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Bill Ricardi
Bill Ricardi is a fantasy author from Belfast in the U.K. He has a bent for writing the
unusual.
In addition to Another Stupid Trilogy and The Blackstaff Siblings, which
are his two fantasy series centred around the
world of Panos, Bill is the author of The Ihy Saga, which involves a young man becoming the avatar
of the Egyptian god of music in the modern world.
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Another Stupid Trilogy
Another
Stupid Trilogy is a first person high fantasy series, the likes of
which hasn't been seen in 60 years. The tone and vocabulary of the tale shifts as our
narrator, Sorch the orc, finds ways to enhance his intelligence. You get to grow as
Sorch grows, learn as he learns, and share his most intimate thoughts.
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Sorch is an orc mage in a world where orcs are cursed with stupidity
every time they cast a spell. While foraging for food one fateful night, our hero
happens upon two human mages who are in big trouble. He saves their lives, and in return they give him an amulet
that will make his life easier. Unbeknownst to the humans, their gift grants
Sorch the power to break the cycle of intelligence drain and physical abuse. With the help of his friend and mentor,
Shaman, Sorch becomes a real mage.
Sorch leaves his swamp and embarks on a series of incredibly exciting and dangerous adventures. During his travels he encounters horrible injury, magical treasures, love, snow, university admissions tests, a plot against the Kingdom, and then of course he saves the world. Or does he?
Sorch is a former orc mage, and the prisoner of a demon worshiping cult
that is trying to steal his nightmares. One jailbreak later and Sorch
is unleashed upon the world once again. But this time, he's not so sure that he wants to go back to a life of magic and adventure.
Being the smartest orc on all of Panos wasn't all fun and games.
With the help of a new friend, Sorch rediscovers his purpose in life. He embarks on a quest to save his friends, who were trapped on another plane of existence. During his travels he encounters more horrible injury, more magical treasures, casual love, university midterms, a plot against Panos, and then of course he saves the world. Or does he?
Another Stupid Demon is available exclusively on Amazon. You can read it on just about any PC, Mac, phone, tablet, or E-book reader by downloading the free Kindle E-book reader (U.S., U.K., Canada) and adding Another Stupid Demon to your library.
After destroying the possessed Voodoo Engine that threatened to enslave his tribe and start the next Great War, Sorch took some much needed time away from the peril of
adventure. In the two years that followed, Sorch finished his arcane education
and learned to be a real father to his recently discovered son, Benno. But the
world wasn't done with Sorch and his family just yet. Drought, flooding, and deadly creatures driven up from the depths of the earth itself threatened to destroy cities and towns all over the
world. It would take the two smartest orcs on Panos, and all of their brave friends, to discover the
forces that threatened to tear the planet apart.
In a race against time, Sorch is forced to lead his family into unparalleled danger. During his travels he encounters even more horrible injury, even more magical treasures, yetis, the power of fatherhood, frightening school children, an ancient threat to all of Panos, and then of course he saves the world. Or does he?
Another Stupid Apocalypse is available exclusively on Amazon. You can read it on just about any PC, Mac, phone, tablet, or E-book reader by downloading the free Kindle E-book reader (U.S., U.K., Canada) and adding Another Stupid Apocalypse to your library.
The Blackstaff Siblings
The
Blackstaff Siblings is a third person, Young Adult high fantasy series, set in the world of
Panos. It takes place around 16 years after the events of 'Another Stupid Apocolypse'.
Lifting the ancient orc curse and destroying the Arcane Syphons should have brought peace to Panos.
But one generation later, a new force brings destruction from the skies. With the northern elf lands
ablaze, Sarah and Granite flee for their lives. Together the children of Parsnip must find new allies,
reunite with their family, and discover why shadowy new factions have taken a personal interest in
them.
Sarah, a half elf mage attending the Arcane University and very distant heir to the throne of
Civilia, thought that this was going to be a nice walk in the woods. She had dragged off her older half brother
Granite, a half orc journeyman ranger, so that he could help her to collect some material components
for the new school year.
Neither of the Blackstaff siblings expected their little trip to be interrupted by fire raining down from the sky. And they certainly had no clue that a ragtag mercenary army would use this natural disaster as an opportunity to invade the sovereignty of the northern elves.
