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Darklight Universe
The Archmage's Eclipse: A Darklight Universe Short Story
Hedgewitch Marjery's recent Vision spells doom for the The evil warlock king Diarmid plans to use the upcoming eclipse to raise an army of demons to enslave the world. The only person who has a chance of stopping him is her husband, the Archmage Ecksander.
But Ecksander faced Diarmid once before and almost died. Four years later, he still bears the scars from that battle and now his mind is failing.
In one last adventure together, husband and wife square off to face evil in a deadly confrontation that will decide the fate of the world.
This is a standalone short story in the Darklight Universe inspired by the Aug 21, 2017 eclipse event.
But Ecksander faced Diarmid once before and almost died. Four years later, he still bears the scars from that battle and now his mind is failing.
In one last adventure together, husband and wife square off to face evil in a deadly confrontation that will decide the fate of the world.
This is a standalone short story in the Darklight Universe inspired by the Aug 21, 2017 eclipse event.
- GenresFantasy
22 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2017
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8 people want to read
About the author
C. Gold
8 books21 followersC. Gold is an avid World of Warcraft gamer and book reading junkie. She enjoys reading a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, paranormal, and a variety of romance combinations.
Her worlds are influenced by her background in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science and Math. After a long career in software testing, she began writing the stories that kept clamoring to be told.
Right now she's writing fantasy in the Darklight Universe and science fiction in a series based on technomages, like the ones that appeared in Babylon 5, who use technology to simulate magical effects.
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Her worlds are influenced by her background in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science and Math. After a long career in software testing, she began writing the stories that kept clamoring to be told.
Right now she's writing fantasy in the Darklight Universe and science fiction in a series based on technomages, like the ones that appeared in Babylon 5, who use technology to simulate magical effects.
Click here to find her on Facebook
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December 8, 2017
Heh, they let the author write a review of their own book? Well, of course I liked it. But I'll give you some background on its origin that might be more interesting.
I was pretty excited about the Aug 21 eclipse that was going to sweep across the US. It was the first total eclipse in our section of the world since like forever. But I knew I wouldn't see it. Then a few days before the event, I learned about Slooh, a pretty cool website that shows live broadcasts of astronomical events. Suddenly, I would be able to see totality online!
Totally excited, I began writing the story the night before, and continued writing it throughout the event, incorporating elements from both my 92% freaky light version of the eclipse and the online creepy twilight totality. It also incorporates other elements from an article I read a few days before, which gave the story its more serious and sad elements.
Overall, I'm very happy with the quality of my first short story. I like them to have punch, and this one delivers that in spades. So far, three people have admitted to crying, one of them a guy! It's a heady feeling to know I've touched people in some way with my words. I hope you read this and enjoy it. And perhaps you'll leave a proper review!
I was pretty excited about the Aug 21 eclipse that was going to sweep across the US. It was the first total eclipse in our section of the world since like forever. But I knew I wouldn't see it. Then a few days before the event, I learned about Slooh, a pretty cool website that shows live broadcasts of astronomical events. Suddenly, I would be able to see totality online!
Totally excited, I began writing the story the night before, and continued writing it throughout the event, incorporating elements from both my 92% freaky light version of the eclipse and the online creepy twilight totality. It also incorporates other elements from an article I read a few days before, which gave the story its more serious and sad elements.
Overall, I'm very happy with the quality of my first short story. I like them to have punch, and this one delivers that in spades. So far, three people have admitted to crying, one of them a guy! It's a heady feeling to know I've touched people in some way with my words. I hope you read this and enjoy it. And perhaps you'll leave a proper review!
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