Awakening

by Raymond Bolton

Overview

Prince Regilius awakens to visions of murder, certain his life is in danger. He is pursued by the Dalthin, a predatory alien species who control worlds telepathically, now waiting for more of their kind to arrive, and by his mother, who has murdered his father and seeks to eliminate her remaining obstacle to the throne. While Regilius and his friends escape by ship, the royal nanny carries his tiny sister from the palace carnage, seeking sanctuary from a legendary outlaw. As the land descends into chaos, the queen's search escalates and the princess disappears. Regilius dispatches friends on missions to enlist allies for the one lord who stands against the queen. As these missions succeed, armies clash and the outlaw enters the palace as an assassin. Amid all this, Regilius and Lith-An reunite. Engineered in their infancy to combat the Dalthin threat, they have become great mental powers. Are their newfound abilities enough to overcome the Dalthin and their mother's treachery?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940167441866
Publisher:	Raymond Bolton
Publication date:	01/31/2013
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	513 KB

About the Author

Raymond Bolton lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Toni, and their cats, Max and Arthur. His epic fantasies are published by WordFire Press, publisher of the Dune and Star Wars series, and have received endorsements by the late Mike Resnick and award-winning author Paul Kane. Folder has already received endorsements from D. J. Butler, author of Witchey Eye, and Anthony Dobranski, author of The Demon in Business Class.

Editorial Reviews

04/10/2017
An intriguing premise—what if people living in a quasi-medieval society had to fight telepathic aliens?—is largely ignored in this debut novel, formerly self-published as part of a series. Prince Regelius Tonopath becomes aware of the alien threat when a disguised alien tries to kill him just as his own telepathic powers come to life. Fortunately, his teacher, Ai’Lore, is on hand to explain how humans on this world have had their evolution manipulated for their own good by benevolent humanoid aliens, while the evil Dalthin have been trying to breed humans as livestock for food. From there, the book forgets about the technological incongruity as the action races through a series of predictable but well-described chases and intrigues. Unfortunately, the writing is somewhat stiff and all the characters sound alike, a particular drawback in conversations. There’s enough promise here to suggest that Bolton may be worth checking on again a few novels from now. (May)

Publishers Weekly

“In AWAKENING Raymond Bolton presents us with an intricate

and interesting problem, characters you care for, aliens who

-are- alien, and a carefully-thought-out future.”

~ Mike Resnick

“Raymond Bolton’s genre shattering Awakening is a skillfully woven hybrid of science fiction and fantasy that brings cultural conflict to a whole new, thoroughly believable level that goes straight to the heart of what really matters.”

~ Matthew J. Pallamary – author of Land Without Evil and Spirit Matters.

“Bolton navigates through the plot lines and the mixed genres (Science Fiction but not exactly, Fantasy but not entirely, Paranormal but not completely) with the clear gesture of the conductor of a large orchestra. A new voice and author who is bound to grow a faithful readership.”

~ Massimo Marino, international award-winning author of The Daimones Trilogy

“it’s a grand debut. An ambitious and well considered SF crossover [that] breathes originality into the genre”

- BookViral.com

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