Saturday, July 18, 2015

Grand Master's Game - 8-10 sentences for #WeWriWa



Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Here, writers showcase their work with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read our snippets.

This week, I’ll share a scene from my new release, Grand Master’s Game, Book 2 in my series, Grand Master’s Trilogy. In this series, the portal web is the main means for interplanetary transport. But, the portals are failing.



Kondric pushed the portal door open and stepped out onto a narrow shelf of rock. An icy wind roared into the cylinder from a murky gray sky.
Kondric recoiled, yelling, “This isn’t Avalon!” A fit of coughing convulsed his face and he tottered on the edge of the cliff. The Grand Master grabbed his arm and pulled him back into the cylinder. Holding his breath, Kondric pulled on the headpiece of his suit.
The frigid air stunk of rotten eggs. Violet gagged and blocked her nose.



Blurb
Spin across the galaxy as Violet and her Grand Master hunt their enemies.
Cracks in the portal web threaten galactic civilization, and suspicions fall on the mysterious Grand Masters with their immense psychic powers. Once, there were twelve Grand Masters, humans and aliens, on the Council. Now there are eleven. One was killed when the young pawn, Violet, rescued her Grand Master, Athanor, from the Red Queen’s dungeon. The Red Queen fled the fight and now she lurks out of sight, regenerating her energies.
Athanor devises a risky plan to expose his enemies on the Council and force the Red Queen into the open. His strategy will employ Violet’s empathic skills as his secret weapon. Meanwhile, she wrestles with her erratic talents and doubts about their unequal partnership. In their search for revenge, they contend with the portal crisis, psychic traps and hostile aliens. In the inevitable battle of Grand Masters, Violet and Athanor each will face their worst nightmares. What is the sacrifice for victory?
 
Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8

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12 comments:

  1. Excellent excerpt Aurora. I could even smell the sulphur.

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  2. Excellent excerpt Aurora. I could even smell the sulphur.

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  3. Scary. Vivid portrayal of a tense moment!

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  4. Intense - could feel the wind and certainly didn't like the smell!

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  5. Wow, that was intense and the use of the scent was an excellent touch. Terrific excerpt!

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  6. Clearly the Grandmaster had been uncertain as to whether they would travel to where they were supposed to... Good thing he wants to keep the pawns alive.

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  7. Quite visual, and also good use of the senses to draw the reader into the scene! :-)

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