Book Review of Nadir The Samsara Chronicles Book2
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PUBLISHER:
eXtasy BooksARTIST: Martine Jardin
TITLE: Nadir
AUTHOR: Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley
ISBN: 978-1-77111-142-3
WORDS: 21000
FLAME: 2
PAGES: 70
PRICE: 2.99
Aislinn, directed by circumstance to meet her past and future soul mate, Dylan Young, begins to understand the daunting task awaiting her. In order to save Earth, she and Dylan must open the portal, the celestial gateway that will allow salvation of Earth’s chosen. Facing opposition at every step from a world plunged into chaos, they have until midnight, December 31st, to reach their destination.
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Information:
About
Diana Kemp
Toronto
native Diana Kemp is a multiple award-winning screenwriter and author
with one hundred and thirty film festivals and screenwriting competition
awards/placings to her credit. She is the co-writer of an NRL (Naval Research
Lab) documentary (http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/videos/nrl-extended-video)
produced by David Bellino of Second Wind Films.
Graduating
with honors from Cal State Long Beach, she began a writing career at the age of
seven that culminated in a diversely prolific collection of science fiction,
horror and fantasy short stories, numerous short and feature screenplays and
three science fiction novels, two of which include The Samsara
Chronicles co authored with Gabriella Bradley.
In
addition to serving as Executive Producer and Producer on a variety of projects
with Michael Gianfriddo, her credits include Blink Black Ops (http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2083939/) and
her 3-D science fiction show, Trapezoid, (http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2160425/),
which is in pre-production.
Diana
founded Shadowland Productions and Edge Media with producing partner Michael
Gianfriddo and holds positions as CEO and Chairman in addition to serving as an
executive for Dominant Entertainment. She oversees all development, production
and management for each company.
She is
represented by industry veteran Sherry Robb of the Robb Entertainment Group.
About
Gabriella Bradley
Gabriella
Bradley lives amidst rugged mountains. She more than often has a grizzly in her
backyard searching for food. Other critters that visit on a regular basis are
cougars, coyotes, squirrels, raccoons.
She has
been a writer all of her life, though only ventured into erotic works in 2003.
The Samsara Chronicles was born through psychic channeling. Many of the scenes
in these books were inspired by David—possibly a writer during his life, a
guide from beyond that visited Gabby. During the course of his visits, he told
her to involve Diana.
Gabby’s
hobbies include hiking, gardening, swimming, sewing, embroidery. Favorite
movies are old timers like Gone with the Wind, Spartacus etc. Favorite music is
Abba. Besides all that, she owns and directs a busy company and its staff.
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Book Excerpt:
A harsh
green shaft suddenly burst from the ceiling and aggressively chased the spheres
into the corners of the room. They lurked silently in the shadows as if fearful
of the hostile presence. It emitted a series of staccato clicking noises and a
high-pitched whine that forced her to cover her ears. Before she could move
away, the green shaft engulfed her with a bone chilling cold. Her teeth
chattered from the contact, her skin pimpling with gooseflesh. Suddenly, a
resonant humming pierced the silence. It rose from the dancing spheres that
merged into one and formed a sinuous glowing orb. Pulsing like a spectral
heartbeat, it hurdled toward her and surrounded her with a halo of pure,
benevolent light.
Feeling
safe once more, she removed her hands from her ears. The green beam reared
abruptly and emitted a guttural hiss. Slowly it retreated as the orb forced it
from the room. The dancing spheres converged joyfully on her. They whirled
around her, touched her arms, face and legs, and then gradually reformed into
the orb. It writhed sinuously as it transformed into a vaguely human shape.
She
watched in awe. Never before had anything like this happened whenever the
spheres appeared. Now that she thought about it, the spheres had always been
there whenever she was upset or in distress. Their dancing antics and soothing
serenade was all she ever experienced. They never appeared when she was calm
and everything was fine. Now that she was in distress, it seemed as though her
ordeal had disturbed her trusted companions as well.
The
form materialized into a human silhouette. She watched transfixed and peered at
the luminous shape. They must be angels, she thought. All this time
I’ve been surrounded by heavenly bodies and never realized to what extent they
influenced my life.
“Who
are you?” she whispered.
A voice
filled the room. Deep and vibrant, its warmth enveloped her and filled her with
loving trust.
Aislinn—bearer of the light…
“I
don’t understand. Who are you? Are you angels?”
If humanity could see us, they might conceive us as such. We are the
Antiquitas, the ancient keepers of knowledge. Angels inhabit the realm beyond
the living. We are not from there but from a place well known to you.
She
reached to touch the apparition and grasped nothing but shifting air. A soft
tingling sensation crept up her arm. It enveloped her hand and traveled through
her body like a series of electrical impulses. “Why haven’t you shown yourself
before?”
It was not necessary and we did not want to frighten you. Now, the time
has come when we must appear and prepare you for the task ahead.
“Prepare
me for what task?”
Aislinn, you must leave this place. It is unsafe. The elementals that
would stop the fulfillment of your task will do anything to obtain that which
you carry.
Book Review:
Nadir is the second of 14 parts of a
story broken down into 14 books. Sienna
and Blake still live on their farm, but their daughter Aislinn lives in the
city. The world has suffered from war
and a plague like disease called the ‘scourge.’
There are tons of homeless and crashers, which seem like extreme drug
addicts or scourge victims. The voices
and lights that Sienna saw while pregnant come to Aislinn when she is upset or
worried and comfort her.
The story starts with her apartment having
been broken into by someone searching for something she has, but she doesn’t
know what it is they want. Two officers
just happened to be in the area. One,
Detective Dylan Young, has a premonition or strong urge to go to the apartment
even before the call about the break-in.
Dylan and Aislinn have an immediate connection. Aislinn’s voices tell her to trust him. She ends up asking him for help and it turns
out to be a good thing because he saves her twice from two crashers with bright
green auras. His aura is deep mauve,
which is a good thing. Green seems to be
evil or at least dangerous.
I
give part two of the Samsara Chronicles 4 out of 5 clouds.
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product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no way affects my
opinions or reviews.
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