Tara Maya's Blog, page 20
October 1, 2013
Immortal Prophecy by Samantha Adams and Kay Fry
The prophecy has been foretold...Her destiny has been written...
Her fate has been sealed...
When Alessandra goes to visit a fortune teller at sixteen years old, she has no idea of the repercussions that will haunt her for the rest of her life...
Five years after that life changing night, she meets the evil vampire, Vincent whose fate is tied in with hers according to an ancient prophecy, and she finds herself in a terrifying situation, literally staring death in the face.
After a narrow escape,...
September 30, 2013
New SF Anthology: Space Jockey
Have you had a change to check out my new science fiction anthology? You can download it on Kindle for only $2.99! And if you've already read it, don't forget to leave a review!
A science fiction anthology about that classic career of the future… space pilot.
A young pilot thinks he knows the cost of war. Until he opens a forbidden door…
If you’re piloting a cargo of convicts on Titan, you’re already in trouble. Things can still get worse.
After the war, humanity gave up dreaming of the star...
30. Secret Practice in the Woods
The Unfinished Song: Initiate
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
Chapter 3
"Moth Dancer" by Electric Rainbow
Brena
Before dawn, the clanhold of Sycamore Stands already throbbed with the sounds of women pounding nuts. The astringent smell of acorn drifted from the leeching ditches between the clay domed huts. Once Zavaedi Brena made certain her snoopy neighbor, Auntie Ula, was not following her, she urged her two daughters, Gwena and Gwenika, past the clanhold stocade, down the embankment, to...
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
Chapter 3
"Moth Dancer" by Electric RainbowBrena
Before dawn, the clanhold of Sycamore Stands already throbbed with the sounds of women pounding nuts. The astringent smell of acorn drifted from the leeching ditches between the clay domed huts. Once Zavaedi Brena made certain her snoopy neighbor, Auntie Ula, was not following her, she urged her two daughters, Gwena and Gwenika, past the clanhold stocade, down the embankment, to...
Frost by Kate Avery Ellison
In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running despite the freezing cold and threat of monster attacks or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides and failure just one wrong step away, she can’t afford to let her emotions lead her astray. So when her sister finds a fugitive bleeding...
September 29, 2013
29. Capture
The Unfinished Song: Initiate
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
"Captured" by Arwen Danelle Robertson, arwenart.com
Kavio
…the men cudgeled his back. The blows brought agony without the solace of oblivion —the warriors knew their art, and steered their blows away from his head, aiming to hurt and subdue, not kill—yet. They tied his hands and feet, yanked his hair to expose his neck.
A mountain of muscle tattooed on both arms and both cheeks loomed over Kavio.
“The death blow is mine, blame...
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
"Captured" by Arwen Danelle Robertson, arwenart.com
Kavio
…the men cudgeled his back. The blows brought agony without the solace of oblivion —the warriors knew their art, and steered their blows away from his head, aiming to hurt and subdue, not kill—yet. They tied his hands and feet, yanked his hair to expose his neck.
A mountain of muscle tattooed on both arms and both cheeks loomed over Kavio.
“The death blow is mine, blame...
September 28, 2013
28. The Snowsnake
The Unfinished Song: Initiate
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
…follow him into exile. Or maybe some would-be enemy wanted to make certain he would never return.
Kavio climbed higher into the mountains. The peaks met like clapped hands to divide the rains of the world in half. All waters of the eastern fingers cascaded into a drought-dry landscape of sand- stone phantasmagoria—stone rainbows, stone islands, stone waves, striated stone flavors of pepper and cayenne. All the waters to the oth...
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
…follow him into exile. Or maybe some would-be enemy wanted to make certain he would never return.
Kavio climbed higher into the mountains. The peaks met like clapped hands to divide the rains of the world in half. All waters of the eastern fingers cascaded into a drought-dry landscape of sand- stone phantasmagoria—stone rainbows, stone islands, stone waves, striated stone flavors of pepper and cayenne. All the waters to the oth...
September 27, 2013
27. Journey Gifts And A Warning
The Unfinished Song: Initiate
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
"89" by yag65
Kavio
“…accept being smoked out of the Labyrinth like a rat?” cried Nilo.
“You’re just going to let Zumo win? You know that none of us will ever follow him as War Chief !”
“It’s too early to say it will come to that.”
“His blood flows from the Bone Whistler, and so do his ambi- tions. He’s already got you out of the way!” said Nilo. “With the White Lady under the Curse of Obsidian Mountain and your father growing olde...
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
"89" by yag65Kavio
“…accept being smoked out of the Labyrinth like a rat?” cried Nilo.
“You’re just going to let Zumo win? You know that none of us will ever follow him as War Chief !”
“It’s too early to say it will come to that.”
“His blood flows from the Bone Whistler, and so do his ambi- tions. He’s already got you out of the way!” said Nilo. “With the White Lady under the Curse of Obsidian Mountain and your father growing olde...
Download Space Jockey Today for only $0.99!
Space Jockey is ready to download for only $0.99! Tomorrow the price goes up to $2.99.
A science fiction anthology about that classic career of the future… space pilot.
A young pilot thinks he knows the cost of war. Until he opens a forbidden door…
If you’re piloting a cargo of convicts on Titan, you’re already in trouble. Things can still get worse.
After the war, humanity gave up dreaming of the stars. But not him.
Can a fleet of ships run by citizens stop famine from being used as a weapon...
September 26, 2013
26. The Challengers on the Road
The Unfinished Song: Initiate
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
…shunned them, but everyone needed them.
He left the bodies beneath the skull stone. After a slight hesitation, he relieved one corpse of legwals and a spear.
The legwals stank of sour milk and blood, a stench that reminded him of the first time he’d killed a man. Though Kavio had only been ten, not yet past Initiation into manhood, he’d already been Tested and proved a Tavaedi. During the fight, he’d been so sacred he pissed him...
(Start at the Beginning of the Novel)
…shunned them, but everyone needed them.
He left the bodies beneath the skull stone. After a slight hesitation, he relieved one corpse of legwals and a spear.
The legwals stank of sour milk and blood, a stench that reminded him of the first time he’d killed a man. Though Kavio had only been ten, not yet past Initiation into manhood, he’d already been Tested and proved a Tavaedi. During the fight, he’d been so sacred he pissed him...
Farsider, my first sale as an author - Don’t give up
I'm honored to be able to re-post this from one of the authors featured in Space Jockey. Ethan talks about that point that most aspiring writers reach -- when you've been rejected so many times, you think you should just give up. I know he he felt... I've been there too. If that's where you are now, don't give up. I'll let Ethan tell you why....
Farsider, my first sale as an author - Don’t give up
by Ethan Rodgers
In March of this year I told myself that it was time to face facts. I’d always wri...
Farsider, my first sale as an author - Don’t give up
by Ethan Rodgers
In March of this year I told myself that it was time to face facts. I’d always wri...
