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Magical Bond #2
Aftermath of Defiance: Volume Two of the Magical Bond Series
Connor's act of rebellion triggers events even he wasn't prepared for.
A city falls to ruin.
With one final stand, Connor risks everything to reverse the results of his actions.
Connor and his friends continue their battle against SUM and their leader, Dr. Daniel Hunter, in this tragic post-apocalyptic story. When failed plans trigger another war, all seems lost as Connor fights his way through a broken city to be reunited with those he lost.
Separated from Connor, Katrina is injured and must rely on the help of Ajax, a stranger whom she only just met. It's a long painful journey as Katrina fights her way through the fallen city desperate to reunite with Connor and Sullivan. She finds comfort, though, with Ajax by her side every step of the way.
With time working against them, Connor and Katrina race back to the last place they were together in hopes of finding each other. It will take their combined powers, and a lot of luck, to once again break into the Institute and get their friends back.
A post-apocalyptic / dystopian story about an alternate world of magic and war where trust and loyalty between friends may be the only means of survival.
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"A studiously chilling post-apocalyptic tale." --Kirkus Review (praise for Fortitude Rising)
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A city falls to ruin.
With one final stand, Connor risks everything to reverse the results of his actions.
Connor and his friends continue their battle against SUM and their leader, Dr. Daniel Hunter, in this tragic post-apocalyptic story. When failed plans trigger another war, all seems lost as Connor fights his way through a broken city to be reunited with those he lost.
Separated from Connor, Katrina is injured and must rely on the help of Ajax, a stranger whom she only just met. It's a long painful journey as Katrina fights her way through the fallen city desperate to reunite with Connor and Sullivan. She finds comfort, though, with Ajax by her side every step of the way.
With time working against them, Connor and Katrina race back to the last place they were together in hopes of finding each other. It will take their combined powers, and a lot of luck, to once again break into the Institute and get their friends back.
A post-apocalyptic / dystopian story about an alternate world of magic and war where trust and loyalty between friends may be the only means of survival.
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"A studiously chilling post-apocalyptic tale." --Kirkus Review (praise for Fortitude Rising)
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242 pages, Hardcover
Published August 20, 2019
About the author
A.M. Bochnak
15 books25 followersA.M. Bochnak is a dreamer. She always has her head in the clouds or her eyes turned to the stars imagining new adventures and far off worlds for which to travel. She has written numerous short stories and poems as well as several full-length novels. She writes science fiction and fantasy. She cannot resist a good epic fantasy or apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. The Blood Trials, an urban fantasy, is her first published novel (anticipated release Spring 2018). She is an American author, born and raised in southern Ohio and now lives in Gainesville, Florida.
A.M. Bochnak has also published nonfiction under the name Angelique Bochnak.
A.M. Bochnak has also published nonfiction under the name Angelique Bochnak.
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September 3, 2019
In the aftermath of the uprising, Conner and Kat are trying their best to survive. But things are getting bad out there as they are being hunted by SUM and Dr. Hunter. Buildings are being leveled and friends are either getting killed or dragged away, somewhere. Dr. Hunter is planning something, but they aren't sure what, and Kat's new abilities might not be enough to save them.
I had read Fortitude Rising last year, and I admit that I read so much, I had forgotten the premise a bit before starting this (a hazard of reading approx 30 books a month for sure). But once I got into the groove, things started coming back to me. At first, I thought Conner's hesitance of Ajax was a bit overkill, but the more I read of how aloof he was, the more I started to agree with Conner, that Ajax was definitely hiding something. Conner doesn't have the support he needs in this book because of his defiance, which is going to make his path decidedly so much harder.
I knew coming into this that we would end on a cliffhanger because book 1 did that, and I'm not a fan of cliffhangers at all (especially when the books are spaced so far apart, as stated above, I forget the plot), but I think this is such a surprising series, because everyone's talents are different and they all have something to contribute. I would love to find out what Dr. Hunter is up to. I think Kat is going to be a force to be reckoned with, and when you get everyone together, Dr. Hunter will have met his match. Nicely done.
I had read Fortitude Rising last year, and I admit that I read so much, I had forgotten the premise a bit before starting this (a hazard of reading approx 30 books a month for sure). But once I got into the groove, things started coming back to me. At first, I thought Conner's hesitance of Ajax was a bit overkill, but the more I read of how aloof he was, the more I started to agree with Conner, that Ajax was definitely hiding something. Conner doesn't have the support he needs in this book because of his defiance, which is going to make his path decidedly so much harder.
I knew coming into this that we would end on a cliffhanger because book 1 did that, and I'm not a fan of cliffhangers at all (especially when the books are spaced so far apart, as stated above, I forget the plot), but I think this is such a surprising series, because everyone's talents are different and they all have something to contribute. I would love to find out what Dr. Hunter is up to. I think Kat is going to be a force to be reckoned with, and when you get everyone together, Dr. Hunter will have met his match. Nicely done.
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