Abandoned. Hunted. Out of control.
Gethyon Rees had
always felt at odds with the universe, and hoped for an escape among the stars.
But discovering he has the ability to cross time and space with just a thought
brings more problems than it solves: a deadly bounty hunter who can follow him
anywhere, the unwelcome return of Tarquin Secker—the mother who abandoned
him—and an ancient darkness that seeks him and all those with his talents.
When an
unforgivable act sets him on the run, it’ll take more than his unearthly powers
to save his skin and the lives of those he cares about. It’ll take a sacrifice
he never expected to have to make.
Here's a short excerpt:
Gethyon stumbled and fell. Light burst across his vision, a violent assault of color, and he threw up an arm to defend himself. Something brushed against him, spun him, and then another bruising impact sent him backward.
“Watch where you’re going,” someone scolded.
Gethyon dropped his arm and squinted, fighting to keep his balance. People flowed around him, but the man who’d spoken was already moving away, a reproving frown on his face.
Soft sunlight gleamed from smooth marble, a blend of gray, green, and white beneath his feet. Humans bustled in different directions, each intent on their own concerns, with only the odd, inquisitive glance thrown his way as he stood, alone and bewildered, in their midst. He faced a distant horizon framed by the jagged spires of mountains. To either side of where he stood, the mountains ran in tooth-like bronze spines. The plaza seemed to be a main pedestrian thoroughfare in the middle of a wide valley. He stared. Where was he?
“Hey!”
Gethyon dragged his head around toward the speaker, forcing his eyes to focus. Buildings in the same pastel marble filled the valley ahead. Cold shock drenched him at the sight of two uniformed men between him and the nearest edifice, one warden aiming a finger straight at him.
“Hey, no unauthorized teleportation in the plaza!”
Gethyon turned and ran. Shouts from behind told him pursuit followed. He dodged between the idling crowds, staggering as his legs quivered.
What happened?
He’d done it again—sent himself elsewhere—but how? And why could he do it? What was he?
A science
fiction adventure novel previously published by BURST (Champagne Books), and
part of the Travellers Universe. A 2014 SFR Galaxy Award Winner for Most
Awesome Psychic Talent and a 2015 EPIC eBook Awards finalist in the Science
Fiction category. Also now includes the SF short story The Bones of the Sea.
“With colorful
worlds full of nuance and dimension, characters that walk off the page, and
themes that anyone who has been either parent or child can relate to.” J.C.
Cassels, author of The Black Wing Chronicles series
“This
fast-paced, gripping ride zips through time and space, love and loss, rebellion
and acceptance.” Anna McLain, SFR Galaxy Award judge
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About Pippa:
After spending twelve years working as an
Analytical Chemist in a Metals and Minerals laboratory, Pippa Jay is now a
stay-at-home mum who writes scifi and the supernatural. Somewhere along the way
a touch of romance crept into her work and refused to leave. In between
torturing her plethora of characters, she spends the odd free moment playing
guitar very badly, punishing herself with freestyle street dance, and studying
the Dark Side of the Force. Although happily settled in the historical town of
Colchester in the UK with her husband of 22 years and three little monsters,
she continues to roam the rest of the Universe in her head.
Pippa Jay is a dedicated member of the Science Fiction Romance Brigade,
and Broad
Universe, blogging at Spacefreighters Lounge,
Adventures
in Scifi, and Romancing
the Genres. Her works include YA and adult stories crossing a multitude of
subgenres from scifi to the paranormal, often with romance, and she’s one of
eight authors included in a science fiction romance anthology—Tales from the SFR Brigade. She’s also a double SFR
Galaxy Award winner, been a finalist in the Heart of Denver RWA Aspen Gold
Contest (3rd place), the 2015 EPIC eBook awards, the 2015 RWA
LERA Rebecca (2nd place), and the GCC RWA Silken Sands Star Awards
(2nd place).
You can stalk her at her website,
or at her blog, but without doubt her favorite
place to hang around and chat is on Twitter as @pippajaygreen.
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