Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
An Interrupted Wedding 4 - snippet for #WeWriWa from Grand Master's Mate
Welcome to another
Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors.
Here, writers showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read
our snippets.
Today, I’ll continue the
horrid wedding scene from my WIP, Grand Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the trilogy. Violet
and her Grand Master, Athanor, are at the wedding of her friends, when another
Grand Master, the Red Queen, Morrigu, drops in, explosively.
You can read last
Sunday’s snippet here: http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/09/an-interrupted-wedding-3-wewriwa-from.html
The snippet ended
with:
Grimacing in fury, the Red Queen zapped red rays at Athanor,
again and again.
Her
attacks were futile. She was unable to penetrate his shield, strengthened by
his link with Violet.
An
impasse. Ruby lasers reflected from the translucent blue envelope around Athanor
and the people he shielded. Morrigu roared her frustration.
Raising
her red arms to the ceiling, Morrigu blasted the intact windows. Glass panes
crashed down and Athanor tightened his screen over the helpless people. The
roof trusses creaked and snapped, tumbling onto the sizzling blue bubble of
Athanor’s shield. He pumped energy into the defensive screen, leaving nothing
for a thrust at their devilish red attacker.
Books 1 & 2 of
the Trilogy are published.
Book 1 is 99c from
23-30th
Please return to www.wewriwa.com
to sample the works of the other writers.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The Planets Eden and Vkani and Their Inhabitants - Plus Freebie
ATRAPAKO AND THEIR
PLANET VKANI
The alien Atrapako inhabit the planet of
Vkani in the outer fringes of the galaxy. Their planet was not discovered until
recently since its sun is obscured by a dust cloud from much of the galaxy.
Thousands of years ago, Atrapako civilization was destroyed when the planet
suffered a catastrophe. The survivors changed. They developed a culture suited
for the environment on their planet, harsh, hostile and unforgiving.
ATRAPAKO PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE AND CULTURE
Physically, the Atrapako are bulky humanoids
because of the heavy gravity on their native planet. They are covered in thick
scales with protective ridges down their noses and along the length of their
torsos. They have crests of stiff spines and curved claws on their hands and feet.
They rarely wear shoes and their toe claws click when they walk on hard
surfaces.
The Atrapako have a rigid class system and
their scales are colored according to their class.
Blues are the dominating
leaders. They scheme for power and expect instant obedience from the other
classes.
Greens are the
technologists, scientists, and mechanics.
Reds are strong and
massive. They are soldiers and laborers and rarely speak. They have no names as
far as the other classes are concerned.
Yellows are the children and
anyone not included in the other three classes. For instance, an artist would
be a Yellow since art is an unvalued talent, unnecessary for survival on
Vkani.
Book 1, The
Lady is Blue, is FREE September 24-26th.
The story of what happened when the Atrapako
first meet humans is told in Book 1
“The Lady is Blue”. A spaceship of
Atrapako escaping from the hostilities on their native planet is forced to land
on the planet of Eden. The Atrapako are sick and their ship is falling apart.
The friendly human colonists on Eden are thrilled to meet aliens, while the
Atrapako believe the humans are weak and emotional.
Eden is a true paradise and the human
colonists have peaceful lives and enjoy parties and a variety of intellectual
and physical pursuits. They are sure to clash with the rigid Atrapako. Dr. Lucy
Stannis, one of the top scientists on Eden, befriends the Blue, Sa Kamizan
Veedak, who led the Atrapako in the spaceship. He is surprised frequently by
her intelligence and fighting skills. After combatting assassination attempts
and rebellions, Lucy and Sa Kamizan find a solution to the conflict between the
two cultures.
THE PLANET OF VKANI
The continents on Vkani have arid deserts and
rugged mountains. Sandstorms scour the dry lands and thunderstorms blast the
mountains. The larger life forms are reptilian, such as the dragon lizards and
pterodactyl-like flying predators described in Book 2 “Dragons of Vkani”.
No life can survive in the lethal Deadlands.
Atrapako life is barbaric and ruled by the
threat of attack by marauders or a major battle. There are few cities, full of
miserable slums, because of the almost constant wars. High ranked Blues live in
fortresses in the mountains or underground.
The history and origin of the Atrapako are
probed in “Dragons of Vkani” when a human spaceship brings a mixed group of
human scientists and Atrapako to rescue the relatives of the Atrapako on Eden.
BUY LINKS FOR THE
SERIES: ATRAPAKO ON EDEN
Book 1 The Lady is
Blue http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1N951Q
Book 2 Dragons of
Vkani http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LS1EU6K
See my Author Interview and Excerpt at
http://pippajay.blogspot.
http://pippajay.blogspot.
AUTHOR BIO:
Aurora Springer writes character-driven adventures
in weird worlds with romance and a sprinkle of humor. She is a scientist
morphing into a novelist. She has a PhD in molecular biophysics and discovers
science facts in her day job. She has invented adventures in weird worlds for
as long as she can remember. In 2014, Aurora achieved her life-long ambition to
publish her stories. Some of the stories were composed thirty years ago. She
was born in the UK and lives in Atlanta with her husband, a dog and two cats to
sit on the keyboard. Her hobbies, besides reading and writing, include outdoor
activities like gardening, watching wildlife, hiking and canoeing.
Aurora has
published science fiction romances in two series, two novellas and short stories.
Her first series, Atrapako on Eden, describes the interactions of humans on the
terraformed planet of Eden with scaled aliens from the hostile planet of Vkani.
She has published two books in this series: The Lady is Blue and Dragons of
Vkani. Her second series is Grand Master’s Trilogy. The first two books, Grand
Master’s Pawn and Grand Master’s Game, were published in 2015. A short story,
Gifts of Jangalore, is set in the Grand Masters’ Universe. Her standalone
novellas are: A Tale of Two Colonies and Captured by the Hawk.
Media links:
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/AuroraSpringer
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
An interrupted wedding 3 #WeWriWa from WIP Grand Master's Mate
Welcome to another
Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors.
Here, writers showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences. Join the fun and read
our snippets.
Today, I’ll continue the
horrid wedding scene from my WIP, Grand Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the trilogy.
Violet and her Grand
Master, Athanor, are at the wedding of her friends, when another Grand Master,
the Red Queen, Morrigu, dropped in, explosively.
You can read last
Sunday’s snippet here: http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/09/snippet-2-from-horrid-wedding-for.html
Leaping
to his feet, Athanor raised his arms high above his head. Psi flared and sheets
of blue light rippled around the terrified wedding party, creating a protective
enclosure. Dropping his public disguise, his black locks tumbled to his
shoulders and his right eye blazed with blue psi light.
His
mind merged with Violet’s and he griped, “She
looks more devilish than ever.”
“Let me help.” Pressing her hand on his
shoulder, Violet supplemented his energy. Athanor concentrated on protecting
the innocent attendees of the ceremony from Morrigu and from his own deadly psi
emissions. He couldn’t easily attack Morrigu at the same time.
Grimacing
in fury, the Red Queen zapped red rays at Athanor, again and again.
Books 1 & 2 of
the Trilogy are published.
You can find my other published stories at
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