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Ancient Oaths
The ringed City of Atlantis was the most beautiful place on Earth, with mountains and waterfalls to its north, a sparkling river to its south leading to the sea, and green farms spreading east farther than the eye could see. It was the best place in the world to have grown up.
But times were changing, and political forces that Asha didn’t understand were at play. When she volunteers to undertake a vital warrant from the king, she is stepping into more danger than she realizes. Her task: deliver her father’s secret work to Kemet, in the Black Lands, three thousand miles away.
It would be a dangerous trek on its own, but between Atlantis in the west and Kemet in the east were the Babaroy, tribal primitives who scoffed at civilization and anyone associated with it. Worse, the Babaroy were brutal, savage, deadly, and rumored to eat any civilized people they captured, not always waiting for them to be dead first.
Still, Asha’s mission required not just a blood oath from her but her commitment to putting her king and her people ahead of herself—an arduous task—when she suddenly learns the world isn’t what she thought it was, and her loyalties may have been misplaced from the very beginning.
But times were changing, and political forces that Asha didn’t understand were at play. When she volunteers to undertake a vital warrant from the king, she is stepping into more danger than she realizes. Her task: deliver her father’s secret work to Kemet, in the Black Lands, three thousand miles away.
It would be a dangerous trek on its own, but between Atlantis in the west and Kemet in the east were the Babaroy, tribal primitives who scoffed at civilization and anyone associated with it. Worse, the Babaroy were brutal, savage, deadly, and rumored to eat any civilized people they captured, not always waiting for them to be dead first.
Still, Asha’s mission required not just a blood oath from her but her commitment to putting her king and her people ahead of herself—an arduous task—when she suddenly learns the world isn’t what she thought it was, and her loyalties may have been misplaced from the very beginning.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2022
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About the author
David Edward
44 books114 followersD. Edward served as a Special Agent in the US Army in the 1980's and 1990's and is a veteran of multiple overseas combat tours. He was the Special Agent in Charge of the 1990 Panama Canal counter-terrorism threat assessment report to the US Congress.
Edward is a graduate of the United States Army Intelligence School where he studied advanced HUMINT (Human Intelligence) and battlefield counterintelligence; also completing training at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, Central America. He holds advanced degrees in engineering including a Ph.D. from NCU, three related M.Sc. degrees (MBA, MSIT, MSIM), and has an undergraduate degree in business (BSBA).
His books typically reach the Amazon Kindle top 10 upon release in their genre. 'End of Reason' was his first work to reach #1 on Amazon in its category, on June 22, 2021. 'Unreasonable' reached #1 as a pre-order and held the spot for over a month upon release.
You can follow his publication schedule here: https://d-edward.com or email him at his first name, the at sign, the first three letters of the word Florida, a dot, and the word cloud.
He did have a twitter account but then he thought it was stupid so he canceled it.
Edward is a graduate of the United States Army Intelligence School where he studied advanced HUMINT (Human Intelligence) and battlefield counterintelligence; also completing training at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, Central America. He holds advanced degrees in engineering including a Ph.D. from NCU, three related M.Sc. degrees (MBA, MSIT, MSIM), and has an undergraduate degree in business (BSBA).
His books typically reach the Amazon Kindle top 10 upon release in their genre. 'End of Reason' was his first work to reach #1 on Amazon in its category, on June 22, 2021. 'Unreasonable' reached #1 as a pre-order and held the spot for over a month upon release.
You can follow his publication schedule here: https://d-edward.com or email him at his first name, the at sign, the first three letters of the word Florida, a dot, and the word cloud.
He did have a twitter account but then he thought it was stupid so he canceled it.
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September 13, 2022
Ooh weee, that was intense.
Wow, what a good short story. It truly left me wanting more.... I think at one point I was holding my breath, reading and trying not to blink... I'm hooked...
Wow, what a good short story. It truly left me wanting more.... I think at one point I was holding my breath, reading and trying not to blink... I'm hooked...
September 25, 2022
I am SO intrigued, I want to know more. This was a super quick read but filled to the brim with intrigue and action.
I won this in a goodreads giveaway.
I won this in a goodreads giveaway.
February 17, 2023
I enjoyed this short story. It hooked me from the start and left me wanting more. I would love to read more about Asha's adventure to Kemet.
June 11, 2024
Thank you to Goodreads and David Edwards for this giveaway. I enjoyed the story, action, and the realization of Asha that not all was as she had been taught.
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