Marya

by Sandra Stixrude

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Part of the Anchorage series:

Traveling has always frightened Marya, but when the Ktar chooses her to protect the heir on his confirmation journey, she fights panic. A prophecy concerning the heir's death, ominous dreams of a mysterious city, and news that one of the heir's companions will betray him all point to disaster.

Unfortunately, the discovery of the assassin's identity is only the beginning. His menace pales in comparison to the ancient evil lurking in the mountains. When Marya is trapped and the men with her enslaved, she is faced with two choices: surrender to the alien being who offers her power, or ally with the handsome assassin she sought to thwart. One way she loses her soul, the other she may lose her heart.

Published: March 8, 2014
Publisher: Mischief Corner Books
Cover Artists:

Catherine Dair

Genres:

Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Alien Races, Sci Fi - LGBTQ+

Tags:

format - novel 40-100K, format - series, potential trigger - violence, what - topic - multicultural, who - occupation - assassin, who - occupation - healer, who - occupation - knight

Tropes: Alien Artifacts, Aliens Among Us, Fallen Hero, Person in Distress, Prophesy, Redemption Arc, Villain to Hero
Word Count: 100300
Setting: a distant planet
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Tropes: Alien Artifacts, Aliens Among Us, Fallen Hero, Person in Distress, Prophesy, Redemption Arc, Villain to Hero
Word Count: 100300
Setting: a distant planet
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters

About the Author

Perhaps 5'3" on a good day, with her shoes on, Sandra has always found the world an amazing (and often large) place. While she has lived all her life in northern Delaware, she travels a good deal and is hard pressed to find a place she truly did not care for.

She has one son, one husband, and two cats, graduated from the local university, worked at various and sundry jobs, she now writes science fiction for young people full time.

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Summary: After the disaster of global warming, the world has gotten its act together. People are positive, sensible, and intent on creating a better future and a just present. And it’s working! So, in a world where everyone makes good decisions, what could possibly go wrong? Well, other people. Mardy is a 26-year old gay man who dreams of being a full-time machine-tool artist. He brims with ideas, puts in the hours, and has a solid circle of friends—both fellow artists and the artificial intelligences he works with. But he’s always coming in second to another machine-tool artist at his makerspace. He’s dealing with that, thanks to the highly effective psychotherapy of the future, but then he meets his irritatingly successful rival’s twin—and falls for him hard. Consequences ensue, and fast, driving Mardy not just to pursue his artistic dreams, but to try to liberate his AI friends from servitude, and find love in the process.