The Red String: The Days of the Guardian

Days of the Guardian #1

by D. Marie Prokop

The year is 2053. Ainsling Reid is a girl with a singular dream- to be normal. When she is selected for surgery to cure her epilepsy and rid her of the seizures causing her to be labeled “unproductive,” she believes her dream is about to come true.Li Griffin has no dreams. At least, that's what his genius father thinks. Labeled anti -social, he is resigned to working at his father’s clinic, yet doing his best to carve a different path for himself, his own path. When Li is assigned to be Ainsling’s caretaker at the Clinic, their lives are changed forever. Despite their extreme differences, they share much in common- missing mothers, lonely hearts…and a red string. Pulling on the ends of the rope in the tug-of-war between fate and free will, they learn that dreams can let you down, that the best thing one can do is hold on to something bigger, and simply wait for a rescue.

220 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2013

About the author

D. Marie Prokop enjoys writing and reading stories with riveting adventures, spiritual insights, and enlightening cultural or social critiques. Her favorite authors include Madeline L'Engle, Pearl S. Buck, and C. S. Lewis.

The National Novel Writing Month challenge helped D. Marie discover her love for writing fiction. A member of WriteSpace Houston and the Houston Writer’s Guild, D. Marie gains both education and comradery from her local writing community. She’s written and published YA science fiction/adventure, YA fantasy, and middle-grade fiction.

D. Marie is also a singer-songwriter and avid fiber artist/knitter. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, the former Yankee now resides in Houston, Texas, along with her loving family, their feisty cats, a beloved ukulele, and much, much yarn.

In 2011, the challenge of NANOWRIMO helped D. Marie begin her YA Sci-Fi trilogy, Days of the Guardian. The Days of the Guardian trilogy now includes The Red String, The Red Cloak, and The Red Knot.

D. Marie has also written a short story for middle-grade children entitled The Baiji, and two YA short stories, On The Outward Appearance and Tigress.

Reviews

[Ashes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book other than the fact that I was hyped up about it. This book is a vibrant adventure with colorful descriptions, vivid characters, and strong storylines that intertwine with one another beautifully and brilliantly. I lost count of how many times I gasped, had to stop, shut the book, and ponder what I had just read. There is not one useless detail that doesn't come together to paint the complete picture of this tale. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel is set in the future. One is quickly drawn into the story, wanting to know more about the characters and what challenges they are facing. I found this to be a page turner for me. I wanted to know how the characters were going to escape the evils that chased and enslaved them. This is a great story and I look forward to the next book in this series.