Brain to Books Cyber Convention (FAIRGROUNDS) discussion

Sarah Kennedy



Arising

Darkness Comes. A world hangs in the balances. The Time of the Prophecy has begun.
Lorshin—

A cursed soul, wracked by guilt, plays a dangerous game with the Dark.
Cadclucan—

Hiding and hunted, the Guardian of the Stone of Existence is the last of his kind remaining in the world.
Sgarrwrath—

He is the ancient evil relentlessly seeking the eternal object of his forbidden desire and the means to dominion.
And a Disruption—

A Human whose face shines like the Sun.
Four lives bound in Prophecy.
On choice for all: Surrender or Die.
An epic, dark fantasy saga continues...



Arising is book one in the Prophecy of Hope series.

Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sarah Kennedy and I am the author of the Prophecy of Hope Saga, an award winning series that is set to continue with Mhorag, Prophecy of Hope Book 2. COMING SOON!

My website is: http://www.sgarrwrath.com
I can also be found at www.facebook.com/fantasyauthorSarahKe...
www.twitter.com/@Sgarrwrath
and at www.facebook.com/prophecyofhopesaga

Sgarrwrath: Prequel to Prophecy of Hope

“This dark fantasy takes readers to an alternate world where past and present merge and reality and illusion are often indistinguishable. True to its genre, Sgarrwrath focuses on shadowy magic elements punctuated with images of horror. . . The writing in Sgarrwrath eschews the use of contractions, giving it a timeless quality. . . the book offers an imaginative and provocative story, one that should appeal to lovers of the genre.” Blue Ink Review
***
Sgarrwrath is the winner of three Honorable Mentions: in Fantasy (Halloween Book Festival 2013); Science Fiction (New England Book Festival 2013); and Genre Based Fiction (London Book Festival 2013)
***
Cast down from the Kingdom, cursed, condemned, stripped of flesh, bone and identity for his crime, Sgarrwrath has become The One Whose Name is not Spoken, the bane of the Light. He has long existed in formless Darkness held in check by the Guardians' dominion, but he has never forgotten the object of the lust that first birthed him into being, Sanctus' Orb of Power. Within the Orb is contained the Source, hidden in Flame-- the most mysterious and powerful substance in the universe!

The saga begins with four brothers (Cadclucan, Fyrdung, Azolat and Arawn) taking a journey back in time to protect what is theirs by right. Flame-- is the heart of the Guardians, who breathe and wield it for the good of all, yet there is a greater Source who is the true prize of the universe.
Sgarrwrath has long coveted access to Flame, which is the only link to the Source who is his first and truest desire. Even the Guardians have never seen the Source nor harnessed the Flame's full potential. They are content to serve the Light though Flame is life, power . . . everything, or so Sgarrwrath believes and Flame is finally within his reach because Arawn is not like his brothers.
Arawn is young, untested, and wants more power though the prophecy reveals the predominance of the Flame belongs to another yet to be revealed. Stalked by this living Darkness, the brothers must risk everything to confront Arawn's demons and purify his heart Flame or turn their backs on him forever. How far will his brothers go to save him? Will they have the strength to do what must be done even if they are forced to turn the full extent of their power upon him? Or will Sgarrwrath destroy them all? All moments bare a price, and Arawn's is merely the catalyst of an epic adventure that will unfold around the far-reaching Prophecy of Hope

#Sgarrwrath #fantasy #dragons #sciencefiction #bookseries

Arising
“Sarah Kennedy’s Arising is the ambitious follow up to her prequel Sgarrwrath in the high fantasy Prophecy of Hope series. In the vein of Tolkien, Kennedy transports us to a world of myth and magic, threatened by ultimate evil. A supernatural darkness consumes the land, corrupting all it touches. Behind it is Sgarrwrath, a primordial being bent on thwarting the prophecy of the rise of the messianic King Mhorag… Kennedy’s plotting is intricate, her characters believable. She draws readily from mythological archetypes, weaving them into a compelling epic story…Arising is relentless in its themes of light and dark, good and evil…” Blue Ink Review
***
Arising won second place in the Fantasy category of the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards December 2017!
***
From Time’s conception the Guardians have led the way. Theirs is a position and a duty given by Sanctus, earned by Trials and kept by Right. They are a force beyond the confines of nature, immortal, wise, just and fair in their ways, and above all, powerful. Their supremacy has been a Golden Age when every race, nation and living thing were united into one great society led by the wisdom and Light of the Guardians. But the glory has been breached from within. Now Darkness comes.

