Break the Beast: A Cover Reveal

Hello, hello, hello friend! 

Today kicks off a special set of posts that are cover reveals for the multi-author series called A Classic Retold ! Allison Tebo, Emily Hayse, Emily Golus, Alissa Zavalianos, Nina Clare, Jenelle Schmidt, Rosie Grymm, Hannah Kaye, and Tor Thibeau teamed up and have written 10 fantasy books that are retellings of a classic literature piece! Below is the run down of what classic each author is retelling!

Allison Tebo- Beowulf

Emily Hayse – Hamlet

Emily Golus – Les Misérables

Alissa Zavalianos – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Nina Clare – Jane Eyre

Jenelle Schmidt – Oliver Twist

Rosie Grymm – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Hannah Kaye – Moby Dick

Penny Kearney – The Hound of the Baskervilles

Tor Thibeaux – The Tempest

The first cover reveal is for Break the Beast, Allison Tebo's retelling of Beowulf! 

Blurb

Who is to say who is the real beast?

Grendel haunts the land of Frisia in a restless need for vengeance on the human world that has rejected her. With a fiendish master urging her on, she attacks without fear of repercussion. 

But the arrival of a foreign prince causes Grendel to doubt her invulnerability. Beowulf is renowned for killing monsters, and he can have only one purpose in visiting Frisia: to break her hellish reign. 

When the inevitable confrontation occurs, the battle between man and beast will change both their lives forever as they find themselves thrust into a quest for truth neither could have anticipated. 

Allison Tebo re-imagines the ancient legend of Beowulf in an epic story of redemption and grace in a high-stakes fantasy adventure.

Author Bio

Allison Tebo is a writer committed to creating magical stories full of larger-than-life characters. She is one of the contributors to A Villain’s Ever After with her book The Goblin and the Dancer—which went on to become a Realm Makers Readers’ Choice Finalist. She is also the author of The Tales of Ambia, a series of romantic comedy fairy tales. Her flash fiction has been featured in magazines such as Splickety; Spark; and Saddlebag Dispatches, and her short fiction has been published in anthologies by Inklings Press; Rogue Blades Entertainment; Pole to Pole Publishing; Dragon Soul Publishing; Ye Olde Dragon Books; and Editing Mee. She helps run the speculative fiction magazine Worlds of Adventure. Allison graduated from London Art College after studying cartooning and children's illustration, but she ended up working in sales before pursuing writing full-time. When not creating new worlds with words or paint, she enjoys reading, baking, and making lists.

Visit her website!

Now...the moment you've been waiting for.....here. is. the. pretty. shiny. COVER!!!!

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Isn't it just gorgeous?!!

I can't wait to get my hands on this book!! Allison's other retellings are incredible, so I know that Break the Beast is going to be EPIC!! (and yes. That's a pun. Because Bewolf is an epic poem. *coughs* There's my quirky side as an English student coming out of me 😝). Break the Beast will be published on September 15th, and if you'd like to go ahead and preorder it, here's the link to do so! You can also find it on Goodreads! I'm thrilled that these authors have come together and created this series because the world needs more retellings of classic literature! 🤩

Have a beautiful rest of your day, friend, and stay tuned for the cover reveal of the next book! <3

~The Book Dragon

Let's Talk!

Do you like the cover? Which retelling are you most excited for? (Personally, I can't wait to see how The Hound of the Baskervilles and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland retellings turn out!) Do you have a favorite work of classic literature?