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Friday, April 19, 2013
Sara King is the Queen of Sci-Fi
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If you are a fan of Sci-Fi, you have to get to know Sara King! She is an indie author and one of my favorites. She happens to write awesome Sci-Fi stories. Today, she is featured on The Masquerade Crew's #atozchallenge #writer.
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ABOUT SARA KING
While Alaskan science fiction/fantasy/romance author Sara King is not six-foot-four with carrot-soup hair and eyes that'll make a wereverine stare, she does live the same crazy, socially questionable, off-the-grid lifestyle that she writes about in Alaskan Fire. She is fully acquainted with the quirks of outdoor plumbing, grizzly bears, questionable hygiene, private arsenals, and hypothermia, and has a vast and inspiration-rich wilderness right off her front doorstep. Find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kingfiction or email her at kingnovel@gmail.com.
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If you are a fan of Sci-Fi, you have to get to know Sara King! She is an indie author and one of my favorites. She happens to write awesome Sci-Fi stories. Today, she is featured on The Masquerade Crew's #atozchallenge #writer.
Check it out here.
Masquerade Crew Spotlight on Sara King
ABOUT SARA KING
While Alaskan science fiction/fantasy/romance author Sara King is not six-foot-four with carrot-soup hair and eyes that'll make a wereverine stare, she does live the same crazy, socially questionable, off-the-grid lifestyle that she writes about in Alaskan Fire. She is fully acquainted with the quirks of outdoor plumbing, grizzly bears, questionable hygiene, private arsenals, and hypothermia, and has a vast and inspiration-rich wilderness right off her front doorstep. Find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kingfiction or email her at kingnovel@gmail.com.Sara's Website
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Cautious by E.L. Montes
Wohoo! This cover is smokin' hot! Love it!
Check out the promo video. It is awesomeness.
Synopsis of Cautious (Disastrous #2):
Marcus and Mia share a LOVE stronger than others, but their relationship was built on LIES and deceit. Cautiously they continue to struggle for what they desire more than anything, each other. Though, that comes with a price … one that involves more HEARTBREAK and deception. Can they survive another disastrous path? Is their love strong enough to defeat all the obstacles, all of the BETRAYAL? Not all broken relationships are repairable, but Marcus and Mia try their hardest to fight for themselves and for each other.
Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131601-cautious
Sequel to: Disastrous (Disastrous #1)
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E.L. Montes lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their English bulldog. She has a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and works full-time as a paralegal. She always loved writing and finally placed time aside to debut her first novel, Disastrous, in the fall of 2012.
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Cover Reveal - The Guardians by T.M. Franklin
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Book Info:
• Title: The Guardians (Book #2 In The "More" Series)
• Author: T. M. Franklin
• Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy
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It’s not every day a girl discovers she’s not entirely human and unlocks hidden powers strong enough to make even the First Race take notice. Then again, Ava Michaels is no ordinary girl.
Now, the Race’s Ruling Council wants her under their control, and that’s just the beginning of her problems. Her boyfriend, Caleb Foster, has disappeared—accused of betraying the Race—and Ava herself is implicated in a crime she didn’t commit.
Clearing their names will mean uncovering a web of deceit and intrigue with Ava woven right in the center. To unravel the strands, she joins forces with some unlikely allies; a Protector who once haunted her nightmares, a young girl with secrets as unexpected as Ava’s, and a group of rebel Guardians who have their own fight against the Council.
Together they stand in a battle to find the truth, bring Caleb home, and secure Ava’s freedom—not to mention save her life.
Synopsis:
It’s not every day a girl discovers she’s not entirely human and unlocks hidden powers strong enough to make even the First Race take notice. Then again, Ava Michaels is no ordinary girl.
Now, the Race’s Ruling Council wants her under their control, and that’s just the beginning of her problems. Her boyfriend, Caleb Foster, has disappeared—accused of betraying the Race—and Ava herself is implicated in a crime she didn’t commit.
