Pride of Ashna
Pride
of Ashna
Foundra
Book 2
by
Emmanuel M Arriaga
Genre:
Science Fiction, Space Opera
In
the Outer Rim, a lawless region of space filled with violence, a
young girl vows vengeance against the marauding pirate bands who
brutally murdered her family.
After
enlisting with the zealous matriarchal Ashna Maidens who attempt to
police the Outer Rim, Serah'Elax quickly becomes a powerful
weapon.
Meanwhile,
a ruthless pirate band has taken over a cruise ship deep within
Alliance space. They run into unexpected trouble when they encounter
a few members of the highly trained force of military specialists
known as the Founder’s Elites, who happened to be vacationing on
the vessel. Disturbed by the boldness of the pirates, the Alliance
tasks the rest of the Founder’s Elites with dealing a powerful blow
to the marauders, who normally operate in the Outer Rim, once and for
all. However, they quickly discover that things in the Outer Rim are
not as expected.
The
young warrior and Founder’s Elites must come together to face an
extradimensional threat left over from the Rift War that seeks to
turn the last bastion of safety in the Outer Rim into something that
could threaten the entire Twin Galaxies. Will the new allies have the
cunning necessary to defeat this insidious threat or will it tear the
Ashna Maidens apart from the inside?
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Foundra
Foundra
Book 1
The
Huzien Empire has existed for 80 millennia and a powerful invisible
force known as the enesmic permeates every aspect of the Twin
Galaxy.
Neven
is an engineer working for the pinnacle of scientific achievement
known as the MinSci on the Huzien homeworld of Thae. His genius draws
the attention of one of the immortal Founders and he finds himself
drafted into the military as part of an elite group of special forces
known as the Founder’s Elites. Not given much time to adjust, his
team is called to investigate stories of otherworldly creatures
attacking fringe colony worlds.
Soahc
is the most powerful wielder of the enesmic in the Twin Galaxy, he’s
also incredibly cocky. That is until he senses a powerful shifting in
the enesmic that he can’t explain. Terrified that something is
horribly wrong, Soahc leaves his comfortable planet and hitches a
ride with Neven and the Founder’s Elites as they investigate the
carnage on the fringes of the empire.
Neven,
Soahc and their allies discover something ancient from another plane
of existence. Something that exposes the fragility of their galactic
empire as they fight to survive annihilation from enesmic
beings.
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book.”
“An
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Emmanuel
M. Arriaga grew up in the inner city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
From a young age, he was obsessed with fantasy and science fiction.
Breaking the shackles of a low-income life, Emmanuel developed an
interest in science, technology and engineering. He went on to
graduate from Pennsylvania State University with a Master's in
Information Science.
For
almost a decade, Emmanuel has sought to share his vivid imagination
with the world, learning the art of story crafting and eventually
becoming an award-winning author. With a love for travel, gadgets and
volunteering, Emmanuel is enjoying life and helping others.
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The covers are perfect for the story. The second cover is my favorite. She looks really lethal.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debby! I have an amazing cover designer named Jeff Brown who created both covers.
DeleteThis sounds like an amazing science fiction book! I really like the cover!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanna!
DeleteThis sounds like an interesting sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Let me know if you have any questions. I'll be hanging out in the comments for a bit.
DeleteAuthor do you ever get writers block? How do you handle it?
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for the question. My answer to this question is a bit controversial. I don't believe in writer's block. Let me explain:
DeleteI think it’s an excuse we typically use when we refuse to change or adapt a part of the story because it’s not working. It’s easy to fall into wanting to keep something in a story because you invested all this thought and planning into it. But your subconscious is telling you it doesn’t work and the moment you let that go, the “block” disappears, and the creative energies are flowing. This is primarily why I’m willing to deviate from my story outline without a second thought and why I don’t allow myself to accept the writer’s block excuse.
I have not read any Space Opera before, but I imagine it to be larger than life.
ReplyDeleteHey Mary, Space Opera is a fun genre for me, mainly because it's filled with epic adventure and multilayered narratives that give you a sense of a broader universe. As an author, it also gives me the freedom to explore multiple cultures and societies in a way that makes them feel real.
DeleteIt's a constant balance to ensure the narrative remains coherent and on track because it would be very easy to run off into myriad side quests (to use a video game term) in a way that distracts away from the story when you have such a large universe to work with. In Foundra and Pride of Ashna, every part of the narrative in some way ties back into the overarching story, even if its not immediately apparent how at the start.
Looks like something interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read!
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