The
Embodied Trilogy
Special
Edition Ebook Collection
JB
Dutton
Genre: Urban fantasy / science
fiction
Date of Publication: July 11,
2016
ISBN: 9780991791842
ASIN: B01H7U1QOE
Number of pages: 560
Word Count: 183,094
Cover Artist: Alexandra Nereuta
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Kari's exciting adventure in in one special edition of all three ebooks,
including bonus author insights, deleted scenes and a treasure hunt quiz..
The
Embodied trilogy is an unusual web of adventure, romance, fantasy, and science
fiction.
Prep school student Kari Marriner
is swept up in a mystery that fast becomes a thrilling adventure when she
discovers that mysterious aliens called the Embodied and their pseudo-religion,
the Temple of Truth, been influencing her family’s life for decades. She soon
finds herself battling dragons, unicorns, and nefarious angels on the streets
of New York and in the catacombs of Paris, while having her emotions torn by a
handsome alien and a jealous boyfriend. In a final showdown, she must travel to
the creatures’ home in the dark universe and make a heart-wrenching choice:
rescue her mother or save the Earth.
Special Tour Price $7.99
Excerpt:
The first
sensation was my stomach lurching and spinning. Then I seemed to be plunging
dizzily while simultaneously zooming higher on some kind of impossible
rollercoaster ride. And suddenly I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing. I was
separated from any kind of physical reality, like – oh… oh wow – like I was
totally disembodied. I could sense things but not see them with my eyes. I had…
a sort of mathematical awareness, as though I was plugged directly into the
mainframe of a supercomputer the size of the universe, my mind swimming in pure
information. Geometric shapes twinkled in and out of existence. Lines and
points moved around in constant motion. It felt like a dream made of numbers…
patterns and data combining and separating. Spirals within spirals and symmetries
within symmetries.
Silent
Symmetry
The
Embodied Trilogy
Book
One
JB
Dutton
Genre: Urban fantasy / science
fiction
Date of Publication: January,
2013
ISBN: 9780991791804
ASIN: B00B0534UC
Number of pages: 194
Word Count: 54,359
Cover Artist: Alexandra Nereuta
Book Description:
Kari Marriner’s earliest memory
is her father’s death in a car crash back in small-town Wisconsin. Now, 12
years later, her mother has been hired by a pseudo-religious organization in
Manhattan called the Temple of Truth (a.k.a. the ToT). At Chelsea Prep, Kari
develops a crush on classmate Cruz. But when she realizes that Noon, another
attractive guy at school, is involved with the ToT, her curiosity gets the
better of her.
Kari stumbles upon a secret
tunnel leading from her apartment to another in the building, where an ancient
book holds images she can scarcely believe, and a cavernous room contains...
something inexplicable. As Kari pieces together the incredible evidence, she
discovers that the ToT is run by other-worldly beings called The Embodied who
influence human behavior and have established a global long-term human breeding
program. But why? And what is her role in all this?
Just as she starts wondering
whether the love she feels for Cruz is genuine or if her emotions are being
controlled by The Embodied, her mother is kidnapped and Kari has to figure out
who is human, who is Embodied, and who she can count on to help rescue her
mother.
Book One Free
Excerpt:
When I got in,
the apartment was empty. I dumped my stuff and had a shower. I only realized as
I was drying my hair that the apartment was really empty. Flash wasn’t there.
The hairdryer was his nemesis, and the feud had being going on since he was
traumatized by it as a kitten. But he couldn’t resist confronting it. Whenever
I blow-dried my hair he would freak, hissing and arching his back, fur standing
on end. But not this time.
Starley’s
Rust
The
Embodied Trilogy
Book
Two
JB
Dutton
Genre: Urban fantasy / science
fiction
Date of Publication: January
2015,
second edition April 2016
ISBN: 9781311725493
ASIN: B00ONKYNOC
Number of pages: 206
Word Count: 60,934
Cover Artist: Alexandra Nereuta
Book Description:
Six months ago, Kari Marriner’s
life was torn apart. Now turned 17, she’s looking for answers in her rural
Wisconsin hometown. But just as the Embodied seemed to have vanished, there’s a
new, more terrifying visitor from the Dark Universe.