Clearing their names will mean uncovering a web of deceit and intrigue with Ava woven right in the center. To unravel the strands, she joins forces with some unlikely allies; a Protector who once haunted her nightmares, a young girl with secrets as unexpected as Ava’s, and a group of rebel Guardians who have their own fight against the Council.
Together they stand in a battle to find the truth, bring Caleb home, and secure Ava’s freedom—not to mention save her life.
• Author: T. M. Franklin
• Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy
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Ava Michaels used to think she was special.
As a child, she fantasized about having magical powers . . . making things happen. But Ava grew up and eventually accepted the fact that her childish dreams were just that, and maybe a normal life wasn't so bad after all.
Now a young college student, Ava meets Caleb Foster, a brilliant and mysterious man who’s supposed to help her pass Physics, but in reality has another mission in mind. What he shows Ava challenges her view of the world, shaking it to its very core.
Because Caleb isn't quite what he seems. In fact, he's not entirely human, and he's not the only one.
Together, the duo faces a threat from an ancient race bound to protect humans, but only after protecting their own secrets—secrets they fear Ava may expose. Fighting to survive, Ava soon learns she's not actually normal . . . she's not even just special.
She's a little bit more.
T.M. Franklin started out her career writing non-fiction in a elevision newsroom. Graduating with a B.A. in Communications specializing in broadcast journalism and production, she worked for ine years as a major market television news producer, and garnered two regional Emmy Awards, before she resigned to be a full-time mom and part-time freelance writer. After writing and unsuccessfully querying a novel that she now admits, “is not that great,” she decided to follow the advice of one of the agents who turned her down—write some more and get better at it. Her first published novel, MORE, was born during National Novel Writing month, a challenge to write a novel in thirty days.
She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mike, is mom to two boys, Justin and Ryan, and has an enormous black dog named Rocky who’s always lying nearby while she’s writing. Whether he’s soothed by the clicking of the computer keys or just waiting for someone to rub his belly is up for debate.
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Synopsis:
Ava Michaels used to think she was special.
As a child, she fantasized about having magical powers . . . making things happen. But Ava grew up and eventually accepted the fact that her childish dreams were just that, and maybe a normal life wasn't so bad after all.
Now a young college student, Ava meets Caleb Foster, a brilliant and mysterious man who’s supposed to help her pass Physics, but in reality has another mission in mind. What he shows Ava challenges her view of the world, shaking it to its very core.
Because Caleb isn't quite what he seems. In fact, he's not entirely human, and he's not the only one.
Together, the duo faces a threat from an ancient race bound to protect humans, but only after protecting their own secrets—secrets they fear Ava may expose. Fighting to survive, Ava soon learns she's not actually normal . . . she's not even just special.
She's a little bit more.
T.M. Franklin started out her career writing non-fiction in a elevision newsroom. Graduating with a B.A. in Communications specializing in broadcast journalism and production, she worked for ine years as a major market television news producer, and garnered two regional Emmy Awards, before she resigned to be a full-time mom and part-time freelance writer. After writing and unsuccessfully querying a novel that she now admits, “is not that great,” she decided to follow the advice of one of the agents who turned her down—write some more and get better at it. Her first published novel, MORE, was born during National Novel Writing month, a challenge to write a novel in thirty days.She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mike, is mom to two boys, Justin and Ryan, and has an enormous black dog named Rocky who’s always lying nearby while she’s writing. Whether he’s soothed by the clicking of the computer keys or just waiting for someone to rub his belly is up for debate.
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Friday, March 1, 2013
The Nightlife Series by Travis Luedke
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• Title: The Nightlife New York (Book #1 in The Nightlife Series)• Author: Travis Luedke
• Release Date: August 18, 2012
• Genre: Paranormal, Adult Romance
Synopsis:
Vampires, strippers, escorts, night clubs, gangs, pimps and corrupt cops, the Nightlife of New York is never boring.
