I am so excited that WHEN PLANETS FALL by Abby J. Reed is available now and that I get
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If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by
Author Abby J. Reed, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a finished
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About the Book:
Title: WHEN PLANETS FALL
(Stars Fall Circle #1)
Author: Abby
J. Reed
Pub. Date: May 10, 2017
Publisher: Soul Mate
Publishing
Pages: 420
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Find it: Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, TBD,
Goodreads
On a planet where the only
difference between three tribes is their blood color, war is on the horizon.
Breaker, an amputee, wants peace for his family and home. Malani, a kidnapped
POW, wants to return home. Luka wants justice for his home. All three teens
come together when Breaker is given seven days to fix a wrecked enemy starship
or their home, and peace, is forfeit..
"In this richly
imagined start to a new sci-fi series, Reed brings optimism to the goal of
solving entrenched violence in a galaxy far, far away . . . A propulsive,
sharply crafted tale about a planetary war." -Kirkus Reviews
Excerpt:
I cupped my hands around my mouth. “Brody! Brody!”
Nobody was allowed to break boundary unless you were on hunting rounds
and wanted a shot at the deercorns—three-horns, good
meat—or on boundary
duty. The land between here and the Heron Mountains in the west was technically
neutral territory and belonged to no one. Too many good game trails passed
through and everyone needed good protein. You’d think this meant a peace card
for any who marched through the area. Then a handful of cycles back, attacks
started becoming more frequent. Now, neutral territory meant open hunting
season on everyone.
And if you were in trouble . . . the compound wouldn’t help.
I couldn’t leave him out there. I had to go over the fence. Beyond the
compound’s boundary.
I was going to murder that kid.
The tree branches on the opposite side created a tunnel. Ravines on
either side had been dug deep for a grave ditch in case of a future blood bath.
Water filled them now. No need to waste time or tears while shoveling, just
dump the bodies in the pre-dug ditch. Time and pain in the past saved time and
pain in the future.
I set my foot on the lowest rail. The wood jiggled. Bangit. I couldn’t
climb over the stupid thing. I pocketed the pick, got back on my bike,
reversed, and aimed it at the fence. Even though the bike ran on solatech
energy, the magnetic polarity of mineral deposits in the ground kept it afloat.
In theory, the bike should pass right over the fence, since the fence wasn’t
quite solid, so the bike would never lose complete contact with the ground.
I revved the bike. A surge of solaenergy sent me flying toward the
fence. I shoved on the handles right before I hit the broken rail, bouncing and
soaring right over the fence. The bike didn’t even bounce on the ground on the
other side.
My chest tightened a notch.
I just broke boundary.
I hadn’t broke boundary in eight cycles.
I swear there was still a faint smell of cinnamon, though the gun smoke
couldn’t have hung in the air this long. Lining the ravine were the twelve
gravecrosses. Rainwater ran like thinned-out blood off the names carved into
the bars. The letters were slowly being erased by weather and time, as though
the people were being slowly erased from our memory until they never existed.
About
Abby:
Abby J. Reed writes young adult science
fiction and fantasy novels that ask what if. She has a degree in English
Writing and is drawn to characters with physical limitations due to her own
neurological disorder called Chronic Migraine. Her debut novel, WHEN PLANETS
FALL, will be published in April 2017 by Soul Mate Publishing.
Abby lives in Colorado with her husband
and two fluffy pups. If her hands aren’t on the keyboard, they are stained
purple and blue with paint.
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I enjoy reading sci-fi! Your cover is definitely eye-catching! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWow! I enjoyed this excerpt and can already tell I'm going to love getting to know this POV character. This sounds like an exciting, action and suspense packed novel.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like there is some great drama in this sci-fi novel. I'd love to read When Planets Fall.
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