Natalsa
of the Brim
Order
of Terima Chronicles Volume 1
by
Chad McClendon
Genre:
Fantasy
In
a world where witches have been revered, a cataclysmic evening
changes everything.
Natalsa,
the last witch, must find out what has robbed her of her power. But
more than this, she must protect the world from the new order that
has arisen, and cure a sweeping disease that threatens her new
home.
There
is evil to be undone, and Natalsa may have to sacrifice it all, in
order to save those she loves.
Chad
McClendon is a 32 year old author who studied English & Creative
Writing at Northern Kentucky University. Chad has been published most
recently through Crossed Heart, as well as in several online
publications. He has won various awards for Fiction Writing. His
short story, "Uploaded Vengeance" is now available in "One
Night In Salem" by FunDead Publications.
Chad
attended high school in Alexandria, Kentucky at Bishop Brossart High
School. He was a founding member of Monday's Child, a volunteer group
that worked around the Tri-State to better the lives of others. He
was active in French Language competitions, and a general
troublemaker otherwise.
He
and his wife, Briana, have two daughters and one boy . In his free
time Chad enjoys camping at Red River Gorge, playing video games and
also swimming. Authors who have inspired him include Stephen King,
John Steinbeck, William Golding, J.K. Rowling, Margaret Weis, Tracy
Hickman, and others.
GUEST POST
If you knew you'd die tomorrow,
how would you spend your last day?
I probably think about death more than
most people, for two reasons. I was really too young to remember much
of my grandparent’s passing, but the death of my aunts hit me
especially hard. Norma went on December 22nd of 2001, Jean
went on January 22nd of 2002, and as bad things usually
go, my mom was hospitalized on February 22nd of 2002; my
mom made it out. The second reason I think about death more than
others, is my chronic disease Type I Diabetes. For those not
familiar, it’s an auto-immune disease where my body attacks itself.
I treat the disease by administering a hormone called Insulin,
too little or too much of it, and I can die.
That being said, I have a fair idea of
how I’d spend those last 24 hours. I’d write my wife & kids
as many letters as I could while they were still asleep (supposing
that they didn’t know of my impending mortality), and design them
each as a respective birthday present so they’d have something from
me each year to look forward to.
I’d make them breakfast, probably
crying then even as I’m about to cry now writing this, and wake
them up for a day of fun. If it were right now, I’d take them to
the Museum Center where they have dinosaurs, and trains, and all
sorts of cool things to do and learn. I’d visit their favorite
parks, and writing is very hard. I can’t finish this question
because it’s destroying me. Love your families, whether blood or
chosen.
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