In secret, Darkness has festered since the dawn of time but with the shields of the earth crumbling, bringing chaos in the wake of the Great Guardian Exodus, everything is changing. A world hangs in the balances. The earth has turned against its inhabitants; its seasons have been wrung out of their courses and the Sun grows weaker by the hour. The Time of the Prophecy of Hope has begun.

Only with the Light fading away, Hope is just a word. All life is bound up in a new kind of war; its only front is the soul; its only weapon is temptation, and there is only one way out, survive the illusion!

A Resistance gathers yet who can tell friend from foe, reality from illusion or even hope from despair? Time passes—its measure diminishing with the Light as both fade more and more into Darkness. Generations rise and fall too soon. No one is safe. Not even the timeless wielders of the Light whose access to the eternal Flame is at the heart of it all. Flame—the most mysterious and valuable substance in the universe. It is life, power, and the promise of so much more!

In the Darkness, however, strength becomes weakness. Anyone who gets in the way of Sgarrwrath's will faces a horrible end.
And now, with the ways of the Light in ruin and Flame within his grasp, the time is fast approaching when either Light or Darkness will have to rise and lay claim to the soul of the Source by whom both are now uncomfortably linked. But all moments bare a price.
Darkness grows out of the East, sweeping inch by hard won inch across the world. The Resistance falters until a Prophet, branded by Flame emerges to proclaim the Hope of the Promised. Sgarrwrath has not grown so strong that he is beyond doubt, and when something not of his making burns into the encroaching shadows of his Void, all his plans come to disruption.

Who will rise and who will fall? Who will live to fight another day, and what will be the price of this Darkening Age? Trust no Hope.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Announcing the long awaited return to the Prophecy of Hope Saga!

COMING SOON!

Now in this long awaited return to the saga a tantalizing tale of supernatural forces increasingly embroiled in a war older than time is woven.
Through the annals of time all have felt Mhorag’s presence. All have desire him, most without realizing what they are truly seeking. His existence alone endlessly pits the forces of Light and Darkness against each other for this thing called hope. His name has long been a whisper; a prayer… “Let the Light shine forth and awaken hope. Let Mhorag arise. Let the Promised come.” And now even the stars are aligning to reveal the Living Flame.
Sgarrwrath’s quest for domination of the world is interrupted by his growing obsession with the object of his eternally forbidden desire. The entire universe hangs in the balances as desire culminates into a battle of wills that will either seduce a godling to evil or shatter his heart.
(Watch for this Book Soon! And more to follow!)

Hiya Sarah!!!!! Fantastic work on the daisy chain. Love where you take it :-)

I second that, you both have a done a fantastic job so far.

Hello, Ed. Hi, A.F. Thanks you for stopping by my little booth! Also, thanks for the comments. I have loved doing the daisy chain story with you! I have really fallen in love with the characters, especially Saran.

Good morning. The story is great! Now we need to talk Angela into getting it in next year's compilation book. I'm a little tied up, but I would love to keep it going if you would. Not thinking a novel, but it seems we have a way to go before we can end it.

So true. The end is not yet in sight. I would love to keep it going as well.

Hello, and welcome! For all you lovely visitors looking at my work, I have a special treat. You can take a sneak peak at my upcoming book, Mhorag, Prophecy of Hope Book 2 during the cycon!
http://b2bcycon.com/b2bcycon-2018-mho...