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December 8, 2012
THE LEARNER--the Šumayin Glossary
XýK dark galaxy
XÙ dark Šumayin sun
Great Divide the boundary between the visible and dark universe
Šumaura alien Šumayin planet in the dark universe
Šumayin inhabitant of Šumaura
Usýs God in Šumayin
HADJX Šumayin code of conduct/laws
I’WE humans, homo sapiens
Yu planet earth
SY when a Šumayin converts to dark matter and passes through solids
ZYX Šumayin rulers
gòvà a class of Šumayin who produce offspring
dirgs lowest class of Šumayin
SolTas parent or parents
Tas offspring
wonéye ringed-one. A host who will play a significant role in events affecting the host civilization. Ringed irises are only visible to Šumayins
kunýé Šumayin teacher, highly respected
BAaJ brain-challenged human, either in brain anatomy or thought processes
junýe Šumayin comuunication/data storage device
Zu energy
Dy good-bye
uyâ kiss
uyâx Šumayin energy fusion comparable to host sexual foreplay/intercourse
Territory One—Europe, India, parts of Russia, Siberia
Territory Two—Asia, parts of Russia, Siberia
Territory Three—Antarctica, South Pole
Territory Four—Africa, Madagascar
Territory Five—Australia, New Zealand, all islands of Indonesia, Japan
Territory Six—Indian, Atlantic, Pacfic Oceans and islands
Territory Seven—South America
Territory Eight—North America
Territory Nine—Arctic region, North Pole
Xckht planet where NayéLi failed her first sojourn
ploqx primary sensory organ of the host species on Xckht. Used to seek out minerals
THE LEARNER will be available on Amazon and Barnesandnoble on 1/1/13.
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. Her name is NayéLi and she’s called a Learner. When NayéLi falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. NayéLi refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves.
XÙ dark Šumayin sun
Great Divide the boundary between the visible and dark universe
Šumaura alien Šumayin planet in the dark universe
Šumayin inhabitant of Šumaura
Usýs God in Šumayin
HADJX Šumayin code of conduct/laws
I’WE humans, homo sapiens
Yu planet earth
SY when a Šumayin converts to dark matter and passes through solids
ZYX Šumayin rulers
gòvà a class of Šumayin who produce offspring
dirgs lowest class of Šumayin
SolTas parent or parents
Tas offspring
wonéye ringed-one. A host who will play a significant role in events affecting the host civilization. Ringed irises are only visible to Šumayins
kunýé Šumayin teacher, highly respected
BAaJ brain-challenged human, either in brain anatomy or thought processes
junýe Šumayin comuunication/data storage device
Zu energy
Dy good-bye
uyâ kiss
uyâx Šumayin energy fusion comparable to host sexual foreplay/intercourse
Territory One—Europe, India, parts of Russia, Siberia
Territory Two—Asia, parts of Russia, Siberia
Territory Three—Antarctica, South Pole
Territory Four—Africa, Madagascar
Territory Five—Australia, New Zealand, all islands of Indonesia, Japan
Territory Six—Indian, Atlantic, Pacfic Oceans and islands
Territory Seven—South America
Territory Eight—North America
Territory Nine—Arctic region, North Pole
Xckht planet where NayéLi failed her first sojourn
ploqx primary sensory organ of the host species on Xckht. Used to seek out minerals
THE LEARNER will be available on Amazon and Barnesandnoble on 1/1/13.
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. Her name is NayéLi and she’s called a Learner. When NayéLi falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. NayéLi refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves.
November 30, 2012
The Learner--Facts about Šumaura!
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1) Šumaura is located in a dark galaxy called XýK, millions and millions of light years from Earth. XýK is found in the dark universe, which is comprised of all dark matter and energy.
2) Dark matter is 85% of all matter.
3) Šumaura’s sun is called XÙ. XÙ is a dark energy sun and is over five thousand times the mass of our sun. XÙ and the dark universe are entirely invisible to the visible or light matter universe. It takes fifty-one Earth years for Šumaura to orbit XÙ, thus one Šumayin year is approximately fifty-one Earth years.
4) The visible matter universe and the dark matter universe are separated by a boundary called the ZÐ. Tremendous energy expenditure is required to cross the ZÐ.
5) Šumaura is approximately the size of Jupiter. Over a thousand Earths would fit inside Šumaura—and because of this great size, the gravitational pull on Šumaura is seventeen times that on Earth.
