The Star
Author: C. Warner Thompson
Release Date: June 3rd, 2013
Genre: Young Adult, Dark
Fantasy
Synopsis:
Abbii had been afraid of the dark
for four long years. She hated the eerie silence that filled the night.
She would often try to
forget by closing her eyes at night, but she would always be met by dreams of Shadows
that would attack her, dragging her into the Darkness. Most nights, she would
simply lie there with her bedding wrapped tightly around her, staring at the
light coming in through her window, hoping that she would drift off into a
dreamless sleep.
Ever since that day
four years ago, the dark had frightened her; she had thought it would be a curse
throughout the whole of her life, but something changed when she met him.
The dark seemed to lose
its power and the moon’s light brightened.
Her dreams didn’t stop;
nightmares still stole her sleep, but there was always a figure of Light that
would save her and allow her to wake.
He said the same thing
every night in her dreams. Keep fighting, Abbii.
She thought that he was
part of her imagination, someone that she had created to save her, until she
met him and was drawn into his bright hazel eyes.
His name was Nate.
Author Bio:
I
was born in England in the West Midlands in 1991 where I am still currently
living, growing up alongside one younger and three older brothers.
Books and
writing was an interest that I began to develop from the first years of
secondary school, and on my thirteenth birthday, I began to plan and
design the idea to write a fantasy novel. I finished secondary school
with high GCSE's and then went on into further education to study English and
all aspects of art and design. After six years of writing, planning and overall
editing of the book, it was successfully completed, containing over 82,000
words, and
self published in the first week of 2011.
With high
expectations in myself, I immediately began to write a second novel in the
series, while keeping my art and design a part of the process. The achievement
of completing the first novel 'Purest Light,' allowed the ideas of the second
to flow much easier and it was completed by early 2012. As I was writing the third
and final book, New Beginnings, at the same time, the series was finished by
its publication in 2013.
Writing
is now a part of my everyday and I have started on my newest project, The Star,
which is also planned to be the first of three. Only time will tell.
Twitter @clemychum
Excerpt:
Nate signalled for her to move forward, watching as she did
after a brief hesitation. She stopped several strides in front of him and
waited for him to speak. “How many windows are there?”
Not
really understanding the relevance of counting windows, Abbii turned to count
them.
“No!”
Startled
by Nate’s outburst, she glared at him, more out of shock than malice.
“Without
turning.” He watched as confusion took over her face. “Close your eyes and
focus on the energy of the sunlight beaming through the glass.”
Abbii
shuffled in her place, not really understanding, but when Nate smiled, she did
as she was asked. She closed her eyes, immediately feeling self conscious that
Nate’s gaze was focused onto her.
“Clear
your mind of everything else. Think of somewhere you feel calm.”
Keeping
her eyes closed, Abbii took in Nate’s statement. She felt her heartbeat
increase and her breath seemed shallow, but as she relaxed her shoulders, the
rest of her body seemed to follow. She listened to the faint breeze that
circled through the large space, hearing leaves pitter-pattering against the
wooden floor.
“Anywhere
you feel calm.”
Although
her mind was full of questions and worries and a fear that she would lose
herself, Abbii found that an image began to form in her head. Bursts of blue
and silver light soothed her, and once the image had focused, she realised why.
She could see the lake at The Everglades, with the moon reflected clearly upon
its surface. The stars were shining brightly, and the air was still. The
feeling of calm which enveloped her felt uplifting.
“Now
keep that feeling inside of you and focus onto the light of the sun.”
Not at
all distracted by Nate’s words, Abbii kept hold of the calmness inside of her
and expanded her mind in some way, feeling the energy of the sunlight. She
could feel its warmth and the way it passed through the glass of the bay
windows. The years of dirt and dust made no difference; the power of the
sunlight beamed through it without faltering.
“How
many are there, Abbii?”
Realising
that she could sense several different areas of the sunlight’s energy, Abbii
realised that each one represented one of the windows.
There
are eight.
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