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Millennium Babe: The Prophecy
World chaos erupts when David Wetterman--a popular Silicon Valley weatherman--makes a startling prophecy about the first baby to be born on January 1, 2001: Countries fight over "The Millennium Babe"; expectant mothers are terrified; abortion rates accelerate. "The Prophet" becomes an international celebrity, forced into hiding when some VIPs threaten his life. With his remarkable TV director, Bitsy Blodgett, by his side, the apocalyptic countdown to the third millennium begins.
300 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2000
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About the author
Betty Dravis
11 books72 followersMy latest news is astonishing...even to me. My HEAVY METAL short story (published in "Six-Pack of Blood") has been chosen for a short-film. It's in production now by SGMM Productions (out of Florida) with Scott Parrish as director. Please LIKE the FB page my producer, Marie Moore, posted.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-S... …
HEAVY METAL will star award-winning actress/models Marie Moore as mother; Sammy Moore as Johnny and Gabby Moore as Joyce.
Needless to say, I'm doing the HAPPY DANCE. A long-time dream coming true:
Best with all your works in 2014.
Hugs - Betty Dravis
WHAT FAMOUS MOVIE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI SAYS ABOUT "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD" (co-author Barbara Watkins):
"This is a feast expertly cooked up by master chefs venturing into the dark side designed to leave us captivated, enthralled and horrified. The perfect dish to accompany your six-pack...or if you prefer, a fine wine." - Armand Mastroianni, Producer/Director, Silver Screen Pictures, Hollywood
LEGENDARY MOVIE DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD." (TV's DARK SHADOWS & FRIDAY THE 13TH PLUS FILMS OF DANIELLE STEELE AND ROBIN COOK BOOKS)
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ACCLAIMED MOVIE DIRECTOR KATT SHEA WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR MY LATEST BOOK "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" (co-author Barbara Watkins").
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Betty Dravis is a retired newspaper publisher and career journalist who also hosted a Cable TV talk show. She is a celebrity interviewer and author of seven books, including her latest three e-books, 'SIX-PACK OF FEAR", "Six-Pack of Blood" (both with Barbara Watkins) and "Star Struck: Interviews with Dirty Harry and Other Hollywood Icons."
Three of her books are novels in print and e-book format: "1106 Grand Boulevard", "The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley" and "Millennium Babe: The Prophecy". Two others are nonfiction in print: "Dream Reachers" and "Dream Reachers II," collections of celebrity interviews (with Chase Von).
Dravis also wrote three short stories that were consistent best-sellers in the Amazon Shorts program and had short stories published in the anthologies "Every Child is Entitled to Innocence," "Sweet Sunshine," "Just Our Best Short Stories 2005." She recently finished her first full-length horror/paranormal book "Evil Voices" (unpublished at present).
She is the devoted mother of six (two are now angels), grandmother of nine, and has five great-grands and one great-great grand. Dravis, a decades-long resident of Silicon Valley, currently resides in the Central Valley of California. She's a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary title bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky, featured in two Who's Who books and former San Jose (CA) Woman of Achievement. She's also a member of American Author Association (AAA) and Dames of Dialogue, a former member of Sigma Delta Chi and San Jose Newspaper Guild and is an Amazon and Midwest Books Reviewer with over 770 reviews to her credit.
Her most recent awards are: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE/BEST PARANORMAL/FEAR BOOK presented for "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" and BEST PARANORMAL/HORROR BOOK presented for "Six-Pack of Blood" by Dimi Nakov, producer/director of ZODIAC ENTERTAINMENT of New Zealand. She also placed in TOP 20 IN BEST OF WOMEN'S FICTION for her "1106 GRAND BOULEVARD," presented by Heart Press, and she placed 18th in the 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHORTY AWARDS (author division).
She is currently in 10th place in The Fifth Annual Shorty Awards (author).
Betty is also working to promote Stem Cell Research, along with her daughter Mindy James whose son Seth suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross practice race. Read Seth's story on the Internet at Bridges to Hope.