Is she a beautiful blond guardian angel as he imagined, or something else entirely? When Michelle saves Aaron's life she shares the benefits of her blood (after getting him shot accidentally). He awakes a changed man, living in a purgatory of eternal night, never to see the sunrise again.
Michelle drags Aaron through a hardcore learning curve of vampiric slavery. Forced to adapt to servitude, Aaron is subject to her authority of compulsion. She orders him around like a puppet on a string, a dog on a very short leash. First things first, he must learn to feed properly without creating bloodslaves (humans addicted to the powerful drug-like effect of their venomous bite).
And then she puts him to work-a male escort in the sex trade-same as Michelle. Aaron walks a tightrope of strictly controlled feeding regiments and intensely erotic sexual adventures while catering to the neurotic control-freak tendencies of his new master. It's do or die, Michelle vows to eliminate him if he proves too difficult to control. The real kicker-amidst all these shocking and degrading adjustments, Aaron finds he's falling in love.
Can he maintain and keep a sliver of his humanity intact? Innocence is a luxury few can afford in the decadent nightlife of New York. In a world where sex, blood, and power over women is so readily accessible, Aaron struggles against the predatory instincts deeply rooted in his new psyche. He must find his way quickly, practicing rigid self-control, or risk the consequences of Michelle's wrath.
Is she a beautiful blond guardian angel as he imagined, or something else entirely? When Michelle saves Aaron's life she shares the benefits of her blood (after getting him shot accidentally). He awakes a changed man, living in a purgatory of eternal night, never to see the sunrise again.
Michelle drags Aaron through a hardcore learning curve of vampiric slavery. Forced to adapt to servitude, Aaron is subject to her authority of compulsion. She orders him around like a puppet on a string, a dog on a very short leash. First things first, he must learn to feed properly without creating bloodslaves (humans addicted to the powerful drug-like effect of their venomous bite).
And then she puts him to work-a male escort in the sex trade-same as Michelle. Aaron walks a tightrope of strictly controlled feeding regiments and intensely erotic sexual adventures while catering to the neurotic control-freak tendencies of his new master. It's do or die, Michelle vows to eliminate him if he proves too difficult to control. The real kicker-amidst all these shocking and degrading adjustments, Aaron finds he's falling in love.
Can he maintain and keep a sliver of his humanity intact? Innocence is a luxury few can afford in the decadent nightlife of New York. In a world where sex, blood, and power over women is so readily accessible, Aaron struggles against the predatory instincts deeply rooted in his new psyche. He must find his way quickly, practicing rigid self-control, or risk the consequences of Michelle's wrath.
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• Title: The Nightlife Las Vegas (Book #2 in The Nightlife Series)• Author: Travis Luedke
• Release Date: November 17, 2012
• Genre: Paranormal, Adult Romance Erotica Thriller
• Release Date: November 17, 2012
• Genre: Paranormal, Adult Romance Erotica Thriller
Synopsis:
Vampires, Aaron Pilan and his master Michelle, live by one rule -- no bloodslaves. EVER. Aaron breaks that rule when he meets Anastasia. All Anastasia wants is to be loved and cherished, but the predatory men she’s attracted to bring her only pain and abuse. Escaping one train-wreck relationship for another, she finds happiness with Aaron and Michelle as a bloodslave, a 'pet'.
When Aaron uses his telepathy to win thousands at the gambling tables, he attracts the deadly attention of the Colombian Cartel and Aaron and Michelle are 'disappeared'. Addicted to the bite of her vampire lovers, Ana is desperate to find them. But, Las Vegas isn't ready for vampires mixing heroin, sex and vengeance. Ana is trapped in the spiraling chaos.
When Aaron uses his telepathy to win thousands at the gambling tables, he attracts the deadly attention of the Colombian Cartel and Aaron and Michelle are 'disappeared'. Addicted to the bite of her vampire lovers, Ana is desperate to find them. But, Las Vegas isn't ready for vampires mixing heroin, sex and vengeance. Ana is trapped in the spiraling chaos.
