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Valkyrie on Planet Fury: A Novel with Gravitas
A forbidden love. An impossible mission. A planet where death lurks at every turn. Sybil of Planet Valkyrie can’t go home until she confronts the rulers of Planet Fury, where assassination is a popular pastime. The Furies demand that Sybil tap the powers of her familiar demons to find an answer that may not exist—or die trying. Praise for the Sybil of Valkyrie - Gravitas “A truly masterful blending of new fantasy with the most ancient of myths.” Denise Kelly LeBlanc, author of Inheritance “It was good to laugh so much. I found Sybil wonderfully written, clever, and powerful.” S. Anderson on Amazon “A thoroughly enjoyable read!” Karen J. Mossman, author of The Secret “Weaves Greek and Norse mythology into an action-packed tale with visionary ideas, hilarious wit and sexy fun.” Jaqueline Girdner, author of the Kate Jasper mysteries “A heady blend of science fiction and erotic fun, satire and mind-thrilling and chilling detail.” Frannie Zellman, author of The Fatland Trilogy
- GenresFantasy
194 pages, Paperback
Published January 16, 2016
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About the author
Lynne Murray
27 books139 followersI'm the author of
Runaway Dragonette (what if "the Bachelorette" was a shapeshifting dragon princess?),
Valkyrie on Planet Fury (why the Furies make really bad hostesses),
Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone (a unique look at human-alien First Contact),
Valkyrie in the Demon Realm (demons and aphrodisiacs don't mix),
The Falstaff Vampire Files (Sir John Falstaff, undead and misbehaving in San Francisco),
The Bride of the Living Dead (a romantic comedy for women who love monster movies too much),
and four books in the mystery series featuring Josephine Fuller, sleuth of size who doesn't apologize
Larger Than Death, Large Target, At Large and A Ton of Trouble.
Newspapers and magazines have published my essays, reviews and interviews--including my favorite with Darlene Cates, star of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"! Many of these short pieces can be found on my web page. I live in San Francisco. When not writing, I can be found reading and spoiling my cats.
Runaway Dragonette (what if "the Bachelorette" was a shapeshifting dragon princess?),
Valkyrie on Planet Fury (why the Furies make really bad hostesses),
Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone (a unique look at human-alien First Contact),
Valkyrie in the Demon Realm (demons and aphrodisiacs don't mix),
The Falstaff Vampire Files (Sir John Falstaff, undead and misbehaving in San Francisco),
The Bride of the Living Dead (a romantic comedy for women who love monster movies too much),
and four books in the mystery series featuring Josephine Fuller, sleuth of size who doesn't apologize
Larger Than Death, Large Target, At Large and A Ton of Trouble.
Newspapers and magazines have published my essays, reviews and interviews--including my favorite with Darlene Cates, star of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"! Many of these short pieces can be found on my web page. I live in San Francisco. When not writing, I can be found reading and spoiling my cats.
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October 16, 2016
Valkyrie On Planet Fury by Lynne Murray is a speactacular novella. It is the 2nd book in the Gravitas series and I enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed reading the fist book in this series.
This series is based on such a unique concept about females running the planet of Valkyrie and having a lot of husbands in order to balance their Gravitas- their all-time dominant pheromones. Needless to say, it was a quick read and I enjoyed reading it through and through.
Sybill is a brilliantly written and an exceptionally well-executed character, and I always find myself chuckling whenever she makes snide remarks that show her intelligence like a glittering star. Other characters well also relatable and I ended up caring for most fo them.
I've always like author Murray's writing style and this time was no exception. Like the first book the writing had a great flow and I literally breezed through the entire story. The pacing was brilliant as well.
I'd recommend this book and the one before it to anyone looking for a unique and light-hearted quick read.
You can also read this review at The Reading Bud.
This series is based on such a unique concept about females running the planet of Valkyrie and having a lot of husbands in order to balance their Gravitas- their all-time dominant pheromones. Needless to say, it was a quick read and I enjoyed reading it through and through.
Sybill is a brilliantly written and an exceptionally well-executed character, and I always find myself chuckling whenever she makes snide remarks that show her intelligence like a glittering star. Other characters well also relatable and I ended up caring for most fo them.
I've always like author Murray's writing style and this time was no exception. Like the first book the writing had a great flow and I literally breezed through the entire story. The pacing was brilliant as well.
I'd recommend this book and the one before it to anyone looking for a unique and light-hearted quick read.
You can also read this review at The Reading Bud.
May 13, 2018
Lynne Murray knocks it out of the park again!
It had been a while since I read the first book Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone. I had almost forgotten what an amazing storyteller this author is but two pages in and it all came rushing back. Her memorable characters. Her own sci-fi take on various mythologies. Her amazing building of complex societies. Everything about this book makes it such a pleasure to read.
Though there are some editing issues, the storytelling shines through as we are whisked away on another edge-of-your-seat adventure with Sybil, our favorite oddball from Planet Valkyrie. Tension, romance, devious plots, and sexy fun are in store. We even meet Medusa!
