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Skiritus Uluru
Skiritus is quite happy to be in a female dominated world with her male slaves, until she’s knocked out and transported to what used to be called Australia. She soon finds out the continent has been taken over by zealots intent on returning the world to be male dominated with female slaves.
Being the daughter of the vampire Siritus, out of Skye who is Witch, vampire, succubus and Satis, she is not one to accept the new order thrust upon her. Can she though save a whole continent?
A fantasy novel for the over eighteen age group, standalone but also book five in the series - Witches, Vampires, Satis and Succubus.
Being the daughter of the vampire Siritus, out of Skye who is Witch, vampire, succubus and Satis, she is not one to accept the new order thrust upon her. Can she though save a whole continent?
A fantasy novel for the over eighteen age group, standalone but also book five in the series - Witches, Vampires, Satis and Succubus.
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Stephenson Holt
101 books42 followersStephenson Holt is an author that physically writes between 5am and 8am each morning, leaving that painting to sketch and dream for the rest of the day. Sometimes he returns into normality but not for long periods. For most of his life he is constructing one novel while sketching the next novel – it keeps the mind fresh.
His favourite sketch and dream places are;-
I. Lying on a beach listening to the waves.
II. A favourite armchair in the conservatory with heavy rain on the roof.
III. Laying in a hot bath staring at a tiled wall.
IV. Sitting next to a canal where he used to fish as a boy.
V. Motorway driving.
VI. That chair in the corner of the greenhouse, shielded from the sun by that grapevine and next to the olive tree, full of bird feeders.
VII. Gardening with a corner of his eye on the sparrow returning to the nest in the eaves above him and imagining he’s the sparrow looking down on himself.
VIII. Running a familiar route where he doesn’t have to concentrate on where he’s going.
When stuck for inspiration he will;-
I. Listen to an episode of “The Invisible College” a series of ten minute podcasts from BBC Radio 4 that sit nicely on an iPod.
II. Listen to a three album collection converted to CD of Jack Kerouac reciting and backed by either piano or saxophone. Including “Poetry for the beat generation” and “American Haikus.”
III. Fight like a superhero with a six year old grandson.
IV. Walk in the hills.
His favourite sketch and dream places are;-
I. Lying on a beach listening to the waves.
II. A favourite armchair in the conservatory with heavy rain on the roof.
III. Laying in a hot bath staring at a tiled wall.
IV. Sitting next to a canal where he used to fish as a boy.
V. Motorway driving.
VI. That chair in the corner of the greenhouse, shielded from the sun by that grapevine and next to the olive tree, full of bird feeders.
VII. Gardening with a corner of his eye on the sparrow returning to the nest in the eaves above him and imagining he’s the sparrow looking down on himself.
VIII. Running a familiar route where he doesn’t have to concentrate on where he’s going.
When stuck for inspiration he will;-
I. Listen to an episode of “The Invisible College” a series of ten minute podcasts from BBC Radio 4 that sit nicely on an iPod.
II. Listen to a three album collection converted to CD of Jack Kerouac reciting and backed by either piano or saxophone. Including “Poetry for the beat generation” and “American Haikus.”
III. Fight like a superhero with a six year old grandson.
IV. Walk in the hills.
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February 19, 2022
This story follows the life and thoughts of skiritus as she navigates an ever changing world. This dystopian thriller is thd back drop to a very spiritual and significant story. From a world where females lead to another where they are submissive, she tries to decide which if either are the best fit for her. Stumbling along the natives opens up another choice, one that seems to take insight from the land and the spirit living within it. There she finds peace but she has a strong need to right the wrongs of her past and struggles to be where she wants with the shadow in place. But friendships and relationships tighten the bonds and its these bonds that help guide her way without losing any parts of herself. This story is riveting from start to finish, and the back drop is thought provoking.
February 23, 2022
Dystopian futuristic fantasy with a dark edge from Stephenson Holt.
Skiritus is the descendent of Skye and her daughter Siritus, having witch, vampire, succubus and Satis powers. The planet has moved on, and the landscape of Europa through which Skiritus moves is not a pleasant one. The gender wars have taken place, the abuser has become the abused, and vice-versa, with women now in charge. They seem to have gone for the lowest common denominator in forming a ladette-style society where men, many rendered sterile, are kept as slaves. Some are in brothels, and used with their consent or without by women, albeit with strict rules about the manner in which sexual congress can take place. The future of the human race is at stake here, and it’s no place for Skiritus who, even though she takes full advantage of the sexual opportunities available to her, doesn’t feel that she belongs.