Another of Dravis's favorite things is interviewing; among those she has interviewed are the "living legend" actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood, country singer/actress Tanya Tucker, the l
https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-S... …
HEAVY METAL will star award-winning actress/models Marie Moore as mother; Sammy Moore as Johnny and Gabby Moore as Joyce.
Needless to say, I'm doing the HAPPY DANCE. A long-time dream coming true:
Best with all your works in 2014.
Hugs - Betty Dravis
WHAT FAMOUS MOVIE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI SAYS ABOUT "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD" (co-author Barbara Watkins):
"This is a feast expertly cooked up by master chefs venturing into the dark side designed to leave us captivated, enthralled and horrified. The perfect dish to accompany your six-pack...or if you prefer, a fine wine." - Armand Mastroianni, Producer/Director, Silver Screen Pictures, Hollywood
LEGENDARY MOVIE DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD." (TV's DARK SHADOWS & FRIDAY THE 13TH PLUS FILMS OF DANIELLE STEELE AND ROBIN COOK BOOKS)
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ACCLAIMED MOVIE DIRECTOR KATT SHEA WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR MY LATEST BOOK "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" (co-author Barbara Watkins").
***************************************
Betty Dravis is a retired newspaper publisher and career journalist who also hosted a Cable TV talk show. She is a celebrity interviewer and author of seven books, including her latest three e-books, 'SIX-PACK OF FEAR", "Six-Pack of Blood" (both with Barbara Watkins) and "Star Struck: Interviews with Dirty Harry and Other Hollywood Icons."
Three of her books are novels in print and e-book format: "1106 Grand Boulevard", "The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley" and "Millennium Babe: The Prophecy". Two others are nonfiction in print: "Dream Reachers" and "Dream Reachers II," collections of celebrity interviews (with Chase Von).
Dravis also wrote three short stories that were consistent best-sellers in the Amazon Shorts program and had short stories published in the anthologies "Every Child is Entitled to Innocence," "Sweet Sunshine," "Just Our Best Short Stories 2005." She recently finished her first full-length horror/paranormal book "Evil Voices" (unpublished at present).
She is the devoted mother of six (two are now angels), grandmother of nine, and has five great-grands and one great-great grand. Dravis, a decades-long resident of Silicon Valley, currently resides in the Central Valley of California. She's a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary title bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky, featured in two Who's Who books and former San Jose (CA) Woman of Achievement. She's also a member of American Author Association (AAA) and Dames of Dialogue, a former member of Sigma Delta Chi and San Jose Newspaper Guild and is an Amazon and Midwest Books Reviewer with over 770 reviews to her credit.
Her most recent awards are: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE/BEST PARANORMAL/FEAR BOOK presented for "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" and BEST PARANORMAL/HORROR BOOK presented for "Six-Pack of Blood" by Dimi Nakov, producer/director of ZODIAC ENTERTAINMENT of New Zealand. She also placed in TOP 20 IN BEST OF WOMEN'S FICTION for her "1106 GRAND BOULEVARD," presented by Heart Press, and she placed 18th in the 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHORTY AWARDS (author division).
She is currently in 10th place in The Fifth Annual Shorty Awards (author).
Betty is also working to promote Stem Cell Research, along with her daughter Mindy James whose son Seth suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross practice race. Read Seth's story on the Internet at Bridges to Hope.
Another of Dravis's favorite things is interviewing; among those she has interviewed are the "living legend" actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood, country singer/actress Tanya Tucker, the l
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November 9, 2008
This unusual book was a challenge for me to review, I found, so I decided to look at its elements separately and see how they add up.
THEME. Aside from being a rollicking read, MILLENNIUM BABE: THE PROPHECY is a deeply hopeful book. The world buys into a prophecy of peace and prosperity, and it's not giving away too much to say that in the end hope succeeds over cynicism. But along the way are obstacles common to all human enterprises: fear of the unknown and the insatiable appetite for power. Betty Dravis weaves this theme of hope through the book in a most satisfying manner. THEME: 5 STARS.