On the run, Sarah and Granite decide to head towards one of the emergency sanctuaries set up by the elven mages of Civilia. But the siblings find out that the magical portal is both guarded and unstable. With more devastation raining down all around them, sister and brother have no choice but to break through the mercenary squad's defenses and make a leap of faith into the flickering portal.
Sarah finds herself far from home, in cold and snowy foothills. Neither she nor her brother were prepared for the harsh elements. Nor were they prepared for the mercenary army's dogged pursuit.
Now the clever young mage and her fiercely loyal brother not only have to survive, but they also need to find new allies that can help answer the questions that haunt them: Are their parents still alive? Why can nobody reach the elven royal family? Was the firestorm a natural event, or something far more sinister? Finally, who are these invaders, and what do they want with the Blackstaff siblings?
The Ihy Saga
The
Ihy Saga is a third person, Young Adult urban fantasy series, based on an alternate
Earth where the powers of certain ancient Egyptian gods are returning.
At the turn of the century, the world was introduced to a group of 72 physical mystics called the ‘Host’.
Hosted individuals have struck a bargain with Ihy, Egyptian god of music, pleasure, lust,
and fertility. A Host shares their mind and body with one of Ihy’s children, keeping them
safe and ‘feeding’ them with sensations from the vast array of human experience. In
exchange, the Host receives supernatural powers based on the kind of music they’re listening
to at any given time. This allows them to bend physics, have supernatural strength and
agility, and even influence the hearts and minds of those around them… if the right tune is
playing.
'Rhythm' follows Lucas Andrews, known as ‘Lucky’ to his friends.
Lucas is a young man who managed to become legally emancipated from his abusive parents. On
paper he lives with the family of his deceased best friend, but in reality they can’t afford
to keep him. Instead, Lucas lives in an old station wagon parked in the Massachusetts
woodlands. He endures constant bullying at school. He's able to muddle through the pain,
work in a record store in order to earn food money, and quietly finish school as a straight
B student.
On the morning of his 17th birthday, Lucky gets the offer of a lifetime. He's invited to become a Host if he willingly shares his body with Ihy's son, Izadore. After weighing all the pros and cons, Lucas accepts the god’s offer and is merged with ‘Izy’. This fateful decision puts Lucas on a dangerous path. Being a Host also means being hunted. Will Lucas and Izadore be able to hone the power of their new partnership in time? Or will they be overrun by forces who will do anything, including murder, in order to maintain the religious status-quo?
The full playlist for 'Rhythm' is now online.
Check out the YouTube trailer here.
Audiobooks
The people who were responsible for rocketing 'The Martian' into the hearts and minds of millions saw something special. They saw a brave, smart orc who needed a home.
Bill Ricardi has signed on with the legendary Podium Publishing to give Sorch a voice. 'Another Stupid Trilogy' is coming to audiobook format! Award winning voice actor and 2017 Audie finalist James Patrick Cronin will be voice of Sorch.
Let's meet the rest of the Podium team:
- Acquisitions and Author Liaison: Victoria Gerken
- Associate Producer: Emily Derr
- Cover Designer: Alexandre Rito
- Casting and Production Associate: Tamara Marston
- CEO, Publisher, Co-Founder: Greg Lawrence
- Finance/Administration: Jessica Cordner
On behalf of Rick, Loki, myself, and of course Sorch and his family, I want to thank Podium Publishing for the chance to reach the hearts, minds, and ears of millions.
Preview the exclusive audio prequel story, 'Shaman's Fable' or buy the Audible version of 'Another Stupid Spell', 'Another Stupid Demon', and 'Another Stupid Apocolypse'.
Games
'Me Smart Orc!' is a free Choose Your Own Adventure game set in the world of Panos. You play the role of
Lizzy, Shaman's flying lizard. Your quest: Protect Dunwart, a promising apprentice mage of the Jeywafa orc
tribe. What's the catch? In the world of Panos, orcs get dumber every time they cast a spell. And Dunwart
'Me Smart Orc!' will be available for free download on Steam, some time in August. A Mac and Linux friendly version will be available on the web. The YouTube trailer is amusing.
Special thanks to BlackrockDigital and Bootstrap for the source code. Please reference the License section for details on the MIT License.
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