Post by madsbertasio on May 15, 2017 13:32:46 GMT -5
[NOTE: i took out the opening lines containing rhetorical questions Taking into account the new feedback, I edited my query to incorporate the new wonderful advice--thank you!]
After being orphaned by his parents’ disappearance at the age of sixteen, Blake Clive wants anything but to delve into the mysteries that surround his past. He much prefers to spend his time womanizing and taunting his foster sister, Adeline. But Blake’s hide-and-seek game with the truth comes to an end when his foster father unlocks a plethora of special abilities in him called the Knowledge, just before telling him that he is the center of a prophecy. Blake is destined to fight the twelve tyrannical gods called Elites who rule a secret dimension known as the Expanse, and to protect those who have the Knowledge. Only one problem--he only has two weeks to pull it off.
Just after unlocking Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Ayers disappear in the same manner as his parents, and resistant as Blake is to face responsibility, the circumstances force him forward on his journey. He, newly orphaned Adeline, and his current conquest, the mysterious Corinna, are whisked away from the comfort of 1901 England where they were raised, to the present where they meet a band of rebels spanning race, gender, orientation, age, and ability. Though the rebels train Blake to master his abilities, and encourage him to search himself introspectively, it is not until Blake faces the weight of true loss and sacrifice that he finds the drive within him to stand tall and take on the impossible, regardless of the risk to his own life.
Duodecim is a YA Science Fiction, and is complete at 125,000 words. Thank you so much for taking the time to review my work!
The disappearance of Mr. and Mrs. Clive was the reigning story in the news in 1899 London. Two years later their son Blake, orphaned by the tragedy and just two weeks shy of eighteen, wants anything but to delve into the mysteries that surround the cold case. He much prefers to spend his time womanizing and taunting his foster sister, Adeline. But Blake’s hide-and-seek game with the truth comes to an end when his foster father unlocks a plethora of special abilities in him called the Knowledge, just before telling him that he is the center of a prophecy. Blake is destined to protect those with the Knowledge from the twelve tyrannical gods who rule over the hidden dimension called the Expanse. One problem--he only has two weeks to pull it off.
Just after unlocking Blake, his foster parents disappear in the same manner as the Clives, and resistant as Blake is to face responsibility, newly orphaned Adeline and Blake’s current conquest, Corinna, refuse to let him run away. Together, they travel through the Expanse to the present where they meet a band of rebels spanning race, gender, orientation, age, and ability. The rebels work to train Blake to master his abilities, but Blake struggles under the pressure of his growing self-doubt and the apparent futility of the cause. After all--how could one boy with so little training defeat twelve ruthless gods? And should he win, does the world deserve someone like him as its new leader? But all of those doubts fade away when he watches someone he cares about die protecting him. Despite his self-doubts, Blake is determined to take on the impossible: he will become the prophesied Magister de Duodecim and fight to ensure no one else dies in his name.
DUODECIM is an #ownvoices, YA, Science Fiction, and is complete at 125,000 words. Thank you so much for taking the time to review my work!
//Thanks so much to any and all who take the time to review. I'll be working through trying to review as many other queries as I can throughout the day!
The disappearance of Mr. and Mrs. Clive was the reigning story in the news in 1899 London. Two years later their son Blake, orphaned by the tragedy and just two weeks shy of eighteen, wants anything but to delve into the mysteries that surround the cold case. He much prefers to spend his time womanizing and taunting his foster sister, Adeline. But Blake’s hide-and-seek game with the truth comes to an end when his foster father unlocks a plethora of special abilities in him called the Knowledge, just before telling him that he is the center of a prophecy. Blake is destined to protect those with the Knowledge from the twelve tyrannical gods who rule over the hidden dimension called the Expanse. One problem--he only has two weeks to pull it off.
Just after unlocking Blake, his foster parents disappear in the same manner as the Clives, and resistant as Blake is to face responsibility, newly orphaned Adeline and Blake’s current conquest, Corinna, refuse to let him run away. Together, they travel through the Expanse to the present where they meet a band of rebels spanning race, gender, orientation, age, and ability. The rebels work to train Blake to master his abilities, but Blake struggles under the pressure of his growing self-doubt and the apparent futility of the cause. After all--how could one boy with so little training defeat twelve ruthless gods? And should he win, does the world deserve someone like him as its new leader? But all of those doubts fade away when he watches someone he cares about die protecting him. Despite his self-doubts, Blake is determined to take on the impossible: he will become the prophesied Magister de Duodecim and fight to ensure no one else dies in his name.
DUODECIM is an #ownvoices, YA, Science Fiction, and is complete at 125,000 words. Thank you so much for taking the time to review my work!
//Thanks so much to any and all who take the time to review. I'll be working through trying to review as many other queries as I can throughout the day!