PLOT. A weatherman wigs out on live TV and delivers a prophecy about a baby who will bring peace and prosperity to the world -- how's that for an opening premise? And it only gets more exciting from there! David Wetterman's spectacular message about the first baby to be born in the new millennium takes the world by storm. Everyone wants a piece of the action, countries are in an uproar wanting to claim the baby as one of their own, and David's got a bulls-eye on his back as improbable villains try to take him down. Wetterman is an overnight sensation, inundated with movie deals and talk show appearances. He assumes the prophet persona, complete with flowing robes -- and with a disciple and constant companion, his director Bitsy Blodgett. The plot is complex, action-packed and tense with conflict, and doesn't give itself away too soon. Oh, and there's a love story in there too! The pacing is fine-tuned to keep you turning pages past your bedtime. You won't guess the ending, but you'll believe in it when it broadsides you. PLOT: 5 STARS.
SETTING. BABE is firmly rooted in its place and time: Silicon Valley in the run-up to the new age. I've never been to San Jose, Santa Cruz or Capitola, but these locations are so tightly woven into the plot that I'll half expect to look David Wetterman up if I ever go there. It adds to my enjoyment when a book's setting is revealed by the story elements rather than by descriptive text, and this is definitely one of Ms. Dravis' strongest skills. The reader is convinced that it couldn't possibly have happened anywhere other than in Silicon Valley. Very well done! SETTING: 5 STARS.
CHARACTERIZATION. You're going to love how well-expressed the characters are; you'll feel as if you know them from the beginning. They may not behave as you would (I HOPE that's true of the villains, in particular!) but the reader understands them. They are believable, grow throughout the story, and integrate smoothly with the plot. David and Bitsy's love story is developed with charm and style, and secondary characters Ellie and Andy Dunbar, young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, bring a flashy high-tech touch to the story. And oh! the baddies are so bad but so bumbling! CHARACTERIZATION: 5 STARS.
STYLE. Ms. Dravis' writing is consistent, breezy and satirical, serving the unusual plot and characters to perfection. The story is a little bit serious, a little bit scary, but entirely light-hearted. All the elements come together for a most satisfying read. STYLE: 5 STARS.
So what do we have? That would be -- 5 STARS AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. In fact you'll want to read anything you can get your hands on by Betty Dravis. Do it, have some fun!
THEME. Aside from being a rollicking read, MILLENNIUM BABE: THE PROPHECY is a deeply hopeful book. The world buys into a prophecy of peace and prosperity, and it's not giving away too much to say that in the end hope succeeds over cynicism. But along the way are obstacles common to all human enterprises: fear of the unknown and the insatiable appetite for power. Betty Dravis weaves this theme of hope through the book in a most satisfying manner. THEME: 5 STARS.
PLOT. A weatherman wigs out on live TV and delivers a prophecy about a baby who will bring peace and prosperity to the world -- how's that for an opening premise? And it only gets more exciting from there! David Wetterman's spectacular message about the first baby to be born in the new millennium takes the world by storm. Everyone wants a piece of the action, countries are in an uproar wanting to claim the baby as one of their own, and David's got a bulls-eye on his back as improbable villains try to take him down. Wetterman is an overnight sensation, inundated with movie deals and talk show appearances. He assumes the prophet persona, complete with flowing robes -- and with a disciple and constant companion, his director Bitsy Blodgett. The plot is complex, action-packed and tense with conflict, and doesn't give itself away too soon. Oh, and there's a love story in there too! The pacing is fine-tuned to keep you turning pages past your bedtime. You won't guess the ending, but you'll believe in it when it broadsides you. PLOT: 5 STARS.