The men are fighting back though, so when Skiritus is coshed and awakes onboard a ship, there’s a slim possibility that she may be on the way to a better place. Not a chance, or not immediately, anyway. If the humiliations of the journey don’t convince her, the former-Australia in which she arrives has inverted the social order of Europa, the men back in charge and buying female slaves off the boat to use as workers or breeders. The man who buys Skiritus can’t decide which, in her case, giving her the chance to formulate a plan of liberation for herself and the other women, as she reads his thoughts and bends him to her will.
She writes off his alpha female, Laney, as a bimbo, which is more than a little harsh, given that the girl’s got a dearth of options and is doing the best she can in the circumstances. It’s also presumptuous, given that Skiritus’s own thoughts, when not fixed on an escape plan, tend to centre on eyeing-up the body parts of the naked males who rescue her and imagining what a good time she could have with them. In the event it turns out that Laney, with the right weapon in her hand, is an excellent addition to the rebellion in which they are soon involved to save all female slaves on the continent. Before that though there’s the need to survive, and rescue is at hand through a community of indigenous Australians in which men and women enjoy a great degree of equality, whilst their differences are understood and respected. Could this be the better society for which Skiritus longs?
Holt has clearly done his research for this text, in terms of the Rainbow Serpent lore of the native Australians alongside other facets of their beliefs. He’s given his imagination full play in creating this fantasy, and for this he deserves credit. The trademark sex is still there, albeit toned-down and present in smaller bucketloads than in previous books, with the violent side of this kept for the most part in the background, rather than foregrounded, a refreshing change for this reader. If the above looks like your sort of thing, it’s worth a read.
Skiritus is the descendent of Skye and her daughter Siritus, having witch, vampire, succubus and Satis powers. The planet has moved on, and the landscape of Europa through which Skiritus moves is not a pleasant one. The gender wars have taken place, the abuser has become the abused, and vice-versa, with women now in charge. They seem to have gone for the lowest common denominator in forming a ladette-style society where men, many rendered sterile, are kept as slaves. Some are in brothels, and used with their consent or without by women, albeit with strict rules about the manner in which sexual congress can take place. The future of the human race is at stake here, and it’s no place for Skiritus who, even though she takes full advantage of the sexual opportunities available to her, doesn’t feel that she belongs.
The men are fighting back though, so when Skiritus is coshed and awakes onboard a ship, there’s a slim possibility that she may be on the way to a better place. Not a chance, or not immediately, anyway. If the humiliations of the journey don’t convince her, the former-Australia in which she arrives has inverted the social order of Europa, the men back in charge and buying female slaves off the boat to use as workers or breeders. The man who buys Skiritus can’t decide which, in her case, giving her the chance to formulate a plan of liberation for herself and the other women, as she reads his thoughts and bends him to her will.
She writes off his alpha female, Laney, as a bimbo, which is more than a little harsh, given that the girl’s got a dearth of options and is doing the best she can in the circumstances. It’s also presumptuous, given that Skiritus’s own thoughts, when not fixed on an escape plan, tend to centre on eyeing-up the body parts of the naked males who rescue her and imagining what a good time she could have with them. In the event it turns out that Laney, with the right weapon in her hand, is an excellent addition to the rebellion in which they are soon involved to save all female slaves on the continent. Before that though there’s the need to survive, and rescue is at hand through a community of indigenous Australians in which men and women enjoy a great degree of equality, whilst their differences are understood and respected. Could this be the better society for which Skiritus longs?
Holt has clearly done his research for this text, in terms of the Rainbow Serpent lore of the native Australians alongside other facets of their beliefs. He’s given his imagination full play in creating this fantasy, and for this he deserves credit. The trademark sex is still there, albeit toned-down and present in smaller bucketloads than in previous books, with the violent side of this kept for the most part in the background, rather than foregrounded, a refreshing change for this reader. If the above looks like your sort of thing, it’s worth a read.
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