Find out what happens in the second novel of the Nightlife Series.
Praise for The Nightlife Las Vegas
★★★★★ "Go grab a copy before this much fun is declared illegal."
★★★★★ "Mr. Luedke once again showcasing his considerable talent for crafting erotic, action-packed, supernatural thrillers that leave the reader saying "Wow!"
★★★★★ "A no-holds-barred, easy-to-read romp that mixes fantasy, suspense, horror and erotica, and does it well."
★★★★★ "Mr. Luedke once again showcasing his considerable talent for crafting erotic, action-packed, supernatural thrillers that leave the reader saying "Wow!"
★★★★★ "A no-holds-barred, easy-to-read romp that mixes fantasy, suspense, horror and erotica, and does it well."
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• Title: Blood Slave (Book #3 in the series, but considered a stand alone novel)• Author: Travis Luedke
• Release Date: December 23, 2012
• Genre: Paranormal Erotic, Adult Romance
Synopsis:
Her mother named her Esperanza de Salvador - Hope for Salvation. But when a girl works as an escort for Colombian cartel in the ghettos of Spanish Harlem, there wasn’t much hope, or salvation.
Hope’s telepathic ability keeps her a step ahead of ruin, but her unusual gift attracts the attention of a psychotic vampire bitch. Trapped in aManhattan
Her survival lies in the hands of Vampire Master Enrique. He seems to respect her, perhaps even care. As a measure of protection, he makes her his personal Bloodslave. Helplessly addicted to his bite, Enrique rules her every moment. As always, Hope must adapt to survive.
Swept into the decadent nightlife ofManhattan
And forever in the background is the fear that one day the cartel boss she abandoned will hunt her down to collect on old debts.
Hope’s telepathic ability keeps her a step ahead of ruin, but her unusual gift attracts the attention of a psychotic vampire bitch. Trapped in a
Her survival lies in the hands of Vampire Master Enrique. He seems to respect her, perhaps even care. As a measure of protection, he makes her his personal Bloodslave. Helplessly addicted to his bite, Enrique rules her every moment. As always, Hope must adapt to survive.
Swept into the decadent nightlife of
And forever in the background is the fear that one day the cartel boss she abandoned will hunt her down to collect on old debts.
Wow. Isn't the cover gorgeous? I always appreciate a visually appealing cover. Okay, moving on. Blood Slave blew me away. Instantly, I was drawn into Hope's world, a world full of gritty, unspeakable issues that were hard at times to experience. Her courage and determination to survive kept me invested in the story. The ending caught me off-guard but in a good way. For a moment there, I was worried Hope wouldn't retain her sense of self. After all, she experiences horrific tragedies. A lesser person would have cracked and been permanently broken. Not so for Hope. She is a strong person with a good heart. I rooted for her the entire book. While Blood Slave is a romance, there's so much more to this story than hearts and flowers. The story has intricately woven layers that will captivate and please.
Warning, I would not recommend this book for the faint of heart. If you want to experience a book that will touch you in a deep, emotional level, read this book! Yes. There are sex scenes and yes, they are graphic and sometimes violent. Isn't that what we expect from vampire sex anyway? Blood Slave will haunt me for quite a while. As described, Blood Slave is truly a stand alone book. I can't wait to read the first two books in the series.
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Travis Luedke is a husband, father, and author of Urban Fantasy thriller, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, and Sci-fi. He is currently catching a 3rd degree sunburn in San Antonio, Texas, and loving every minute of it. His recent works include "The Nightlife New York", "The Nightlife Las Vegas" and "BLOOD SLAVE" the first novels in the Nightlife Series.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
THE SAMANTHA PROJECT Promo
Title: The Samantha Project
Author: Stephanie Karpinske
Release date: November 15, 2012
Genre: Science Fiction/Romance/Thriller
Age Group: Young Adult
Book Description:
Seventeen-year-old Samantha Andrews has a seemingly perfect life; great parents, early admission to Stanford, and a boyfriend who just happens to be the hottest guy in school. But a dark secret from her past turns her world upside down. Sam discovers she's part of a global corporation's genetic enhancement project. And just as she's learning what these enhanced genes can do, the corporation decides they want her, and the technology inside her, back!
