THE
ARGENT STAR
by
Emerson Fray
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BLURB:
Ren
Argent wanted to be an archeologist and spend her life exploring the
lost cities of Earth. But when a new planet is discovered and her
father is appointed King, she has to leave behind everything she
knows to rule over a place she’s only heard of in legends.
Not long
after her arrival she discovers there are insurgents hiding in the
darkened forests and the planet is on the brink of civil war. It
won’t be long until the Monarchy steps in to “neutralize” the
threat.
Will she
be able to stop the hostile takeover? Or will her actions ignite a
rebellion across the universe?
Excerpt:
“Why
did you bring me here?” she asked. It was against Maks’s rules,
and though Ren had only known her a short time, Ren hadn’t thought
Sheridan would break the rules so easily. Yet she still brought Ren
to one of the places Maks had forbidden, and didn’t even know
about.
“When
one is battling a river it is best to travel with the current,”
Sheridan replied, a small smirk appearing. She knelt beside Ren and
dipped her fingers into the water, swirling them around to create a
line of green light. “This place is magic; I thought you could use
some magic.”
“Magic
isn’t real,” Ren said, although she enjoyed the idea of it. She
wasn’t one to shy away from the entertaining tricks, from smoke and
mirrors, but she knew it was just that. Tricks. “There’s
probably some kind of algae here to create the glow, and maybe some
kind of advan—”
“Not
everything needs to be explained,” Sheridan said. “Sometimes it
just is.”
That
made Ren quiet and she kept her opinion to herself. If the people of
Novae believed in certain magics then that was fine. She didn’t
want them to force their beliefs on her, so why should she force hers
on them?
“Thanks,”
she mumbled, “for bringing me here. You know, you’re actually
really sweet.”
Sheridan
blanched, her hand stopping all motion and remaining in the water.
“What?”
“You
try to hide it,” Ren said, her lips turning upwards, “and you
always have those things on your back.”
Sheridan
tilted her head to glance at the weapons she was never without.
“They’re kamas,” she said before looking back at Ren.
“But I
can see it. You act like you couldn’t care less about the world
and what people think but you like Novae.” Ren was careful with
her words. “You don’t like the Monarchy.”
Sheridan
took a deep breath. “I don’t. And neither do you.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Emerson
Fray currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario. While most of her
stories happen on other planets, she remains on Earth 24/7 hunting
down hawks and bugs to photograph, as well as chasing her mother’s
dog to reclaim stolen shoes. A self taught Pokemon trainer and
coffee lover, she spends most of her valuable time pinning recipes
she will never make on boards she will forget about.
Twitter:
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