Cirrus@Austlit

'Unearth the bones in the thrilling sequel to AK Wilder’s sweeping and romantic fantasy, sure to delight readers with magic and adventure.'

Source : publisher's website

'Knock down, kickass nightclub bouncer Ava Sykes takes us deep into a dystopian world and out the other side in this dark and gritty, high-action urban fantasy

'Some things are better left in the dark . . .

'Undergraduate by day, bouncer by night, Ava Sykes is just trying to make her way in New LA, a city recovering in the 'Aftermath' the time after an earthquake tore the country apart. Ava studies hard, trains at the local dojo, and teaches kids self-defence. Sure, she has a rare blood disorder and a stolen identity, but who doesn't keep a few secrets these days? Life is tough, but when Ava takes a job at the trendy new club, Poseidon, her financial worries seem to be over.

'Then the evil wakes up.

'After stumbling into the VIP area of the club, where humans are on the menu, Ava is attacked in the street, and finds herself in the hospital, trying to put the pieces together. The bizarre hallucinations aren't helping, and neither is Dr. Miguel Rossi, the man who claims to know more about her origins than she does.

'Shocked to the core at the discovery, Ava begins a search for her birth mother — and the truth — but with a copycat killer on her tail, the attractive and powerful Daniel Bane offering to protect her and a doctor bent on unravelling her mysterious 'condition', the facts are hard to pin down. Meanwhile, the 'otherness' in her blood makes her increasingly irresistible to all the wrong people.

'Ava used to dream of knowing where she came from but faced with the truth, she'd give anything to forget.' (Publication summary)

'An exciting e-only prequel novella to JOURNEY BY NIGHT. Tatsania's Gift is set on a dystopian Earth in the 24th century where there's no clean water, little food and life is a brutal battle against either the armed forces of ASSISt or other people desperate to survive. Six-year-old Kali is forced to fight for her life when her mother is dragged away by ASSISt and two cruel 'aunties' turn up to take care of her. But her mother has left her something precious - another girl, Nell, who no one else is able to see thanks to her mother's powers as a witch. Together, Nell and Kali, find ways to cope with the hard life the aunties force them into. They discover their own magical powers and join an underground movement where they learn the skills they will need to battle ASSISt.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Through darkness, the heart will find a way

'A mysterious artefact leads Jarrod back to Gaela′s lost southern continent where he discovers a sentient being like himself.

'Ruthless and extremely dangerous, this other version has captured Janis Richter. Luka Paree and Janis′ daughter, Ruby, are playing a dangerous game with Earth′s dictatorship. They have laid their escape plans, but the hunters are closing in. If ASSIST discovers the portal to Gaela, all is lost ...' (From the publisher's website.)

'Desperation leads Nellion Paree to the forbidden spell … but she accidentally awakens a power that could destroy the many-worlds forever.

'Rosette and her familiar Drayco return to Corsanon to face an invasion. They soon join the temple cats and shape-shifting wolves to make a final stand against their enemies.

'On a future Earth, Kreshkali uncovers a portal built by the allied states. Now the survival of both worlds is in her hands … but the only way out is straight through the armies of ASSIST.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Set in worlds both technological and fey, scientific and magical, Strange Attractors brings to the events begun in The Spell of Rosette to a dramatic and gripping end.

Corsanon′s warriors are a vanished race, defeated in the temple wars long ago ... or so Rosette thought. She changes her mind when the portal drops her in the middle of an armed legion. Before she and Drayco can escape, Teg is injured and the Sword Master imprisoned. The glamour she spins to rescue her father sets in motion a series of events that may sunder Earth and Gaela forever.

Unknown to all, the corridors hide their greatest threat, weaving magic so tight that even Kreshkali can′t see it. A battle ensues and the fabric of the many-worlds starts to unravel. Only one of the Richter blood can put things right, but which descendant will use the spell?' (From the publisher's website.)

'The magical lands of Gaela are on the brink of war when Tryn Bistoria finds herself trapped in the taboo caves above Corsanon. As she and her familiar escape, a terrible power is unleashed from another time.

On a distant Earth, Janis the "techno-witch" must hide Jarrod from those who want to destroy him. But in the crossover to Gaela with the shape-shifting Lupins, Jarrod and a stray pup disappear.

In a desperate search, Janis′ daughter Ruby learns what must be done if everyone is to survive.' (From the publisher's website.)

'When a portal spins Rosette and Jarrod off in different directions, Rosette is caught in a loop of repeating events. A strange bard helps her find a way back home, but things have changed - Jarrod is missing, her mentor is a child and women are forbidden to carry swords.

'While Kreshkali leads the survivors on Earth, Rosette and her Temple Cat turn to the future for help - but which future?

'Time is their only hope, and it's playing tricks ...' (From the publisher's website.)

'Rosette is a child of two worlds: Gaela, steeped in magic, and an Earth choked with failing technology. The key to their survival is literally in her blood, a spell passed down through her family line to preserve the one they're sworn to protect.

'Unaware of her lineage, Rosette runs scared when her family is murdered. She takes refuge with Nell, a shape-shifting high priestess of the ancient blood, who teaches her the arts of witchcraft, stars and sword.

'Shadowed by the fabled Kreshkali, queen of the underworld and mistress of the wolf-like Lupins, Rosette and the temple cat, Drayco, find themselves little more than a step ahead of those who will do anything to control the portal that links the many-worlds.'

Source: Author's website, http://www.falconastrology.com/
Sighted: 09/12/2008