Back in Manhattan, a charismatic
English artist named Starley convinces Kari he can find her missing mother if
she flies to Paris with him. He also shares an incredible secret from the dawn
of mankind. But Starley is not who he seems. Before she knows it, Kari finds
herself standing in front of the Mona Lisa with him, yelling out, “He’s got a
bomb!”
And that’s when things go totally
insane. The Rebel Embodied’s henchman, Cilic, returns to Earth on a deadly
mission. The body of Kari’s treacherous friend Aranara is washed up on the
banks of the Hudson. But is she really dead? In the Paris catacombs, Kari and
Starley are hunted by a nightmarish mythical creature that’s all too real.
A family mystery, an exiled race,
freakish beasts, jealousy, love… and death. Kari has to face them all in this
fast-paced fantasy thriller.
Excerpt:
The sun was
setting behind the buildings. A big barn with half the roof missing. A grain
silo. A couple of smaller shed-type buildings, one with no door, the other with
the door hanging off its hinges. And a farmhouse. Windows shattered. Front door
gawping at me. I gulped and sent an ILY back to Cruz. He liked those.
Diamond
Splinters
The
Embodied Trilogy
Book
Three
JB
Dutton
Genre: Urban fantasy / science
fiction
Date of Publication: May, 2016
ISBN: 9780991791835
ASIN: B01DFUUIA8
Number of pages: 212
Word Count: 62,257
Cover Artist: Alexandra Nereuta
Book Description:
Prep school senior Kari Marriner
has a heart-wrenching choice to make: rescue her mother or prevent aliens
destroying the Earth.
Having faced down mythical beasts
and trans-dimensional villains, Kari has finally unraveled the mystery of the
cult-like Temple of Truth and found the diamond sphere that can free her mother
from the evil clutches of the Thoth high priests. But to find out how to use
the sphere, Kari must team up with the one person she can never trust: Aranara,
the treacherous sister of her missing soulmate Noon.
When a submarine trip to the
bottom of the Hudson River ends in death and disaster, Kari is scarred, both
emotionally and physically. She wants to run and hide but digs deep and finds
new sources of inner strength. As the storm of the century hits New York, a
child’s life hangs in the balance and Kari gambles everything in a final
confrontation with the genocidal Thoth.
Excerpt:
Aranara pushed
at the hatch. Nothing happened. Whether it was the water pressure or some
safety mechanism I don’t know, but she stopped trying and went back to the
control panel. The sub reversed. I looked through the transparent bottom and
saw Noon’s pyramid coming back into view. As soon as it was directly beneath
us, she climbed onto her chair and aimed the gun at the globe-shaped acrylic
window. With a surge of terror, I realized what she was about to do.
About
the Author:
After graduating from film school
in London, England, JB Dutton emigrated to Montreal in 1987, where he still
lives with his two young children and their even younger goldfish. He spent
over a decade as a music TV director before moving into the advertising
industry as an award-winning copywriter for clients such as Cirque du Soleil.
JB Dutton has written novels, short stories, blogs, screenplays and a stage
play. He also writes adult fiction under the name John B. Dutton.
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Interview
Where are you from?
I was born near Liverpool, grew up in small towns in
the south west of England and then attended university in London. Right after
graduation (actually before – I didn’t even stick around to get my grad photo!)
I moved to Montreal, Canada, where I’ve lived ever since.
Tell us your latest news?
I’m excited to be releasing my Embodied trilogy of
YA sci-fi fantasy novels as a special edition ebook collection (more info on
what makes it special below). BUT… I’ve also started writing another Embodied
story set in ancient Egypt involving some familiar characters and some new
ones. This will be the first of several Embodied stories set in different eras
that will have less science fiction content than the original trilogy and more
historical fantasy. I’m very curious to know what readers will think!
When and why did you begin writing?
I always wanted to be a writer (in parallel to my
dream of playing soccer for Liverpool that in fact was more fantasy than my
stories are!) and puttered around writing derivative novels and stories as a
pre-teen and teen in England. I have a degree in Film and Television so when I
moved to Canada I started working on screenplays and drama but always loved
fiction. I’m so grateful that I can write for a living every day!
