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sample their work.
I’m continuing to show
snippets from Cosmic Lock, the sixth book in my epic science fantasy series. I am
doing the final pass to polish this story and I’ll publish as soon as it’s gone
through proofing.
Violet has taken Varan,
her 13-month old son, to visit their dragon friends on the hot planet of
Sythos. Both Violet and her son are wearing protective suits and helmets due to
the high temperatures and high levels of oxygen in the atmosphere. Dragons’
eyries are carved inside tall pillars of rock in the desert-like terrain.
Violet and her son are waiting on the entrance platform of the tunnel to the
dragons’ caves.
You can find last week’s
snippet at https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-dragons-of-sythos-snippet-from.html
The final
sentence was: No more
than five minutes later, Violet detected the approach of her friend, Ythris.
The huge Black Dragon stomped
onto the ledge. His scales shone like polished onyx, and his head towered high above
her. He lowered his long neck to stare at her, a fierce gleam in his great
golden eyes. Offering the big claw on his foreleg in greeting, he hissed,
“Violet Griffin, Zyzost friend, you returned unscathed from the parallel
universe.”
“We escaped through the Rift with
the help of our dragon comrades, Seltos and Elfrise.”
“They have related their tale.”
Twitching his horns forward, he asked, “Is this visit purely social?”
She squeezed his large claw, and
lifted Varan up toward the Black Dragon’s head. “Entirely social on Varan’s
part, although my visit is primarily to check on noble Seltos and valiant
Elfrise.”
End of an official 9 lines, with a few more to follow.
“An impulse worthy of your
generosity. Come with me to our chambers. Istrelle will bring our son to play
with your zyzost child, and we can speak in private.”
“Ride,” Varan demanded, grabbing
one of the dragon’s knobby horns.
Ythris gave a snort of amusement.
“Your son is lively.”
Blurb
Defeating three sets of enemies and sealing a
wormhole – just a normal task for the Griffin Grand Masters.
Grand Masters Violet and Athanor Griffin return
from beyond the Cosmic Rift with two shiploads of rescued children and escaped
slaves, but their enemies have not been idle in their absence. Avalon is in
flames and their baby son is missing. Finding him may be the easiest of their problems.
They must unite the fractious Grand Masters, stop the bloodsucking Ixioths from
enslaving sentients, and seal the cosmic rupture to prevent new incursions of
the vindictive Nulls. The clock is ticking. They have twelve days to squash
their enemies before their final venture into the alternate universe. Can they
overcome the challenges and secure peace for the galaxy?
I
hope to release it well before the listed date.
The first book in this series, Grand Master’s
Pawn, will be 99c this month.
Epic SciFi / Fantasy Adventure and Romance
For refugees from an overcrowded Earth, dreams of a better
life on an alien planet transform into a terrifying battle for survival.
As
always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Charmaine Gordon
ReplyDeleteAs always, my friend, I enjoy your snippets
Thank you and take care!
DeleteYthris is definitely intimidating even though they are friends. He seems kind though.
ReplyDeleteHe's kind to people he can trust.
DeleteI love the respect and trust in this scene between such opposites.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I enjoy matching opposites.
DeleteI'm enjoying the social interaction between these old friends...terrific snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks. The dragons appear several times in this story. I think Ythris is itching to join their battles.
DeleteYthris definitely has a strong presence! I would think it's a good thing the dragon is a friend. :)
ReplyDeleteExactly. Violet won his friendship in the first book when he was younger and more vulnerable.
DeleteI like the dragon very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks. He has a lovely wife too - Silver Istrelle.
DeleteHe seems kind despite his strong demeanour.
ReplyDeleteTrue. He and Athanor share the same fierce mien and kind hearts.
DeleteOnly my second reading of your snippets, and I love the pairing of such opposites. Awesome job.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt.
DeleteThe dragons appear in every book in this series. Often they give vital help.
I enjoy your characterization of Ythris. Intimidating, yet a good friend and stalwart ally.
ReplyDeleteThank you. He lives up to his image in this story.
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