Tessa imagined what the orchards would look like if the irrigation failed. Twining fruitless branches stretching upward, imploring the sky to open and bring forth rain. She regarded the trees, envisioning their lifeless husks, and noticed a tree with two shadows. One of the shadows shifted. Cold tendrils wove into her mind. The shadow shouldn't have been there; it was wrong.
From The Mind Behind the Mind, Chapter 1
Leera is a world where the bloody sun is said to be the head of the witch that was killed by the first witch hunter. Tessa is a witch and Bastian is a witch hunter, with witchblood. They're drawn together, caught between others struggling for power, and trying to discover who they are and what they are to each other.
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Awesome :-) An orchard and a mysterious shadow - who'd have thought it. Very cool snippet, Alexa. Looking forward to more of this one. Oh - and welcome to the gang :-)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Two shadows never bodes well! Nice snippet - and welcome.
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet! I'm intrigued about the shadow, too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful prose and great job with the ominous imagery!
ReplyDeleteI'm ready to hear more. :)
Very nice descriptions and I can just picture the scene. Now I'm curious to read more. Welcome to SFFSat!!
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet! You say so much in so few lines. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the wonderful comments everyone! =)
ReplyDeleteThe Mind Behind the Mind is a cool title. :)
ReplyDeleteIntriguing excerpt...would like to know more. Is there a chance that this book has a blurb which sets it up?
ReplyDeleteTwo shadows implies two light sources--except one of them is moving? This does not bode well.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't worry - it's probably just the neighbour's cat, right? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat descriptions - scary too!
Count the shadows!
ReplyDeleteLove that last line.
Again, thanks for the comments everyone! If only it were just the cat. ;)
ReplyDelete@T. M. Hunter - I have edited the post to add a blurb of the novel.
Welcome to SFFSat!
ReplyDeleteWhere's that rolled-up newspaper. Bad shadow!
Love the detail and the title.
An inexplicable shadow is never a good sign. :-/
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