I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for science fiction “Defender of the Flame”. The tour runs from September 15 to September 29. I’ll be reviewing the book on September 25. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
September 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
September 17th: Promo Post @ Bookish Madness
September 19th: Author Interview @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
September 21st: Promo Post @ Bookaholic Ramblings
September 22nd: Book Review @ Hollow Readers
September 23rd: Guest Post @ Mythical Books
September 24th: Promo Post @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
September 25th: Book Review @ I Heart Reading
September 27th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
September 29th: Promo Post @ Dalene’s Book Reviews
Defender of the Flame
Title: Defender of the Flame
Author: Sylvia Engdahl
Genre: Science Fiction
Defender of the Flame is about the first steps toward the next phase of human evolution — the development of so-called “paranormal” powers such as ESP. Starship pilot Terry Radnor’s life is transformed by the discovery that he possesses these powers, and that others are working to spread them throughout the worlds of humankind. But they face danger. Most people don’t want to know that such powers exist; they have a deep innate fear having to admit that their conception of reality is false. And some of those people will go to any lengths to suppress their emergence. Some will even resort to terrorism.
Terry vows to defend the world that is spearheading the spread of new human capabilties, a world where for the first time in his life he has found happiness. He has no idea of how far that aim will take him from everything else he cares about — his promising career as a Fleet officer, his wife and soulmate, his unborn child. Torn away against his will, he is forced into exile from all that has previously mattered to him, seeing no chance to fulfill the commitment he has made. Yet a mysterious and extraordinary destiny has been predicted for Terry, and fate leads him to an even stranger one than anybody could have imagined.
This is the first book in the Rising Flame series, to be followed soon by Herald of the Flame. It does not depend on having read the Hidden Flame series, which precedes it, since although set in the same world it is a separate story, complete in itself, that takes place 200 years later.
Author Bio
Sylvia Engdahl is the author of ten science fiction novels. She is best known for her six Young Adult novels, which are also enjoyed by adults; Enchantress from the Stars was a Newbery Honor book, winner of the 1990 Phoenix Award of the Children’s Literature Association, and a finalist for the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year in the Rediscovery category. The others, including the Children of the Star trilogy, are for older readers, and her most recent novels — Stewards of the Flame, Promise of the Flame, Defender of the Flame, and the forthcoming Herald of the Flame — are for adults. She has also recently published an updated and expanded edition of her nonfiction book The Planet-Girded Suns: The History of Human Thought About Extrasolar Worlds. She is a strong space advocate and has maintained a widely-read space section of her website for many years. From her home in Eugene, Oregon she works as a freelance editor of nonfiction anthologies for high schools.
Links
Author Website: http://www.sylviaengdahl.com
Buy Link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/
Buy Link on Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Buy Link on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/
Buy Link on Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-
Buy Link on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/
Buy Link on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/
Giveaway
One random commenter during the tour will win a paperback copy of the book. Each tour stops get to give away an eBook copy as well, so if you want a chance at the eBook copy, please comment below.
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