During a heart-pounding race to flee from her pursuers, she encounters another person who was part of the experimental project. He's tall, blond, tan and completely irresistible! And he can read her thoughts!!Together, they're both in danger and a rogue scientist discovers yet another secret lies inside them.
“What is this? Why am I here?” I asked, still feeling like I was half asleep.
More footsteps entered the room. “I think she’s slept most of it off,” I heard Erik say to whoever walked in.
I felt Erik’s other hand on my arm and then felt a prick from a needle. Soon I could feel the grogginess go away and the strength in my muscles return. I opened my eyes and could see normally.
Erik was sitting at my side, still holding my hand. “Ready to get up now?” His smile was so warm and kind that the anger I had prepared to unleash on him was quickly disarmed.
Jack stood behind him, arms crossed, studying my every move.
“Amazing,” he said. “But I can’t quite understand it.”
Erik shot him a glance of annoyance.
“Um, yes. Well, let’s get started then, shall we?” Jack said, sitting on a chair at the end of my bed.
Erik sighed, disappointed in how the old man was handling things. He turned back to me. “I know it may not seem like it, but we’re actually trying to help you.”
I gave him the look that I had heard that line before.
“Sure. You don’t believe me,” he continued. “I wouldn’t believe me either. Someone drugs me and I wake up in some strange place, I’d be pretty pissed.” He flashed a slight smile.
“But here’s the deal. We have a lot of stuff to tell you. And we’d like you to tell us some stuff, too,” he paused, sensing my hesitation, “if, and only if, you want to. Okay?” He waited for me to shake my head yes.
“I’ll start with the basics.” Erik let go of my hand and sat in the chair next to my bed. “I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m a little like you.” I glanced over at him, unsure of what he was trying to tell me. “You see what I mean? Not everyone can do this.”
I looked at him confused. Not do what? I thought. This guy is cute but not at all good at explaining things in clear and simple terms.
“So you think I’m cute, huh?” I looked up to see him smiling. “And by the way, I think my explanation is very clear. You just need to pay attention.”
“I AM paying attention!” I said loudly. And then it hit me. My voice had filled what had been a silent room. Nobody had spoken for at least a minute. Erik hadn’t said anything. And yet we were having a conversation. A two-way conversation—without spoken words. He could read thoughts! That’s why he said we were alike.
A former editor for a publishing company, Stephanie Karpinske has worked on several bestselling nonfiction books. Now she freelances full-time, writing for a variety of books and national magazines. The Samantha Project is her debut YA novel and is the first in The Samantha Project series. Stephanie lives in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
PROSSIA BLOG TOUR STOP DAY SEVEN
I am happy to be a part of the Prossia blog tour! This tour is hosted by The Masquerade Crew and runs until the 18th.
About the Book
“Where Were You When You Had To Grow Up?”
Confession, I'm a sucker for an interesting book cover. The cover of Prossia caught my eye. It turns out the author is a talented graphic artist and therefore does his own artwork. Neat, right? Another ensnaring detail is Prossia does not revolve around humans. In fact, there are no humans at all in the story. Intriguing. As a huge sci-fi fan, I was officially hooked from the beginning.
About the Book
“Where Were You When You Had To Grow Up?”
Where were you, when you had to grow up?
For a seventeen-year-old Goolian named Aly, it was on another planet called Argutas, a world where she had to "adjust" in order to fit her new surroundings. Daydreaming got replaced with nightmares. Sparring got replaced with killing. Singing to adoring crowds in her father's store turned into shouting for cover. This is what fighting in the war has given Aly, ever since her tribe was drafted. This is the sacrifice she makes while defending galactic order against the Cyogen.
