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Original Souls
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Tags: Magical Fantasy, Science Fiction, Modern-to-Futuristic setting, Gay Teens ... Hope you're intrigued. Thanks for reading.
When the turquoise-eyed Corinth wakes from a two year stent in a hyperbolic coma, he and his family have some obstacles to overcome before he fatefully meets a boy. Anvard, the pink-eyed, heart-melting athlete attending Aurora Boreal mystique boarding school helps Corinth feel welcomed like he never has before. Though the peculiar entity speaking to the mind of young psychic, Corinth, knows these boys' futures are eternally linked--there seems to be something missing in their connection.
But before Corinth can meet Anvard, and his destiny, he must be rescued. His father, Criston, a blue-eyed policing officer of the 8ights Council (the elected council that guides the eight Worlds) will stumble upon his son in a non-accidental fashion.
While Corinth's torn, green-eyed mother, Julia, wrestles within and bickers with her husband over the available options to protect Corinth after his mysterious recovery...intricate plans are put to action. His abductors needed this distraction. Needed him to see his parents again. And what then comes of these three separating lives of the little mixed race family turns out to be a plot within a plot that the eight Worlds haven't encountered since they were once one people.
But now, it seems the mythical enemies of the human race may leave no person behind to tell this grand tale of a haunted psychic boy's adventure through time and adolescent life.
*An original monster trading/battling card game; skeleton keys that rotate, generating extra power for mystique wielders, rendering wands obsolete; a dangerous contact sport where wrecking the track is a necessary part of the game; dormitories; a boring library!; expansive grasslands and water bodies that are fortified by sparkling pixie dust; eight races of people defined by eye color; and access to an earth spanning bridge built in the sky to connect the eight Worlds that exist in separate dimensions...all help to make up the elaborate experience Corinth has at Aurora Boreal School.
Tags: Magical Fantasy, Science Fiction, Modern-to-Futuristic setting, Gay Teens ... Hope you're intrigued. Thanks for reading.
When the turquoise-eyed Corinth wakes from a two year stent in a hyperbolic coma, he and his family have some obstacles to overcome before he fatefully meets a boy. Anvard, the pink-eyed, heart-melting athlete attending Aurora Boreal mystique boarding school helps Corinth feel welcomed like he never has before. Though the peculiar entity speaking to the mind of young psychic, Corinth, knows these boys' futures are eternally linked--there seems to be something missing in their connection.
But before Corinth can meet Anvard, and his destiny, he must be rescued. His father, Criston, a blue-eyed policing officer of the 8ights Council (the elected council that guides the eight Worlds) will stumble upon his son in a non-accidental fashion.
While Corinth's torn, green-eyed mother, Julia, wrestles within and bickers with her husband over the available options to protect Corinth after his mysterious recovery...intricate plans are put to action. His abductors needed this distraction. Needed him to see his parents again. And what then comes of these three separating lives of the little mixed race family turns out to be a plot within a plot that the eight Worlds haven't encountered since they were once one people.
But now, it seems the mythical enemies of the human race may leave no person behind to tell this grand tale of a haunted psychic boy's adventure through time and adolescent life.
*An original monster trading/battling card game; skeleton keys that rotate, generating extra power for mystique wielders, rendering wands obsolete; a dangerous contact sport where wrecking the track is a necessary part of the game; dormitories; a boring library!; expansive grasslands and water bodies that are fortified by sparkling pixie dust; eight races of people defined by eye color; and access to an earth spanning bridge built in the sky to connect the eight Worlds that exist in separate dimensions...all help to make up the elaborate experience Corinth has at Aurora Boreal School.
500 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 7, 2013
About the author
Kyle Thomas Miller
2 books5 followersHey, there! I'm Kyle Thomas Miller, and I like writing.
Enough said, right? Okay. For good measure, here's a little more.
I'm a sorta reasonable gay guy from Philadelphia. Writing has been a hobby since I was thirteen, and I just love it. But even though I've written for several years, I'm definitely a very amateur writer. My stories come in a few different genres, including; Science Fiction/Fantasy, Gay & Lesbian, Young Adult, Contemporary Social Issues and blah blah blah. I enjoy reading fun and adventurous novels most, though I have other tastes now and again. When writing, I've never before thought of a target audience for a specific book, because I basically write for pleasure and whatnot. Lots of overactive characters and plots come about, and I just try to keep up as I get sucked into it all.
