Extracted Interview and Kindle Giveaway
I had the fun honor of interviewing Sherry Ficklin and Tyler Jolley, authors of Extracted which is available NOW!
Welcome to the war.
The Tesla Institute is a premier academy that trains young time travelers called Rifters. Created by Nicola Tesla, the Institute seeks special individuals who can help preserve the time stream against those who try to alter it. The Hollows is a rogue band of Rifters who tear through time with little care for the consequences.
Armed with their own group of lost teens–their only desire to find Tesla and put an end to his corruption of the time stream. Torn between them are Lex and Ember, two Rifters with no memories of their life before joining the time war. When Lex’s girlfriend dies during a mission, the only way he can save her is to retrieve the Dox, a piece of tech which allows Rifters to re-enter their own timeline without collapsing the time stream.
But the Dox is hidden deep within the Telsa Institute, which means Lex must go into the enemy camp. It’s there he meets Ember, and the past that was stolen from them both comes flooding back. Now armed with the truth of who they are, Lex and Ember must work together to save the future before the battle for time destroys them both again.
~~~~
1) You have a new book, Extracted, coming out. Will you tell us a little about it?
Sherry- Extracted is about two, teenagers, Lex and Ember, with no memories of their pasts. They have been stolen from their places in history and drafted to opposing sides in a secret war for control of time travel. One side wants to defend and preserve the time stream, the other wants to exploit it. But neither group is quite what they seem and as their memories begin to return, they have to choose sides and try to figure out how to deal with their own dark pasts.
Tyler-Jennifer, thank you so much for having us on your blog. Extracted is about steampunk awesomeness! Time traveling teens fighting over their place in history. One group, the Hollows, steals things from history and the other, the Tesla Kids, try to find the Hollows and keep them from messing up the time stream.
2) The main characters are Lex and Ember. What’s something we can look forward to about these characters?
Sherry- Well, Ember is very unique among her peers. She has abilities she is reluctant to exploit and at the end of the day, the fiercest thing about her is her determination to do what she thinks is right and to protect the people she cares about—even if it means putting herself at odds with everything she has been trained to do. I think it’s a special kind of courage.
Tyler- Lex is Ember’s brother. He’s kind of a spitfire type character. He is confident and courageous. It’s possible that he will do anything so that he will look good in the end. On the flip side, he has a sensitive side for his girlfriend Stein and his sister Ember.
3) If you had to choose one song that expresses the theme of Extracted, what would it be?
Sherry- Oh, that’s tough. Maybe Pompeii by Bastille?
Tyler-Sherry has an obsession with Pompeii. I would say Rock You Like a Hurricane, by Scorpions. Or at least that is what plays in my head when I write the chapters.
4) The book combines steampunk and time travel. What made you want to write a steampunk, time travel book?
Sherry- It was sort of the natural progression of the story. Because we are dealing with time travel, steampunk—which is at its core a blending of the modern and the archaic—just felt like the right thing to do aesthetically.
Tyler-Top hats, Corsets, and Monocles oh my. I think we decided to do Steampunk and time travel right in between the trunk ride to the desert and being tied up in Sherry’s basement. Sherry actually came up with it and I thought it would be cool.
5) On your website, you have a quiz to for readers to take to determine their faction. Have you taken the quiz? If so, what is your faction?
Sherry- I did and, no surprise, I ended up in the Tesla Institute. I really like the almost military regulation of it. I need structure. (If only to have something to rail against)
Tyler-I just love quizzes! Especially the ones that start with POP. Yes I have taken the quiz and I failed both. No really, I ended up in the Hollows. I’m pretty easy going and I think the Hollows is a good fit.
~~~
Tyler H. Jolley is a sci-fi/fantasy author and full-time orthodontist, periodontist (see: Overachiever). He divides his spare time between writing, reading, mountain biking, and camping with his family.
Sherry D. Ficklin is a full-time writer and internet radio show host with more mouth then good sense. She has a serious book addiction, but continually refuses treatment, much to her husband’s chagrin.
Tyler and Sherry met one fateful day and bonded over their love for books, science fiction, and donuts. Their first co-written novel came shortly after. Now, they still do all those other things, but also go to various steampunk conventions and events under the guise of ‘research’. They can often be found lurking on the Lost Imperials Facebook page or over on the official website, www.thelostimperials.com.
Enter to win a Kindle!