6) The inhabitants of Šumaura are called Šumayins. Šumayins are the dominant species on Šumaura, and would be invisible to all Earth species. However once a Šumayin takes on the form of the dominant species of the host planet they are visiting, they can be seen and interacted with.
7) In THE LEARNER, the Šumayin who has traveled across the ZÐ to Earth is named NayéLi. She is twenty-two Šumayin years old.
Storyline
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. Her name is NayéLi and she’s called a Learner. When NayéLi falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. NayéLi refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves
THE LEARNER, a paranormal romance, will be released on Amazon and Barnesandnoble 1/1/13.
1) Šumaura is located in a dark galaxy called XýK, millions and millions of light years from Earth. XýK is found in the dark universe, which is comprised of all dark matter and energy.
2) Dark matter is 85% of all matter.
3) Šumaura’s sun is called XÙ. XÙ is a dark energy sun and is over five thousand times the mass of our sun. XÙ and the dark universe are entirely invisible to the visible or light matter universe. It takes fifty-one Earth years for Šumaura to orbit XÙ, thus one Šumayin year is approximately fifty-one Earth years.
4) The visible matter universe and the dark matter universe are separated by a boundary called the ZÐ. Tremendous energy expenditure is required to cross the ZÐ.
5) Šumaura is approximately the size of Jupiter. Over a thousand Earths would fit inside Šumaura—and because of this great size, the gravitational pull on Šumaura is seventeen times that on Earth.
6) The inhabitants of Šumaura are called Šumayins. Šumayins are the dominant species on Šumaura, and would be invisible to all Earth species. However once a Šumayin takes on the form of the dominant species of the host planet they are visiting, they can be seen and interacted with.
7) In THE LEARNER, the Šumayin who has traveled across the ZÐ to Earth is named NayéLi. She is twenty-two Šumayin years old.
Storyline
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. Her name is NayéLi and she’s called a Learner. When NayéLi falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. NayéLi refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves
THE LEARNER, a paranormal romance, will be released on Amazon and Barnesandnoble 1/1/13.
November 1, 2012
Holidays and more!
My holiday novelette is available on amazon and B&N. Also read a preview and introduction to my powerful new paranormal romance, THE LEARNER.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/st-cl...
http://www.amazon.com/St-Claws-ebook/...
THE LEARNER will arrive from outer space January 1st, 2013.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/st-cl...
http://www.amazon.com/St-Claws-ebook/...
THE LEARNER will arrive from outer space January 1st, 2013.
October 22, 2012
St. Claws...and more!
Coming soon! My holiday release and the Preface and Chapter One to THE LEARNER.
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Things are not going well for Matt Haskel. He’s lost his job and the chance at his dream home, and can't even buy the one Christmas gift his son desires. His marriage is teetering, and the last thing Matt wants to do is spend Christmas Eve with his wealthy in-laws.
But while driving there, the family SUV breaks down just outside a quaint little town called St. Claws, high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
This last mishap convinces Matt this will be his worst Christmas ever. Little does he know just how wrong initial impressions can be. Or how consequential one little, innocuous wish can become.
Happy holidays, Matt Haskel. You’re about to find out!
After St. Claws, read the introduction to Alan Nayes’ powerful new paranormal romance, THE LEARNER.
http://alannayes.blogspot.com/
Things are not going well for Matt Haskel. He’s lost his job and the chance at his dream home, and can't even buy the one Christmas gift his son desires. His marriage is teetering, and the last thing Matt wants to do is spend Christmas Eve with his wealthy in-laws.
But while driving there, the family SUV breaks down just outside a quaint little town called St. Claws, high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
This last mishap convinces Matt this will be his worst Christmas ever. Little does he know just how wrong initial impressions can be. Or how consequential one little, innocuous wish can become.
Happy holidays, Matt Haskel. You’re about to find out!
After St. Claws, read the introduction to Alan Nayes’ powerful new paranormal romance, THE LEARNER.
September 14, 2012
The Learner Synopsis
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An alien being has come to visit Earth. NayéLi is a Šumayin, an ancient energy species from the planet Šumaura. Šumaura is located in a dark galaxy millions of light years away.
