Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend Writing Warriors.
Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their
stories.
I’m posting snippets from
my latest release, Cosmic Rift, Book 4 in the Grand Masters’ Galaxy.
Blurb
Empath
Violet embarks on a new and desperate mission to find her missing lover.
Violet’s
happy family is shattered when Athanor Griffin vanishes. The formidable Grand
Master might have teleported anywhere in the galaxy. Violet strives to find her
psychic partner, while looking after their baby and fulfilling his duties on
the Council. Her frantic search uncovers a new threat to galactic civilization
along with resurgence of the infamous Ixioth slavers. The Council dithers in
response to her call for action, and even her former allies believe the Griffin
is dead. She must risk her son, her psi-powers, and her life to rescue her
beloved mate in the hope they can unite to fight the menace.
Informal
Tag line: Even galaxy-trotting heroines
need a babysitter.
Ixioth
slavers have been kidnapping the people of Grand Master Ravaleen, Meilai of
Marina. Violet has enlisted the help of Flatipus, a huge sea creature with
psychic powers, to defeat the Ixioths.
You can
read the snippet from last week here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/07/flatipus-helps-snippet-from-cosmic-rift.html
The
final sentence was: Gathering her amplified power
into a psi weapon, she speared into the drive.
She raised a barricade around the roiling fuel and expelled the
heat into the ocean. The ship shuddered on its base, but did not topple.
“Ease your output,”
she sent to Flatipus. The excess energy withdrew, leaving her weaker and tired.
Opening her eyes, she told Ravaleen, “The ship is stranded.
Let’s free the slaves.”
The Meilai drew her bow and shouted, “The stings of Artemis will
destroy you!” She raced forward, shooting arrows and firing emerald rays from
her blazing eyes.
You
can read how Violet met Flatipus in the Grand Master’s Mate, Book 3
As
always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Definitely could feel the tension with this snippet. Especially with these lines,"She raised a barricade around the roiling fuel and expelled the heat into the ocean. The ship shuddered on its base, but did not topple."
ReplyDeleteI feel like I know what I'm dealing with and this just a snippet of the chapter, wow! Nicely done.
Thank you. I aim to thrill my readers.
DeleteGreat snippet! She's definitely a force to be reckoned with!
ReplyDeleteOf course. You should read how she tricked the Red Queen in book 3.
DeleteSounds like those Ixioth slavers are going to lose their slaves. Go Violet! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah! She's in fine form, but it is not helping her find Athanor.
DeleteI like the way you're pulling all the threads together here - an exciting excerpt.
ReplyDeleteAnd the action continues!
DeleteVery intense! Never mess with anyone who uses a bow connected to Artemis!
ReplyDeleteThese Grand Masters love using mythical references.
DeleteShe shoots arrows with her eyes? The very thought makes me quiver.
ReplyDeleteIs that a pun?
DeleteInteresting to find mention of a Greek goddess on an alien planet...
ReplyDeleteMy Grand Masters enjoy mentioning their mythic counterparts.
DeleteI love your tagline. I hate to admit, I've fallen a book behind in the series, but I will catch up! looking forward to this one.
ReplyDeleteGrand Master's Mate may be the best in the series.
DeleteEvery time I read your tagline, I chuckle. So great. Well, you've got some powerful characters there. Shooting arrows from her eyes? Wow.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThis is an exciting excerpt, and I really liked that tagline.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I enjoy to read and write action scenes.
DeleteGreat title for a book! Here's mine:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/630476