Fallen
Guardian Trilogy
Book 1
Laury Falter
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Audeamus LLC
Date of Publication: April 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9855110-3-6
ASIN: B00280MFEY
Number of pages: 274 pages
Book Description:
Fallen - the first book in the Guardian Trilogy...
Maggie is unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits her. It isn't until she lands in New Orleans for a full year at a private high school and her unknown enemies find her does she realize that her life is in danger.
As a mystifying stranger repeatedly intervenes and blocks the attempts on her life, she begins to learn that there is more to him than his need to protect her and that he may be the key to understanding why her enemies have just now arrived.
Excerpt:
"So you're warning me away from you?" I was appalled. "Then why are you doing this…guarding me at all? Why the torment? Why watch over me when you know that…that we should be more?" I felt on the verge of tears, which amazed me. How could pain be so sharp in the afterlife? "Answer me, Eran. Why?"
He sighed. "Because it is my job."
I gasped, more offended than I'd ever been. "I'm a job to you?" I stared at him and waited for his head to rise but he refused to look at me.
"Yes," he said weakly, defeated. His beautiful, rugged voice released as a whimper and the pain inside me grew. "You are just a job."
I didn't think it was possible but the emptiness I'd felt with Eran being gone those many weeks held no comparison to the magnitude of what I was experiencing right now.
I felt as if I had been gutted.
"No…" I shook my head. "I don't believe you because you see, Eran, I can feel your emotions run through me. Whether you want to admit them or not, I know how you feel about me."
Stunned, his head jerked up, his brilliant blue-green eyes drilling into mine. "You feel me too? How can that be?"
"I don't know. But I do know that I feel in you the same emotions I have."
He groaned and turned away. "That's not possible…" he muttered, pausing. When he spoke again his voice was strained, determined. I drew in a breath as the intensity of these emotions ran through me. "It doesn't matter. I won't let this happen. This will not happen…I will not let us be together."
"Because you are my guardian? Then let me make it easy on us…You're fired."
"It doesn't work that way, Magdalene," he said, quieter but still resolute.
"I didn't want you to watch over me, Eran. I never asked for it."
As if he'd become an entirely new person, his reply was flat and detached. "You're a messenger. You require a guardian. It's as simple as that."
"Then we've just solved the issue, didn't we?" I said causing him to finally look up. "This will be my last message. It's from me to you…goodbye Eran."
Turning swiftly, I walked away just before the tears came.
Author Interview:
What inspired you to write Fallen?
I started writing my first book in January 2009, after Joyce Durham lost her battle to colon cancer. I am good friends with her daughter, Erika, who was then faced with the very difficult task of learning how to deal with the loss of her mother. Witnessing her struggle and that of the Durham family, I wished there was someone who could visit with those who had passed over to the other side and bring back messages to the living, reassuring them that all was fine with their loved one. And from it, Magdalene Tanner was born. I went on to write FALLEN in just under two months, releasing it in March 2009.
When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?
My first story was about a girl who survives a nuclear blast. I stored it in the freezer, where my dad said it would be safest in the event our house burnt down. I still laugh at myself over that one.
What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?
I was in sixth grade when I read The Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley. It was stacked in the small shelves of books we had in the back corner of my classroom, and once I read it I asked the teacher if I could take it home. I still remember her eyebrows shooting up in surprise. She told my mother later that I was her first student to ever ask to keep a book.
What genre of books do you enjoy reading?
All, fiction or non-fiction makes no difference. If I find it appealing, I read it.
What is your favorite book?
When I was younger it was Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. In college it was Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean. A few years ago, it was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Currently, I'm in search of that next life-altering book that will stir my emotions and make me stay up until dawn to finish that last page.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
Not to be difficult here but I'm a fan of Annie Rice's prose and of Aaron Sorkin's dialogue. They write in different genres and with divergent character personalities, so I would never combine the two. Each stands on their own distinct podiums of greatness.
If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?
London during the Black Plague. Like Magdalene in the Guardian Trilogy I'd like to spread the truth on how it spread in hopes of saving a few of those lives. This comes to mind because I'm writing the second prequel to the Guardian Trilogy and this place and time period is where the novel is set.
When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?
Novel writing, for me, begins agonizingly slow, but as the novel progresses I become a bundle of frenzied energy completely immersed in the concept of the book. At that point, I'm waking myself up at 3am from a dead sleep to run to my desk and write a reminder note on a character quote or plot angle. By the end of the novel, I'm thinking about it while walking, sleeping, eating, breathing. So while it's not easy or hard, per se, it is a gradual immersion into the world in which I'm creating. If you think this is odd, that's all right. I do, too.
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I currently have the honor of taking care of two fantastic dogs, both of whom are right now waiting patiently to be walked.
What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?
Okay, this is very veggie of me but I'm openly admitting this is my current go-to food. Sweet potato wedges with my homemade chipotle aoli dipping sauce. They smell like roasted marshmallows and they taste like a blend of sweet salty goodness. I have them every week.
Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?
Here, I'm going to pass on the best advice I've ever been given, directly or inadvertently. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I think Einstein coined that phrase. I cannot express enough how true that is in the world of writing. We writers may have a phenomenal idea but if we don't mold it, rework it, and slave over it then it will never come to fruition.
About The Author:
Laury Falter is a bestselling author of young adult romantic suspense and urban fantasy. She has three series out: the Guardian Trilogy, the Residue Series, and the Apocalypse Chronicles.
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