I'm a huge fan of book series like; Harry Potter, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Pendragon ... and lots of others that I've stumbled across over the years. But the three named are the reason why I ever wanted to write any of the sci/fi fantasy stories that I'll ever probably write. They were so much fun to read as a teen, and I still love that particular genre.
I've been learning a lot about writing lately. Words like expositional and pacing have taken on clear definitions in my head. Updating my work to reflect the new knowledge, trying my best to polish things off so they at least look semi-professional and I'm glad to see what I'm currently working on more vividly in my own mind as I fashion and weave plots.
So, if you've any interest in all the mess I've written, I hope you check out a title you think you might enjoy as I try to expand my catalog in my spare time.
Thank you so much for bothering to look this over!
(BTW: Guy in photo is...Cristiano Ronaldo...great fútbol player!)
Enough said, right? Okay. For good measure, here's a little more.
I'm a sorta reasonable gay guy from Philadelphia. Writing has been a hobby since I was thirteen, and I just love it. But even though I've written for several years, I'm definitely a very amateur writer. My stories come in a few different genres, including; Science Fiction/Fantasy, Gay & Lesbian, Young Adult, Contemporary Social Issues and blah blah blah. I enjoy reading fun and adventurous novels most, though I have other tastes now and again. When writing, I've never before thought of a target audience for a specific book, because I basically write for pleasure and whatnot. Lots of overactive characters and plots come about, and I just try to keep up as I get sucked into it all.
I'm a huge fan of book series like; Harry Potter, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Pendragon ... and lots of others that I've stumbled across over the years. But the three named are the reason why I ever wanted to write any of the sci/fi fantasy stories that I'll ever probably write. They were so much fun to read as a teen, and I still love that particular genre.
I've been learning a lot about writing lately. Words like expositional and pacing have taken on clear definitions in my head. Updating my work to reflect the new knowledge, trying my best to polish things off so they at least look semi-professional and I'm glad to see what I'm currently working on more vividly in my own mind as I fashion and weave plots.
So, if you've any interest in all the mess I've written, I hope you check out a title you think you might enjoy as I try to expand my catalog in my spare time.
Thank you so much for bothering to look this over!
(BTW: Guy in photo is...Cristiano Ronaldo...great fútbol player!)
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September 15, 2013
Let me start off by saying, I know the author of this book. He's a nice guy and a solid amatuer writer. Obviously I'd say that regardless of what I truly thought of the material. But when he asked me to read it just before he posted it to Amazon Kindle ebookstore, I was pleasantly surpised by his storytelling, and relieved that I wouldn't have to completely lie about my opinion.
Corinth, a youthful twelve-year-old, is the primary character, but there is so much more that goes on around him that made me feel like I reading something well thought out. His father has to be the second most important character, but once you factor in Corinth's friends at school and the ministrants (teachers) and how they drastically influence the plot, things start to heat up. The only flaw I would note is that Corinth was'nt as focused on as he perhaps should have been. But everything that happens ties into him, and this crazy voice inside his head.
Kyle wrote a pretty spoiling description of the book, so you know the plot well before you get deep. But there's so much intricacy that I'm not sure whether are real spoilers or not.
Corinth is psychic and he lives in a modern, if not slightly futuristic, world where magik (that's how he spelled it in the book) is real. But there is a lot of deeper mythology that the people don't know, believe, or in other cases understand. Corinth can't wield magik properly, and this voice in his head is aware of that. It apparently wants to correct it. I don't want to go too deep, because it's a crazy joyride once you get past the opening where his father is the first person narrator.
Corinth meets some unique people from the other seven worlds and finally has some friends. The eight worlds kind of prejudge each other (just a few depictions of it) because there are stereotypes that they all believe the other cultures possess, and most of them seem to be true. The eight races aren't defined by skin tones, but by their eye colors. I thought that was pretty unique, it was a weird but is my favorite mainstay in the book. Also, dating preferences are a issue that stir some of the cultures up. Some lean one way and some the other. But Corinth apparently likes boys and meets one that likes him a lot. It's strange, I guess, because they're both just becoming teenagers, but there isn't anything about sex or even romance. Just puppy love between a few different teens. I like that different types of people that exist all around the worlds are apart of the book.
