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[text_output]The Academy: Tales of the Marketplace continues the brilliant saga of resolute slaves and exacting owners begun in previous volumes (The Marketplace. The Slave, and The Trainer). A dynamic culture of honor and duty embracing absolute servitude is the basis for the clandestine society known as The Marketplace. Sensuality, intelligence, and passion meld into exquisite eroticism and scenes of blazing sexuality.

In “The Academy” we follow Chris Parker and his trainee, Michael LaGuardia, to Japan, where a conclave of trainers is taking place. While the trainers swap cautionary tales and debate protocol, though, moves are being made that may change the Marketplace, and Chris’s place in it, forever. This complete, full-length novel is a rich tapestry of sexuality and emotion, augmented by the inclusion of short stories by guest authors Karen Taylor, Cecilia Tan, Michael Hernandez, david stein, and Christian Muncy.[/text_output][custom_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true”]Reviews[/custom_headline][text_output]Skin Two UK: “As the main plot line of the novel develops, it is interspersed with short self-contained stories told by the characters and written by other authors to whom Antoniou has given licence to play in her world. As a result, many story threads are weaved into a complex tapestry, often with unexpected results: characters are fleshed out and tantalising gaps in previously mentioned plots are finally filled. It’s a panoply of pansexual perversion – tops, bottoms, switches of all races, genders and sexual preferences indulge in scenes of dominance and submission hot enough to ignite the pages, but the book goes far beyond merely appealing to base pornographic stimulation. The degree of literary satisfaction is also high, with careful plot development and believable characterisation. The SM novel has finally come of age.”[/text_output][text_output]Lori Selke: “Laura Antoniou’s Marketplace series is one of a kind. The books depict a rich alternative reality with an honor-bound system of slave market hierarchies, but this is no fantasyland of perfect masters and unquestioning servants. Antoniou creates fully realized characters who struggle with loyalty, duty and service. In this volume, Antoniou, with a little help from her friends, creates a sort of Arabian Nights of the Marketplace, with individual stories woven into a larger tale full of political intrigue, difficult choices, and of course, searingly hot sex. There’s nothing else like this is in the world of erotic writing.”[/text_output][text_output]Libido: “Readers unfamiliar with Laura’s previous Marketplace books . . . are not likely to find this a hindrance to their enjoyment of the Academy: Tales from the Marketplace. The book is rich in detail and fascinating background stories. . . Each erotically charged contribution of dominance and submission is woven seamlessly into the main storyline under the guise of tales being told among attendees at the conference, giving the overall tone of the book a depth and variety that will not fail to keep the reader engaged. ”[/text_output][text_output]Venus Bookclub: “All of your favorite trainers and slaves are back for another round of delightful punishment! This hot new tale, #4 in the Marketplace series, joins Chris Parker and dozens of other trainers as they journey to mystical Japan for their annual meeting. But there’s plenty of pleasure mixed with the business of domination. Like nervous slave Doris getting broken in with an unforgettable ride on her new master’s motorcycle…and Miss Claudia’s new maid Francis being ordered to perform some arousing household chores…or the muscular burglar who receives swift punishment when he’s caught breaking into slave Fancy’s home. In this exciting novelogy, The Academy interweaves short stories from some illustrious guest authors including Cecilia Tan, M. Christian and Karen Taylor. In addition, the book contains a bonus novelette, which tells the story of when Chris Parker first met Anderson, “The Trainer of Trainers.” This latest tell will leave you begging for more!”[/text_output]

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