The Golden Sword (Silistra Quartet Book 2) Epic Dystopian SciFi Fantasy by Janet Morris Book Sale with Guest Post & Giveaway
Enslaved on the planet Silistra tomorrow's most beautiful courtesan unleashes the powers of the gods.
The Golden Sword
Silistra Quartet Book 2
by Janet Morris
Genre: Epic Dystopian SciFi Fantasy
Dystopia.
Biology shapes
reality.
The further adventures of the most beautiful
courtesan in the galaxies of tomorrow.
She had the power
to create planets.
The sixty carved bones of the Yris-tera
foretold her ancient fate.
Her heritage of power took her beyond
time and space and stole from her the one man she loved.
Enslaved
on the planet Silistra tomorrow's most beautiful courtesan unleashes
the powers of the gods.
ON A PLANET DESPERATE FOR POPULATION, WOMEN HOLD THE KEYS TO POWER.
But power brings enemies.
Estri, holder of Silistra's highest office, never suspected the intrigues moving against her...until her rivals attacked.
Her betrayal toppled more than a single well-Keepress.
Estri's enemies threatened all of Silistra.
Their plan: to reveal the planet's precious secret of extending life in exchange for off-world technology -- the technology which decimated Silistra's population long ago.
"Engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure." -- C. Brown, Locus
The amazing and exotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrow's universe." -- Frederik Pohl.
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[excerpt from The Golden Sword]
I wondered what it meant, to be a “ten,” as the crellkeep
chose a spot apparently like any other upon one chain and fastened me to it by means of heavy metal anklets
that were spaced along its
length.
“I put you next to Aje. You will sleep
through the nights,” he informed me, as if I should be grateful for some
thoughtful service. Seeing me safely bound, the two jiasks turned and left the
chamber.
“What
is your name?” the crellkeep asked.
I almost told him, but caught myself.
It took me a moment to remember the crell name Chayin had given me.
“Miheja,” I said finally.
“Meh-he-ya,” the crellkeep corrected
me gently. “The Eastmost Star’s Daughter. Suits you. So you have the dharener
entranced, do you? A ten, indeed. Crell life is no burden to one so highly
numbered.” He stood up, rubbing his back, “I go to get Aje. You will like him.
They all do,” he said and patted my naked shoulder. Moments later I was alone in the deserted
ever-dusk of the crellpits. A single torch burned at the chamber’s
entry, throwing life into the feature-
less rock walls.
I crawled
the length of my tether,
and by lying stretched out
could just get my fingers upon the central ring. I tested its strength,
as had countless crells before me. There was no weakness in it. I had expected none. I
then examined each link of my chains with my fingers, to see if perhaps
somewhere there was one unsoldered among them. There
was no error among the 387
links that bound me firmly to the central ring. Its twin was sunk where
the cold stone
floor met the wall behind me. Perhaps there was a
weakness in that area, but I had not enough tether to explore it. I lay down upon my
left side and curled my knees against my chest. I could not think. I merely lay
there.
What is
something unique/quirky about you?
I breed Morgan
horses. I consult with Morgan breeders to help them choose breeding
combinations to achieve a desired result.
I am also a song
writer; I play bass guitar with my husband Chris who sings and plays guitar. We
have an album on MCA records. Look for Christopher Crosby Morris on Soundcloud
or N1M.com
Can
you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and
how you became an author?
I wrote my first
novel, High Couch of Silistra in 1975; a friend sent it to
an agent who chose to represent me; I had already written the second book in
the Silistra Quartet and my agent told me not to disclose that until they
finalized the contract for the first one. When the publisher learned of the
others, Bantam Books bought the succeeding three. When the fourth book was published,
the series already had four million copies in print. Suddenly I was a novelist
specializing in environmental, gender, historical and political subjects. In
the process, Chris became my editor and ultimately a co-writer. Since then, we have
co-authored many books.
Who is your
hero and why?
Heraclitus of
Ephesus, a pre-socratic philosopher, whose Cosmic Fragments
foreshadow our knowledge of reality and how to perceive it. Among his precepts
is the statement that change alone is unchanging. I’ve worked Heraclitus’
fragments in here and there throughout our books.
Which of
your novels can you imagine being made into a movie?
All of them. I write
cinematically, our books are vivid adventures I undertake without knowing the
destination. I, the Sun, The
Sacred Band, and Outpassage are particularly suited to film.
The Threshold Series is a feast of opportunities for today’s
special effects creators.
What
inspired you, to write The Golden Sword?
The
Silistra series was a unique departure for me and it included issues of women’s
rights in the 70’s before Handmaid’s Tale.
Convince us
why you feel The Golden Sword is a must read.
The Silistra series in which The Golden Sword is book
2 blazed a new trail in science fiction and fantasy, many critics saying that
Janet Morris had created a new pantheon of warrior women giving rise to heroines
like Xena. Today it is more important than ever for everyone to accept to women
in leadership roles and I would like to think we had something to do with
gaining them more recognition.
Who
designed your book covers?
Most of my
covers, including The Golden Sword, are realized by Roy Mauritsen,
a gifted graphic artist.
Advice to
writers?
As for advice
to writers, here is all I know: write the story you want to read. Start at the
beginning, go to the end, and stop. Seriously. From start to finish you must
inhabit the construct in a manner that makes the reader choose to continue; if I,
as the writer, can’t feel what it’s like being there, my readers can’t either. So
close your eyes, look at your feet where they are standing on the story’s
ground; tell me what you see. Tell me what you hear. Ask at the end of each
paragraph ‘what happens next?’. If you lose touch with it, wait until you’re
back inside it. Tell the story that comes to you, and from you, to me.
Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.
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Thanks for sharing. The excerpt sounds interesting.
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