Prophecy
Force Seven
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Human wizards and sorceresses had to have children to carry on their legacy. They led pitifully short lives. If their child was born without the gift, it was destroyed. Those with the gift had to prove loyalty to Izamor and become a member of The Order by the time they turned twelve years of age. If not, they too were destroyed.
Galien was now old for an
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On the floor, the now conscious Relos could see the opening above him. He couldn’t move, and his muscles would not obey his thought commands. He didn’t know if it was damage the wizard had done or just a spell he had cast to paralyze him. Looking into the dark hole in the ceiling, Relos saw something moving. He couldn’t make out a shape, only that it was large. He heard a clicking sound, renewing the feeling of terror in him. Slowly the thing moved down, and he began to see what was making that eerie sound. Descending from the hole was the largest spider he had ever seen, easily twice his size. He opened his mouth to scream, but it was cut short as the spider, suddenly dropped on him and punctured his chest and lungs with its fangs.
The giant spider quickly injected its paralyzing poison into Relos’ body. Using its chelicerae, the monster arachnid grabbed the body, and lifted it, carrying it back up through the hole in the ceiling.
Satisfied, Galien waved his hand again to close the panel. The movement of his hand was unnecessary, just a habit. When moving things with others watching, he always used hand gestures to give them the false belief that he needed his hands. More than once, an enemy had immobilized him, thinking he was helpless if he couldn’t move. They did not live to tell others they were wrong.
Galien turned and quickly walked back up the stairs. As he climbed the spiraling steps, he began to prepare his mind for the mind pulse. He needed to get to the tower and contact the others in the Stygian Order. Reentering the Hall of Audience, he closed the door and made sure it was locked. While walking to the exit, he was stopped by a voice. “Wizard?” It was the Empress. He had been so preoccupied with preparing for the mind pulse, that he had not noticed her presence.
She always called him wizard. He wasn’t a person to her, just a tool of her power. This minor detail didn’t bother him, and the false sense of security it gave her was going to be a useful weakness some day. He turned to face the throne and bowed. “Yes, my Lady.”
“What has become of the soldier who failed?” She asked innocently.
Galien knew she had been waiting for him. She would know that the man had not come back up the stairs. “He is no more, my Lady. I extracted the information I needed and let the arachnid have him.”
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Leaving behind the destruction of their world the Pinnerite people find their way to Earth. Seeking refuge from an evil force, the leader of the alien race convinces Earth’s major governments to allow colonization of Antarctica. The evil seems to have followed the Pinnerite people though, and now Earth is racing to prepare for a war they can not win.
After years of battle, technology is all but destroyed, borders are erased and redrawn, and strange creatures roam the continents. The Pinnerite people break the seclusion of their Antarctic Colony to try and regain what has been lost. According to an ancient prophecy one of their own youth will join with six others from around the world to combat and defeat the driving force behind the evil that permeates civilization.
Arra is marked from birth to be the first of the Seven. She travels toAustralia to find Moose, the second in a group that will bring hope back to the people of Earth. Together they find five other young men and women that work together and risk their lives for something that was prophesied over 500 years ago.
This is a fast paced novel, with plenty of excitement and drama. Characters are full of personality, and mystery. The battle for Australia is just the beginning of the adventures for the young heroes, and the war to win the world will test their resolve and friendship.
About the Author
Edson, Alberta, Canada. I may have been born there, but I do not remember living in Edson. I remember a small town, village you might say, outside of Edson. For whatever reason, the memory of that place is of rain and mud. What does it matter where I was born anyway, oh yeah, my mother was an American citizen at the time of my birth so being born in Canada gave me dual citizenship. Woot! Woot! During the 7th grade my mother moved my sister and I down to Lebanon, Oregon. Explaining to the kids in school that "Monty Python's Flying Circus" was a British show not Canadian was my first indication that Canada and the United States were truly two different countries. My "accent" faded soon enough, and I fit into the less-than popular group of kids without any tribble a'tall. (Yes, you read that right, a Star Trek reference.) I would frequent the library; it was on the way home from school. I chose to walk when the weather allowed, avoiding the kids on the buss. So in 7th grade I read "Jaws" and discovered there were many more interesting books out there beyond "Tin Tin," "Nancy Drew," and the award winning pabulum they have you read in English class. During my high school years, I would return to Canada with my sister. We stayed with our dad and worked. My glass-paned bedroom door with the nice sheer curtains was so cool with the green night light in the hall. Cool, that is, until I got to a certain part in my first Stephen King novel, "The Shinning." I asked my dad to change the light, and it became a red light in the hall! LOL Regardless, I read every Stephen King novel I could get my hands on. Reading had always been something I enjoyed but I became something I couldn't do without. I enjoyed all kinds of genres including: horror, adventure, sic-fi, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. Alas, I grew up. Entered the Marine Corps, married, had three children, and generally became a typical mom and housewife. But I continued to read. I taught my children to read by the time they were five. Well my daughters anyway, my son was a different story. At the age of nine, my oldest read "Dune." I hadn't even read that yet, still haven't actually. I started reading a series called Dragon Lance and playing the video game "Final Fantasy" at the same time. My children loved the game and wanted to read the books mommy was enjoying too. I realized the only problem with my kids reading the books I read was the adult content,; language and sex to be exact. So I decided to write a story that had all the adventure and magic without the foul language an sexual encounters. That was many years ago. I finished "Prophecy: Force Seven" seven years after I started. I know... that's along time. There were a lot of things going on that kept me from focusing on my writing. But now, I am finally jumping off the cliff and sending the novel out there to the rest of the book lovers. My hope is that for a time you will live in the world I created and cheer for he heroes or the bad guys, your choice.