Second Pitch

I have completed the pitch, with one to follow which adheres to the rules of a contest it will go in for. This one differs slightly from the new page I posted, there in the sidebar ... >>>


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Born to a petty Frankish dynasty, Clovis is a prince in Gaul—where Rome still governs, though the empire has begun to crumble. Heir to little more than a chieftain’s hall, even this throne isn’t guaranteed to him. Yet the blood of gods runs in his veins … and he craves more than his inheritance. Clovis will do more than merely succeed as king; he’ll create a magnificent legacy.

Executing the last Roman governor in Gaul launches a career of which such a spectacular act is the merest beginning. Formidably brave, ambitious, and canny; spiritually inspired—and calculated—Clovis will give birth to a nation. Beside his cousins Ragnachar and Pharamond, beside his wife, the Queen, Clotilde, and with his four sons, he will expand, acquire, and conquer a dazzling territory, letting nothing—not even his own kin—get in his way. Starting from a territory of three small cities, he’ll carve out a patrimony for the ages. Induced by Clotilde, he’ll become a Catholic, forging a political and spiritual precedent to shape Christendom itself. His rule will give birth to the fractious Merovingian dynasty, he’ll bestow centuries of law upon his people, and his faith will set the standard of European monarchy for over a thousand years.

He was the founder, the first king, of France.


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Okay, I have had about enough of sounding like a movie trailer in my own head for one night! Must be time to go sit outside in the twilight and see if any more lightning bugs show up (night before last, one did! I love the first lightning bugs of the season ... and, if I'm honest, all of 'em up to the last ones at the end). Maybe call my brother or niece. Maybe just enjoy the quiet.