However, there's a danger lurking right among the allies and friends Aly has sworn to protect. It's worse than any Cyogen weaponry, or any being known in the galaxy. It's wrath has the potential of crumbling enemy forces, and bringing allied troops to their knees.
That danger is Aly, herself, and the best part is this: she doesn't even know it. The people she trusts the most are secretly monitoring her condition on the battlefield, and there's no telling what they might be willing to do if Aly accidentally unleashes the power that might jeopardize the safety of everyone around her. Then again, these are the same family and friends who are oblivious to the role they play in an even larger conspiracy blinding the entire known world.
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Goodreads Description:
"A teenage alien girl might endanger her comrades in-arms due to an unknown secret she keeps while fighting in a galactic war. Herself."
Where were you, when you had to grow up?
For a seventeen-year-old Goolian named Aly, it was on another planet called Argutas, a world where she had to "adjust" in order to fit her new surroundings. Daydreaming got replaced with nightmares. Sparring got replaced with killing. Singing to adoring crowds in her father's store turned into shouting for cover. This is what fighting in the war has given Aly, ever since her tribe was drafted. This is the sacrifice she makes while defending galactic order against the Cyogen.
However, there's a danger lurking right among the allies and friends Aly has sworn to protect. It's worse than any Cyogen weaponry, or any being known in the galaxy. It's wrath has the potential of crumbling enemy forces, and bringing allied troops to their knees.
That danger is Aly, herself, and the best part is this: she doesn't even know it. The people she trusts the most are secretly monitoring her condition on the battlefield, and there's no telling what they might be willing to do if Aly accidentally unleashes the power that might jeopardize the safety of everyone around her. Then again, these are the same family and friends who are oblivious to the role they play in an even larger conspiracy blinding the entire known world.
Prossia Excerpt
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| Aly - Artwork by Raphyel |
Small drips of water started to splatter on her face, and a great streak of light flew from above. Her eyes winced as a great boom came seconds later. This event never happened on Gooliun. Its atmosphere was cloaked with its own moisture, and the dew from the ground came from the earth itself. She was taught about these natural activities on other planets in her earlier classes back in home. She had pictured the sight of water actually falling from the sky in her dreams, but it was a reality on this strange far off world.
All the same, the Young One remained motionless as the falling water turned harder. Before she knew it, she was in the middle of a downpour. The sound of it was so peaceful, but the feeling it gave made her heavy. She thought about how far away she was from home again, and just how much she wanted to go back. She heard the prancing of footsteps arriving moments later. She could tell it was Gruago by the lightness in them. How humiliating it would be to have him see her in such a demeaning state. She still refused to move, however.
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The blue-eyed Ufrian wore a simple Ufrian robe with a hooded cloak to cover his head as he checked body and body for his young Goolian friend. He eventually saw the back of a blue-tentacle female lying motionless in the mud. He approached the motionless body figuring he’d have to shake it awake, but it gave a sigh before he could kneel down and shake her shoulder. Gruago figured he’d cross his arms instead so he wouldn’t agitate the ticking time bomb.
“So there you are,” he proclaimed. “Looks like you had a blast today, huh?”
He tried to chuckle, but Aly’s silence made Gruago clear his throat instead. A good moment of silence passed by until the lad finally gave a deep sigh.
“Sigh, come now, Alytchai,” Gruago insisted. “I know you’re disappointed in yourself. But look around you.”
The Goolian didn’t bother moving, but Gruago continued on with his point.
“You’re not the only one who got their face kicked into the mud. Now stop beating yourself up, and pipe up. It’s almost evening.”
Aly finally acknowledged the Ufrian’s presence by twitching an ear towards his direction. All the same, she didn’t bother moving anything else.
“Look up at the sky, Gruago,” she said.
