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Dragons of Novai #0.5
Prequel: Dragons of Novai
After hundreds of years, they have finally found their place in the sun…
The Novai are the white-skinned, black-haired alien race native to nowhere—or are they? Centuries of confinement to a single massive mothership in space has turned the Novai into ghostly shadows of what they once were. However, all of that is about to change.
Captain Arguute Hett is on a mission to find himself and his people a planet to call their own after spending many lifetimes as galactic nomads. With the help of a fleet of kindly blue A’li-uud, he finds himself in a world full of possibilities. What dangers lurk amongst the trees, what creatures live inside the caverns, Hett doesn’t know…but he’s willing to find out if it means finally putting down roots and waking up beneath the warm rays of sunshine every morning.
There are risks, though, great risks that must be considered for the benefit of his kind. If they have indeed found themselves an everlasting territory and Hett decides to settle there, he is almost certainly condemning most of his race to death by an evolutionary affliction. If he resigns to continuing life as space-bound travelers, the Novai will be doomed to extinction too soon.
Should Captain choose in favor of the present some, or should he act in favor of the future many? What is the fate of the dwindling race of Novai going to be after all?
The Novai are the white-skinned, black-haired alien race native to nowhere—or are they? Centuries of confinement to a single massive mothership in space has turned the Novai into ghostly shadows of what they once were. However, all of that is about to change.
Captain Arguute Hett is on a mission to find himself and his people a planet to call their own after spending many lifetimes as galactic nomads. With the help of a fleet of kindly blue A’li-uud, he finds himself in a world full of possibilities. What dangers lurk amongst the trees, what creatures live inside the caverns, Hett doesn’t know…but he’s willing to find out if it means finally putting down roots and waking up beneath the warm rays of sunshine every morning.
There are risks, though, great risks that must be considered for the benefit of his kind. If they have indeed found themselves an everlasting territory and Hett decides to settle there, he is almost certainly condemning most of his race to death by an evolutionary affliction. If he resigns to continuing life as space-bound travelers, the Novai will be doomed to extinction too soon.
Should Captain choose in favor of the present some, or should he act in favor of the future many? What is the fate of the dwindling race of Novai going to be after all?
- GenresScience Fiction
28 pages, ebook
Published October 2, 2017
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About the author
Ashley L. Hunt
58 books133 followersAshley Hunt gained her Philosophy degree in Denver, Colorado at The University of Colorado.
She made Denver her permanent home when she married her college sweetheart. Married six years the couple has a five-year-old daughter and a yellow Labrador named Oodles.
Living in the shadow of Gray's Peak proves to be inspirational to Ashley as she sits at her desk in her home office where she writes her Romance stories and can merely look out the window to renew her creativity.
She strives to make stories with beautiful scenery and intriguing plots. Heroes with great strengths, physical and mental, she pairs with strong heroines who test their limits. In the end, finding deep, passionate love. The way she thinks every relationship should be.
She made Denver her permanent home when she married her college sweetheart. Married six years the couple has a five-year-old daughter and a yellow Labrador named Oodles.
Living in the shadow of Gray's Peak proves to be inspirational to Ashley as she sits at her desk in her home office where she writes her Romance stories and can merely look out the window to renew her creativity.
She strives to make stories with beautiful scenery and intriguing plots. Heroes with great strengths, physical and mental, she pairs with strong heroines who test their limits. In the end, finding deep, passionate love. The way she thinks every relationship should be.
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October 10, 2017
Such an awesome prequel. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I was really getting into the book and WOW suddenly it was over LOL! An easy and short introduction to this series that I think anyone who enjoys dragons will really love.
October 7, 2017
Oh this series looks like it is going to be a really good one!! This is the prequel for the series was fast to read but gave some good insight to what this series is aiming towards. Can't wait for the first full story to come out!!
October 9, 2017
Really nice prequel to the new series set on Albaterra! This can be a blast!
October 2, 2017
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October 18, 2017
I know this is a prequel but to be truly honest I found it lacking. As a prequel I expected to be mesmerized n intrigued by the author to invest myself into reading future episodes. That didn't happen!!
It instead left me wondering who or what are the Novai? Why was there mentions of dwellings similar to Earth on this planet they were exploring? How long were they in space or affiliated with the Aluuid? I initially thought that the Captain was a female since I hadn't read the blurb for the book. So imagine my surprise when I go to write my review n find out that he's a male.
These r just a few of the questions that were not addressed in the plot. Nor did I see anything that resembled a paranormal romance theme, which I do love to read by the way.
So for me this book was uninteresting. If it's an example of the way that other books will be handled, then count me out. I hate cliffhangers!! I know this may sound harsh but I don't do KU so my books (if not free or reduced) r bought. Being on a fixed income I value my time n my wallet.
Would I recommend this book to another reader, NO!!!
It instead left me wondering who or what are the Novai? Why was there mentions of dwellings similar to Earth on this planet they were exploring? How long were they in space or affiliated with the Aluuid? I initially thought that the Captain was a female since I hadn't read the blurb for the book. So imagine my surprise when I go to write my review n find out that he's a male.
These r just a few of the questions that were not addressed in the plot. Nor did I see anything that resembled a paranormal romance theme, which I do love to read by the way.
So for me this book was uninteresting. If it's an example of the way that other books will be handled, then count me out. I hate cliffhangers!! I know this may sound harsh but I don't do KU so my books (if not free or reduced) r bought. Being on a fixed income I value my time n my wallet.
Would I recommend this book to another reader, NO!!!
October 11, 2017
The Novai are an alien race who have had no home for centuries but with the help of the A’li-uud from the Albaterra series they are searching for a new home planet. The captain of their large mothership Arguute Hett is working with the A'li-uud and doing his best to face dangers in a determined effort to put down roots and walk beneath the sun even though it may put some in danger it will in the long run benefit the many.
This is the book that joins the Albaterra books with the Novi books and sets the scene quite nicely. A great start to the series and I really hope it continues to be as good as it promises to be.
This is the book that joins the Albaterra books with the Novi books and sets the scene quite nicely. A great start to the series and I really hope it continues to be as good as it promises to be.
October 24, 2017
This is a nice transition from Albaterra Mates into the lives on the Novi whom they allied humans and A’li-uud help find their own planet. A story is left to unfold into the new planet, regression of the Novi to their land-based forms and the new lives to be lived. I am leaving a voluntary review.
October 20, 2017
I loved the Albaterra Mates series, which is where we first heard of the Novai race. Now as they search for a planet of their own with help from Albaterra warriors and ships, they may have just found one. I can't wait to see how many survive the sun sickness and begin their new life on a new world. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
October 7, 2017
This book is the intro to a new story series, as starters go ..... wow. Loved it, I cannot wait to read this series.
October 8, 2017
Great Prequel Novella for the series. It will be interesting to see how things turn out.
November 8, 2017
What an interesting prequel about the alien dragons. Great start to a superb series.
October 6, 2018
This was a gift but man I was very disappointed. Prequels for me are to introduce an author’s series to me. This just wasn’t a good impression. It was hard to follow and I just didn’t like it.
June 27, 2024
Again I found a good read in this book. I would not mind more stories in this series.
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