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The Missing Planets - The Cairns of Sainctuarie
by Hawk MacKinney
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BLURB:
Planet
Terato has become a member of the assembly of the Confederated League of Allied
Star Systems. The Murian Outpost Terato once commanded by His Imperial Majesty’s
Lord High Chamberlain Herklo Korvo XXXIV is now Teratoan staffed and under the
command of Teratoan Eklam a’Qoc.
From the uncharted reaches between
galaxies, attacks of extraordinary weaponry come against Terato and the Myr
worlds of the Murians. Terminus Terato’s expanded link-portals and converter
power modules are virtually useless. Power loss, defenses, communications and
travel are totally disrupted. High Chamberlain Korvo’s unexpected return to
Terminus on a mission for His Imperial Majesty leaves him stranded on Terato.
Attacks grow more massive, more unpredictable; spread across the worlds of the
League, as an isolated Terminus struggles among the shattered rubble and
whispering remains of an ancient Polity of star-walkers.
Family and friends are lost, empires
and civilizations in disarray, Terminus and Planet Terato almost defenseless.
Desperate for answers, their worlds
being overwhelmed by this remorseless aggressor, Eklam and Korvo reach across
unexplored space in a despairing gamble and the last reserves of converter
star-substrate, seeking one insignificant star system of gas giants and rocky
inner planets for possible relics of the elusive Lantaraan Polity.
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EXCERPT:
Ek
never forgot the time Klara peeked over his shoulder; clutched his arm, “It was
promised The Old Ones would return.”
“They
don’t look like what I thought the Old Ones would look like,” he’d whispered to
her. “Suppose they’re not the Old Ones. Where’d they come from? What are they?”
Questions Ek had, with no idea there would be other times he’d ask the same
kinds of questions—but with far more serious inferences.
The
word spread. Many believed these off-worlders were the promised return of their
ancients. As time passed, between chores and extra homework for his special
classes there hadn’t been much chance to slip away; take the curved path to his
overlook spot. Yet, when he did, boundless questions grew as Ek watched in the
dusklit the off-worlders create what would become Outpost Terato.
His
uncle was unbending, “Neither you nor Klara are to go anywhere near that
abomination these off-worlders build out of the air,” his disapproval more
severe with each passing dawnlit.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
With postgraduate degrees
and faculty appointments in several medical universities, Hawk MacKinney has
taught graduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem. In addition to professional articles and texts on chordate
neuroembryology, Hawk has authored
several works of fiction.
Hawk began writing
mysteries for his school newspaper. His works of fiction, historical love stories, science fiction and
mystery-thrillers are not genre-centered, but plot-character driven, and
reflect his southwest upbringing in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Moccasin
Trace, a historical novel nominated
for the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
and the Writers Notes Book Award, details the family bloodlines of his serial
protagonist in the Craige Ingram Mystery Series. Vault of Secrets, the first book in the Ingram series, was followed
by Nymrod Resurrection, Blood and Gold, and The Lady of Corpsewood Manor. All have received national
attention. Walking the Pet is Hawk’s latest release in the Ingram series. The
first book in another mystery-thriller series is scheduled for release in 2015.
The Bleikovat Event, the
first volume in The Cairns of Sainctuarie
science fiction series, was released in 2012. Its sequel, The Missing Planets, has just been released.
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DeleteMai T. - During edit(s) of the released titles AND the workings in edit/galley-edit(s) plus another ten rough drafts of tales to be polished/edited, I've never dealt with writer's block. I usually keep 2 or 3 works going at the same time...if one has a rough spot/plot doesn't jive, etc, I put it up with the dustware...go to another work. Sleep on it, come back 4-10da, maybe 6mo, a yr or longer. I don't think there is/are a rule(s)...what ever works for U. Best suggestion? Pick up a pen/keyboard...a clean page...write 'The' & let it rip…get on with painting with words. The tales will tell themselves <with polish-edits]...they’re inside U. Turn 'em loose.
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Christine YOUNG/Rogue Angels - Thank U for hosting The Missing Planets International Book Tour, Vol-II in The Cairns of Saintuaries series with its mix of genre(s) and characters. It is much appreciated. For readers following my Sci-Fi titles, Vol-III is in the edit/galley proof stage with Vol-IV in the Saintuarie series to follow.
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Welcome to the Angel's blog. I hope you have a great tour. Allana Angel
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DeleteChristine YOUNG/Allana ANGEL/Rogues Angels...Thank U. Vol-II, The Missing Planets of the Cairns series tour is always fun, interacting with commenters (& good hosts; easy to navigate sites]. Thank U for signing up as a tour stop...it is much appreciated -
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Excerpt peaked my interest!
ReplyDeleteSue VAN - kudos for the excerpt go to the editor. Glad Vol-II of the Cairns epic peaked your interest...hope U enjoy the read. Vol-III is in galley-edit. Thank U for stopping by & commenting –
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I like the excerpt.
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Loved this excerpt. Sounds like an awesome sci fi.
ReplyDeleteMomJANE - thank U for following the tour to Rogues Angels. Excerpt has rc'd many deserved kudos. Series is a fun write/edit...hope U like the read. Thank U again for stopping by & commenting –
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Congrats on your latest release! So glad you stopped by Rogue's Angels blog. :)
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Genene VALLEAU as Genie GABRIEL - Thank U...Vol-III is in galley-edit(s) & soon-to-be cover design. Can't wait to see it. Am glad Rogue's Angels gave me the opportunity to have them on this tour...it's a good site...easy to navigate. Thank U again for stopping by & commenting –
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I enjoyed learning more about Hawk! Thank you for the great post!
ReplyDeleteBetty WOODRUM - Nice seeing U again on the tour AND for the commenters who've asked, the hat now has its own set of .jpg(s). Don't know if/when/where/which ones will be used. Thanx again for your following the hosts' sites of the MacKinney titles. Am sure the hosts appreciate it as much as I -
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