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Monday, February 2, 2015

This girl and her monster might be able to save both their worlds - King of Ash and Bone (Shattered Realms #1) by Melissa Wright

When flying monsters break through the veil into her world, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her brother has been taken, her future has vanished, and all that remains is a desperate need for revenge. After discovering the breach the creatures used as a gateway, Mackenzie devises a plan to stop them, whatever the cost.

Description:

When flying monsters break through the veil into her world, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her brother has been taken, her future has vanished, and all that remains is a desperate need for revenge. After discovering the breach the creatures used as a gateway, Mackenzie devises a plan to stop them, whatever the cost.

When she finds an injured stranger in the street, he just might be the key she needs to succeed. What Mackenzie doesn't know is that this stranger isn't the helpless boy he appears to be. He's one of the monsters. And he's got plans of his own.

Thrown into a dying city in another realm, Mackenzie is powerless to get back. With the gateway closing, time is not on her side. But the stranger is, and if they can escape execution, this girl and her monster might be able to save both their worlds.

You can read a teaser here.

GUEST POST
King of Ash and Bone
The first book in The Shattered Realms Series.

Writing a book or series of books is a substantial commitment. Authors spend a lot of time and effort avoiding the temptation of shiny new ideas, because chasing other stories will never get you a finished manuscript. But the best inspirations hang around, waiting in the corners of your mind, tugging at your attention until they've grown too monstrous and delightful to be ignored. These are the stories that are most fun to tell, the ideas that will not be turned away.

I'm happy to report my newest title is just one of these monsters. King of Ash and Bone began niggling at me about midway through the Descendants Series as a simple idea: a magical apocalypse. A heroine with steadfast determination came in next, followed quickly by the handsome anti-hero who just might have what it takes to break her resolve. And of course he would have something to hide that might test them both. I found myself researching end-of-days scenarios in my spare time, gathering images of winged beasts and deserted cities as this new world grew and grew, forming its own brand of chimera and bursting into a second realm, complete with problems of its own.

The Shattered Realms series is certainly lined up to be the most complex I've ever written, and I can only hope it catches readers' hearts and imaginations the way it has mine.

About the author:
Melissa Wright is the author of the Frey Saga and Descendants Series. She is currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be found collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest.

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11 comments:

Bella Martinez said...

I'd love to travel to a fantasy realm...as long as I had a map that is!

katieoscarlet said...

I would like to go to a fantasy realm. Something much more than a graphic dream.

Natalie said...

I guess it depends on what kind of fantasy realm it truly is.

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Unknown said...

That would be a lot of fun to travel to a fantasy realm of my choosing and especially of my design too.

Judy Thomas said...

I would love to have a fantasy realm that I could escape to.Somewhere where I could go fishing and read books under a tree on the beach while Johnny Depp fed me grapes and bonbons :)

Berkeley Hapa said...

Would love to go to a fantasy realm as long as I could get back and forth safely!

Betul E. said...

Yes that would be so awesome!

Anonymous said...

Yes! It would be awesome!

Unknown said...

That would be soooo amazing

Fayth97 said...

I think it would be cool, as long as I don't have to fight any monsters ;)