Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Book Blitz: The Children of Wehn by Jennifer Redmile




-->Jennifer Redmile grew up on the beautiful northern beaches of Sydney NSW, and now lives in Geraldton WA with her husband and two gorgeous puppy dogs. She has always been an avid fantasy fiction reader, and always worked with children, so when she decided to write a novel, it was a natural progression to combine the two and make it a children’s novel. 


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-->The Children of When follows the adventures of three children raised in separate “foster-homes” who are magically transported to another world on their fourteenth birthday. On arrival in this new world, they discover they are part of a 1000 year old prophecy. In order to fulfil the prophecy and survive, they must find and reunite three missing pieces of an ancient amulet and learn to control and use their unique Gifts, all while being pursued by those who would prefer the amulet remain missing. 

Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0137ZQ3PU/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_cmQVvb1ZJ78BG

 Author Top 10

1. My husband, the most awesome man ever.

2. My kids: Carly is 25 and Brendan is 23…and they have both turned into adults I’m very proud of.

3. My dogs Ashie and Molly.

4. Writing

5. Sleeping

6. No longer working, which means I get more time to write.

7. A cup of tea I didn’t have to make myself

8. A meal I didn’t have to make myself

9. Sleeping (okay, so it’s important enough to be mentioned twice).

10. My amazing writing buddy, Alison Clifford, without whose constant praise and inspiration I’d have given up long ago.

And a fun interview question


How did you come to write this particular book or series?
I had just finished a 10 week contract as a boarding supervisor at a Residential College for teenage kids. After the first week of being home full-time, my hubby suggested I not go back to work and live on one wage for a while. I heard about this writing challenge called NaNoWriMo, where you have to write 50,000 words in a month. As it was October, and the challenge runs throughout the month of November, I started thinking about writing a book. I’ve always been a huge reader of fantasy novels, and I’ve always worked with kids. So I decided to write a fantasy novel about kids for kids. I’m not really sure where the original idea came from, but the story has evolved from what the characters tell me to do next.

 




Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Book Blitz: The Crystal Bridge by Charlie Pulsipher



Kaden could use his Egg, a shell of light only he can see, to transport himself across the emptiness between universes to distant worlds, but he’s afraid. This Egg may have saved his life once, but it failed to save another and the worlds it leads to are full of hidden dangers.

Aren’s sight reaches deep into the souls around her, exposing more than she ever wanted to see in friends, family, and strangers alike. When she turns her gaze on Kaden, his Egg responds, sending them spiraling across space and time to a world where dragons, elves, dwarves, and peculiar gods dwell. Separated, lost, and alone in a world on the brink of war, these teens must come to grips with their unique gifts if they ever want to see Earth again.

Back home, a biotechnology company tinkers with the science of reality, hoping to cure death itself, but they awaken something shadowy and powerful, a being imprisoned in the void for millennia. This dark god longs to break free and devour everything, its hunger insatiable. Infinite universes would be consumed. Kaden and Aren must decide if they can save more than themselves.

Can they save us all?


Buy your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IAHEMOK


Charlie Pulsipher is a were-hamster and lemur enthusiast who lives in Saint George, Utah with his lovely wife and neurotic dog. He writes sci-fi and fantasy or some mix of the two. He plans on surviving the inevitable zombie-pocalypse that will surely start when dust bunnies rise up against their vacuum cleaner masters.

Find him online at www.charliepulsipher.com

He spends his time away from the keyboard hiking and camping in stunning Southern Utah.

He neglects his twitter account.

Don’t be fooled by his shy, humble exterior. He does bite and his velociraptor impression is quite scary. It’s probably the coolest thing about him.


https://www.facebook.com/charlie.pulsipher
https://twitter.com/charliepulse


Question and Answer with the Author

1.      How did you come to write this particular book or series?

I have weirdly vivid and well-developed dreams. I simply combined two that felt similar at the time. I don't think I realized how hard it would be at the time, but the end result is worth all the late nights and long arguments with my characters.

2.      What is your favorite late night snack?
Does Dr Pepper count as a snack?


Snippet 1:

Kaden reached out with his mind and willed one of the circular images to slide along the shell until it hovered before his face. He took in this image, a dark blue sky filled with red nebulae that spun over darkened forests as the silver leaves hissed with their own breath.

He waved it away and pulled another image forward. Moun­tains of broken crystal shimmered beneath three suns as giant insects tunneled through the shards like some insane ant farm. Kaden pulled another image around and saw fire rain down from a blood red sky as wispy shadows sped over the blackened ground, eating ash.






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