Today we have a special excerpt from Fighting Gravity, a novella that I was a critique partner for!
Take it away, Cherie!
Fighting Gravity Excerpt
Phoebus
Hello! I’m excited to announce the
release of Fighting Gravity, book two
of the Gravity trilogy. Each book is a novelette-length futuristic space
fantasy following two main characters in their quest for freedom and love.
Today I have an excerpt for you from Phoebus’s (an Aresian) point of view.
Phoebus’s
Excerpt
“Let them come.” Quiet rage bubbled within Phoebus’s veins.
With his mind, he sensed the weapons upon his cruiser. The laser guns tugged at
his heart. If he wanted, he would give into his daimon and protect himself.
A hiss rose from the vidcom, and Hara, his mother, filled
the screen. Dark hair sprouted from her typically shaved head. Her cheek bones
looked sharp enough to slice steel. Red eyes widened and focused upon him. Of
course, they would use her. He should’ve known.
“You’re bleeding.” Her crisp voice cut across space and
time.
“Not anymore. You won’t change my mind.” He folded his arms
over his chest, now completely healed from his attempt to remove the daimon’s
mark.
“They’re coming for your ship, Phoebus, and they’ll bring
you home. What were you thinking leaving Aresia like that? You have a job to
do. What does your daimon say?”
Of course, she didn’t really care about the blood, his
attempts.
“It told me they’re coming.” His shoulders slumped. His
escape hadn’t gone quite as unnoticed as he’d hoped. Why couldn’t his daimon be
wrong? If his people were close, then he might not enter the wormhole in time.
“I never asked for this.”
“Ask for it?” Her laugh burst from her lips in a harsh,
high-pitched, and cold tone. “A daimon like yours is fortuitous. Only one every
hundred years has the dagger and serpent.”
Lucky, sure, she’d believe that. “They have me killing
Aresians.”
“Traitors to our cause and laws.” A sneer curled her lips.
“You were always weak, like your father.”
His back straightened and eyes narrowed. “Dying isn’t weak.”
“His daimon rejected him.” She shot back, anger tainting her
voice.
That got Mother. Always did.
A blip to his left alerted him to the monitor. Five dots, or
crafts, chased him. Escape beckoned. A few more minutes and he’d enter the
wormhole.
“As much as I enjoyed this chat, it’s time for me to go.”
His fingers danced over the panels and summoned the force shield a mere
nanosecond before the first blast.
“Just concede and return home. Don’t be like your father. He
was a good-for-nothing—”
“No can do. This is good-bye.” He slammed his fist into the
vidcom’s screen. It shattered and went black. Although glass embedded into his
hand, he smiled. Yes, this was good-bye. He’d been waiting his entire life for
this chance.
As a special treat, Defying Gravity, book one of the Gravity
trilogy is free on Amazon until May 4th. Don’t have a Kindle? No
problem. You can download the Kindle app for free on many devices.
Find Defying Gravity free on these sites: Amazon US Amazon UK
Amazon DE
Amazon FR
Amazon IT
Amazon ES
For an excerpt of Defying Gravity, please click on the
book cover on Amazon.
Thank you so much for having me
today on your blog!
You're Welcome, Cherie!!! Thanks so much for being such a great critique partner and friend!
About the Author:
Cherie
Reich is a writer, freelance editor and library assistant. She enjoys writing
horror, fantasy, and mysteries, but she doesn’t let that stop her from trying
other genres. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and
her e-books include Once Upon a December
Nightmare, The Best of Raven and the
Writing Desk, and Defying Gravity.
She is a member of the Virginia Writers Club and Valley Writers and placed
third in Roanoke Valley’s BIG READ writing contest.
Author Links:
Website
http://cheriereich.webs.com
Twitter
@bookworm0753 https://twitter.com/#!/bookworm0753
3 comments:
Thanks for introducing more from this individual author's work.
Thank you so much for having me, Aubrie!
*waves to Carole* Nice to meet you!
Great excerpt! It's a fantastic story.
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