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Promise Tide
In a world dominated by humans,
only the last Pisces can save them.
The Terran/Martian Wars are over. Earth has been
devastated by sixteen years of asteroid bombardment. Civilization on
Mars is gone. Civilization on Earth is teetering on the brink. Three
hundred and eighty-five million dead. Billions more emigrated to other
planets.
Into this quickly degenerating situation steps a savior; NATech. Within
five years they repair the ice caps and replenish the ozone layers. The
Gulf Stream, destroyed by molten asteroids that plunged into the oceans
is being restored. Salvation is at hand.
But at what price? Deborah Mariner, the last survivor of the homo
Marinas branch of humanity, knows the price is great. It has cost her
race their existence and it will soon cost mankind their freedom. All
that remains is the final step: NATech’s formal takeover of the
faltering world government.
And yet all is not lost. With her partner and lifelong companion Chrissy
DuPries, Deborah is catapulted into a series of attacks and schemes that
may yet see the end of NATech’s bid for utter power. But only if she and
Chrissy can forge the factions of resistance and unite them against a
common foe.
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About the Cover
Promise Tide stands at the
edge of the New York glasslands overlooking Traveler (the Atlantic
Ocean).
Artist: Deron J. Douglas |
Grandfather's Quest
PROMISE TIDE
Grandfather's Quest started out as nothing more than a
footnote, something to add a little dimension to a simple reference in my first
novel, Shards. Later, in 1997, I started a Glossary/Reference where I
could stick these tiny facts and fillers. I made the notation and moved on,
thinking I might one day want to write the novel.
Then, in 2002, I was working on two writing assignments in
Writers Forum on CompuServe, and decided to write them using Hundar Knowler as
the subject, with Deborah Mariner, his granddaughter, as the focal point.
The two stories turned out far, far different than I
intended, and I decided then and there to write the novel. It quickly turned
into two books, Book One being written in less than three months, Book Two
taking somewhat longer since I had other novels I was working on, but still
finished in March of 2004.
In December of 2003, Double Dragon Publishing offered me an
ebook contract for Book One of Grandfather's Quest. It has been renamed
Grandfather's Quest: PROMISE TIDE and is now available.
I have since been offered a contract for Book Two. You can look for it in early
2005.
Here are excerpts from both books.
Pete
Book One Excerpt
Book Two Excerpt
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