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Chronicles of Deneb,” including Book One, “The Flight of the Mayflower,”
Book Two, “Descent Into Darkness,” and Book Three, “Fires of Fury,” all THREE featured here on FAB!! For other stops on her
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The Chronicles of
Deneb Series
Books 1-3
by Zanne Raby
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GENRE: Science-Fiction / Space-Opera
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BOOK SERIES BLURB:
The Chronicles of Deneb is a science-fiction/
space opera series set in the near future. The year is 2080 CE. The world is
dying. Get ready to travel into the future to a time when nothing is
certain. Where the science behind
climate change was ignored, leading to drought and famine plaguing an already
overpopulated globe. Massive waves of refugees stream across the planet,
seeking sanctuary. Where terrorist groups have joined forces with biohackers to
develop a deadly bio-engineered disease that marches across the continents like
a conquering army, leaving millions dead in its murderous swathe.
Meanwhile,
some of the best and brightest minds on the planet are feverishly at work -
constructing gigantic Space Arks to shuttle hundreds of thousands of people to
a colony on Mars. And it seems like
there’s more good news: world leaders announce that a vaccine is ready. It’s
all good; it’s all returning to normal.
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BOOK BLURB – THE FLIGHT OF THE MAYFLOWER – BOOK ONE:
But
the truth is very different. In THE FLIGHT OF
THE MAYFLOWER, the first novel in The
Chronicles of Deneb, Dr. Daniel Radu – project manager for
NASA’s Space Ark Mayflower – uncovers a global conspiracy of immense
proportions. But Daniel cooks up a scheme of
his own. Joined by a team of
global experts, he and his colleagues brace themselves for a journey of a
lifetime as they trek across the galaxy in a quest for survival.
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BOOK BLURB – DESCENT INTO DARKNESS – BOOK TWO:
Mayhem
follows the Mayflower in the second book of The
Chronicles of Deneb series, DESCENT
INTO DARKNESS. Journey along with the crew of the Space Ark
Mayflower as they adapt to their new home on the planet Deneb. But along with
their struggle to integrate into an alien culture, a new battle sweeps across
the planet with the arrival of the human-transmitted Chimera bactovirus,
bringing war and fanning the flames of racial intolerance. With a bloody conflict
now raging across the planet, the crew of the Mayflower is split between the
two factions and embroiled in the chaos and destruction.
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BOOK BLURB – FIRES OF FURY – BOOK THREE:
FIRES OF FURY is the third installment in The Chronicles of Deneb. Will the
survivors of the Space Ark Mayflower find their way when cultures clash and the
fires of fury threaten to consume their lives? Now masquerading as citizens of
the Collective, the Mayflower crew has a new reason to fear. With the end of
the Second Denebian War, Wesselan’s General Pallav Kóbor and his astrophysicist
wife, Dr. Tara Kóbor, have high hopes that life will return to normal on
Deneb7. Yet nothing can be further from the truth.In a diabolical plot to erase
the scars left by the Second Denebian War, warlord turned Wessel Head of State
Gomalan unleashes a fiendish scheme to heal his nation’s wounds, while his top
soldier, General Ravenna, falls under the spell of a seductive Fyjer agent
intent on crushing their ambitions. Dragged into a brutal reality of terror and
intrigue, can the Kóbors and warbird ace Fynn Vogel remain unscathed, or will
the flames consume them and all that is evil on Deneb-7?
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EXCERPT ONE:
A
willowy brunette with shining brown eyes burst from the shadows, almost scaring
Daniel out of his skin. “Tara,” he gasped, trying to quiet his heart. “What the
hell? The president’s due here any second.” Dr. Tara Kóbor, the Nobel-prize
winning astrophysicist who had discovered the find of the century – an
Earth-like planet cuddled up in the Goldilocks zone of its star – was wearing a
grin as wide as the Grand Canyon.
“You
heard the news, right? I mean, the broadcasts are on fire. They’ve developed a
vaccine! And whoever’s on the first shuttle flight is top priority. That
means…”
He
could hear heavy footsteps pounding on the hangar floor: time to play show and
tell. Taking her by the shoulder, Daniel shepherded his friend to the bulkhead
door. “It means you gotta get outta here. We’ll celebrate later,” he promised.
