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Cover by Jade,
2005 jacket.
BREAKHEART
by Mel Keegan
10,500 words (chapbook)
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Realistic violence, frank description
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coarse language.
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Three editions:
 
Left: Alyson Books edition: 1999
Breakheart was the longest individual story in the Swords of the Rainbow Anthology of gay SF and Fantasy, edited by
Eric Garner and Jewel Gomez.
Right: DreamCraft ChapBook edition (1150 words longer), 2005.
eBook edition, 2005.
eBook edition: mid-2005
IN PRINT?
Yes, as eBook.
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BREAKHEART
Winter lies heavily on the uplands between two great trading cities, and the only shelter for miles is the 'Breakheart,' settlement of Brennan's Rath, near the stone circle known as the Nine Sisters. On an errand, a young bondsman called Fendel rescues an enigmatic stranger by the name of Richard Leon, and uncovers a life-and-death mystery. For, Richard is an outcast member of the prestigious Scryer's Guild. Through his own foolishness he was ostracized even by his friends, and the only way back to honor is through the hunt, and the sword. For Fendel, Richard Leon's arrival in Breakheart is the turning point in a young life which has become a nightmare.
Note: this 'generation' of BREAKHEART is 1,500 words longer than the text previously published in Alyson Books' 'Swords of the Rainbow, USA, 1999.
Pullquote:
Mel Keegan’s name is a byword for thrilling gay adventure in the past, present and future — MILLIVRES on Aquamarine.
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