Rhodi’s
Light
The
Rhodi Saga
Book
One
Megan
Linski
Genre: Young Adult
Fantasy/Dystopian
Publisher: Gryfyn Publishing
Date of Publication: September 4, 2016
Word Count: 62,850
Cover Artist: Clarissa Yeo
Book Description:
Flight. Hyperspeed. Clairvoyance.
These are some of the powers
gifted to the Rhodi, an ancient sect of assassins who defend Crescentia, a
dystopian world with a dying hope.
Dyliana Fairsson is one of them.
After losing her parents to a suspicious accident, she and her twin brother,
Devin, join the Rhodi to avoid starvation. Under the direction of her master,
Dylan struggles to learn the strength of her magic …as well as hide the growing
scars on her wrists. Can Dylan become the warrior, the hero, she’s destined to
be? Or is she fated to fall from the light into the darkness?
The
first installment in the epic fantasy series by bestselling author Megan
Linski, Rhodi’s Light is an action-packed thrill ride that will leave readers
begging for more.
Rhodi
Rising
The
Rhodi Saga
Book
Two
Megan
Linski
Forced into hiding.
Desperate to find their masters.
In the past few months since the
attack on their home, twin assassins Dylan and Devin have grown restless. With
the Rhodi facing extinction, they search for their masters Talidin and Tavana,
only to discover they’ve gone missing. With nowhere to turn, the twins seek
help from a pair of mysterious spies, only to find the trail gone cold, marked
by hints of torture and destruction.
Dylan and Devin piece together
the events that led to the disappearance of their fellow Rhodi. As their
enemies close in for the kill, Dylan discovers that some things are impossible
for a Rhodi…but not for a tigress.
The
stakes and romance are heightened in this epic dystopian sequel to Rhodi’s Light.
Bestselling author Megan Linski brings readers a young adult fantasy with
magic, mystery, and an epic adventure that races quickly to a breathless
conclusion.
Rhodi’s
Lullaby
The
Rhodi Saga
Book
Three
Megan
Linski
Cities burn.
Governments fall.
Lives are lost in a desperate
war...one the Rhodi are losing.
The world has been devastated by
the tyranny of the Red Huntress. To save Crescentia, Dylan and Devin attempt to
decipher the mystery of the ancient letter their ancestors left behind, the
only hope of salvation for their kind. Dylan continues to fight foes both on
the battlefield and within her own mind, all while wrestling with the confused
feelings she has for Enfys, the alluring spy who has become devoted to her
cause.
In the epic conclusion to the
thrilling Rhodi Saga, one brave warrior will stand in the way of corruption, to
take place before her destiny…or her death.
Rhodi’s
Lullaby is the third installment in the suspenseful young adult dystopian
series fans and critics are calling an original masterpiece in the epic fantasy
genre.
Rhodi’s
Light and Rhodi Rising are also available. Catch up on the entire series today!
Chapter
One Rhodi’s Light: Escaping
“Dylan! Dyliana,
wake up! Get out of bed!”
The girl
sleepily raised her head off the pillow and looked around, her sharp eyes
piercing the darkness. Her father stood beside the bed, fully dressed and
standing as straight as a board. He was pretending to be calm, yet she knew
better. The face her father wore was one that she knew all too well, the one
she hated and yet was frightened of at the same time. It was an expression of
urgency, of fear.
“It’s time. Your
mother is getting Devin up. We have to leave now.”
Dylan shook her
long hair out of her face. “But I don’t…”
“Now’s not the
time. Come.”
The small
fifteen year old pushed back the covers and jumped out of bed, her day clothes
on. She knew better than to go to sleep in pajamas anymore. What was the point?
They always seemed to flee in the night.
She was a very pretty
girl, with golden skin and particular orange eyes that glittered fiercely even
in the darkness, but you’d never know it by the sour expression on her face.
She wore baggy, tomboyish clothes and her dark black hair was tangled. She
swept it sloppily beneath a hat as she clambered drowsily to her feet.