NayéLi is a venӫṩo or Learner. She was sent to Earth to learn about the planet’s flora and fauna. She arrives when she is still quite young, only thirteen Šumayin years, and has lived on Earth for nine Šumayin years, which is equivalent to 459 earth years, as one Šumayin year equals fifty-one earth years. She has assumed the form of a young woman and now at age twenty-two Šumayin years, she is nearing completion of her sojourn on Earth. Her goal is to learn as much as she can about the planet, then return to Šumaura to communicate all she’s learned about Earth. If she is successful, she will be given another planetary assignment. Two successful planetary assignments will allow her to become a kŭɳұҽ or teacher, a highly sought after Šumayin honor.
NayéLi is bound by the Šumayin laws of planetary exploration. One of the laws states that no venӫṩo can ever become involved with a member of the host species. And up until the time NayéLi is involved in a terrible bus accident, she has followed her rulers’ laws to the letter. Then she meets Jared Russell, a thirty-two year old emergency room physician. Jared is still recovering emotionally from the loss of his wife four years ago in a fatal car crash.
But NayéLi is more human now than she realizes. And just by getting to know Jared she risks succumbing to human emotions. Powerless to rein in her feelings, she breaks the HADJX, the Šumayin covenant that forbids a Learner from ever becoming involved with a host species. In fact, she doesn’t just break it, she shatters the HADJX. NayéLi falls in love.
When her rulers suspect NayéLi is deviating from her assigned mission, they order her to leave. If she continues to violate her venӫṩon code of conduct, a powerful fӫnṩa or Šumayin retriever will be sent after her to enforce the HADJX.
When she refuses to obey her rulers, NayéLi places not only her entire sojourn on Earth at risk, but also imperils her life as well as the life of the human she’s come to love.
An alien being has come to visit Earth. NayéLi is a Šumayin, an ancient energy species from the planet Šumaura. Šumaura is located in a dark galaxy millions of light years away.
NayéLi is a venӫṩo or Learner. She was sent to Earth to learn about the planet’s flora and fauna. She arrives when she is still quite young, only thirteen Šumayin years, and has lived on Earth for nine Šumayin years, which is equivalent to 459 earth years, as one Šumayin year equals fifty-one earth years. She has assumed the form of a young woman and now at age twenty-two Šumayin years, she is nearing completion of her sojourn on Earth. Her goal is to learn as much as she can about the planet, then return to Šumaura to communicate all she’s learned about Earth. If she is successful, she will be given another planetary assignment. Two successful planetary assignments will allow her to become a kŭɳұҽ or teacher, a highly sought after Šumayin honor.
NayéLi is bound by the Šumayin laws of planetary exploration. One of the laws states that no venӫṩo can ever become involved with a member of the host species. And up until the time NayéLi is involved in a terrible bus accident, she has followed her rulers’ laws to the letter. Then she meets Jared Russell, a thirty-two year old emergency room physician. Jared is still recovering emotionally from the loss of his wife four years ago in a fatal car crash.
But NayéLi is more human now than she realizes. And just by getting to know Jared she risks succumbing to human emotions. Powerless to rein in her feelings, she breaks the HADJX, the Šumayin covenant that forbids a Learner from ever becoming involved with a host species. In fact, she doesn’t just break it, she shatters the HADJX. NayéLi falls in love.
When her rulers suspect NayéLi is deviating from her assigned mission, they order her to leave. If she continues to violate her venӫṩon code of conduct, a powerful fӫnṩa or Šumayin retriever will be sent after her to enforce the HADJX.
When she refuses to obey her rulers, NayéLi places not only her entire sojourn on Earth at risk, but also imperils her life as well as the life of the human she’s come to love.
September 8, 2012
The Learner
THE LEARNER, a new paranormal romance coming in October. See the new cover here. http://alannayes.blogspot.com/2012/08...
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. She’s called a Learner. When she falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. She refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves.
An alien from the dark side of the universe is sent to Earth on a mission. She’s called a Learner. When she falls in love with a human—which is against her specie’s covenants of exploration—her rulers order her to leave him. She refuses, risking not only the successful outcome of her mission on Earth, but also her life as well as the life of the man she loves.
September 2, 2012
The Real Hemlock Pond!
