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Soul Dark: Chosen
by E. L. Reedy & A. M.
Wade
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GENRE: YA Fantasy
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BLURB:
War
is coming between Lukas’ Goddess and an ancient Demon Lord. But the death of
his parents shakes his faith, and with the loss of his remaining family it is
shattered. Blinded by rage, Lukas turns away from his friends and trains under
a deceptive, yet formidable master to hone his magic and prevent the demon’s
final objective--obliteration of all life on earth.
War
begins! A forged weapon, Lukas rejoins his friends and sets after the Demon
King. From a hidden crypt, where evil lies waiting, to the Iowa countryside,
they battle to prevent the end of all they know. Lukas must overcome his doubts
and allow the Light to work through him--to defeat both the foe of his Goddess
and a new more familiar one.
Soul
Dark: Chosen is a coming of age tale in the modern-day world when a war between
ancient deities and demons culminates in a winner-takes-all battle that could
determine the fate of all mankind.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Helen
shook her head and wiped away perspiration from above her glasses; she was most
uncomfortable so near the altar. “The last guardians of their tribe formed a
peace with the ancestors of our Druid clan and together they tried to destroy
it,” she continued, as if she hurried to share her tale before changing her
mind. “When that failed, the wisest and most powerful of our two tribes dream
quested within, to the other side. They were like you, Lukas—they were
bruadaraiche—those who dream.”
Lukas
regarded the altar one last time, lost in thought, redoubling the mental
shields between himself and the near-physical malice that exuded from the
ancient religious relic. He had never felt, nor even suspected anything so evil
could exist—let alone, hidden in a quiet corner of his family’s farm. Why here?
Why us? He wondered. What was so special about the trees in our grove? Or was
it all just by chance? The way his parents and grandparents had raised him left
no room for belief in the coincidence, which left him with one final thought.
What force could affect the matriarch of his family so—a woman who for as long
as he could remember met every problem head on—what could leave one such as her
trembling and quaking in fear?
“The
greatest powers of their day and not a one survived that perilous journey,”
Helen whispered, revealing an amulet she wore, covered with the same imagery
and artistry as your family’s forearm tattoos. “And as darkness fell over the
prairie one last time, this—all of it—became our secret to guard until the end
of days or until we are no longer capable.”
Lukas
regarded the glowing tattoo on his own forearm, the shimmering amulet his
grandmother wielded, and the archaic, shadow painted altar. Two poured warmth,
however feeble, into the bin and the last, it drank it away. He heard a buzzing
sound, not in his ears, but rather in his thoughts; his life had gone without
warning from melancholic to deadly. “But how can we know when—”
“There
are no certainties, Lukas, there never are,” Helen interrupted brusquely, “but
now understanding that such a darkness exists, it knows of you, and now you
must learn to defend yourself… And those closest to you from its many forms.”
She offered him her arm, signaling it was time to move on—to step away from the
overbearing gloom.
Lukas
hooked his arm with hers and led her back outside into the frigid night that
seemed somehow much warmer than the area within the bin. He slammed the door
behind them with a thought and bid the chains and locks to rattle back into
place and in almost an afterthought, he extinguished the sconces. He chose not
to mention that during their visit it seemed as if the shadows had moved,
almost in time to his thoughts, or his thoughts in time with them. No sense in
having her doubt his sanity, or at least not as much as he already did.
In
their absence and the sudden blackness, a red-hot glow radiated from the altar
and the echo of a growl spun throughout the bin. The first visible twisted hint
of life from within the altar, and in their hurry to distance themselves from
its alien, cold touch, they both missed it. I saw it, as did the Other, and it
was at night, when he was strongest. I cried and screamed, but he only laughed,
and that frightened me more than whatever mystery dwelt within the altar.
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AUTHOR BIO:
E. L. Reedy was
born and raised in Iowa, where he devoured tomes of fantasy, sci-fi, and young
adult novels as a child. In his free time, he is an avid gamer (D&D and
Pathfinder). He has traveled the world as a soldier in the U.S. Army, and now
lives in Iowa, where with his writing partner, he continues to pen works in the
realms of Fantasy and Horror in the Young Adult Universe.
A. M. Wade was
born the only girl in a family with five boys, she readily escaped into
fantasy, sci-fi, and other fiction novels. Having traveled through most of the
US, she enjoys using scenery and characteristics of the different states in the
story adventures she created for the little ones in her family. Now, she writes
sci-fi, fantasy and horror with a lifelong co-conspirator.
Together:
Having lost many friends, associates, and even children from our home town over
the years to suicide, they wrote their first novel, Upon Broken Wings. Told
from the point-of-view of a young witness, the story teaches that suicide is
not an end to suffering, but rather the beginning of unimaginable pain for
those left behind and that there is always hope if we choose the path of life.
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E. L. & A. M. ~ Good morning! It is so great to have you both here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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ReplyDeleteAnother great excerpt! This is a definite must read for me.
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