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Five59 Publishing
Category:
Science Fiction
Publisher: Five59 Publishing
ISBN-10: 1482385104
Type: Fiction
Pages: 393
Copyright: Jan. 15, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781482385106
Price: $3.99 (eBook)
An author discovers a strange green vortex that is a portal to other places and times, perfect for providing story ideas -- but will he ever be able to find his way home?
Steven Denver is a writer struggling to find a plot for his next novel, the success of which means the salvation or the demise of his career. When he stumbles upon a strange green whirlpool near his home, he discovers that it is a gateway through space and time.
Exploring the Gatespace beyond leads him into worlds unknown and adventures that defy the imagination, perfect fuel for the creativity of an author... but there's just one complication... will he ever make it home to write that book?
Excerpt
The sun was beginning to fade now, hiding behind an increasingly grey bank of clouds in the west. As the light dimmed, his resolve began to wane as well. He consulted the word count in his word processing program and discovered that he was less than a quarter of the way to his daily goal. He gritted his teeth and sprinkled adjectives and adverbs liberally, mixing well. Now he was getting there.
He fired up his mp3 player again and set it on random. Here we are, born to be kings, we’re the princes of the universe, sang Freddie Mercury and his royal band mates.
He heard a clash of metal from the next room. The kids had come in from outside, and as if on cue, Samwise seemed to have decided that he was one of the Immortals and was slashing the air with the replica sword he’d gotten for his birthday as the girls looked on in a mixture of awe and annoyance. Damn the Highlander and his ilk, anyway. They were a bad influence, albeit quite cool.
A lamp shattered into a hundred pieces as the blade of his sword sliced into it, a bolt of electricity arcing into the air as the bulb shattered, knocking Samuel on his eleven-year-old butt. A cheer went up — it was pretty spectacular, after all. Sam got up, shaken but OK, and resumed the battle. There can, as they say, be only one.
Just then, Lynne walked in. She had taken the opportunity to run to the store and pick up a few things. As soon as she made her entrance, the sword was quickly sheathed. “He broke the lamp!” “No, I didn’t, she did!” Yeah, apart from the slight smell of ozone that the electric arc had left behind, it was pretty much business as usual at the Denver household.
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