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The Heart of All Worlds, Part One: The Sidhe
"I’m
going to tell you, you know,“ Sehrys promised, meeting his eyes for as
long as he dared. “I’m going to tell you everything, just as soon as we
cross. But you need to stay awake, Brieden.”“I’m
awake,” Brieden said steadily. He was now grasping Sehrys’s hand just as
hard as Sehrys was clutching his.“Who
are you, Sehrys?""You
know who I am, Brieden.”“No,
I mean…at home. In your feririar. Who are you there?”“I
told you, I will tell you as soon—”“Tell
me now.”Sehrys
looked straight ahead. “If I tell you now, you might let go.”Brieden
opened his mouth to protest, but his words were lost in the sudden impact, the
vacuum suction, the writhing tunnels that screamed at them, sang to them,
terrifying and so intriguing. They
couldn’t see one another. All they could do was feel. Feel their hands clasped
tight, tight enough to see them safe through this void, no matter how badly Brieden
wanted to sleep.Sehrys knew how much Brieden wanted to give in, to surrender
to the pull of the countless worlds that reached out for him, to the colors
swirling a sinuous dance around the wormholes that pressed in on every side.Sehrys
squeezed Brieden’s hand more tightly. He couldn’t lose him. Not like this.Brieden
squeezed back.And then
they were struck by a wall of sunlight.
* * *
Since his childhood, Brieden Lethiscir has admired The Sidhe, the
beautiful and magical beings native to the Faerie world outside his homeland of
Villalu. Though he grew up in a culture accepting of Sidhe enslavement by
Villalu’s elite, Brieden finds that he can no longer tolerate the practice
when he becomes a steward to Prince Dronyen, who is viciously abusive of
his sidhe slave Sehrys. Captivated by the handsome and mysterious sidhe slave,
Brieden vows to free and return Sehrys to his homeland.As they escape the capital and navigate a treacherous path to the
border, Breiden and Sehrys grow close. Breiden soon learns both the true power
of The Sidhe, and that the world that he thought he knew is not what it once
seemed. If they survive to reach the border, he will have to make a choice: the
love of his life, or the fate of his world.The Sidhe was first conceived as a beloved work of fan community
fiction read more than one million times online. Now fully developed as an
original novel, The Sidhe is Book One
of The Heart of All Worlds series.
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Book One of Charlotte Ashe’s sweeping fantasy The Heart of All Worlds series, The Sidhe, is available for pre-order at the Interlude Press web store and Smashwords.Publication Date: July 21, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-941530-33-7
Pages: 442
Price: $19.99 U.S. print / $7.99 U.S. multi-format eBook *
US/Canada: Pre-order The Sidhe print edition from the IP Web Store and receive the multi-format eBook free!
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*Print editions pre-orders available for US and Canada only. eBook orders available worldwide.About the Author
Charlotte Ashe
is a social worker by day and a writer of romantic fantasy by night. A
long-time fan of speculative fiction that skews feminist and features LGBTQ
characters, Charlotte loves writing stories that are sexy, heartfelt, and full
of magic and adventure.She has put her B.A. in literature and creative writing
to use over the years as a writer of online fan community fiction, and her most
popular work has drawn more than one million readers worldwide, been translated
into several languages, and been featured in online publications including The
Backlot.Connect with Charlotte at charlotteashe.com and on Twitter @cobwebsandashes.