Just
then, a bevy of bodyguards swooped in, all earpieces and dark glasses, and
Daniel stood back as they robotically carried out their duties. No need really,
NASA’s Chief of Security had seen to that. Out of the corner of his eye, Daniel
spotted Tara’s husband, Lt-Col Pallav Kóbor, dwarfing the president’s team as
he walked them through the hangar. He could hear the click click click of the
cameras as the president approached with his staff trailing behind like good
little shadows.
Show
time, he mumbled to himself, wiping the sweat from his palms on his cobalt-blue
NASA tunic.
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GUEST POST:
My Favorite Scene in Fires of Fury – Book Three
A big
hello to everyone today and thank you Fab for having me on your blog. As an
author, you write a novel and there’s always one favourite scene that sticks in
your mind. So today I’m going to talk about exactly that. It’s a scene in the
third novel in my space opera series, Fires
of Fury. Before I begin, I want to get a bit of background to
get you into the mood. The series that I’m working on, The Chronicles of Deneb, takes place in
the near future, and the first novel in the series is titled The Flight of the Mayflower. Let’s jump
ahead to 2080 CE and look into our crystal ball. What we see is a future where
our leaders have not addressed the climate emergency and the population has
continued to expand to the point where the land cannot support a comfortable
existence for humanity. Naturally, the leaders have a solution, but not
everything is as it seems. When Dr. Daniel Radu, the project manager for the
Space Ark Mayflower, uncovers
the truth, he takes matters into his own hands and jumping ahead, find himself
and his crew taking refuge on a distant planet in our galaxy, Deneb, where the
natives are not entirely accommodating and where the human colonization leads
to friction and discord.
When
war breaks out, it’s between the Denebian nations and it’s not exactly an even
battle. The powerful and mighty country of Wesselan takes on the smaller and
weaker Coalition and while Wessels celebrate their victory, Premier Lowena,
leader of the Coalition is stung into action. Unwilling to accept the terms of
surrender, she and the blood-haired Gwynne, Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces, cook up a devilish plot to acquire a file containing the schematics for
a new and game-changing weapon that could turn the tables on the Wessels.
Problem is, the file is safe and secure within the office of General Ravenna, a
proud, fierce woman commanding the Wessel Army.
Whew!
That brings me to one of my favourite scenes in Fires
of Fury. Both Gwynne and Lowena are looking for a certain
special person who could not only seduce General Ravenna, but get into her hard
drive! Ravenna, a middle-aged single woman, is known for having been a bit of a
wild thing in her youth, and the two Coalition female leaders plan to find the
perfect man to woo Ravenna into throwing caution to the wind and letting her
guard down just enough for him to get the goods. Quite a bit different from the
battle scenes from the second book, but every now and then I like to mix it up.
It was fun to write and I hope you like reading it too!
The
three men towered over Lowena. Feet shoulder width apart, hands behind their
backs, posture ramrod straight, they were the very definition of Fyjer male
virility. Gwynne smiled, watching the premier’s eyes dilate as they travelled
up and down the chiseled bodies of the soldiers standing before them. She had
chosen well for the proposed mission.
“This
is Captain Fitin,” Gwynne said while Lowena slowly walked around the man before
stopping in front of him to gaze at his face. Dark brown hair crowned an oval
face with high cheekbones and the pale grey eyes of a savage bloodwolf.
“Remove
your tunic,” Lowena asked of him, her eyes never leaving his as she tested
Fitin’s willingness to obey. Without flinching, Fitin stripped in one smooth
movement, carefully laid his garments to the side, and came to attention. The
major’s lean body had been sculpted through years of athletic pursuits.
Goosebumps stood out on his milk-white flesh.
“Carry
on,” she said, and Lowena left Fitin to move on to the second man.
A
giant whose broad shoulders filled the room, a man akin to the warriors of days
gone by when Denebians fought like savages with blade and shield.
Unconsciously, the premier leaned forward and closed her eyes, inhaling deeply
of his scent that enveloped her in a spicy musk.
