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Garaaga's Children #2
Lovers
In ancient Babylon, the nephilim Drimesh has lived a brutal, if ethical, life. Once pursued by the Tribe of Abraham, Drimesh has taken refuge in the great city. Living off his wealthy matrons has provided him a comfortable existence.
When he meets a Priestess of the goddess Ishtar, his life becomes a struggle between his human desires and those of the beast that lives inside him. Will he succumb to the beast and suffer his mother's fate, or find a way to balance the duality?
Lovers, the second volume in the Garaaga's Children series, is steeped in the history of Hammurabi's Babylon and the beginning of Judaism. Mixing elements of ancient history, dark fantasy and erotica, Lovers is sure to leave readers wanting more.
When he meets a Priestess of the goddess Ishtar, his life becomes a struggle between his human desires and those of the beast that lives inside him. Will he succumb to the beast and suffer his mother's fate, or find a way to balance the duality?
Lovers, the second volume in the Garaaga's Children series, is steeped in the history of Hammurabi's Babylon and the beginning of Judaism. Mixing elements of ancient history, dark fantasy and erotica, Lovers is sure to leave readers wanting more.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2012
22 people want to read
About the author
Paul Elard Cooley
34 books250 followersPaul E Cooley is a full-time writer and Parsec Award Winning podcaster from Houston, Texas. In 2009, he began producing free psychological thriller and horror podcasts, essays, and reviews available from Shadowpublications.com and iTunes.
His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau‘s “Podcast Teardown,” Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series “The Crypt” and co-wrote the novella “The Rider” (projected to release in 2014). In addition to his writing, Paul has contributed his voice talents to a number of podiofiction productions.
He has two Amazon best-selling series: The Black and The Derelict Saga.
He is also a co-host on the renown Dead Robots’ Society writing podcast.
His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau‘s “Podcast Teardown,” Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series “The Crypt” and co-wrote the novella “The Rider” (projected to release in 2014). In addition to his writing, Paul has contributed his voice talents to a number of podiofiction productions.
He has two Amazon best-selling series: The Black and The Derelict Saga.
He is also a co-host on the renown Dead Robots’ Society writing podcast.
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June 21, 2013
Cooley has created something interesting with 'Lovers'. Not quite horror, not quite erotica, the continuation of the Garaaga's saga provides an interesting look at something we had only seen as a monster from the previous stories.
The research for this book impressed me, and the way that it was woven into the story left me immersed in the setting. In the previous Garaaga's Children stories, I felt that the research was not that apparent in the pieces. However in 'Lovers', the research is quite prevalent and helps to pull the reader into the story.
The only thing that I found to be a bit repetitive in the storyline was the use of the river. Though it served as a good point to set things forward in the story, the fact that it continually showed up over and over again throughout the story became a bit annoying. It seemed that the son of Garaaga spent half the story in the river swimming.
But in the end, I really enjoyed 'Lovers'. It was a wonderful story, well researched, and a pleasure to read. Cooley has created something really enjoyable with his Garaaga's Children, and I look forward to seeing where it continues onto.
The research for this book impressed me, and the way that it was woven into the story left me immersed in the setting. In the previous Garaaga's Children stories, I felt that the research was not that apparent in the pieces. However in 'Lovers', the research is quite prevalent and helps to pull the reader into the story.
The only thing that I found to be a bit repetitive in the storyline was the use of the river. Though it served as a good point to set things forward in the story, the fact that it continually showed up over and over again throughout the story became a bit annoying. It seemed that the son of Garaaga spent half the story in the river swimming.
But in the end, I really enjoyed 'Lovers'. It was a wonderful story, well researched, and a pleasure to read. Cooley has created something really enjoyable with his Garaaga's Children, and I look forward to seeing where it continues onto.
March 13, 2012
This series just gets better! The author has mixed supernatural fantasy and ancient mythology and created Garaaga's Children #getsome
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