Song
of the Oceanides
by
J.G. Zymbalist
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GENRE:
YA Fantasy
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BLURB:
Song
of the Oceanides is a highly-experimental triple narrative transgenre
fantasy that combines elements of historical fiction, YA, myth and
fairy tale, science fiction, paranormal romance, and more. For
ages 10-110.
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EXCERPTS
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Excerpt
One:
Blue
Hill, Maine.
3
August, 1903.
From the
moment Emmylou heard the song of the Oceanides, she recognized
something godly in the tune. As it resounded all across the desolate
shoreline of Blue Hill Bay, she recalled the terrible chorus mysticus
ringing all throughout that extinct Martian volcano the day her
father went missing down in the magma chamber.
Aunt
Belphœbe followed along, guiding Maygene through the sands. “Why
don’t you go play in that shipwreck over there?” Aunt Belphœbe
pointed toward a fishing schooner run aground some fifty yards to the
south.
When
Maygene raced off, Emmylou refused to follow. By now the chorus of
song tormented her so much that an ache had awoken all throughout her
clubfoot. Before long she dropped her walking stick and fell to the
earth. Closing her eyes, she dug both her hands into the sands and
lost herself in memories of the volcano. How could Father be gone?
Though he had often alluded to the perils of Martian vulcanology, she
never imagined that someone so good and so wise could go missing.
The song
of the Oceanides grew a little bit louder and increasingly dissonant.
Opening
her eyes, Emmylou listened very closely. The song sounded like the
stuff of incantation, witchcraft. And even though she could not
comprehend every word, nevertheless she felt certain that the
Oceanides meant to cast a spell upon some unfortunate soul.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
J.G.
Źymbalist began writing Song of the Oceanides as a child when his
family summered in Castine, Maine where they rented out Robert
Lowell’s house.
The
author returned to the piece while working for the Martha’s
Vineyard Historical Society, May-September, 2005. He completed the
full draft in Ellsworth, Maine later that year.
For more
information, please see http://jgzymbalist.com
NOTE:
The
book is on sale for $0.99. Free for Kindle Unlimited Members or as
part of Kindle MatchBook.
LINKS:
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