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Beloved Enemy joined Starquest and Children of the Mistto continue the DestinyTrilogy and I'm thrilled to announce was shortlisted for the R.N.A. RoNAAwards 2017, awarded 2nd Runner up in the RONE Awards 2017 and was the winner in the SF/Fantasy category of the 'Best Banter Contest'.
Hello fellow Snippeteers and readers. Welcome to my Weekend Warriors post. I'm continuing with another snippet from my fantasy novella, Dancing With Fate. Thank you to everyone who's been following my snippets so far.
Don't forget to visit the other authors at the link above, there's something for all tastes.
BACKGROUND:
Having fulfilled the mission set by Apollo, Terpsichore the muse of dance is preparing to return to Olympus when she meets the mysterious Myrddin. Unaware of her goddess status, he invites her to share a meal with him and falls asleep by the campfire. She is lured towards a host of glimmring, evil red lights, and although she senses the danger, she is now without her powers and has no means of resisting them. This is a few passges on from last week's snippet Feeling deserted by both Apollo and her father, Zeus, in desperation she cries out to Myrddin.
SNIPPET (as usual, some creative punctuation to comply with 10 sentence rule)
For the first time in
her eternal life, she knew fear.
Then strong arms encircled her, swung her round.
"Cora, look at me." She gazed into two pools of azure blue, filled with concern, and a pale face set in resolve, still she had an irresistible urge to look at those weird, flickering lights. She turned her head, and at the same moment, there was a flash like lightning. The ground behind her burst into a wall of blue flame, it blotted out everything, engulfing the demon lights and the hideous forms that a moment before had lured her onward.
"Look at me, look at me...don't look back again."
Before she could reply, he swept her up and carried her back toward the campfire.
Eos in her chariot had started her journey across the sky and the pearly light showed their camp and the two horses grazing nearby. Never had anything looked so welcome, never had Terpsichore felt so safe in a man's arms.
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I'm thrilled to be part of the promotion for the live Instagram photoshoot of Nik's portrayal of Kayelle Allen's 'Bringer of Chaos'.
The first weekend in September 2018, Nik will portray Pietas, the immortal king from the Bringer of Chaos series by Kayelle Allen. The cosplay will be performed in a live feed from Russia. To take part, follow Nik on Instagram. Exact date is September 1, 2018. Meet the immortal king Pietas live on Instagram #SpaceOpera #Cosplay @kayelleallen @nitsvetov
About Nik
Nik Nitsvetov is photographer and award-winning cosplayer. A gamer and anime fan, he often cosplays characters from popular series. He lives in Russia and is a strong supporter of Russian Cosplay. His personal photography ranges from cosplay to portraits and often includes animals and nature. You will find him online through various social media.
Kayelle Allen writes Scince Fiction with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's a US Navy veteran who's been married so long she's tenured.
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Hello fellow Snippeteers and readers. Welcome to my Weekend Warriors post. I'm continuing with another snippet from my fantasy novella, Dancing With Fate. Thank you to everyone who's been following my snippets so far.
Don't forget to visit the other authors at the link above, there's something for all tastes.
BACKGROUND:
Having fulfilled the mission set by Apollo, Terpsichore the muse of dance is preparing to return to Olympus when she meets the mysterious Myrddin. Unaware of her goddess status, he invites her to share a meal with him She refuses to allow him to accompany her but with the coming of darkness, they settle down for the night.
SNIPPET (as usual, some creative punctuation to comply with 10 sentence rule)
The glowing red sparks appeared a few hours before dawn. Terpsichore looked across to where she could just make out Myrddin, lying close to the fire, apparently asleep. She stood and wrapped her brat around her shoulders. What unearthly lights were these? In the name of Hades, she had never seen anything like this before. She watched them as they advanced and retreated, advanced and retreated. They seemed to beckon to her. She walked forward a few steps. This was not natural. She sensed evil, but of a kind she had never come across before.
She tried to turn her head, to look away and move back to the fire. Some force compelled her to keep staring at them, to move forward. Further and further from the campfire she wandered. The air grew chill and she pulled her brat more closely around her. The flickering lights gyrated in a wild dance, inviting her to follow them. Dawn was approaching. In the dim early morning light, she could make out demon faces, red glowing eyes, hands outstretched, with flames at their fingertips.
When Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance, is assigned to revisit the land of Wales, her task seems simple enough. She is unaware there is a hidden agenda. Before she can return to Olympus her path crosses that of the mysterious Myrddin, and her heart is lost. But Myrddin is promised to another. His mind is set on the dangerous task that lies before him, and the woman he has sworn to save. Nevertheless, he cannot deny the growing attraction between him and the beautiful stranger he meets along the way. Terpsichore and Myrddin face a deadly force that threatens to part them forever. Is she destined to lose the only man she has ever truly loved? Is there nothing she can do to save him? Finally, when all seems lost, in desperation she finds herself DANCING WITH FATE.
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Hello fellow Snippeteers and readers. Welcome to my Weekend Warriors post. I'm continuing with another snippet from my fantasy novella, Dancing With Fate. Thank you to everyone who's been following my snippets so far.
Don't forget to visit the other authors at the link above, there's something for all tastes.
BACKGROUND:
Having fulfilled the mission set by Apollo, Terpsichore the muse of dance is preparing to return to Olympus when she meets the mysterious Myrddin. He invites her to share a meal with him and invites her to journey with him for safety's sake, being unaware of her origins and immortal status. He has revealed he is on a mission to rescue the woman he is betrothed to and who has been kidnapped by the lord of Castell Madog.
SNIPPET (as usual, some creative punctuation to comply with 10 sentence rule)
"And you?" he asked in turn, "what are you doing alone and away from home?"
She hesitated a moment, the brat slipped down around her shoulders; the firelight shone on her hair and turned it to flame.
"I...I had a task to do here, given me by my brother, now it is completed and I can return."
"Are you quite sure you'll be all right alone? Perhaps I could go some of the way with you?"
"No, thank you, there is no need. I wouldn't think of asking you to go out of your way, I will be in no danger, I assure you."
Myrddin nodded and poked the fire a little more. "We should get some sleep so we can leave early tomorrow."
When Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance, is assigned to revisit the land of Wales, her task seems simple enough. She is unaware there is a hidden agenda. Before she can return to Olympus her path crosses that of the mysterious Myrddin, and her heart is lost. But Myrddin is promised to another. His mind is set on the dangerous task that lies before him, and the woman he has sworn to save. Nevertheless, he cannot deny the growing attraction between him and the beautiful stranger he meets along the way. Terpsichore and Myrddin face a deadly force that threatens to part them forever. Is she destined to lose the only man she has ever truly loved? Is there nothing she can do to save him? Finally, when all seems lost, in desperation she finds herself DANCING WITH FATE.
Other news: I'm excited that the first two books in The Destiny Trilogy(which I've featured here in Sunday Snippets.) were released in Audio this week. I've blogged about it in the post below this one.
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If you listen to Starquest or Children of the Mist, , do please let me know what you think - I reckon both narrators did a great job, I hope you do too!
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Hello fellow Snippeteers and readers. Welcome to my Weekend Warriors post. I'm continuing with another snippet from my fantasy novella, Dancing With Fate. Thank you to everyone who's been following my snippets so far.
"Cora, look at me." She gazed into two pools of azure blue, filled with concern, and a pale face set in resolve, still she had an irresistible urge to look at those weird, flickering lights. 
