Homework #7 - My Back Cover Copy

Hello! Here’s what I have for my back cover copy (still working on the other parts of the homework). It's definitely not polished, and I’d love to hear any suggestions you have. Specifically, I struggle knowing how much worldbuilding information to put into the blurb (and where to fit it in), so I’d love thoughts on that!

TAKE 2:

Garredt Haver was never going back. When his university roommate, Ryden TeLassey, murdered the woman he loved, Garredt abandoned his place in high-society and a promising career to become a lawman in the backcountry of the Sinora Republic.

Nine years later, Ryden reappears and leaves a trail of crimes behind him, and Garredt finally has the opportunity to catch him while the trail is hot.

Garredt returns to Bedenia, the culture center of the republic, where he puts all his effort into proving Ryden guilty. But his investigation uncovers the illicit trade of powerful castinites—naturally sourced materials that grant enhanced abilities to their bearers—among the city’s elite. When the police chief refuses to let him assist in the investigation, Garredt must decide how far he’s willing to go. Can he take the law into his own hands in the name of justice, or will doing so make him no better than the criminals he’s hunting?

TAKE 1:

Garredt Haver was never going back. When his university roommate, Ryden TeLassey, murdered the woman he loved, Garredt abandoned his place in high-society and a promising career to become a lawman on the frontier.

Nine years later, Ryden reappears and leaves a trail of crimes behind him, and Garredt finally has the opportunity to catch him while the trail is hot.

Garredt returns to Bedenia, the rapidly industrializing center of commerce and Old Money parties, where factory workers cram city train lines and the talented buy castinite powder to grant them enhanced abilities.

There, Garredt puts all his effort into proving Ryden guilty. But when his investigation uncovers the illicit trade of powerful castinite artifacts among the city’s elite, Garredt must reclaim his position in high-society and appease the local police chief to keep a dangerous artifact off the streets and bring Ryden to justice.