The Goolian’s voice carried a dull tone to it, but the Ufrian answered the Young One’s request. Water smacked him in the face relentlessly.
“Um, yeah,” Gruago said while trying to wipe his face. “Care to tell me what I’m looking for?”
Aly rolled onto her back so she could stare into the dense gray clouds. The sky lit up momentarily as another hideous streak of light spouted out. She waited for the boom to go by before she explained herself.
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“This is what you call ‘rain’, isn’t it?” she politely asked. “And those violent white streaks are built up amounts of electricity called lightning, right?”
Gruago finally looked back down at the Goolian.
“There’s a terrible boom that comes after the lightning,” the mastra said. “It’s called thunder, and the reason it comes after the lightning is because its only sound . . . and it’s far too slow to match the speed of the lightning.”
Gruago wiped his nose, sniffed, and shivered a little. He squatted down and drew a frowned face in the mud, but still didn’t say a word as he listened to his friend.
“When we were on that trail outside of the capital back home, I tried Gruago,” she explained. “I tried to catch up as hard as I could . . . but I still didn’t make it before I fell back into the dirt.”
The Ufrian blew a mouth full of air for having to be in this uncomfortable moment.
“We’re thunder,” she concluded. “I’m thunder, and no matter how hard I try, I won’t ever catch up. I mean look at me. I can’t even control my being like the others. I’ve always been the thunder, but there’s no strength to back it up. It’s only talk, a useless sense of intimidation to the real threat that passed by seconds ago.”
“You don’t give yourself enough credit,” Gruago said as he shook his head.
“Credit for what, Ufrian?” the mastra demanded. “I never even wanted to be here in the first place. Truth‘s Grace, my best friend at least saw this as a noble task . . .‘What worth am I?”
“Okay, Mastra. That’s really great and all—” Gruago said while trying to make Aly sit up.
“Now just wait a seco—” she started to say.
“YOU just wait a second,” Gruago snapped back as he
let Aly go. “If you’re gonna be a lil’ baby and moan about how cruel the world is to you, fine. But it’s not like you’re the only one in this galaxy who doesn’t want to be here. So knock yourself out, feel sorry for yourself, and ask for some pity from others.”
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The Goolian looked away and rubbed her arm, with her feelings hurt.
My Review
I love the premise of the book. The story’s tagline is catchy as well. Where were you when you had to grow up?
Yes, there were some drawbacks. There were issues with grammar, pesky repetitiveness and general flow. At times, these issues pulled me away from the story. Yet I finished the book and happily so. The positives by far outweigh any negatives. I found myself caring about Aly and the supporting characters. The unpredictable ending caught me by surprise. I hope we can all look forward to more of Aly’s world in the future.
I love the premise of the book. The story’s tagline is catchy as well. Where were you when you had to grow up?
Aly (Alytchai) is forced to face the realities of war overnight. At seventeen-years-old, Aly finds herself drafted to a war on an unknown planet. Worse yet, Aly is not like her fellow Goolian. Aly sees her difference as a weakness and overcompensates by excelling in hand-to-hand combat and mastering weapons. Still, her obvious difference on top of battling teenagehood is no easy thing. Along the way, she’ll wage a complex, internal war while learning to exist on a new planet (Aly experiencing rain for the first time is one of my favorite scenes). She’ll develop new friendships and nourish familiar ones.
Surrounded by danger, Aly is unaware she poses the greatest threat of all. Will she unravel the layers of mystery that have shadowed her entire life and discover the truth about herself before it is too late? For the sake of the galaxy, she must. Aly coming into her own is a beautiful process to witness.
In conclusion, Prossia was definitely a worthwhile read. After another scrubbing and polishing, the novel has every opportunity to go from worthwhile to out of this world.
I give Prossia 3.5 out of 5 spaceships.
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About the Author
Raphyel Montez It wasn’t until college when he underwent a personal “renaissance” of sorts that
As he studied graphic design at
Even though his novel is not necessarily a religious book,
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