First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
The Rules:
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page.
- Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first.
- Finally… reveal the book!
First Lines:
“It takes me two weeks to die, locked in my own dungeon.
Not for lack of trying on my part, mind, but orders have come down from the Dark Lord that the Princess isn’t allowed to pop off early. I found a bit of chicken bone in my soup once, but the spoilsports got to me before I could choke on it.”
I enjoy dark humor, and this book promises to deliver loads of it, which of course drew my attention to this.
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s an upcoming fantasy that promises to keep readers laughing aloud.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Django Wexler.
The First Lines Friday book is:
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying.
About the Book:
- Title: How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
- Author: Django Wexler
- Series: Dark Lord Davi #1
- Page Length: 395 pages
- Publication Date: May 21, 2024
- Publisher: Orbit
Synopsis:
From bestselling author Django Wexler comes a laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides maybe the Dark Lord is onto something after all.
Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she’s killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she’s defeated every time.
This time? She’s done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that’s who she needs to be. It’s Davi’s turn to play on the winning side.
Links: Goodreads
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