Hi, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Branwen OShea and her new book, “The Chasm,” here on FAB!! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Branwen and to increase your chances of winning!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!
The Chasm
Finding Humanity Series
Book 2.0
by Branwen OShea
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GENRE: YA Science Fiction / Fantasy
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BLURB:
They thought the biggest problem they faced was each other.
After Bleu, Rana, and their new friends narrowly prevent war between the star beings and humans, they hope the upcoming negotiation will secure the peace. Newly emerged from their subterranean haven, the Northern Haven humans are clearly not suited to Earth’s ice age, and require assistance from the enlightened star beings to survive long term on the Surface. But Commander Savas doesn’t trust the suspiciously kind star beings and their unexplainable abilities. When both sides reluctantly negotiate a joint mission to find the other Havens, Bleu must somehow cooperate with the manipulative commander to keep his friends safe.
As their team confronts unexpected dangers, Bleu and his teammates begin to suspect the star beings don’t know as much about the Surface as they claimed, while Rana is torn between remaining true to her nonviolent ways or becoming more human to survive. When an unnatural predator attacks, even the nearly all-knowing Kalakanya can’t explain it. Now the team must pull together or their new discovery will pull them apart, limb by limb.
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EXCERPT ONE:
As the sun descended behind the mountain and darkness crept across the frozen field, a strange dread seeped into Bleu’s bones. It felt like a warning, an alarm that danger lurked nearby.
He had known safety in Rana’s village, and he’d lost the spatial anxiety caused by the wide-open spaces of the Surface that differed so much from the cozy walls and tunnels of home. No, this unease wasn’t spatial anxiety to the openness of the sky and horizon.
This was different, and perhaps a bit similar to what Kahali feared. Bleu had never faced the possibility of other humans with guns. His team sat out in the open, exposed. The meager light from the cooking fire did nothing against the shroud of blackness surrounding them. No safe walls protected them from physical attacks or bullets. And then, there were the unknown predators of the region.
His earlier excitement of finding the footprints evaporated, leaving behind a gnawing awareness of their vulnerability. The darkness beyond the campfire could be punctured any moment by monstrous claws or gunfire. Childhood tales of the evil Undescended crowded his mind with images so ludicrously terrible that he wanted to laugh at himself.
Instead, he checked that they were all armed and sent Savas and Neviah to make sure the helicopters were locked. Animal calls and crunching footsteps drifted down the mountains as if something were encircling them. Even the confident star beings kept glancing out into the night. They should be comfortable in such wilderness, right?
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AUTHOR BIO:
As a young girl, Branwen wanted to become an ambassador for aliens. Since the aliens never hired her, she now writes about them.
Branwen OShea has a Bachelors in Biology from Colgate University, a Bachelors in Psychology, and a Masters in Social Work. She lives in Connecticut with her family and a menagerie of pets, and enjoys hiking, meditating, and star-gazing. Her published works include Silence of the Song Trees, The Calling, The Cords That Bind, and The Chasm.
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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS:
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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Chasm-Book-2-0-Finding-Humanity-ebook/dp/B09QFPHQVN
Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Chasm-Book-2-0-Finding-Humanity/dp/1735915947
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Branwen will be awarding a $25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog. This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**
This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions. Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Ally, for hosting The Chasm's book tour! If anyone has any questions about my book, feel free to ask. And always, happy reading!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rita :)
DeleteGreat excerpt and giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cali. :)
DeleteThe Chasm sounds like a very interesting story.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim :)
DeleteHave to buy this for my granddaughter.. looks great...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michele! I hope she enjoys it. :)
DeleteI love the cover, blurb and excerpt, The Chasm sounds like a must read for my teen-aged grandchildren and I. Thank you for sharing the author's bio and book details
ReplyDeleteGlad you think it sounds good. If you do end up reading it, I’d love to know what you and Tyler grandkids think. 😊
DeleteThis sounds like a really cool book!
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DeleteThis sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover 🙂
ReplyDeleteThanks, Coline! If you decide to purchase it, I hope you enjoy it. :)
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