Hello, thought i'd check in.
I recently finished my first novel, Age of Exploration. It's about 85,000 words. I'm interested in what people, both the good and the bad. Below is a summary of my book, I hope it interests you!
From beautiful island colonies to the carnage of war - an epic tale of empire versus rebellion and a young man thrust into battle.
Will Raynor joined the navy in the hopes of an escape from an ever-industrializing Britannica and its polluted skies.
The New World promises to satisfy his taste for adventure, but all is not what it seems. Swept into a decade's long conflict for control of Britannica’s newest island colony, Will's focus turns to his own survival as he quickly learns the rumors back home are true: the island is plagued with savages. The Orcs, ruthless warriors suppressed by Britannica, await a warlord to lead them.
Will and his crew are ambushed on his first mission. They are taken prisoner by a cunning Orc Warlord determined to liberate his people from Britannica’s iron-fisted empire. While escaping, Will falls in love with a local girl just as the island falls into chaos as Britannica’s armies are beaten back. Will is given the opportunity to flee for safety but elects to stay with her and stand shoulder to shoulder with his friends on the battle lines. Will witnesses his friends fall and the island burn around him as Britannica’s control over the island crumbles to the Warlord’s fury. Will is no war hero but he is utterly determined to survive. Through that determination he is destined to rise up and become the hero he never knew he could be.
I'm currently on what I hope is my last stage of edits and i'm wondering what my next steps are in terms of getting an agent or talking to a publisher. I'm in Guelph Canada so a publisher close by maybe Toronto would be best. This is the first book of what I want to become a series but all I know how to do is think of worlds and characters and then stumble along with the writing part, more so with the editing part and hope people like my ideas. Anyway that's where I am at. Thanks for reading!