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The Interdimensional Saga #0.5
The Eclipse of the Beginning
What haunts you more... love... or duty...?
Bound by a secret oath to protect the only hope of fulfillment in an ancient prophecy, Lancer Xaren finds no comfort in knowing his own involvement in the sacred writings. When a new commander arrives in LA, Lancer is forced to play the game of the High Council to protect the secret, but will taking lead of the squad assigned to track a roving group of rippers force him to fail in the one task that is most important?
Driven insane by the ghosts of his past, Ash Z'Nial has made a life for himself in the corruption of Sin City. But when he is hand chosen to safeguard an ordinary mortal, Ash can only guess at the story behind the undisclosed assignment. However, when a small misjudgment on his watch delivers B'Lana Paris into the arms of death, Ash makes a startling discovery.
Will B'Lana Paris be the one to safeguard her people? Or have the rippers already murdered the girl destined to save them all?
Learn how it all begins in the fast-paced prequel to J.L Hendricks's stunning YA paranormal romance, The Eclipse Series! If you like The Ignited Series by Desni Dantone you'll love Eclipse of the Beginning!
This is a 12K word short story that was first published in Inanna's Circle. You can get it for free by signing up for JL Hendrick's newsletter at (You can find my newsletter in my author page on amazon) or buy it here.
You can read this short story in any order you want. But below is the best reading
Book 0 - Age of the Beginning
Book 1 - Eclipse of the Warrior
Book 2 - Eclipse of the Soul
Book 3 - The Eclipse of Power
Book 4 - Eclipse of the Heart
Book 5 - Age of the Eclipse
Bound by a secret oath to protect the only hope of fulfillment in an ancient prophecy, Lancer Xaren finds no comfort in knowing his own involvement in the sacred writings. When a new commander arrives in LA, Lancer is forced to play the game of the High Council to protect the secret, but will taking lead of the squad assigned to track a roving group of rippers force him to fail in the one task that is most important?
Driven insane by the ghosts of his past, Ash Z'Nial has made a life for himself in the corruption of Sin City. But when he is hand chosen to safeguard an ordinary mortal, Ash can only guess at the story behind the undisclosed assignment. However, when a small misjudgment on his watch delivers B'Lana Paris into the arms of death, Ash makes a startling discovery.
Will B'Lana Paris be the one to safeguard her people? Or have the rippers already murdered the girl destined to save them all?
Learn how it all begins in the fast-paced prequel to J.L Hendricks's stunning YA paranormal romance, The Eclipse Series! If you like The Ignited Series by Desni Dantone you'll love Eclipse of the Beginning!
This is a 12K word short story that was first published in Inanna's Circle. You can get it for free by signing up for JL Hendrick's newsletter at (You can find my newsletter in my author page on amazon) or buy it here.
You can read this short story in any order you want. But below is the best reading
Book 0 - Age of the Beginning
Book 1 - Eclipse of the Warrior
Book 2 - Eclipse of the Soul
Book 3 - The Eclipse of Power
Book 4 - Eclipse of the Heart
Book 5 - Age of the Eclipse
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July 1, 2017
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A good start to a new series – with a lot of potential going into the series. Guardians – from another world, Lancer and Ash are chosen to protect B’Lana, a human that is targeted by the rippers. B’lana has no idea that she’s targeted or that she may have powers of her own. This is a clean young adult urban fantasy, but it does have some violence. This will give you a look at how B’lana came to know the guardians and this world, and sets up nicely for the series. Reviewed by Cyrene
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A good start to a new series – with a lot of potential going into the series. Guardians – from another world, Lancer and Ash are chosen to protect B’Lana, a human that is targeted by the rippers. B’lana has no idea that she’s targeted or that she may have powers of her own. This is a clean young adult urban fantasy, but it does have some violence. This will give you a look at how B’lana came to know the guardians and this world, and sets up nicely for the series. Reviewed by Cyrene
Full review at UncagedBooks.com
May 19, 2019
Great intro. Lancer, Ash, and The Reverend are wonderful characters. The quick glimpse of B'Lana makes me believe that she will be as well. I wonder what the future holds in store for each of them.
I received a copy of this book as a gift. This is my honest review.
I received a copy of this book as a gift. This is my honest review.
May 11, 2017
Great fantasy story to keep your interest until the end. Just loved reading and reviewing.
June 7, 2017
great cannot wait for the next book
March 26, 2022
I know this was written as a writing exercise, but the characters were very two-dimensional and the writing style needed a little finessing.
April 14, 2024
Again I found a good read in this book. I would not mind more stories in this series.
February 24, 2017
This short story is an introduction for the Eclipse series, it's fast paced and the plot and characters introduced has the potential to be a great read.
January 16, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed this copy and I have not been compensated in any way.
Lancer Xaren is bound by an oath to protect an ancient prophesy but with a new commander in his region he is distracted by leading a squad to remove the rippers in the area. Ash Z'Nial is driven nearly insane by events of his past but but has been chosen to protect the same ordinary mortal as Lancer. He makes a small misjudgement which then delivers B’Lana Paris into danger. Will B'Lana be the one to safeguard her people or had the rippers already destroyed it by killing another girl?
This short story is the prequel to The Eclipse series.
It was fast paced after the initial scene setting and well written. It was designed to whet the appetite and delivers.
Lancer Xaren is bound by an oath to protect an ancient prophesy but with a new commander in his region he is distracted by leading a squad to remove the rippers in the area. Ash Z'Nial is driven nearly insane by events of his past but but has been chosen to protect the same ordinary mortal as Lancer. He makes a small misjudgement which then delivers B’Lana Paris into danger. Will B'Lana be the one to safeguard her people or had the rippers already destroyed it by killing another girl?
This short story is the prequel to The Eclipse series.
It was fast paced after the initial scene setting and well written. It was designed to whet the appetite and delivers.
December 5, 2016
A short story written from many perspectives growing into the series. I found there was too many voices. Over detailed description that often was not needed. I will try the main books to see if it better but i am not holding my breath.
October 26, 2016
It is a very interesting prequel. I liked the idea of the book and the description was done well too. I am very excited and anxious to read the series. It seems worth reading.
January 6, 2017
A short story introduction to the Eclipse story. Not bad, I'm intrigued and want to read the next book.
November 29, 2016
Wow what a great start to a series. The world building and characters are great so far and I definitely want to see what happens next. I received a free copy of this book and volunteered to review it.
February 24, 2018
I Couldn't help to await for the remaining of the Novel, if not because of one or two things. The book is really exceptional!
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