BLURB:
How did it come to this? My life used to be so simple. Back then,
I hated it; I found it boring. Let me tell you: boring’s good. Boring’s great!
I should’ve been thankful…
It
was supposed to be a date like any other for James Hunter, a simple convenience
store clerk. Nothing more than watching a movie in the town of Moncton. A place
as unknown and unimportant as he considered his own existence to be. And yet,
while walking to a cinema, James teleports to another world. There, a hostile
crowd surrounds him, including various mutants with strange deformities.
Before
he can even gather his wits or make a dash for it, a lone ally presents herself
in the form of a winged woman named Rose. An important cultural figure in the
country where James appeared, she offers him both protection and a home.
Soon,
James learns that this new world is divided by a cold war. On one side is
Nirnivia, home to Rose. The other, Ostark, led by a mysterious cyborg. James is
unaware that the cyborg has him in his crosshairs, thinking of him as the Deus
Ex Machina that will end the war in his favor.
But,
the cyborg is far from the only potential threat to James. Soon after his
arrival, BRR, a terrorist organisation, kidnaps him.
What
would a rogue group out for revenge seeking to turn the cold war hot want with
someone like James? Is there anyone also aware of this other world who will try
to find him? Or is he on his own? If so, how is he supposed to escape? If
that's even an option...
Excerpt
Three:
Though initially shocked by the vehicle storming at them,
the crowd soon recuperated. They glanced at each other and brandished their
fists at the offenders. A few gave chase, but on foot they stood little chance
of overtaking the pair. One of the chasers yelled, “Hey, it’s that Wrathchild
traitor bitch helping the human asshole.”
Not concentrating on the road, Wrathchild offered her
companion a side glance. “Don’t listen. Had veterinarians do test.” She
smirked. “Ain’t no female dog.”
Despite their superior speed, she opted for caution and
swerved into a small street. James exhaled as he hoped the retreat cut the hunt
short. Then a soaring bottle grazed his ear. It shattered on the asphalt with a
chink. A rock followed, and next a banana-shaped fruit of all things. The
projectiles missed their mark, yet James’s muscles tensed up. He mumbled to
himself in an attempt to calm his nerves. His worries proved futile. They
outpaced the flock, who vanished in the distance in a second. Before he could
relax, a rumbling sound arose from behind.
James gulped. He deduced the implications. Terrified, his
brain ordered him not to look, but the temptation ended up too strong. Out of
breath, he took a glimpse. A bare-chested thug covered in tattoos had mounted
his own bike and raced after them. A lone hand steered; the other wielded a
club. The message seemed obvious: he’d prefer to risk an accident than not to
pummel them.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
So, my name is
Benoit Lanteigne and I’m a French Canadian (outside of Quebec) who’s trying to
write in English. That can be tricky. I’m a computer programmer and I enjoy it.
I see many inspiring writers who hate their jobs and hope to quit someday, but
that’s not my case. Mostly, I’ve worked on websites and web applications.
Back in school,
I enjoyed writing and according to my teachers and classmates; I had a talent
for it. Well, not so much for grammar and spelling, but they liked my stories.
Once I went to university, I dropped writing as a hobby. There were other
things I wanted to focus on, such as my career. Then, in the early 2000s,
around 2006 I’d say, I had a flash of inspiration. At first, it was a single
character: a winged woman with red hair. I didn’t even know who she was, but
the image stuck with me. From there, I began figuring out details about her
origins and her world, but I only started writing for real in 2009.
It’s been
roughly 10 years now, and it’s not yet finished. That’s in part because I write
in my spare time, and in part because the scope of the project is huge. Maybe
too much so. Still, I’m getting close to the point where I could release
something. The question is what’s next? Self-publishing? Attempt traditional
publishing? Nothing? I don’t know the answer yet, I’m trying to figure it out.
Frankly, sharing my writing is difficult for me, and whatever I end up doing,
as long as I make it available to people I consider the experience a victory no
matter what comes out of it.
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5 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Do cultural themes play a significant role in your storytelling?
Answer for Traciem
This is a tricky one. Because the story happens in another world, I invented my own cultures, which are explored to various degree to suit the need to the story. So, there are cultural themes, but using cultures that don't really exists rather than the ones we have on Earth. Still, The Cyborg's Crusade wasn't created in a vacuum, so some things were influence by real cultures and there are parallel that can be drawn between my made up cultures and real ones. So, I guess the answer to your question is yes, but maybe not in the most straightforward way. Also, when cultural themes are explored, I tend to use them more to define and develop characters rather than comment on the cultures themselves
The book sounds very interesting
Sounds like a good read.
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