Thanks to the author, I am giving away one print copy of ‘The World Without Flags by Ben Lyle Bedard.
Description World Without Flags by Ben Lyle Bedard
The old world is gone. Ten years have passed since a parasitic Worm nearly drove humanity to extinction. When the Worm infected its human host, it crawled up into the brain, latching on and taking command. The result was shambling hordes of infected people called zombies. When the Worm vanished, bringing the majority of humans with it, it left a ravaged landscape. Small communities struggle to survive while bandits prey on the weak and hunger marches in through winter’s gate.
Across this landscape, a young woman must overcome terror and isolation to survive. Driven by determination and loyalty, she must leave the only safety she has ever known. Confronting both death and her own past, pushed to her uttermost limits, she will discover who she is and what she is willing to sacrifice.
The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The World Without Crows, The World Without Flags is a story of survival, loyalty, and what we suffer for the ones we love.
Praise World Without Flags by Ben Lyle Bedard
Winner of the 2019 Silver Medal from Self-Publishing Review
“. . .this novel is a visceral feast – a believable and heart-wrenching tale of stamina, fierce loyalty, and a yearning for family, even as the world burns.”- Self-Publishing Review
“The work is elevated by the author’s accomplished prose and the compelling sense of atmosphere.”- BookLife Prize, Publisher’s Weekly
“. . .entertaining and action-packed”- Reedsy Discovery, Catalina Bonati
About Ben Lyle Bedard
Born in Buckfield, a rural town in Maine, Ben grew up reading Tolkien, Stephen King, and Charles Dickens. When he went to college at the University of Maine at Farmington, he published his first piece of fiction in the local college journal. While in Buffalo, New York, he met his future wife, Fernanda Glaser, a Fulbright scholar from Chile. To meet the requirements of her scholarship, she had to move back to Chile, and Ben followed her. They were married a year later, under crimson bougainvillea.
He is currently living by the Pacific Ocean in La Serena while he researches and plans his next book.
Thanks to Madison Hoffman of Strategies Public Relations, I am giving away two print copies of ‘Trekachaw’ by B.R. Flores.
Description Trekachaw by B.R. Flores
NTERGALACTIC WAR. DECEIT. GENOCIDE. SOULS IN CONFLICT.
A war is raging in the galaxy, a diversion, a means of keeping beings from several planets from realizing the deceit in which their leaders are cooperatively engaged. Genocide is taking place, threatening to wipe out an entire species, and the only hope for these gentle beings requires that one of them have the courage to make a dangerous and lonely journey through space and merge with a creature from another world. Quizan Azah braves the journey, merging with the human, Cole, creating a powerful new species, the Trekachaw, setting in motion the events that might ultimately allow for the restoration of peace.
In book one of a compelling and thought-provoking new series, author B.R. FLORES provides readers with political situations and worlds that, while stretching the imagination, provide the reader with an eerie sense of familiarity. Her characters are relatable; whether we love them or hate them, we understand who they are and why. Despite coming from various worlds, they share similar hopes and dreams, fears and biases, strengths and weaknesses—showing how character transcends the arbitrariness of species. And her multi-layered story puts readers on the ground, eagerly turning the pages. A metaphor for life on Earth as well as a rollicking good adventure, Trekachaw is a must-read for Sci-Fi fans.
About Trekachaw by B.R. Flores
Police Sgt. Brenda Flores was a pioneer. One of the first women in law enforcement assigned to patrol, she also created the canine police program for U.C. Davis, training canines in police work and bomb detection. A gifted artist, she served as a composite artist for her department. And she was at the forefront of handling domestic violence and abuse issues while on the force. A wife, mother, and grandmother who is now retired, when not writing Brenda stays active by working out, spending time with family and friends, traveling and by enjoying all the activities southern California sunshine has to offer.
While Brenda no finally considers herself a writer, she dreams of someday venturing out into space.
