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 Awakening (Book Synopsis)by Alexander Degrate Buy from iUniverse.com Page 1 of 1 Synopsis: A nonstop action thriller of survival and cunning against superhuman forces as two humans, abducted to an alien planet, face civil war and vengeful gods. Ever wake up and not know where you are? That is what happens to a young woman, Samantha, when she goes to visit her aunt on a family vacation. Not only is she not sure where she is, but how long she?s been there. Bellmany, a woman who claims to be a deposed goddess along with Dair and Lycus, who say they are the half-mortal sons of gods, have awakened the two human sisters and half-human child, Rikka, from a coma state. Samantha and Isabelle find that they have been kidnapped to an alien planet, Gramotheus, and the only explanation that they can get is "it must have been the will of the gods." Bellmany tells Samantha that Rikka belongs to her and sends the three away under the care of Dair and Lycus to the sacred Isle of Torian. She hopes they will be safe until Bellmany can figure out a way to use the three to undermine the gods and get her power back. On the adventure of a lifetime filled with mystery and suspense, Samantha searches for answers and a way to make a life for herself despite overwhelming odds of trying to survive in a strange, backward world and look after her younger sister and daughter. In the meanwhile she is up against strongly entrenched religious beliefs and the fact that she is an alien. "Unbelievable! I’ll tell you what is unbelievable, my sister and I were on vacation with our mother in Roswell, and that’s the last thing either of us can remember. The next thing we know we wake up in that cave with you, Lycus and Lady Bellmany. You tell Belle and me we are on another planet, but even you don’t know how or why we are here. If we don’t know where we are, our parents sure don’t know where we are. Do you know how worried they must be?!" Tears were streaming down Sam’s face, and her voice was cracking, "You tell us we have to stick close to you to be safe, but you won’t explain exactly why. On top of all that, you tell us that Rikka is related to us, except she is almost the color of snow, has elf-like ears and levitates in midair. You make us responsible for her by making me her mother. Don’t you think it is about time you laid all your cards on the table?!" Sam screamed at Dair. Reviews: Awakening: isn't a bunch of bug people running around. I compare it to Dune, but it's no copycat version. I got interested in Degrate when I saw other discussions about his other books.-Deja.com Sci-Fi Forum Just read "Awakening" in the "Kidnapped to an Alien Planet" series and I can hardly wait for the next book. I want to find out if the heroine is 18 or 218 or what?! - About.com Sci-Fi Review Author: Alexander Degrate is the well traveled author of the fantasy novel "Princes, Priests and Warlords." Alexander writes books for children and adults drawing on the rich resource of real life events and experiences obtained through world travel which are woven into fictional stories. Characters are created with whom the reader can identify. Readers say they forget that they are reading fiction and began to think of the characters that Alexander has developed as real people in history. The author may be contacted through literary agents Pauline or Mark at <pauline_frank@yahoo.com>. Buy from iUniverse.com Copyright© 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Alexander Degrate, sffworld.com. All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the author. |
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