Shawndirea
Chronicles
of Aetheaon, Book
I
by Leonard
D. Hilley II
Genre: Fantasy (Epic, Adventure, Sword/Sorcerer)
Publisher: DeimosWeb Publishing
Date of Publication: June 27,
2014
ISBN: 9781310304965
Number of pages: 536 printed
pages
Word Count: 148,000
Book Description:
Often the smallest unexpected
surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal
that entomologist Ben Whytten faces.
While netting butterflies to add to his vast collection, he mistakenly sweeps
what he thinks is the most spectacular butterfly he has ever seen into his
net. Upon examining his catch, Ben is
horrified to discover he has captured a faery and shredded her delicate wings
into useless ribbons.
Devastated, Ben vows to take
Shawndirea back to her realm, Aetheaon; but he discovers that doing so places
their lives into immediate danger. To
get to Aetheaon, they must pass through a portal rift deep inside the haunted
cavern, Devils Den.
Once they cross the rift, Ben
enters a world where mysteries, magic, betrayal, and power struggles
await. He must adapt quickly or die
because Aetheaon is filled with enchanted creatures and numerous races where
chaos often dominates order. And since
Shawndirea’s destined for the throne of Elvendale, opposing dark forces plot to
prevent her from ever reaching her kingdom again. The faery's magic isn't enough to fully
protect them, so he must trust other adventurers to aid them during their
journey.
Excerpt:
Ben placed the faery into the jar,
turned the lid, and wrapped the jar inside a white cloth before setting it back
into his pack. No sooner had he placed
it there and zipped the pack shut, Deiko’s thundering footsteps stopped beside
him.
“Catch something nice?” Deiko asked.
“No,” Ben replied, looking up but
not making eye contact with Deiko. “Not
much activity out here today. I blame
the heat.”
Deiko smiled broadly. “You caught something. Something special.”
Ben shook his head, picked up his
pack, and stood. “Look around,
Isaac. What do you see?”
Deiko glanced around but then his
eyes focused on Ben’s backpack again. “I
agree. Not much flying around. But you got something.”
“What makes you think that?”
“Your eyes. It’s the same with poker players who have a
great hand and haven’t conditioned themselves to suppress their excitement or
like kids that find money on the ground after someone drops it. Hell, I noticed people at the gun show who
bought guns from people far cheaper than the owners knew the guns were worth.”
Ben’s eyes narrowed, and he chose to
change the subject. He said, “How was
the gun show? I thought you’d be there
all day.”
Deiko shrugged. “That had been the plan. Not much going on there, either. Got a couple good deals though. Like this Ruger.”
He pulled a handgun from the back of
his belt.
“Nice,” Ben replied. Carefully he slipped his pack over his
shoulder and headed toward the hay field.
“Well?” Deiko said. He tucked the gun behind his belt and stepped
in front of Ben. “Aren’t you going to
show me?”
Sweat dripped from his Deiko’s black
hair and beaded on his brow. Ben studied
the determination set in his colleague’s dark eyes and his firm muscular jaw. Within seconds, Deiko’s boyish face had
hardened into that of a fierce murderous villain. Physically, he had no weight to put behind
his facial threat. He was tall and quite
bony with slender arms. And although
Deiko was probably fifteen years younger, Ben had no doubt if he was forced to
fight that Deiko would be the one sitting on the ground looking up and rubbing
his jaw. But, then, there was the gun
issue. Isaac was armed and all Ben had
was his knife. Even those odds didn’t
stand in Isaac’s favor.
Leonard D. Hilley II currently
lives in the mountains of Kentucky with his wife, Christal. He is a biologist that has also earned his
MFA in creative writing. Having a
passion for books at an early age, he knew he wanted to author his own creative
works. He wrote his first novel at the
age of eleven and has never lost his love for books.
Twitter: @Deimosweb Publishing
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leonard-D-Hilley-IIauthor-page/157289854329916
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