Apocratusis - Part 1 from The Search for Artemis

by P.D. Griffith

Fifteen-year-old Landon Wicker is psychokinetic, but the tragic unleashing of his abilities forces him to run from everything he knows. He finds solace, however, in the company of hundreds of psychokinetics like him when he’s brought to the Gymnasium.

Forced into a life where people don’t just see—but control—the world around them and teenagers lift city buses with a thought, Landon struggles to accept his new reality and the guilt over his painful secret. But everything changes when a chance encounter with a mysterious girl propels him on a hunt for answers. Uncovering dark truths the Gymnasium would do anything to keep hidden, Landon is forced to choose where his loyalties lie.

PART 1: APOCRATUSIS is an extended preview of The Search for Artemis and details the moments that trigger Landon Wicker's extraordinary abilities to manifest and then follows him until he's brought to the Gymnasium.

Genres: Adventure, Young Adult, Fantasy

55 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2011

About the author

P. D. (Patrick Dillon) Griffith was born in May 1986 in the United States and grew up in Bradenton, Fla. where he went to Southeast High School. Patrick left Bradenton in 2004 to attend Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing. Following a summer backpacking through Europe, he moved to Evanston, Ill. in 2008 and attended the Integrated Marketing Communications program at the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University. After earning his Masters of Science he moved to Denver, Colo. to start his career.

He wrote the first chapter of The Chronicles of Landon Wicker: The Search for Artemis during his graduate residency in the summer of 2009, and over the next six months, outlined the plot and nuances of the Landon Wicker world. Once settled in Colorado, Patrick went to work creating his first novel over the next several months.

Patrick has a longstanding passion for the sci-fi, fantasy, and young adult genres and loves the art of storytelling. Also an avid television and cinema buff, he takes his knowledge and understanding of the film industry and uses that to create a vibrant literary world in which the reader can immerse.

He currently lives in Denver, Colo. with his two cats, Stirling and Dublin.

Reviews

[Pam Langsam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun fast pace book that really pulls you into the story! Check it out!