“Sergeant
Kilien, Ma’am.” Slamming his foot down to the attention position, the sergeant
saluted the premier, then lifted his tunic and let it fall to the floor in a
pile before he saluted his premier. Taking a step back, Lowena surveyed the
mountain of a man in front of her. Tentatively, she reached out as Sgt Kilien
flexed a rock-hard bicep, but to the man’s surprise, she took his jaw in her
hands and tilted his face into the light. Kilien smiled sheepishly and blushed
like a school boy.
Lowena
repressed a desire to laugh at the big man’s modesty and she knew that he would
not do. At least not for what I have in mind, she thought wickedly. “Thank
you,” she said with a nod to the bashful sergeant.
Then
unexpectantly, a hand reached out to her. Broad with strong fingers, callused
and tanned, it pulled her almost off her feet and spun her about. And then
there was the smile, dazzling white with even teeth, a smile that took her
breath away. Anticipating her desires, the man had shed his uniform and stood
confidently before her. Eyes almost black crinkled at the corners of his broad
face and hair like a starlit night was gathered up at the nape of his neck,
falling in soft waves over his powerful shoulders. A dusting of dark hair
adorned his torso and muscles rippled across a flat abdomen. It was he who
reached out, his fingers caressing Lowena’s porcelain skin, tracing a fiery
line down her cheek and playfully across her lower lip. She could feel herself
trembling at his touch and pushing away, Lowena took a few paces back to
appraise this bold and brazen man further.
“And
you are?” she asked, fumbling with her hands.
“Colonel
Arwin,” the third man replied, his voice like the playful whisper of the wind,
leaves twisting and dancing in its currents. With a twinkle in his eye, he
bowed to Lowena. “At your service.”
Does
Arwin succeed? Well, he takes Ravenna to a luxury resort like the one in the
picture, wine and dines her at his home, takes her to an art exhibit and hikes
with her to a romantic waterfall. What do you think?
If
you are interested in learning more about my novels, you can check out the
video trailers of my first and last books at: https://ridgecrestbooks.com.
And I
am a dog lover… here’s an image of my pet puppy, Maximus. He may be small, but
he has the heart of a General!
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AUTHOR BIO:
SHORT VERSION
Zanne Raby is a
military veteran, having served for over three decades across North America,
Europe and the Middle East. Passionate
about all things space, her novels weave fast-paced, team-oriented environments
into character-based science fiction.
Currently residing in a small town on the shores of Georgian Bay,
Ontario, Zanne enjoys hiking, gardening and Sudoku.
LONG VERSION
Since
the days of the Napoleonic War, there has always been a member of Zanne’s
family in uniform. Choosing to follow in
the footsteps of her ancestors, Zanne joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1980,
and was selected to attend the Royal Military College of Canada – the first
year that women were accepted into that prestigious academy of learning. After graduation, she studied to become a
Transportation and Movements Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
During
a career spanning 38 years, some of the most memorable experiences involved
command of 8 Mission Support Squadron as part of Joint Task Force Afghanistan,
leading a study on support to the Canadian Arctic involving several trips to
Northern Canada, including Canadian Forces Station Alert (the most northern
settlement in the world), a three-year tour with NATO at Joint Force Command
Brunssum, a deployment as the NATO Liaison Officer to United States Central
Command, and finally a nomination as the Deputy Commander for the Canadian
Forces Recruiting Group.
After
hanging up the uniform and putting away the combat boots, Zanne bought a small
acreage in Central Ontario and designed her own house. With a cozy office overlooking the shores of
Georgian Bay, she decided to pursue her life-long ambition: to become an author. Enough of the reports and returns that
littered her desk over her career, now she could turn her attention to
unleashing the creativity that had taken a back seat. The time had come to shake the dust off begin
a new career. The winds of change had
called.
Zanne
is currently crafting The Chronicles of Deneb,
a sci-fi space opera series that will take the reader from a dystopian earth on
a voyage across the universe in search of a safe haven. But trouble is in store for them when the
planet they land on is anything but the sanctuary they sought.
When
not behind the keyboard, Zanne enjoys travel, photography, hiking, and
gardening. And always, a good story to
pass the time.
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