Sonora and the Eye of the Titans
T.S. Hall
Publication date: January 14th 2017
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
The King is dead, and the capital city of Titanis has fallen. The world of Sonora is at war, and the only hope against the onslaught of the Titan army lies with the last royal descendant of Zeus, who is being covertly sheltered on Earth in the secluded mountain town of Sandy, Oregon.
Allora is a shy, intelligent sixteen-year-old, trying to get through the gauntlet of high school while coming to terms with her otherworldly origins. After getting into a fight at soccer tryouts, Allora’s emotions boil over, and her hands suddenly burst into flames. She has harnessed the power of hadrons at the highest level, but at extreme cost. The magical outburst projects an energy signature that is detected by a group of assassins tasked with killing Sonoran rebels.
To survive, Allora, Katie, Dax, and Tanner must find a powerful ancient artifact known as the Eye of the Titans. With the help of a guardian known as Sasquatch, they will have to fight off creatures, solve complex riddles, and navigate magical caverns, all while enduring advanced calculus, jealous girlfriends, and prom.
Excerpt:
“Allora,” Katie snapped, “we don’t have
much time. It’s imperative that you follow my directions.” Her eyes were wide
and confident, as if a military commander had taken over.
“I can’t find it!” Dax said,
frantically throwing junk out of the back of the Bronco.
“Shut up, shut up, shut uuuuuuuuuup,”
Jenny seethed.
A dark, shadowy figure leapt from high
above the crowd and landed right on the hood of Jenny’s car with such force
that the windows exploded outward like a bursting bubble.
“That is a rover!” Katie said,
charging toward the strange creature.
Allora squinted in the firelight to get
a look at it. The rover was small, only a few feet high, with scaly, dark,
greenish-brown skin, like a reptile’s. Its eyes were golden with vertical,
cat-like irises. After briefly surveying the chaotic scramble of humans, the
creature grinned, baring sharp, pointed teeth.
Before Allora could move, Jenny knocked
her over, attempting to escape. From the rocky ground, Allora noticed Katie
pulling knives from her waist as she charged the creature. Dax found the handle
of a short stick and pulled it from the bed of his pickup just as the creature
sprang forward and hit him in the chest. Dax flew limply across the quarry,
into a pile of dirt.
Before the creature could mount another
attack, Katie pulled back a knife, gripping the steel blade with her thumb and
forefinger, and flung the weapon toward the rover. With a glistening flash, her
blade slashed through the crisp air, striking the creature in the side, sending
it flying off the gravel lip at the quarry edge. A high-pitched squeal trailed
into the night, followed by a chorus of earsplitting screeches from the valley
depths.
Suddenly, an identical creature flew
over the line of cars. It sprang forward and struck Jenny in the back with such
force that it propelled her forward, hurling her into the road, where she
crashed headfirst into the hard dirt, knocked unconscious.
The creature crawled along her back,
maliciously pulled her head by her hair, and placed its palm on her forehead.
The firelight revealed a lanky, reptilian creature with a long, skinny torso,
razor-sharp teeth, and five locks of hair pulled back against its flat skull.
Unhappy with its prey, the creature picked up a rock and raised it above
Jenny’s head.
Author Bio:
I’m a writer, skier, and wanderer. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, but currently live in the beautiful mountain resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho. I love history, mythology, and the fantastical interpretations that have been incorporated in my debut young adult urban fantasy series called Sonora.
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