Fractured Prophecy: Science Fiction Action Adventure by PJ McDermott
Publisher: Patrick McDermott Publishing (July 21, 2019) Category: Science Fiction, Space opera, Action Adventure Tour Dates: October-November, 2019 ISBN: 9780648092162 Available in Print and ebook, 282 pages
Description Fractured Prophecy: Science Fiction Action Adventure by PJ McDermott
An alien messiah is missing, presumed dead. Will one woman’s interplanetary search for answers bring resurrection or betrayal?
Auriga, 2183. Empath Hickory Lace is desolated by the fiery death of the alien she once considered the son of God. But a tiny flicker of hope that he could still be alive brings her back to the Corps for a perilous mission behind Bikashi lines to recover the powerful sword of Connat. And although the Teacher’s self-sacrifice burns in her heart, the truth she uncovers on the enemy’s planet ignites a fierce new purpose.
A desperate sprint across an alien landscape unearths two different species kept in slavery by the Bikashi. Hickory decides she must liberate these suffering people and plans a daring rescue. But her assignment demands that she find the high-tech sword before the Bikashi can harness its power to enslave her home world.
Will Hickory use her abilities to save the innocent and thereby allow an alien warlord to conquer Earth, or will she leave the slaves to their fate?
Fractured Prophecy is the fourth book in the engrossing Prosperine YA science fiction series. If you like tenacious heroines and political intrigue with spiritual undertones, then you’ll love PJ McDermott’s epic story.
Follow Hickory in her quest for galactic truth.
Trailer Fractured Prophecy: Science Fiction Action Adventure by PJ McDermott
Review Fractured Prophecy: Science Fiction Action Adventure by PJ McDermott
Guest Review by Sol A.
It’s the 23rd century and the earth has changed. Thousands of years of political and religious differences finally ended in a nuclear war that lasted a decade. The entire landscape of our planet has been altered. Now, what remains of humanity look to a new prophet. A prophecy has been revealed that the Messiah will appear on distant planets just before the end of days. A few years before ‘Fractured Prophecy’ begins, a man who called himself ‘The Teacher’ appeared and began performing miracles on a planet called Prosperine. Of course, many assume that this Teacher is the prophesied Messiah. But in a previous book in the series, the Teacher dies protecting his people from radiation that had been poisoning the planet.
How does a prophecy survive after the prophet is dead? This is a question that is both asked and answered in ‘Fractured Prophecy,’ the fourth book in the ‘Prosperine’ series by P.J. Mcdermott. A stunning space opera full of action, interplanetary politics, and real human emotions.
This novel brings a thought provoking element of Christianity into science fiction in a way that I’ve never seen before in any other book. The Teacher as a Christ like figure is a formidable allusion and one that didn’t come across as hokey or eyeroll-worthy as it might have in the hands of a less capable writer. The society that McDermott creates is varied and extensive. Many smaller details that sci-fi readers often leave out (such as pets, plants, clothing, etc.) were effectively used in this story and it really served to create a fuller picture and a more in-depth fictional universe. The characters all seemed like real people that you might meet in everyday life, only centuries in the future. A great read and one I suggest you pick up as soon as possible. 5 stars!
About PJ McDermott
Born in Scotland, PJ McDermott moved to Australia 50 years ago, and now lives in the tropics in the North Queensland town of Trinity Beach. He started writing after he retired from the corporate treadmill and published his first novel in 2015— Small Fish Big Fish, a coming of age thriller set during the sixties. But he has always read and loved adventure and science fiction books. PJ has fond early memories of hiding under the blankets in his bed, torch in hand, reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Gulliver’s Travels. In his teenage years, like many other kids, he had lots of unanswered questions about God and the purpose of life (is there one?). Even today, similar questions remain unanswered in his mind, providing him with a springboard for his book series, ‘Prosperine’.
Giveaway Fractured Prophecy: Science Fiction Action Adventure by PJ McDermott
This giveaway is for the winner’s choice of one print or ebook copy of the book. Print is open to Canada, Australia, and the U.S. only and ebook is available worldwide. There will be 3 winners. This giveaway ends November 29, 2019, midnight pacific time.
World Without Flags by Ben Lyle Bedard
Trekachaw by B.R. Flores
