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Dissident
By Nikki McCormack
Forbidden Things, Book 1
Publisher: Ellysium Books
Release Date: July 9, 2015
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 348 Pages
ISBN: 978-0996319614
ASIN: B00ZBGA08A
Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
| Kobo | iTunes
About the book:
Ascard
power can strengthen, heal and create. It also has great potential to destroy,
enough to topple entire governments. Indigo’s country places strict limitations
on the use of ascard so she must channel her talents into the healing arts or
risk severe punishment. An orphan from a disgraced family, trapped by her
father’s treason, Indigo struggles to reclaim her place in a society that has
driven her into an abusive engagement.
Then a mysterious stranger
from a neighboring country contacts her using ascard. He needs help escaping
his prison so he can bring an end to his emperor's oppressive rule or die
trying. His unshakable devotion to his cause and the passion hidden behind his
cool arrogance move her to help him at the risk of being branded a traitor
herself.
When the politics of society
bring them together a second time, Indigo decides to use her growing powers to
help him fight his war. If only she dared fight for her own future with such
passion. Perhaps she can find the courage to do so by helping the man she has
fallen for win his revolution. She might have exactly the power he needs to
succeed.
EXCERPTResolute, he turned and stepped between the pillars.The sudden pressure on his lungs was welcome. If he understood the prison, he would return to his rooms in the stronghold, the place he was taken from.His head spun and he stumbled. His knees struck hard on the pale marble floor of his bedchamber. He ended kneeling like a man at worship before the stand on which he kept his sword. The weapon waited there, a seamless blending of Lyran and Kudaness design tempered with ascard. The gentle curve of the blades razor edge glinted in the light, sharp and clean.A slow smile spread across his lips and he laughed. When the laughter faded, he stood and grabbed the sword belt lying beside the weapon. He had to tighten it several notches past old wear marks. He gripped the pale wood hilt, delighting in the balanced weight of the lethal blade. It felt natural in his hand, an extension of his being. In a life full of frustration, the weapon was simple and pure. There was no doubt as to its purpose and no question of how it would serve him. If only people could be so simple.He held his breath, listening to the song of the blade sliding into the sheath. It was exquisite. It sang of blood and vengeance.
He stroked the hilt, his gaze drifting to the door leading out of his chambers. “Shall we see who’s home?”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nikki started writing her
first novel at the age of 12 (which is still tucked away in a briefcase in
her office). Despite a successful short story publication with Cricket Magazine
in 2007, she treated her writing addiction as a hobby until a drop in the
economy left her with an abundance of free time to focus on making it her
career.
Nikki lives in the
magnificent Pacific Northwest tending to her awesome husband, two sweet horses,
three manipulative cats, and a crazy dog. She’s a wine and tea fanatic who
loves sitting on the ocean in her kayak surrounded by open water or hanging
from a rope in a cave, embraced by darkness and the sound of dripping water.
She also enjoys horseback riding, archery, PC gaming, dancing, good anime, etc.
She studies Japanese and practices Iaido because she believes we
should never stop learning.
Twitter handle:
@Author_NikkiMc
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiMcCormack
Goodreads author page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7437256.Nikki_McCormack
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DeleteAfter reading the excerpt I wanted to turn the page and find out who was home :D
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Congrats to Nikki on the new release!!!! this looks and sounds amazing :) thanks for sharing!
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DeleteWhen did you decide to become a writer?
ReplyDeleteI started writing my first book when I was twelve. I didn't actually decide to focus on getting my work published, however, until a few years ago. Conflicted about focusing on a 'real job' and all that. ;)
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Thanks for the excerpt :) What's your favorite anime and has it influenced any of your writing?
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite series (so far) is probably still Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood with Howl's Moving Castle (or most anything Miyazaki) on the movie side. I really loved Last Exile as well and there are so many others I could list off. I have a book coming out next year that is actually very deliberately influenced by several anime, but I'm sure my love of anime has allowed it to influence some of my other work too.
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Really enjoyed reading the excerpt, thank you!
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DeleteThank you for such writing such an imaginative book. I am enjoying it immensely.
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