About
the Author:
Megan Linski is the owner of
Gryfyn Publishing and has had a passion for writing ever since she completed
her first (short) novel at the age of 6. Her specializations are romance,
fantasy, and contemporary fiction for people aged 14-24. When not writing she
enjoys ice skating, horse riding, theatre, archery, fishing, and being
outdoors. She is a passionate advocate for mental health awareness and suicide
prevention, and is an active fighter against common variable immune deficiency
disorder. She lives in Michigan.
Megan Linski also writes under
the pen name of Natalie Erin for the Creatures of the Lands Series, co-authored
with Krisen Lison.
Interview
I come from a small town with a
little more than 2,000 people in the Midwest.
Tell us your latest news?
I just released my three-book
Rhodi Saga on September 4. It’s a series I’ve been working on since I was 15
and I’m almost 24 now, so I’m really excited it’s out!!!
When and why did you begin
writing?
I was always writing as a child.
I could read almost as soon as I could talk, so I used to make little books and
newspapers out of construction paper when I was six years old. It wasn’t
something that I really wanted to do, it was something that just came
naturally, like breathing.
When did you first consider
yourself a writer?
I didn’t really consider myself a
real writer until I started getting paid for my work. I was hired in as a
journalist at 16 for my town newspaper, and ever since then I’ve considered
myself serious.
What inspired you to write your
first book?
It was somewhat of an accident. I
was 14, and I really wanted to be friends with this girl in my class. I found
out she liked writing, so we went back and forth passing chapter to chapter to
each other. It eventually became a book, which turned into Kiatana’s Journey by Natalie Erin, #1 of the Creatures of the Lands
series.
Do you have a specific writing
style?
My style varies depending on the
book I’m writing and the story I want to tell. No two books are the same. They
all have their own personality, so I switch depending on what the story needs.
How did you come up with the
title?
Rhodi’s Light is about the small lights the Rhodi, the
warriors, carry around inside of their bodies. This light is their soul, and
they can take it out of their chests and give it to others, symbolically giving
themselves away completely to someone they love.
Rhodi Rising is about the main character, Dylan, and how
she begins changing from a warrior into one of the main players in the war she
and her fellow warriors face.
Rhodi’s Lullaby is a secret. You’ll have to read the book to
find out J
Is there a message in your novel
that you want readers to grasp?
Dylan struggles with depression
and self-injury throughout the three books. The entire series is about her
struggle to confront her inner demons and set herself free from her dark past.
I want to show readers how brave Dylan can be, and no matter how far down the
hole she gets, she still has a fighter’s spirit. Most of us can survive
anything so long as we keep that will going to keep fighting.
How much of the book is
realistic?
There’s a lot of magic, so that
part isn’t very realistic, but the emotional experiences and emotional
connections the characters make are very, very real.
Are experiences based on someone
you know, or events in your own life?
The best reading material comes from people who’ve experienced what
they’re writing about, and I’ve definitely been there, down that dark hole, and
I’ve loved people who’ve fallen farther. I don’t try to write books based
directly on my own experiences, however. I try to give the characters their own
story, otherwise I’m just writing a memoir.
What books have most influenced
your life most?
I loved The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. Honestly I grew up reading a
lot of work from unpublished and budding authors and that’s had a lot of impact
on my own stuff.
If you had to choose, åwhich
writer would you consider a mentor?
I’d love to be mentored by C.S.
Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling. But F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ray
Bradbury wouldn’t be bad second choices.
What book are you reading now?
I read so many ARC’s from
authors. By the time this interview is published, I’ll already be on a
different one.
Are there any new authors that
have grasped your interest?
Constance Roberts is somebody I
think to watch. And T.A. Ariyanna is coming out with a killer steampunk series
next March published by my company. The first book is The Mage’s Son, a mash up of Harry Potter and Beauty and the Beast.
I think that’s something you’re gonna wanna pick up.
What are your current projects?
I’m finishing up my Creatures of the Lands series, which’ll be out next
year.
What would you like my readers to
know?
I really want to forge an emotional connection with the
reader. That’s really the most important thing to me. I try to do that with
every book…I want you to care about my characters as if they are real people,
because honestly, they’re real to me.
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giveaway
1 signed paperback copy of
Rhodi’s Light
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