Like I said, the book gets deep, and the summary is really telling of the plot. I loved it, it was a roller coaster ride journey that didn't take any breaks. It's lengthy for a very good reason. There wasn't any drag excepts some over description. The pacing is my second favorite thing about the book, besides the eye color being the race thing. I hope you'll check out my friend's hardworking gem of a fantasy/sci-fi book. There are some noticeable formatting irregularities in the kindle version. But they aren't bad at all. Just wanted you all to know he worked hard to get the kindle conversion to load the book without pushing words together, and the few other unintended mishaps.
Corinth, a youthful twelve-year-old, is the primary character, but there is so much more that goes on around him that made me feel like I reading something well thought out. His father has to be the second most important character, but once you factor in Corinth's friends at school and the ministrants (teachers) and how they drastically influence the plot, things start to heat up. The only flaw I would note is that Corinth was'nt as focused on as he perhaps should have been. But everything that happens ties into him, and this crazy voice inside his head.
Kyle wrote a pretty spoiling description of the book, so you know the plot well before you get deep. But there's so much intricacy that I'm not sure whether are real spoilers or not.
Corinth is psychic and he lives in a modern, if not slightly futuristic, world where magik (that's how he spelled it in the book) is real. But there is a lot of deeper mythology that the people don't know, believe, or in other cases understand. Corinth can't wield magik properly, and this voice in his head is aware of that. It apparently wants to correct it. I don't want to go too deep, because it's a crazy joyride once you get past the opening where his father is the first person narrator.
Corinth meets some unique people from the other seven worlds and finally has some friends. The eight worlds kind of prejudge each other (just a few depictions of it) because there are stereotypes that they all believe the other cultures possess, and most of them seem to be true. The eight races aren't defined by skin tones, but by their eye colors. I thought that was pretty unique, it was a weird but is my favorite mainstay in the book. Also, dating preferences are a issue that stir some of the cultures up. Some lean one way and some the other. But Corinth apparently likes boys and meets one that likes him a lot. It's strange, I guess, because they're both just becoming teenagers, but there isn't anything about sex or even romance. Just puppy love between a few different teens. I like that different types of people that exist all around the worlds are apart of the book.
Like I said, the book gets deep, and the summary is really telling of the plot. I loved it, it was a roller coaster ride journey that didn't take any breaks. It's lengthy for a very good reason. There wasn't any drag excepts some over description. The pacing is my second favorite thing about the book, besides the eye color being the race thing. I hope you'll check out my friend's hardworking gem of a fantasy/sci-fi book. There are some noticeable formatting irregularities in the kindle version. But they aren't bad at all. Just wanted you all to know he worked hard to get the kindle conversion to load the book without pushing words together, and the few other unintended mishaps.
July 28, 2013
Overall, this is a pretty good book. The characterization and world building is really well done, and the 'relationship' is cute. The plot is good and has enough mystery to keep the reader wanting to read on.
My only two major complaints are with the writing. There are some places where things get too fantastical and the author loses coherency, especially pre-Corinth, and the pacing is way off, also pre-Corinth. Once Corinth is introduced, however, both problems get significantly better.
I rated this book a three, but if it were a young adult novel, I would have given it a four. The entire thing reads and feels like it's targeted at young adults, but the dark ending and lack of classification by the author suggests that it isn't.
My only two major complaints are with the writing. There are some places where things get too fantastical and the author loses coherency, especially pre-Corinth, and the pacing is way off, also pre-Corinth. Once Corinth is introduced, however, both problems get significantly better.
I rated this book a three, but if it were a young adult novel, I would have given it a four. The entire thing reads and feels like it's targeted at young adults, but the dark ending and lack of classification by the author suggests that it isn't.
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October 15, 2013I really enjoyed writing this book. I hope anyone that comes across it will enjoy its well known themes, and its more unique leaps into new territories. Thanks for checking it out.
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