Today is Release Day times two: for a new book and a series
collection!
Leaders, Book
Three in the Twin-Bred series, is now
available in paperback and ebook formats. Here’s the
cover, designed by David Leek.
The ebook is available on Amazon, Kobobooks, the Apple
store, Google Play, the Nook Store, and Smashwords. You can pick up the
paperback online from Amazon or from Barnes and Noble. Various buy links are available on my website. (The website doesn't have the Nook Store link yet, since it's brand new -- but here it is.)
It’s a bit tricky to announce the latest book in a series
without spoilers for the earlier books. If you’ve read Twin-Bred and Reach, then
head on over to one of the above-mentioned retailers for a description. Here’s one.
If you’re new to the series (and vice-versa), here’s an
introduction.
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Can interspecies diplomacy begin in the womb? This is the
question that launched the Twin-Bred
series.
As the series begins, humans have lived on Tofarn, planet of creeks and rivers, for seventy years, but they still don't understand the Tofa. The Tofa are an enigma, from their featureless faces to the four arms that sometimes seem to be five. They take arbitrary umbrage at the simplest human activities, while annoying their human neighbors in seemingly pointless ways. The next infuriating, inexplicable incident may explode into war.
Scientist Mara Cadell's radical proposal: that host mothers carry fraternal twins, human and Tofa, in the hope that the bond between twins can bridge the gap between species. Mara knows about the bond between twins: her own twin, Levi, died in utero, but she has secretly kept him alive in her mind as companion and collaborator.
Mara succeeds in obtaining governmental backing for her project – but both the human and Tofa establishments have their own agendas. Mara must shepherd the Twin-Bred through dangers she anticipated and others that even the canny Levi could not foresee. Will the Twin-Bred bring peace, war, or something else entirely?
The saga continues in Reach, Book Two, and in the newly released Leaders, Book Three.
As the series begins, humans have lived on Tofarn, planet of creeks and rivers, for seventy years, but they still don't understand the Tofa. The Tofa are an enigma, from their featureless faces to the four arms that sometimes seem to be five. They take arbitrary umbrage at the simplest human activities, while annoying their human neighbors in seemingly pointless ways. The next infuriating, inexplicable incident may explode into war.
Scientist Mara Cadell's radical proposal: that host mothers carry fraternal twins, human and Tofa, in the hope that the bond between twins can bridge the gap between species. Mara knows about the bond between twins: her own twin, Levi, died in utero, but she has secretly kept him alive in her mind as companion and collaborator.
Mara succeeds in obtaining governmental backing for her project – but both the human and Tofa establishments have their own agendas. Mara must shepherd the Twin-Bred through dangers she anticipated and others that even the canny Levi could not foresee. Will the Twin-Bred bring peace, war, or something else entirely?
The saga continues in Reach, Book Two, and in the newly released Leaders, Book Three.
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I've also published two excerpts on this blog, both yesterday. They contain spoilers from the first two books -- but if you've read those, dive in!
To make it easier for people to start the series, I’ve put
together a virtual “boxed set” of the three ebooks. I can’t get over this lovely cover! also by David Leek. (My very
talented elder daughter Livali Wyle did the illustration.)
This set is
available on Amazon and Google Play, will be propagating elsewhere in the ebook marketplace over the next few
days.
And now, a plea: if, in the past, you’ve read and reviewed Twin-Bred or Reach, please consider leaving that review, with or without
tweaks, for the series collection as well. And of course, reviews for Leaders, on its page and/or the series
page, will be greatly appreciated!
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