I highly recommend this one.
It had been a while since I read the first book Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone. I had almost forgotten what an amazing storyteller this author is but two pages in and it all came rushing back. Her memorable characters. Her own sci-fi take on various mythologies. Her amazing building of complex societies. Everything about this book makes it such a pleasure to read.
Though there are some editing issues, the storytelling shines through as we are whisked away on another edge-of-your-seat adventure with Sybil, our favorite oddball from Planet Valkyrie. Tension, romance, devious plots, and sexy fun are in store. We even meet Medusa!
I highly recommend this one.
March 16, 2016
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When we last saw Val-Sybilla at the end of Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone, she
had found her lost husband, Josu and they had barely escaped with their lives from the forbidden
zone, planet Earth; an escape facilitated by a mysterious and not completely trustworthy
individual called “Feeney” who had used a mutual aid agreement he held with the Furies and the
Sirens to ensure their escape from Earth.
Now, the Furies want payment for the lives of Sybil and Josu, and collecting from Feeney
won’t satisfy them. Immediately upon returning to Planet Valkyrie, Senior Clan Mother Val-
Isvenlena dispatches Val-Sybilla and Josu to Planet Fury to placate the Furies. Fury is a planet
ruled by women as is Valkyrie, but it is bathed in Wroth, a warlike anger pheromone with effects
directly opposite the Valkyrie’s abundant sensual sex pheromone, Gravitas. Wroth has ensured a
social system on Fury ruled by assassination and minor issues such as personal disagreements
and political successions are decided by fights to the death. Val-Isvenlena secretly hopes the
Furies will kill Val-Sybilla and Josu ridding her of a sticky social problem. However, the Furies
need a communication method that can’t be intercepted and they are hoping that Val-Sybilla will
be able to find a Furious equivalent to the Valkyrian mental demons used to extract information
from the There/Not there. Thus the stage is set, for Sybil and Josu, in fear of their lives, to do the
bidding of the Furies in payment for their escape from Earth, while Val-Isvenlena plots to rid
herself of Val-Sybilla and Josu and award Sybil’s estate to her whining sister Cariya.
Valkyrie on Planet Fury is narrated by Sybil in the first person. Based upon Greek and
Norse mythological archetypes, the story calls upon characters who are menacing in both violent
and not violent ways. It contrasts a social system, based on deviousness and social custom
(Valkyrie) with the social system on Fury, based on mortal combat. Heroes arise throughout the
story; Hesiod risks his life and his military career by taking independent action to save Sybil and
Josu from a plot in which they are suspected of murdering Megaera, one of the three Furies.
Ellya, Pandora and Cassiopia unexpectedly arise as heroes when the weakest among the citizen’s
of Fury prove to possess the communications secret the Furies crave. Finally, thanks to Sybil’s
negotiating skills, a confrontation spurred by Gravitas with Medusa results in an unexpected
resolution that once again spares their lives.
Valkyrie on Planet Fury proved to be entertaining and well worth reading for anyone with
an interest in science fiction, fantasy, human relations or even just an interest in a good
entertaining story. Yes, it’s a little far out for some readers, but in the end the real story is about
men and women, their needs and goals, and what methods they are willing to use to obtain them.
Beyond that, it’s about sex…what’s not to like?
5-Stars Clabe Polk
When we last saw Val-Sybilla at the end of Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone, she
had found her lost husband, Josu and they had barely escaped with their lives from the forbidden
zone, planet Earth; an escape facilitated by a mysterious and not completely trustworthy
individual called “Feeney” who had used a mutual aid agreement he held with the Furies and the
Sirens to ensure their escape from Earth.
Now, the Furies want payment for the lives of Sybil and Josu, and collecting from Feeney
won’t satisfy them. Immediately upon returning to Planet Valkyrie, Senior Clan Mother Val-
Isvenlena dispatches Val-Sybilla and Josu to Planet Fury to placate the Furies. Fury is a planet
ruled by women as is Valkyrie, but it is bathed in Wroth, a warlike anger pheromone with effects
directly opposite the Valkyrie’s abundant sensual sex pheromone, Gravitas. Wroth has ensured a
social system on Fury ruled by assassination and minor issues such as personal disagreements
and political successions are decided by fights to the death. Val-Isvenlena secretly hopes the
Furies will kill Val-Sybilla and Josu ridding her of a sticky social problem. However, the Furies
need a communication method that can’t be intercepted and they are hoping that Val-Sybilla will
be able to find a Furious equivalent to the Valkyrian mental demons used to extract information
from the There/Not there. Thus the stage is set, for Sybil and Josu, in fear of their lives, to do the
bidding of the Furies in payment for their escape from Earth, while Val-Isvenlena plots to rid
herself of Val-Sybilla and Josu and award Sybil’s estate to her whining sister Cariya.
