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Ellen's Tale being the first part of the Sefuty Chronicles
2060: Catastrophic results of climate change has decimated the global population. Populations fleeing rising seas and desertification. The world at war. Survivors divided into city dwellers and those trapped behind rings of landmines. For fifty years they battle famines, natural disasters and despair.
2111: Ellen, innocent and naive child of the City. Bix Sefune, genticaly altered as a child to fight in the City army. Gran, who's dying wish brings them together. They dare to think the impossible - a future together. It is Ellen who has to find the way.
2162: Maia and Ris researching transcripts in the archives to see how this unlikely love affair helped to change the future.
2111: Ellen, innocent and naive child of the City. Bix Sefune, genticaly altered as a child to fight in the City army. Gran, who's dying wish brings them together. They dare to think the impossible - a future together. It is Ellen who has to find the way.
2162: Maia and Ris researching transcripts in the archives to see how this unlikely love affair helped to change the future.
245 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Alberta Ross
12 books122 followersAlberta is the author of three vols. of 'The Sefuty Chronicles', the 4th is in progress. Climate change Fiction (Cl-Fic). Set in our future world when the great climate wars have nearly eliminated mankind. How does mankind pick up the pieces?
She has also written two collections of short stories: 'A Patchwork of Perspectives' -(a little to one side of normal) and the second - 'The Fiddling Feline, the Flea and the Frog et al' - a collection of reworked Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes.
Alberta spent the first part of her adult life traveling - the middle part at University, gaining an BSC Hons and an MA - she then began writing for publication just before retirement and has been having a great time:)
Alberta's interest are wide and varied from reading, gardening, cooking (and eating) to anthropology,genetics and the natural world.
Her musical tastes range from Folk through Bob Dylan to Verdi.Alberta also enjoys creating crazy patchwork, art dolls, free-form crochet, lace making and has tried her hand at many other crafts.
She has also written two collections of short stories: 'A Patchwork of Perspectives' -(a little to one side of normal) and the second - 'The Fiddling Feline, the Flea and the Frog et al' - a collection of reworked Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes.
Alberta spent the first part of her adult life traveling - the middle part at University, gaining an BSC Hons and an MA - she then began writing for publication just before retirement and has been having a great time:)
Alberta's interest are wide and varied from reading, gardening, cooking (and eating) to anthropology,genetics and the natural world.
Her musical tastes range from Folk through Bob Dylan to Verdi.Alberta also enjoys creating crazy patchwork, art dolls, free-form crochet, lace making and has tried her hand at many other crafts.
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January 31, 2011
Title: Ellen's Tale
Author: Alberta Ross
Publisher: Eilio Books
ISBN: 978-1844-26726-2
Reviewed by Jo Linsdell
In Ellen's Tale, Alberta Ross gives us an historical romance set in the future. She alternates between two main love stories occurring in different time periods.
Ellen's Tale makes for almost scary reading as the descriptions of climate change, child soldiers, landmines and genetic engineering that lead to mass death, disasters and despair, ring all to true to current events seen in the news.
Alberta Ross creates her own vision of how the world will become and the steps that will be needed to be taken to save humanity over the years showing a real ease in world building and scene setting. This is one book that will leave you thinking about where our world is heading.
The main love story is between Ellen, a girl from the cities and Bix, a rider who was genetically modified as a child to fight. Their story has many twists and turns and the road to their happily ever after effects all mankind.
The other love story that grows through out the book is that between Maia, a young researcher and Ris, an expert on Ellen (who lived 50 years previously).
A thought provoking and entertaining read that will have you cheering for the characters right from the beginning. In my opinion, a book well worth reading.
Author: Alberta Ross
Publisher: Eilio Books
ISBN: 978-1844-26726-2
Reviewed by Jo Linsdell
In Ellen's Tale, Alberta Ross gives us an historical romance set in the future. She alternates between two main love stories occurring in different time periods.
Ellen's Tale makes for almost scary reading as the descriptions of climate change, child soldiers, landmines and genetic engineering that lead to mass death, disasters and despair, ring all to true to current events seen in the news.
Alberta Ross creates her own vision of how the world will become and the steps that will be needed to be taken to save humanity over the years showing a real ease in world building and scene setting. This is one book that will leave you thinking about where our world is heading.
The main love story is between Ellen, a girl from the cities and Bix, a rider who was genetically modified as a child to fight. Their story has many twists and turns and the road to their happily ever after effects all mankind.
The other love story that grows through out the book is that between Maia, a young researcher and Ris, an expert on Ellen (who lived 50 years previously).
A thought provoking and entertaining read that will have you cheering for the characters right from the beginning. In my opinion, a book well worth reading.
May 9, 2011
This book is not in the normal form of narrative with dialogue and descriptions, instead it takes the form of transcripts of statements, and letters exchanged between two researchers.
I really enjoyed this book, even though it uses a narrative technique that I usually find quite alienating. The world is fascinating, and the way each statement introduces a new detail, and builds upon the ones before it is very enjoyable. I also think the future history described in the book is all too possible... scary.
I really enjoyed this book, even though it uses a narrative technique that I usually find quite alienating. The world is fascinating, and the way each statement introduces a new detail, and builds upon the ones before it is very enjoyable. I also think the future history described in the book is all too possible... scary.
May 17, 2011
A wonderfully complex, intriguing read with characters that resonate.
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