Denice penrose<p>Aren’t we going back to the ruins?”<br>“No, there is a short route across the Tuarab valley.”<br>“But there’s nothing there, no water in the valley. It’s dangerous. No one travels there.” <br>“<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rumours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rumours</span></a> of danger are a good way to keep the curious from going where you don’t want them to.' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4iNTsAe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/4iNTsAe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Denice penrose<p>To celebrate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldStorytellingDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldStorytellingDay</span></a> why not read a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> from an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiePress</span></a>?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <br>'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.'<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4iNNDCS" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/4iNNDCS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>Hey fans of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a>. Looking for something new to read??</p><p>'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SFbookclub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SFbookclub</span></a></span> @BritFantasySoc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sfwa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sfwa</span></a></span> @DailySF @ScieFiction @Scienfiction @NewBooksSciFi @esfs_en </p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4iNTsAe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/4iNTsAe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>"What is on the other side of these mountains?” Sakhira interrupted. <br>“The wastelands of Ellandior. I’ve never heard of anyone returning from there alive. "<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>“Survivors of the shield-shattering learned to live by night, and hide by day. Underground caves, basements and thick-walled buildings became dwellings. The world was reduced to sun and sand." <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/3DmUbcy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/3DmUbcy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>“It’s time.” Donning dark grey, hooded robes, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> and Gougin slipped into the darkness. Jorg had wanted Sakhira to stay, but she’d been adamant....the only way to leave her behind would be to tie her up.<br><a href="https://amzn.to/3QCDwF6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/3QCDwF6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>“That’s a funny drawing” Tayla spoke.<br>“Sorry.” Anlie said “It is a very unusual tattoo. I’ve never seen one like it before. Does it mean anything?” <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sfwa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sfwa</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a><br><a href="https://buff.ly/4ihnFYf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4ihnFYf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>The remains of the instrument stood in the centre of the room:<br>"Twisted metal legs curved up from a stone plinth to create a cradle, but the fingers grasped empty air, bent away from each other, as if something had been prised from within them. " <a href="https://amzn.to/41kFxe4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/41kFxe4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>"Ravin! He had to get to Sennen before Ravin sent out a search party. Searching for Sakhira had cost him time he couldn’t afford. But nor could he afford to lose her..."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/42XX7qu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/42XX7qu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>I am a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teacher</span></a>, and a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scholar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholar</span></a>.”<br>“How can you be both?”<br>“A true teacher is always a scholar. There is so much to learn, and what I learn, I pass on. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> SciFi <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/430KkUd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/430KkUd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>The destruction of the sphere that makes Akiron habitable brings barrenness, and tyrannical rule in the domed cities. Can Hakim and Sakhira overcome betrayal and bring freedom to Akiron, before Ravin finds them? <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a><br><a href="https://buff.ly/3Q3Gl1M" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3Q3Gl1M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>Wow - Amazing review for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thrilledtobits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thrilledtobits</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4gvbmGu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/4gvbmGu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>The destruction of the sphere that makes Akiron habitable brings barrenness, and tyrannical rule in the domed cities. Can Hakim and Sakhira overcome betrayal and bring freedom to Akiron, before Ravin finds them? <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a><br><a href="https://buff.ly/3Q3Gl1M" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3Q3Gl1M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Denice penrose<p>'Yellow sand dunes stretched for miles in every direction... She studied the skies, trying to orient herself by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a>. Over the horizon she could see the second of the time stars, Syrilla.' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sakhira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakhira</span></a><br><a href="https://amzn.to/3E0gKE9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/3E0gKE9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amwritingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amwritingfantasy</span></a></p>
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