“The premise of Black Bead is wonderful, and it was a fun, short
read I happily breezed through. It was refreshing to read new sci-fi with an
original plot, on a new planet.” Carly Courtney, Sci-Fi Addicts.com
BLURB:
On a savage, outlying planet an enclave of psionically-trained
humans have built a utopian, matriarchal society that lives in harmony with all
life. Leaving behind the polluted and corrupt world in which they lived, they
colonized a new home far from the eyes of the galactic empire. Shielded from
the rest of the galaxy by the dangerous beasts that inhabit their lush,
forested world, the village lives a simple life under their Home Dome. But
their goal was more than just to live in peace – they wanted to create the
perfect human who could bring peace to the galaxy. Rather than merely cloning
themselves, they began to manipulate genes in order to create a race of mutants
with enhanced telepathic powers.
Under the direction of the ruling witch coven, each child of the
Windfall Dome is tested at a young age to asses their abilities – a test which
can plot the course for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, Cheobawn – the
daughter of the ruling First Mother to the dome – is marked with the Black Bead
on her Choosing Day, a symbol of bad luck and shame. It seems the child the
mothers had placed so much hope in would not be the future ruler they had hoped
for. Yet there is something powerful about her that the elders don’t
understand.
Finally of age, Cheobawn is chosen to join a pack to act as the
psychic Ear on a foraging mission outside the dome. She knows this is her
chance to prove herself. But something sinister stalks them and each member of
the pack must draw on their unique strengths and a lifetime of training if they
want to survive to see another day.
In her visionary new series The Black Bead Chronicles, author
J.D. Lakey invites you to journey along with Cheobawn, Megan, Tam, Connor, and
Alain as they use their wits and their Luck to unravel the mysteries of the
deceptively bucolic life beneath the dome in this coming of age metaphysical
science fiction adventure.
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AUTHOR BIO:
J.D. Lakey was born and raised on the high plains of Montana under
an endless sky and as far from civilization as anyone in the twentieth century
could get. There she explored the finer nuances of silence and the endless
possibilities of the imagination. The stories were always there. The shifting
of fortunes finally granted her the time to gather all the stories and give
them flesh.
An avid reader of science fiction and comics, she currently
lives in San Diego, California where she divides her time between her writing,
commuting on the I-5, and spending time with her delightful grandchildren
Website http://jdlakey.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/darkvstar
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/J.D.-Lakey/e/B004XMKYSE