SETTING. BABE is firmly rooted in its place and time: Silicon Valley in the run-up to the new age. I've never been to San Jose, Santa Cruz or Capitola, but these locations are so tightly woven into the plot that I'll half expect to look David Wetterman up if I ever go there. It adds to my enjoyment when a book's setting is revealed by the story elements rather than by descriptive text, and this is definitely one of Ms. Dravis' strongest skills. The reader is convinced that it couldn't possibly have happened anywhere other than in Silicon Valley. Very well done! SETTING: 5 STARS.
CHARACTERIZATION. You're going to love how well-expressed the characters are; you'll feel as if you know them from the beginning. They may not behave as you would (I HOPE that's true of the villains, in particular!) but the reader understands them. They are believable, grow throughout the story, and integrate smoothly with the plot. David and Bitsy's love story is developed with charm and style, and secondary characters Ellie and Andy Dunbar, young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, bring a flashy high-tech touch to the story. And oh! the baddies are so bad but so bumbling! CHARACTERIZATION: 5 STARS.
STYLE. Ms. Dravis' writing is consistent, breezy and satirical, serving the unusual plot and characters to perfection. The story is a little bit serious, a little bit scary, but entirely light-hearted. All the elements come together for a most satisfying read. STYLE: 5 STARS.
So what do we have? That would be -- 5 STARS AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. In fact you'll want to read anything you can get your hands on by Betty Dravis. Do it, have some fun!
September 27, 2010
The year before the new millennium, a likeable TV weatherman receives a dramatic vision while on air, predicting the birth, on January 1, 2001, of an extraordinary child who will bring peace on earth.
Thus begins author Betty Dravis' charming novel which combines good-natured satire, a supernatural mystery and suspenseful action, while examining the strengths and weaknesses of modern society.
The down-to-earth forecaster David's enjoyment of his newfound fame as prophet, marred only by the serious consequences and responsibility that such unusual notoriety brings, is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad depiction of modernity's obsession with celebrity for celebrity's sake, while the public and political reaction to his stunning prediction, ranging from truly faith-filled to fanatical and even ominous, offers a window on the contradiction in 20th century culture.
Yet, despite the serious nature of many of the issues the novel has the reader consider, the light tone and easy style of the author's writing always shines through to create a fast-paced and fun read. David's blossoming feelings for his feisty producer, Bitsy, who becomes his greatest support and the one who guides him through his new calling as prophet, is a sweet love story, and the novel's surprising and hopeful ending will leave readers looking forward to a sequel. A wonderful novel by a talented writer.
Thus begins author Betty Dravis' charming novel which combines good-natured satire, a supernatural mystery and suspenseful action, while examining the strengths and weaknesses of modern society.
The down-to-earth forecaster David's enjoyment of his newfound fame as prophet, marred only by the serious consequences and responsibility that such unusual notoriety brings, is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad depiction of modernity's obsession with celebrity for celebrity's sake, while the public and political reaction to his stunning prediction, ranging from truly faith-filled to fanatical and even ominous, offers a window on the contradiction in 20th century culture.
Yet, despite the serious nature of many of the issues the novel has the reader consider, the light tone and easy style of the author's writing always shines through to create a fast-paced and fun read. David's blossoming feelings for his feisty producer, Bitsy, who becomes his greatest support and the one who guides him through his new calling as prophet, is a sweet love story, and the novel's surprising and hopeful ending will leave readers looking forward to a sequel. A wonderful novel by a talented writer.
January 10, 2009
I had an extremely difficult time reading this book. I realize it was written several years ago, but the number of (outdated) pop-culture references added to the dullness of the book. I didn't find the book hopeful. Actually, I didn't find the book much of anything. There's barely a plot. I wouldn't recommend it.
August 6, 2008
I wrote this book and I had such fun with my characters. I hope you readers enjoy them too.
Fondly - Betty Dravis
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December 19, 2008
I LOVE this book! I couldn't put it down. The fastest book I've ever read. Fantastic surprise ending.
January 25, 2008
I can't review this book because I wrote it, but it has some wonderful reviews on Amazon.com.
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