Valkyrie on Planet Fury is narrated by Sybil in the first person. Based upon Greek and
Norse mythological archetypes, the story calls upon characters who are menacing in both violent
and not violent ways. It contrasts a social system, based on deviousness and social custom
(Valkyrie) with the social system on Fury, based on mortal combat. Heroes arise throughout the
story; Hesiod risks his life and his military career by taking independent action to save Sybil and
Josu from a plot in which they are suspected of murdering Megaera, one of the three Furies.
Ellya, Pandora and Cassiopia unexpectedly arise as heroes when the weakest among the citizen’s
of Fury prove to possess the communications secret the Furies crave. Finally, thanks to Sybil’s
negotiating skills, a confrontation spurred by Gravitas with Medusa results in an unexpected
resolution that once again spares their lives.
Valkyrie on Planet Fury proved to be entertaining and well worth reading for anyone with
an interest in science fiction, fantasy, human relations or even just an interest in a good
entertaining story. Yes, it’s a little far out for some readers, but in the end the real story is about
men and women, their needs and goals, and what methods they are willing to use to obtain them.
Beyond that, it’s about sex…what’s not to like?
5-Stars Clabe Polk
April 17, 2016
3.5 stars
I was asked to read and review Valkyrie on planet Fury: A novel with Gravitas. Once I started it, I realized it wasn’t the first book in the series, and frankly, I was confused. I went back to get the first book, Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone, to read first. Both titles are available on Kindle Unlimited.
Valkyrie picks up where Gravitas leaves off. Sybil and Jasu have returned from Earth, only to be summoned to planet Fury, for some unknown reason. The Fury are pretty much the Valkyrie antithesis; where the Valkyrie Gravitas is a powerful aphrodisiac, the Fury produce wroth
“….a compound that produces the opposite effect _ anger, revenge, merciless destruction.”
Needless to say, they are in a very precarious position on a hostile planet.
There was a lot going on in Valkyrie, on Planet Fury, and for a bit, I wasn’t sure if we had a clear course to the story. At some points, I was a bit confused with what was going on, and had to re-read parts for clarity. I also noticed more errors; such as using wrong words, or words being switched to the point where it interrupted my concentration while I read.
Overall, I found Valkyrie on Planet Fury extremely entertaining. Had it not been for those few issues; and again, with those ever present fade to blacks, I would have rated it higher. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first, but I think it was a fun ride!....Sara
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I was asked to read and review Valkyrie on planet Fury: A novel with Gravitas. Once I started it, I realized it wasn’t the first book in the series, and frankly, I was confused. I went back to get the first book, Gravitas: Valkyrie in the Forbidden Zone, to read first. Both titles are available on Kindle Unlimited.
Valkyrie picks up where Gravitas leaves off. Sybil and Jasu have returned from Earth, only to be summoned to planet Fury, for some unknown reason. The Fury are pretty much the Valkyrie antithesis; where the Valkyrie Gravitas is a powerful aphrodisiac, the Fury produce wroth
“….a compound that produces the opposite effect _ anger, revenge, merciless destruction.”
Needless to say, they are in a very precarious position on a hostile planet.
There was a lot going on in Valkyrie, on Planet Fury, and for a bit, I wasn’t sure if we had a clear course to the story. At some points, I was a bit confused with what was going on, and had to re-read parts for clarity. I also noticed more errors; such as using wrong words, or words being switched to the point where it interrupted my concentration while I read.
Overall, I found Valkyrie on Planet Fury extremely entertaining. Had it not been for those few issues; and again, with those ever present fade to blacks, I would have rated it higher. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first, but I think it was a fun ride!....Sara
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April 18, 2016
This is my second Gravitas read. They're kind of cool stories. The first was set on earth - so it had a fish out of water vibe for the lead character. Whereas 'Fury' was familiar for her and unfamiliar for us.
The Gravitas books have a cool vibe. I read 'Forbidden Zone' in more or less one sitting on a wet weekend - and enjoyed it. I read 'Fury' over a long hot summer with sometimes weeks between reading. It was easy to pick up and get back into - easy to re-engage with the characters.
The story in 'Fury' was more convoluted (in a good way) than 'Forbidden Zone' and Lynne Murray did a nice job at rounding it all up. A really nice job.
It's not 'hard' science fiction - I'd call it a mix between sci-fi and fantasy, so if you're into the whole ninja-pixies vibe you might want to check out a bit of Gravitas too.
The Gravitas books have a cool vibe. I read 'Forbidden Zone' in more or less one sitting on a wet weekend - and enjoyed it. I read 'Fury' over a long hot summer with sometimes weeks between reading. It was easy to pick up and get back into - easy to re-engage with the characters.
The story in 'Fury' was more convoluted (in a good way) than 'Forbidden Zone' and Lynne Murray did a nice job at rounding it all up. A really nice job.
It's not 'hard' science fiction - I'd call it a mix between sci-fi and fantasy, so if you're into the whole ninja-pixies vibe you might want to check out a bit of Gravitas too.
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