I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE ARCHITECT OF
GRAYLAND by Evelyn Arvey Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Evelyn
Arvey
Pub. Date: February 16, 2024
Publisher: Evelyn
Arvey
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 498
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-ARCHITECT-OF-GRAYLAND
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SCIENTISTS FROM THE FAR FUTURE KIDNAPPED HER.
THREW HER INTO A HORRIFIC EXPERIMENT.
SHE REFUSED TO DIE.
Elaine, a modern-day woman, is abducted by elite Historical Anthropologists of
the far-distant future. Spirited forward through time to their university
laboratory, she is locked into a vast, empty, gray habitat built for the study
of “primitive” humans.
Elaine awakens in this appalling place, alone, naked, and terrified. She has no
idea that a hidden audience of university students is studying her every move.
Forced to create food, clothing, and shelter using nothing but her ingenuity
and her bare hands, she fights a constant battle to maintain her sanity.
Desperately lonely, Elaine searches for other people. After a journey across
the featureless gray landscape, she locates two fellow captives: Marc, who
might be her soulmate; and Adam, a brilliant but troubled fifteen-year-old.
Together, they form a precarious yet vibrant and supportive community of three.
But now Elaine is about to lose it all. The Historical Anthropologist in charge
of the experiment, Professor Mirri Daaha, is methodically destroying Elaine's
carefully constructed world to study how her “primitive” test subjects will
react to escalating threats to their existence. Elaine must confront the
Professor and ultimately bring herself, Marc, and Adam safely home.
“GRAYLAND has left a big impression in my mind and heart. It’s truly
an original, fascinating, and inspiring piece of work.” —Alan Rinzler,
former Associate Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine
“So vibrant and full of life. This made me believe in the power of
creativity to overcome the impossible.”—Susan Whiting Kemp, author of “The
Climate Machine”
Book Trailer:
An Excerpt from “The Architect of Grayland”
Opening Chapter
It was common knowledge: primitive humans were horrible,
revolting creatures.
The males had a stomach-turning stench. The females
popped out little ones with no thought as to whether they were needed, leading
to rampant overpopulation. Immature primitives carried on like wild things,
running and screeching, kicking at balls, even injuring each other. Most
perplexing of all was that, even though human beings were repulsive, they had
nevertheless managed to produce works of great beauty. Works that stood the
test of time.
Architecture. Music. Art. Literature. Film.
How was it possible that ancient humans did what modern
people could not?
It was up to Historical Anthropologists to figure it out.
Was the brutal fight for existence responsible for such feats of creativity?
Was it their inborn aggression? Or was it some other, as-yet-unknown quality?
Historical Anthropologists began reaching back through time to study primitive
humans, bringing their human captives to their own universities and imprisoning
them in tightly controlled enclosures. They aimed cameras. They watched. They
took notes. They experimented. They learned.
It was distasteful, but necessary. Who could disagree
with knowledge?
Professor Mirri Daaha, Assistant Professor of the Toor-Macta Institute of Historical Anthropology, longed to make
significant discoveries of benefit to modern humankind. Her research topic, The
Effects of Severe Stress on the
Primitive Human, might lead
to lucrative lines of study if all went well. A single remarkable human Subject
could do it; Professor Mirri had seen it happen for other researchers.
Hopefully, it would happen for her.
Professor Mirri checked the time; it would all begin in
only fifteen minutes. She eyed the Domain—the habitat where her eight captured
primitive humans would be held for study—and saw that it waited, sleek and
ready. Then she glanced at the bios of the eight human Subjects who would soon
be placed in the Domain, and reassured herself that all would be well.
Those Subjects. Why did they have to be so ugly?
Ugly or not, Professor Mirri had to admit that this batch
of primitives was unusually fit. They'd survived being brought forward through
time, and the standard miniaturization process also. None of them had tested
positive for parasites. None was missing a limb. Even so, her Subjects weren't
perfect; they never were. Each Subject had chunks of metal rammed deep into his
or her teeth. Two of them had crude plastic lenses inserted directly into their
eyes. One had a poorly repaired spinal injury. The youngest Subject, a male of
approximately fifteen years, had shown evidence of recurring migraine
headaches.
About Evelyn Arvey:
Evelyn Arvey
is the author of five novels and many short stories. She works in several
different genres: fiction, science fiction, and memoir, and is also the editor
of two anthologies.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE ARCHITECT OF GRAYLAND, US Only.
Ends April 16th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
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4/1/2024 |
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4/1/2024 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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4/2/2024 |
Blog Spotlight/IG Post |
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4/2/2024 |
Interview |
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4/3/2024 |
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4/3/2024 |
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4/4/2024 |
Guest Post |
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4/4/2024 |
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4/5/2024 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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4/5/2024 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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Review/IG Post |
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4/9/2024 |
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4/10/2024 |
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4/10/2024 |
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4/11/2024 |
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4/11/2024 |
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4/12/2024 |
Excerpt |
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4/12/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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