by Sherrie Cronin
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GENRE: Sci-fi/Fantasy
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BLURB:
Telepathy
creates as many problems as it solves, as most of the members of the secret
organization x0 would admit. When new member Lola discovers another group of telepaths
with a completely different approach, those problems multiply at the speed of
thought.
Soon, Lola’s family
and friends are in danger. Lucky for her, she’s not your average budding
psychic. Each person with whom she is close has a special gift of their own.
That’s good, because it’s going to take every power they possess to keep this
other group from succeeding with their plan to eradicate x0.
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Excerpt
One:
Maurice woke up in the trunk of a car. He’d always been a
positive sort of guy, so he made himself focus on what was good about the
situation. Well, it was a large trunk. It was probably a luxury car. Could have
been worse. And, he was the only person in it. Plenty of space and no
unpleasant dead bodies lying next to him. He’d seen this sort of thing in the
movies, and no dead bodies was always good.
His hands were bound loosely behind his back, but he could
wiggle his legs around for comfort and there was no duct tape over his mouth,
so breathing was easier. Better yet, it felt like he’d been drugged, presumably
in his sleep, and the lingering effects were effusing him with such a nice
sense of serenity.
On the down side, the wall that x0 was holding around him
was as impermeable as ever. And he was in the trunk of a car. That was
definitely a minus. He drifted back to sleep.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Sherrie
grew up in Western Kansas thinking that there was no place in the universe more
fascinating than outer space. After her mother vetoed astronaut as a career
ambition, she went on to study journalism and physics in hopes of becoming a
science writer.
She
published her first science fiction short story long ago, and then waited a lot
of tables while she looked for inspiration for the next story. When it finally
came, it declared to her that it had to
be whole book, nothing less. One night, while digesting this disturbing piece
of news, she drank way too many shots of ouzo with her boyfriend. She woke up
thirty-one years later demanding to know what was going on.
The
boyfriend, who she had apparently long since married, asked her to calm down
and explained that in a fit of
practicality she had gone back to school and gotten a degree in geophysics and
had spent the last 28 years interpreting seismic data in the oil industry. The
good news, according to Mr. Cronin, was that she had found it at least mildly
entertaining and ridiculously well-paying
The bad news was that the two of them had still managed to spend almost
all of the money.
Apparently
she was now Mrs. Cronin, and the further good news was that they had produced
three wonderful children whom they loved dearly, even though to be honest that
is where a lot of the money had gone. Even better news was that Mr. Cronin turned out to be a warm-hearted, encouraging
sort who was happy to see her awake and ready to write. "It's about
time," were his exact words.
Sherrie
Cronin discovered that over the ensuing decades Sally Ride had already managed
to become the first woman in space and apparently had done a fine job of it. No
one, however, had written the book that had been in Sherrie's head for decades.
The only problem was, the book informed her sternly that it had now grown into
a six book collection. Sherrie decided that she better start writing it before
it got any longer. She's been wide awake ever since, and writing away.
Author
Social Media Links
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/cinnabar01
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My Review:
This was a very interesting read. It had an integrated world of its own and I liked all the different special abilities. There was a lot to take in at times and the book seemed to have a lot of information from other books in the series that it touched upon. I would have liked to have read the series in order. At times the lingo was also a little too much for me and it took away from the enjoyment of the book. I found myself wondering what certain things were and what they meant. Which is fine for when I am researching, but not usually when I am reading fantasy. In the later chapters when I got to know the characters betters and the terminology better the book was more enjoyable for me. I am giving this book a 3/5. I was given a copy, all opinions are my own.
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