Oppression (Children
of the Gods #1)
Release
Date: 09/02/15
346
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
Elyse
knows what it means to keep a secret. She's been keeping secrets her
whole life. Two, actually. First, that she ages five times slower
than average people, so that while she looks eighteen years old,
she's well over eighty. Second, that her blood has a mysterious power
to heal.
For
Elyse, these things don't make her special. They make life dangerous.
After the death of her parents, she's been careful to keep her secret
as closely guarded as possible. Now, only one other person in the
world knows about her age and ability. Or so she thinks. Elyse is not
the only one keeping secrets. There are others like her all over the
world, descendants of the very people the Greeks considered gods. She
is one of them, and they have been waiting for her for a long time.
Some
are waiting for her to put an end to centuries of traditions that
have oppressed their people under the guise of safeguarding them.
Others are determined to keep her from doing just that. But for
Elyse, the game is just beginning-and she's not entirely willing to
play by their rules
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About
the Author
Jessica
Therrien is
the author of the young adult paranormal fiction series Children
of the Gods.
Book one in the series, Oppression,
became a Barnes & Noble best-seller shortly after its release in
February of 2012.
Aside from her Children of the Gods series, Jessica’s work can also be found in a published collection of flash fiction stories called Campaigner Challenges 2011. Out of over 350 submissions her story, The Soulless, won first place for people’s choice and fourth place in the judging round of Rachael Harrie’s Writing Campaign Challenge. Her story, Saved, is also available as part of the anthology.
Aside from her Children of the Gods series, Jessica’s work can also be found in a published collection of flash fiction stories called Campaigner Challenges 2011. Out of over 350 submissions her story, The Soulless, won first place for people’s choice and fourth place in the judging round of Rachael Harrie’s Writing Campaign Challenge. Her story, Saved, is also available as part of the anthology.
Jessica
spent most of her life in the small town of Chilcoot, California,
high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this town of nearly 100
residents, with no street lights or grocery stores, there was little
to do but find ways to be creative. Her mother, the local English
teacher, inspired her to do all things artistic, and ultimately
instilled in her a love for language.
In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.
Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons. She is planning a re-release of her series through Acorn Publishing in September of 2015. The re-release will include the third and final book in her Children of the Gods series as well as a bonus chapter in the back of Oppression.
In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.
Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons. She is planning a re-release of her series through Acorn Publishing in September of 2015. The re-release will include the third and final book in her Children of the Gods series as well as a bonus chapter in the back of Oppression.
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