cellar, attempting to catch a rogue imp...
Lady Varra had said the imp was only a recent
arrival, a weak little tyke without the experience to be troublesome.
A sudden rattle of movement warned me that said
weak little tyke was endeavouring to be thoroughly troublesome. There
was a swishing sound in the still air as another choice vintage spun
towards where my head currently was. I ducked, tripping against one
of the wooden wine frames and jamming the neck of a bottle into my
ear painfully. I swore, the epithet drowned by the latest bottle
smashing on the arching stonework behind me. My net was draped over a
crate of wine somewhere in the gloom. I suspected my catching a
Vildani red from 2744AA wouldn’t qualify me for my fee. Come to
think of it, if this little bastard’s aim improved, my only reward
would be an early arrival in the hereafter.
I love my job. Honest.
Impcatcher is a fantasy
novel set in the town of Freebridge. When mages make mistakes, imps
and elementals escape and make trouble. The Impcatcher of the title,
Tal Djandiss, has the job of dealing with the little horrors. The
novel opens with him facing just one such imp...
To
find out how he does, and to learn the more worrying plot he becomes
entangled with, get the book on
Amazon here, or in other epub forms on
Lulu, here.
As always, comments are
welcome!
Great snippet! Love a good action scene, especially when told from the first person POV.
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DeleteI just love the humour, Peter. I saw the whole scene in my head, with a huge smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteThanks - Tal's a bit of a smart-ass, but I like to think he's entertaining.
DeleteVery fun snippet! The first line drew me in and I was right there with him the entire time. Can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Expect some more next week - I have serious difficulty shutting Tal up!
DeleteYep, I'd say that weak imp is going to prove not so weak! Is the imp going to embarrass Tal by getting away, or will Tal defeat that annoying mosquito? We gotta come back to find out.
ReplyDeleteWe'll find out next time if he gets his hands on the little horror.
DeleteTal is fun as usual!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThis sounds like a fun story. And at work I never trust anyone who says this is going to be an easy task :)
ReplyDeleteA wise approach - nothing is ever as easy as someone else claims it will be!
DeleteWelcome to the group, Peter! Sorry I missed your post last week. Love your character's witty line about the little bastard's aim!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome! Tal's got a wry turn of phrase, mostly when he's the one in trouble (which is most of the time!)
DeleteWonderful imagery. I could picture the whole action scene.
ReplyDeleteI've added your link to the Snippet Sunday Pinterest page, too. :) https://www.pinterest.com/karenmnutt/snippet-sunday-posts/
Thanks for pinning me up - it's appreciated!
DeleteGreat combination of action and humor. I missed last week, so welcome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome, and I'm glad you're enjoying it.
DeleteLol, love Tal's inner commentary and look forward to finding out what this "weak tyke" really looks like;). Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteWe'll get a bit more about it next week.
DeleteWelcome to WWW! Fun, fast paced snippet here! I can see the narrator dodging the wine bottles, but I wonder what the imp looks like? Can't wait to find out!
ReplyDeleteMore about it next time - not that Tal has time to get much of a look at it...
DeleteWhen will people learn that little doesn't mean safe? Plenty of small things are quite fierce.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much money will be spilled out before this is done...
Tal is a firm believer that careless talk costs wine.
DeleteIf he lassos a bottle of wine, he can die happily, if nothing else.
ReplyDeleteThe imp reckons if he gets hit by a flying bottle he can die happy, too. Tal's not convinced...
DeleteLove the humour of the last line. :-)
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And welcome.
Thanks for the welcome and the tweet!
DeleteLove the humor of the character. I think that imp is going to be more of a problem than originally thought! And welcome to weekend writing warriors!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome - and yes, I think I can safely say the imp is much more troublesome than Tal anticipated!
DeleteOoo that little bugger seems like a heap of trouble. Loved the action. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteYep - the small ones are often the most vicious.
DeleteThis tickles me, especially since my daughter's very fitting toddler nickname was The Impinator (part imp; part Terminator). I'm not sure whether to root for Tal or the weak little troublesome tyke!
ReplyDeleteI love the nickname "Impinator"! Would have fitted my daughter, too.
DeleteWelcome to wewriwa & I love the premise of your story :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the concept, and thanks for the welcome!
DeleteDelightful writing, Peter! Everything works--painting the scene so that visualizing it happens without thinking, and you have outstanding character development. I already like the main character.
ReplyDeleteI think I missed you last week. Welcome to wewriwa!
Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the kind words about Tal and the book.
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