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Yes, there is a real "Hemlock Pond", the name given the fictional haunted pond in my most recent horror release, HEMLOCK POND. Though the actual pond has no name, this small one acre body of water is located hidden back in the woods on some land I own in north Texas. Stories abound about how Indian arrowheads can be found along the creek behind the pond, though I've looked and never found any. Wildlife is abundant though: coyotes, bobcat, raccoons, some deer, wild hogs, plenty, and yes, even opossums--no three legged ones so far. Fish, yes, turtles, yes, frogs, yes, snakes, of course, but there is no fictional kiddie dock--at least I haven't built one yet. Another major difference from the novel is the location--Megan and Zach move to Wisconsin where they encounter the fictinal haunted Hemlock Pond. As mentioned earlier, the real pond lies in Texas. But there are no hemlock trees, however plenty of cedar. Why the location change? For the story to work, the pond had to freeze over solidly. This doesn't happen during a Texas winter, though thin films of ice do form along the banks some cold January days. If this pond were really in Wisconsin, it would freeze solid enough you could walk across. Is the real "Hemlock Pond" haunted? That's a good question. I will tell you if you hike down to the pond through the trees late at night, and gaze over the still water on a moonlit evening, you can find yourself thinking of things you might not (or should not) normally be contemplating--like...
(Photos courtesy of Carrie Smeltzer)
HEMLOCK POND
Amazon http://amzn.to/OwsE5L
Amazon.Uk http://amzn.to/RBvOtz
Barnesandnoble http://bit.ly/QoSbvf
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Yes, there is a real "Hemlock Pond", the name given the fictional haunted pond in my most recent horror release, HEMLOCK POND. Though the actual pond has no name, this small one acre body of water is located hidden back in the woods on some land I own in north Texas. Stories abound about how Indian arrowheads can be found along the creek behind the pond, though I've looked and never found any. Wildlife is abundant though: coyotes, bobcat, raccoons, some deer, wild hogs, plenty, and yes, even opossums--no three legged ones so far. Fish, yes, turtles, yes, frogs, yes, snakes, of course, but there is no fictional kiddie dock--at least I haven't built one yet. Another major difference from the novel is the location--Megan and Zach move to Wisconsin where they encounter the fictinal haunted Hemlock Pond. As mentioned earlier, the real pond lies in Texas. But there are no hemlock trees, however plenty of cedar. Why the location change? For the story to work, the pond had to freeze over solidly. This doesn't happen during a Texas winter, though thin films of ice do form along the banks some cold January days. If this pond were really in Wisconsin, it would freeze solid enough you could walk across. Is the real "Hemlock Pond" haunted? That's a good question. I will tell you if you hike down to the pond through the trees late at night, and gaze over the still water on a moonlit evening, you can find yourself thinking of things you might not (or should not) normally be contemplating--like...
(Photos courtesy of Carrie Smeltzer)
HEMLOCK POND
Amazon http://amzn.to/OwsE5L
Amazon.Uk http://amzn.to/RBvOtz
Barnesandnoble http://bit.ly/QoSbvf
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
August 22, 2012
New Releases for 2012!
I plan to release five works between now and 12/31/12. The first was published only a few days ago.
HEMLOCK POND is my latest horror release. It can be found on both Nook and Kindle. In a few more weeks it will be available through Smashwords.
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Hemlock-Pond-eb...
Barnesandnoble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hemlo...
In October THE LEARNER will arrive in ebook stores. This is my first paranormal romance and will be the first book in The Learner Series.
Also in October I'll be part of a Halloween Anthology published by The Eclective. Looking forward to all these short stories. Should be fun--damn., I'm already trembling.
Two releases are planned for December. I will release ST. CLAWS, a holiday novelette on December 1st. Also in December, I'll contribute a holiday short story to The Eclective's end of the year Holiday Anthology.
It will be a busy next couple of months, but I am looking forward to the challenge. Thanks everyone for your support.
HEMLOCK POND is my latest horror release. It can be found on both Nook and Kindle. In a few more weeks it will be available through Smashwords.
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Hemlock-Pond-eb...
Barnesandnoble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hemlo...
In October THE LEARNER will arrive in ebook stores. This is my first paranormal romance and will be the first book in The Learner Series.
Also in October I'll be part of a Halloween Anthology published by The Eclective. Looking forward to all these short stories. Should be fun--damn., I'm already trembling.
Two releases are planned for December. I will release ST. CLAWS, a holiday novelette on December 1st. Also in December, I'll contribute a holiday short story to The Eclective's end of the year Holiday Anthology.
It will be a busy next couple of months, but I am looking forward to the challenge. Thanks everyone for your support.
August 17, 2012
New Release!
Hemlock Pond, my new horror release is now available on Nook. Kindle coming soon!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hemlo...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hemlo...