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
There were three different events that combined to
make me add “Writer” to my email signature: Back in 1998 I wrote a stage play
that was produced to some acclaim in Montreal, and then a couple of years later
I received two grants to write a screenplay. All this time I was also writing
short stories and my first novel, but what clinched it for me was taking the plunge
to become a freelance marketing copywriter (ads, websites, stuff like that) in
2005 because that was the point when all my time was spent writing and all my
income came from it.
What inspired you to write your first book?
My first (unpublished) novel was called Snax. It’s a
sci-fi satire about an alien who arrives on Earth looking for edible animals he
can market as yummy snacks back on his home planet. The edible animals end up
being humans! I’m pretty sure the book was inspired by my love of speculative
fiction set on Earth (Doctor Who, John Wyndham’s books, HG Wells, Frankenstein,
etc.) and the fact that I’ve been vegetarian since I was 19 years old.
Do you have a specific writing style?
No. First of all, the medium dictates style to a
certain extent, so screenplays obviously don’t require the same style as
novels. Then the genre has an impact too. I really like writing in different
styles. I know some authors have their own distinctive style, but I would get
bored writing the same way all the time.
How did you come up with the title?
The Embodied trilogy sort of speaks for itself, as
the Embodied are the mysterious group of aliens living on Earth in my trilogy.
The titles of each of the trilogy’s three books came about in very different
ways. The first, Silent Symmetry, simply came to me when I created the
symmetrical Embodied beings who can communicate telepathically with each other
(and I love the title’s rhythm and letter “S” alliteration). The title for book
2, Starley’s Rust, literally came to me in a dream, along with the main
character, Starley. It’s kind of crazy, but there you go! And for book 3,
Diamond Splinters, I actually tested three different titles with fans, friends
and strangers before nailing that one down. Diamonds have a big part to play in
all the books.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
Yes! Perfection and beauty are two completely
different things and you shouldn’t feel bad if you don’t look like someone
else’s definition of perfection. (Photoshopped images of models male or female…
Boo! Hiss!)
How much of the book is realistic?
The books in the trilogy are mainly set in
present-day New York City, Lancaster, WI and Paris. The human characters have
realistic motivations and behavior, but obviously there’s a sci-fi fantasy
element to the books, so you never know when something other-worldly is going
to crop up. Do we get to visit the Dark Universe where the Embodied are from?
You’ll have to read the books to find out!
Are the experiences in your book based on someone
you know, or events in your own life?
Nope. Although I do love French cheese. J
What books have most influenced your life?
Oooohhh… how to answer that?!! Here’s a smattering
of titles, but honestly I could have picked a bunch of different ones: The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Don Quixote, Philosophy in the Flesh, Lolita,
Alice in Wonderland, Generation X, House of Leaves, How the Mind Works,
Atonement, Great Apes, Interview with the Vampire… can I stop now?
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
Oh, great! Just when I thought I was out of the
woods. I think I’d have to go for Nabokov. Douglas Adams too. Can I have two
names? Please?
What book are you reading now?
A Tale of Two Cities, The Corrections, Time Reborn.
I always have more than one on the go.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest?
Jonathan Franzen, Michelle Hodkin
What are your current projects?
Apart from the Embodied story set in ancient Egypt
that I mentioned above, I’m also working on a series of novellas set in
Victorian Montreal that fall under the newly defined genre of dreadpunk. They
are gothic horror stories with very realistic historical backdrops featuring deadly
disease, engineering marvels, economic upheaval and dark family secrets. I’m
really into them, but have put them on hold temporarily because I want to focus
on the Embodied while the trilogy is being launched.
What would you like my readers to know?
First off, that book 1 of the Embodied trilogy,
Silent Symmetry, is now priced at free for the ebook. Secondly, that if you
sign up for my author newsletter, I’ll also send you a free ebook of the
sequel, Starley’s Rust. Thirdly, that the Embodied trilogy special edition
ebook collection is special because it includes deleted scenes (basically an
alternate ending) from book 3, Diamond Splinters, as well as a brand new
foreword with author insights and a fun quiz/treasure hunt. Oh yeah, and during
my blog tour, the trilogy ebook is priced at 20% off ($7.99 instead of $9.99).
Enjoy!
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