Emissary (1) (Emissary Quintet) New-adult science fiction, wrapped in gaming and fantasy around a hopepunk core by E.B. Brooks ➱ Book Tour with Rafflecopter
Emissary
by E.B. Brooks
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GENRE: Science Fiction
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BLURB:
Ewan
O’Meara is no stranger to death: in recent months, he’s found his way to limbo
at least once per week, much to his parents’ concern. It’s a necessary price
for getting experience to become the greatest adventurer his homeland of
Veridor has ever known, but the overbearing Veridian Church has him pinned
down, soaking him for the penance gold to unlock his stats each time he
respawns. And because the Church’s ancient war put an end to both the godlike
Gems and the epic quests they once bestowed, Ewan has no better alternative.
That
is, until he encounters a young woman fleeing arrest from the Church’s
soldiers. At first glance, Treanna Rothchild needs it: she’s clueless about
Veridian life. But she has other skills that defy Ewan’s understanding, and she
knows things. Unsettling, seditious things the Church wants kept secret at any
cost.
And
she’s in Veridor to raise an army, to fight an enemy only she can see.
Risking
both life and soul, Ewan follows Treanna where no Veridian has ever been and
there is no respawning. But for him to have a chance at making a real
difference in the strange, harsh world she reveals to him, he must first come
to terms with it. Especially as he and Treanna discover how much it has in
common with Veridor—and how much they depend on each other to survive.
New-adult
science fiction, wrapped in gaming and fantasy around a hopepunk core, Emissary
is an immersive, thought-provoking adventure with a little teen romance and a
lot of heart.
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EXCERPT
Tree broke contact, then looked at the others. “I’m taking command. Samuel, move Nathan to cover by the lift. Put his feet up, and keep pressure on that wound. We’ll throw down a kit once we can.”
Sam hesitated but nodded, then knelt to scoop Nathan up.
“Love,” Tree said, locking hard, frightened eyes on Ewan.
“You’re with me. Loot the corpses. We’ll disguise ourselves, then retake the
camel and retreat.”
“What about Gabe and Vincent?”
“They’ll escape with us, if they’re quick enough.”
Ewan swallowed. “Yes, ma’am.”
She darted off to one of the bodies, and he stepped over to
the robed figure he’d impaled, thinking a bloody gash in his outfit might be
less of a giveaway than a giant frapping hole. But when he pulled the robes
free, he knew with a sickened jolt that blood was the least of the differences
in appearance.
The man’s copper-skinned face was scarred all over in what
was obviously a deliberate, artistic pattern, as though he’d mistaken a knife
for a pen. His nose and ears were pierced through with bits of metal, with hair
and beard braided and bound in wire that could have come from the ruin’s walls.
His muscles were lean and hard, far better fed than should have been possible
for someone from the Wastes. Even in death he had a feral air about him, a
lingering lethal intent that had Ewan half expecting him to leap out of the
sands again.
His hand still clutched a gun, hardly bigger than a tablet. Ewan
reached for it, hesitated, and left it to retrieve his thrown sword.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
E.B. Brooks
lives in the southeastern USA, where he splits his time between writing,
research, and homesteading. He enjoys building fictional worlds, real houses,
and landscape models, but he’s most at home with his wife and children, and
their many, many pets.
Website:
http://ebbrooksfiction.com/
Twitter:
@EBBrooksFiction
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG2vFKJoCSoJaP6qCECwPIA
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19919752.E_B_Brooks
The StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/authors/d82b9abb-6a6a-48a7-8563-a84689316df7
Bookbub:
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/e-b-brooks-df6155fb-c7c4-4568-b612-ac5ae2eeb86b
Buy Links
(Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/stores/E.B.-Brooks/author/B087D6C88X
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