(first published JULY 1st, 2019)
Dear readers,
Do you have your sunscreen, bathing suit and towel ready? If so, lie down comfortably under your personal coconut palm, because you're going to spend the next little while mulling over which book you are going to read next.
But before we get to that, here's a bit of news.
- 1500 subscribers: Welcome to all you wonderful 1500 subscribers. Us guys (I mean Ben, Mesmo, Laura and myself) are pretty flattered and look forward to getting to know you better. You can chat with us through e-mail or on any social media (Facebook Page (public) / Facebook group (private) / Instagram / Twitter).
- 8500 downloads: The Alien Skill books have been downloaded 8500 times over 16 months (now we're red-faced).
- TAS4: Stick around for news on Ben Archer and the World Beyond (The Alien Skill Series, Book 4) in my August newsletter.
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The Author Academy Awards: You can still nominate your favourite book, Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall (The Alien Skill Series, Book 1) for the Author Academy Awards. Together, we can win this!
Follow these steps:
1. https://authoracademyawards.com/ vote2019/
2. Click on the back arrow to go to page 16/16 <- 1/16 ->
3. Here you can "vote for your Favorite YA / Middle Grade Book (2019)"
4. Scroll down and click once on Ben Archer
And now, ladies and gentlemen, it is time to dig into some books. Bon appetit!
Birth of a Star by Wayne Meyers
Aldrea, the feisty daughter of a Quenterian scientist, agrees to accompany her parents on a routine mission with mixed emotions. It was better than another resort vacation, but lacks the adventure and excitement she craves. So when her father is taken prisoner by a deranged Radical agent on a deserted planet, Aldrea doesn't think twice--she goes after them.
But time is running out. With the greatest discovery in Quenterian history in the balance, Aldrea must rescue herself first before the prize they seek kills them all.
Mageborn (The Mageborn Saga Book 1) by Dayne Edmondson
Emma was a normal teenage girl before her twin nearly burned her to death.
When Emma and her brother discover they have magic, they are visited by an archmage of a school for mages. They embark on a journey, but it becomes fraught with peril as a deranged cult captures them. Using every trick in their book, and with the help of unexpected allies, they struggle to not only survive in the wilderness but foil a dangerous plot involving a world-ending artifact.
Can Emma and her allies overcome overwhelming odds and stop the cult before it's too late?
The first book in a new series by author Dayne Edmondson, "Mageborn" takes place twenty years after "Shadows Fall" and features cameos from characters past.
Read now to jump into the adventure.
After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward
2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and a terrifying vision of a possible future.
They tell me the country looked different back then.
They talk of open borders and flowing rivers.
They say the world was green.
But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky.
Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water credits to borders. But it becomes clear that not all is as it seems. From the wasted confines of her small town to the bowels of a hidden city, Enora will uncover buried secrets that hide an unthinkable reality.
As truth reveals the brutal face of what she has become, she must ask herself: how far will she go to retain her humanity?
Happy summer reading!
Rae