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Prism
by Matthew D. Ryan
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURB:
In
the mystical realm of the Cavern, Akarra is Shardshaper to the quartzian people
who inhabit it. Fashioned from quartz and filled with enchanted light, the
quartzians are a strong and hearty people. Akarra is no exception. But when
destiny intervenes, she must choose between the he-quartz she loves and the
life path she lives for. Which shall she choose?
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EXCERPT THREE:
Akarra
cut off the deathlight and lowered the Heartshard to the floor in front of her.
She passed a cursory glance over the icosahedron, pleased with her work. Then,
she expulsed a ripple of joyful golden lifelight. She’d never formed an
icosahedron before, and was quite happy with her success.
Yridia
smiled then doubled over as she was seized with a round of violent shimmering
and coughing again. Her body flickered through a dozen colors, many not from
the standard spectrum, but instead a mix from those basic colors. After a
moment she straightened, cleared her throat, and said, “You have done well,
student. Now name the five perfect solids, describe them, and tell me what they
represent.”
It
was an easy question, but Akarra bowed her head once again, and dutifully
responded, “The first is the tetrahedron; it has four triangular sides and
represents fire. The second is the hexahedron; it has six square sides and
represents earth. Third is the octahedron with eight triangular sides; it
represents air. Fourth is the dodecahedron; it has twelve pentagons for sides
and represents ether. Finally, there is the icosahedron which I have just
formed here—”she gestured toward the crystal. “It has twenty triangular sides
and represents water.”
“Excellent,”
Yridia said. “You have done well, student. Now, tell me: Which element can form
a dual only with itself?”
Another
easy question.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Matthew
D. Ryan lives in northeastern New York on the shores of Lake Champlain. He has
been deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most of his life as a reader,
writer, and game designer. His writing has been featured at Aphelion.com and
YesteryearFiction.com. He is the operator of the web-site matthewdryan.com
which features his blog, “A Toast to Dragons,”
(http://matthewdryan.com/a-toast-to-dragons-the-blog/) a blog dedicated to
fantasy literature, and, to a lesser extent, sci-fi. He is the author of the
dark fantasy novels “Drasmyr,” “The Children of Lubrochius,” and “The Sceptre
of Morgulan,” as well as a growing number of fantasy short stories including:
“Haladryn and the Minotaur,” “The River’s Eye,” and “Escape.” His latest work
is the stand-alone novella “Prism,” a startling fantasy story of unique
character.
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GIVEAWAY
INFO:
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Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks and your welcome. Hope you enjoy the story!
DeleteThanks for hosting! The book is free on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/693400
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting me today! I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteThe people in “Prism” display their emotions openly as colored light in their antennae. What are the disadvantages to having your emotions displayed in colored lights?
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