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Stormflies #1
Call of the Goddess
In a distant colony forged by ancient settlers, trouble is brewing.
Young psychic Axandra is chosen as the matriarch and ruler of Bona Dea, and as host to the mysterious, powerful entity known only as the Goddess. Trying to protect the people she loves but reluctant to host the Goddess, Axandra struggles with her fate. She soon realizes that she's being used as a pawn between factions, and begins to suspect a plot against her.
But behind the scenes a greater power is at play, and soon the future of the whole colony is at stake. Will Axandra have the strength to protect her people, and will the ministrations of her beloved friend Quinn be powerful enough to save Axandra's fragile soul?
First novel in the Stormflies series, Call of the Goddess is a unique combination of science fiction and romance.
Young psychic Axandra is chosen as the matriarch and ruler of Bona Dea, and as host to the mysterious, powerful entity known only as the Goddess. Trying to protect the people she loves but reluctant to host the Goddess, Axandra struggles with her fate. She soon realizes that she's being used as a pawn between factions, and begins to suspect a plot against her.
But behind the scenes a greater power is at play, and soon the future of the whole colony is at stake. Will Axandra have the strength to protect her people, and will the ministrations of her beloved friend Quinn be powerful enough to save Axandra's fragile soul?
First novel in the Stormflies series, Call of the Goddess is a unique combination of science fiction and romance.
409 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Elizabeth N. Love
11 books70 followersElizabeth N. Love earned a Bachelor's degree in English and Creative writing from the University of Kansas and is currently pursuing a Master's of Library Science and Information Management degree from Emporia State University.
She currently works at a large library system in Missouri managing the cataloging department. The commute gives her plenty of time to catch up on reading with audiobooks.
The sixth of seven children, she began writing fiction at an early age to set herself apart from her siblings. She uses the extensive variety of personalities and lifestyles of her family and friends as creative diving boards for her characters. She lives in Kansas.
She currently works at a large library system in Missouri managing the cataloging department. The commute gives her plenty of time to catch up on reading with audiobooks.
The sixth of seven children, she began writing fiction at an early age to set herself apart from her siblings. She uses the extensive variety of personalities and lifestyles of her family and friends as creative diving boards for her characters. She lives in Kansas.
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June 17, 2021
Very confused. I was enjoying this until it got to a point about half way through in which the protagonist was introduced to two characters she had already met and spent the day with. No indication of her having memory loss, or anything. Her friends introduce them to her as if it's her first time meeting them. Not sure what went wrong but this was jarring enough to me that I just couldn't finish an otherwise promising story. Unless I'm just being an idiot and this was intentional somehow.
October 16, 2017
I am not one to usually read sci fi. Whether it because of that, or another reason, I had a little trouble with this book. It was a slow burner that led to a big ending. The ending was good, but the lead-up was a little too slow for me.
August 2, 2017
Call of the Goddess is a mix of science fiction, romance, and mystery. The story centers on the life of a woman, Axandra, whose lineage is entrusted with a burden of carrying a Goddess within them.
I particularly enjoyed the setting, a new utopia created on the distant planet of Bona Dea, by the descendants of interstellar refugees from a desolated earth. Through the entire story, the author does a superb job revealing the alien planet, Bona Dea, from its new constellations to its strange, yet familiar, flora and fauna. The author further defines the setting through the population and its new system of governance, created by a people who do not want to repeat the mistakes of their ancestors. Bona Dea, along with its new inhabitants, and their way of life is well developed and described throughout the story. Axandra, in particular, is well fleshed out and explored.
Unfortunately, I found the pace of the story too slow for my tastes. It did pick up near the very end, but by then it was such a drastic change from the rest of the story as to be jarring and, to me, rushed.
There was romance in the story and the author handled Axandra’s feelings and introspection with care and finesse, but I was disappointed in her partners. Her first relationship with Jon ended abruptly and the reasons for his sudden change in feelings was never thoroughly explained. In the second relationship, I found Quinn to be so love stricken from the offset as to be unbelievable.
Call of the Goddess was okay. It was science fiction, mystery, and romance all brought together and even though it had all these elements mixed in, they just never truly blended into one cohesive whole for me.
I particularly enjoyed the setting, a new utopia created on the distant planet of Bona Dea, by the descendants of interstellar refugees from a desolated earth. Through the entire story, the author does a superb job revealing the alien planet, Bona Dea, from its new constellations to its strange, yet familiar, flora and fauna. The author further defines the setting through the population and its new system of governance, created by a people who do not want to repeat the mistakes of their ancestors. Bona Dea, along with its new inhabitants, and their way of life is well developed and described throughout the story. Axandra, in particular, is well fleshed out and explored.
Unfortunately, I found the pace of the story too slow for my tastes. It did pick up near the very end, but by then it was such a drastic change from the rest of the story as to be jarring and, to me, rushed.
There was romance in the story and the author handled Axandra’s feelings and introspection with care and finesse, but I was disappointed in her partners. Her first relationship with Jon ended abruptly and the reasons for his sudden change in feelings was never thoroughly explained. In the second relationship, I found Quinn to be so love stricken from the offset as to be unbelievable.
Call of the Goddess was okay. It was science fiction, mystery, and romance all brought together and even though it had all these elements mixed in, they just never truly blended into one cohesive whole for me.
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