Sometimes, it is on the inside jacket of a hardback, the back cover of a paperback, or on a display page of a web browser.
These blurbs are not so much a summary but an enticement of what is in the book. They range from 100 to 300 words usually. The ones that I like have been shorter, closer to that 100 mark than 200 or even 300.
So, I have a blurb I've been working on for the first of my five-book series. It is Science fiction/fantasy and will be under the categories of Science fiction/fantasy, technothriller, and alternate history.
Here is the cover,
Here is my proposed blurb:
Does this blurb fit the cover?It has been seven years since I was injured on a mission workup, which cost me my career in the Compact Military.
Adding insult to that injury, the past two years of recovery since the failure of the Dillon Dimensional Gate have been a harsh lesson.
Thankfully, a brother from my days in the mud and the blood has offered me a new purpose in life while allowing me to pilot again. And I have found her: my siren, my love, who grounds me in my humanity as I forge mankind's path on new worlds.
With the aid of new friends and old allies, I unravel the mystery of my past and the tragedy for which I am implicated.
Does it spark your interest?
What sticks out about the cover and blurb?
Is there anything that doesn't fit in the blurb?
Do you need more information in the blurb?