GRAND MASTER’S TRILOGY
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to stop by the posts from the other authors.
I am
thrilled to announce that I have completed the Grand Master’s Trilogy.
Today,
I’ll showcase a longer excerpt from Book 3, Grand Master’s Mate.
Book 1
is on sale for 99c. Buy links are at the end of the post.
Excerpt
from Book 3, Grand Master’s Mate:
A small
brown dragon popped into view, flying in midair towards Ythris. “Attack on
Illoris!” it croaked.
Silence
fell within the great hall.
Acting
fast, Ythris ordered, “Seltos, peep at the portal station.” The copper dragon
vanished.
“My
children!” Gullish wailed, clutching at the nearest little Brululians.
“We’ll
get them,” Athanor grated, leaving Violet momentarily uncertain whether he
meant the attackers or the Brululians on the moon. “Both,” he sent, grabbing her arm.
The
rock walled hall disappeared as they spun into the void.
“You retrieve the Brululians and I’ll hold
off the attackers,” Athanor’s command winged to Violet.
Emerging
under the dome of the portal station on the moon Illoris, Violet blinked at the
confused melee of the attack. Giant amoeboids rolled over the rocky surface
like gobs of gel. One wallith thrashed on the ground, leaking blue blood from
its ripped limbs. The second wallith tore pieces from a pale green blob.
Seltos
was nowhere in sight. Violet guessed he had scouted the moon and already
returned to report to the Black Dragon.
The
Brululian Warden reared in front of its cabin in a valiant attempt to protect
its babies. Gulpah’s shell was coated in green slime and two of its thin limbs
had snapped at the joints and hung useless. Undeterred by the wounds, Gulpah’s
large foreclaw pinched into the squirming gel of its assailant.
Athanor
shoved Violet towards the cabin. He stood tall, blasting blue psi beams into
the attackers. Dodging past the struggling Gulpah and his opponent, Violet
dashed inside the cabin and swept the three little Brululians into her arms.
She peered outside.
Leaping
to Violet’s side, Athanor caught her arm and barked, “I’ll port you to safety.”
She grabbed one of the middle limbs of Gulpah and psi surged, flipping Violet
and the Brululians into the void.
The
great hall of the eyrie appeared around them. Violet released her grip on the
Brululians and the shelly little creatures raced to the arms of Gullish and
their siblings. She bent over the Brululian to examine his injuries.
Gulpah
panted, “My children are safe. I can grow another leg.”
Placing
her hands on his shell, Violet poured healing empathy into the Warden.
Reaching
a clawed forelimb to the wounded Brululian, Istrelle sang, “Let me aid our
brave Warden Gulpah. Save energy for your Griffin.” Stepping aside, Violet
sensed the silver dragoness radiate her despised empathy to ease the
Brululian’s pain.
Her
Griffin, Athanor, had remained on Illoris to deal with the invaders. Shutting
her eyes, Violet focused on their resonating crystals and saw through the
amethyst he wore. Many transparent amoeboids oozed out of the portal. The
coppery Seltos swooped back and forth, ripping into the enemy with his sharp
claws. Athanor blasted holes in their membranes; they shriveled and died. More
poured through the portal and filled the portal station with their pulsing
bodies.
One
pushed a metal box and cracked open the lid. Gray smoke billowed from the box.
“Port out!” Violet’s thought arrowed to
Athanor.
“Hades!” Athanor groaned. Their link
snapped.
Violet
swung to Ythris and cried, “Athanor’s in trouble!”
Blurb for Grand Master's Mate
Young
empath, Violet Hunter, and her crafty Grand Master, Athanor Griffin, tackle the
villains threatening civilization.
Their
worst enemy, the Red Queen, rampages across the galaxy evading capture, while
blocked portals restrict normal commerce among planets. Compounding their
problems, half the Grand Masters on the Council fear Violet is the agent of
their doom as her father foretold, and vow to eliminate her. To restore peace,
Violet and Athanor embark on a hazardous quest for a weapon hidden by the
ancient psychic masters on one of four planets. But, the weapon proves elusive,
dangers lurk in the ancient sites, and new alliances forged with bizarre
entities may not be sufficient to foil their enemies and save the galaxy.
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