Title: The Star
Author: C. Warner Thompson
Release Date: June 3rd, 2013
Genre: Young Adult, Dark Fantasy
Blitz Host: Lady
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Blurb:
Abbii had been afraid of the dark for four long years. She hated the eerie silence that filled the night.
Abbii had been afraid of the dark for four long years. She hated the eerie silence that filled the night.
She would often try to forget
by closing her eyes at night, but she would always be met by dreams of Shadows
that would attack her, dragging her into the Darkness. Most nights, she would
simply lie there with her bedding wrapped tightly around her, staring at the
light coming in through her window, hoping that she would drift off into a
dreamless sleep.
Ever since that day four
years ago, the dark had frightened her; she had thought it would be a curse
throughout the whole of her life, but something changed when she met him.
The dark seemed to lose its
power and the moon’s light brightened.
Her dreams didn’t stop;
nightmares still stole her sleep, but there was always a figure of Light that
would save her and allow her to wake.
He said the same thing every
night in her dreams. Keep fighting, Abbii.
She thought that he was part
of her imagination, someone that she had created to save her, until she met him
and was drawn into his bright hazel eyes.
His name was Nate.
Author
Bio:
I was born in England
in the West Midlands in 1991 where I am still
currently living, growing up alongside one younger and three older brothers.
Books
and writing was an interest that I began to develop from the first years of
secondary school, and on my thirteenth birthday, I began to plan and
design the idea to write a fantasy novel. I finished secondary school
with high GCSE's and then went on into further education to study English and
all aspects of art and design. After six years of writing, planning and overall
editing of the book, it was successfully completed, containing over 82,000
words, and self published in the first week of 2011.
With
high expectations in myself, I immediately began to write a second novel in the
series, while keeping my art and design a part of the process. The achievement
of completing the first novel 'Purest Light,' allowed the ideas of the second
to flow much easier and it was completed by early 2012. As I was writing the third
and final book, New Beginnings, at the same time, the series was finished by
its publication in 2013.
Writing
is now a part of my everyday and I have started on my newest project, The Star,
which is also planned to be the first of three. Only time will tell.
Twitter @clemychum
Excerpt:
Nate signalled for her to move forward, watching as she did after a brief hesitation. She stopped several strides in front of him and waited for him to speak. “How many windows are there?”
Nate signalled for her to move forward, watching as she did after a brief hesitation. She stopped several strides in front of him and waited for him to speak. “How many windows are there?”
Not really
understanding the relevance of counting windows, Abbii turned to count them.
“No!”
Startled by
Nate’s outburst, she glared at him, more out of shock than malice.
“Without
turning.” He watched as confusion took over her face. “Close your eyes and
focus on the energy of the sunlight beaming through the glass.”
Abbii shuffled in
her place, not really understanding, but when Nate smiled, she did as she was
asked. She closed her eyes, immediately feeling self conscious that Nate’s gaze
was focused onto her.
“Clear your mind
of everything else. Think of somewhere you feel calm.”
Keeping her eyes
closed, Abbii took in Nate’s statement. She felt her heartbeat increase and her
breath seemed shallow, but as she relaxed her shoulders, the rest of her body
seemed to follow. She listened to the faint breeze that circled through the
large space, hearing leaves pitter-pattering against the wooden floor.
“Anywhere you
feel calm.”
Although her mind
was full of questions and worries and a fear that she would lose herself, Abbii
found that an image began to form in her head. Bursts of blue and silver light
soothed her, and once the image had focused, she realised why. She could see
the lake at The Everglades, with the moon reflected clearly upon its surface.
The stars were shining brightly, and the air was still. The feeling of calm
which enveloped her felt uplifting.
“Now keep that
feeling inside of you and focus onto the light of the sun.”
Not at all
distracted by Nate’s words, Abbii kept hold of the calmness inside of her and
expanded her mind in some way, feeling the energy of the sunlight. She could
feel its warmth and the way it passed through the glass of the bay windows. The
years of dirt and dust made no difference; the power of the sunlight beamed
through it without faltering.
“How many are
there, Abbii?”
Realising that
she could sense several different areas of the sunlight’s energy, Abbii
realised that each one represented one of the windows.
There are
eight.
Thank you for this :)
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