Author Name: Jack Bridges
Book Name: Blood and Ink
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Publisher: Torquere Press
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Artist: BSClay
Release
Date: June 24, 2015
Blurb:
Annie's grandmother knows old secrets, and Annie is
strong and smart. Together, they keep the family safe through the drought. Then
bigger trouble comes to their city, and Annie will need more than quick
thinking if they are going to survive. Can Annie learn Grandma's secrets in
time?
Pages or Words: 16,100 words
Categories: Fantasy, Young Adult,
Post-Apocalypse, Near Future, Climate Fiction
Excerpt:
Clouds rolled in, white and puffy in the winter blue
sky, but there was no moisture in the air, or in the sand beneath Annie’s bare
feet.
"Rain?" Annie asked hopefully, and Grandma
shook her head and looked sad.
Annie knew why. Without the potatoes and beans from
the garden, without the lupins and sunflower seeds, all they’d have to live on
would be gruel. There’d been no rain for months, even though the days were
short and the nights cold, and it was nearly time for the summer to come back.
"Gruel will make us sick," Annie said.
"Will the government make rain?"
Grandma swore, something vicious and rude, under her
breath. Annie was made sure to remember the word, because it was a new word and
Annie collected those words.
They stood, studying the empty clouds over their
heads while the chickens fought over the scraps, and even in the middle of
winter the sun still hurt Annie’s bare arms.
"What did you use to do to make rain?"
Annie asked Grandma. "Before?" Grandma knew things that everyone else
had forgotten, and she didn’t go to church. "Is there magic?"
Annie had to whisper that, because Mum was a
Believer, and she’d shout or pray or something if she thought Annie knew about
magic.
The rainwater tank leaned against the back wall of
the house. Grandma shuffled over and whacked it with her cane. The metal drum
rang loudly.
"There’s magic," Grandma said.
Sales Links: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200&products_id=4414
About the
author:
Jack Bridges is
a writer and academic who lives in Perth, Western Australia, and works at a
small university teaching students the basics of research methodology. He
sometimes hides in a shack in the forest and makes complex plans for surviving
environmental apocalypses.
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Bridges/463367120505003
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Dates & Stops: June 22, 2015
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