This Revised Edition of Construct contains corrections of grammatical and typographical errors present in the original edition, as well as some tightening of the prose in places. Some in-world terminology and colloquialisms from later works were retconned into this story to maintain consistency with the sequels. These corrections and additions were made primarily at sentence-level, so it is structurally the exact same story.
*"*Matthews' vivid description, brisk pacing, and page-turning mystery hooked me from the first page. The haunted construct Samuel is as fine an example of a compelling fantasy character as I could hope to find. CONSTRUCT is a delight!" - Cullen Bunn, writer of The Sixth Gun
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The essence of every construct resides in their core. A fist-sized stone, carefully saturated with khet, mounted in a walking shell - the vessel through which experience will shape them. Wipe a construct's core - strip all that away - and what's left?
It's a quandary that now haunts Samuel's every step. Hundreds of years of life - the chronicle of his experience - taken from him. All that he once was, replaced by visions of a gruesome murder, the piercing silver eyes of a ruthless hunter, and premonitions of his own destruction. All of it punctuated by the one thing that no construct is supposed to be capable of: emotion.
Relentlessly pursued and adrift in a world that sees constructs as little more than property, Samuel now faces the hardest challenge of all - knowing who to trust.
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More Praise for Construct
"For a debut novel I'm really impressed, and whenever the sequel is released I'll be all over it." - Esme, The Weatherwax Report**
"For those bored of traditional fantasy, or if you want a suspenseful tale with a lot of action and mayhem to it, I highly recommend you give this book your consideration." - BestFantasyBooks.com
"5/5. The characters are easy to care for and their stories are captivating... The world is well-constructed and feels fleshed out and vibrant. All around a really excellent book." - Kelsey Crafton, Reddit r/Fantasy**
"In particular Matthews excelled in his pacing... There wasn't a single moment that felt wasted, and it felt pretty good to read a plot heavy book that did not dilly-dally." - Alex Tas, The Quill to Live**
"That book was fantastic. I sat down with it earlier this afternoon and read it all in one sitting. I even forgot to eat dinner, I was that entranced by it." - Tam, The Fantasy Inn**
"Construct is absolutely worth the read and the purchase. I'm surprised it doesn't get more hype." - Lukasz Przywoski, Fantasy Book Critic**
