VBT# Odessa - Rebecca Russell
Today's VBT# is new teen fantasy author Rebecca Russell and the first in a new series called The Seraphym Wars.
Synopsis : Odessa - Book #1 The Seraphym Wars Series - Rebecca Russell
Myrna Ashlin Watts graduated from High School in Jacksonville, Fl just in time to find herself transported to a bizarre and primal planet corrupted by demon-dragons. And they want her DEAD. Her problem is she has been recruited to kill them, too.
18-year-old Myrna is drawn into the middle of an epic battle between Seraphym and Demons. An average High School student from Florida, struggling with inner demons resulting from a rape two years earlier, she wakes one morning on the Steampunk planet of Dracwald, home of the demon-dragons responsible for her brother’s recent murder as well as many other atrocities in the news. She meets Michael, who becomes her guide and explains that according to prophecy, Myrna must gather the remaining six Vigorios (teen warriors with special talents) then train with the Majikals on an enchanted island.
Reluctantly, and knowing it is her only way to get back home, she agrees to lead, battling dragons and monsters while crossing swamps and mountains, forests and seas. She wrangles with the old inner demons when three very different men join her quest—a seasoned demon/dragon-slayer who irritates but beguiles her, a tender and sweet mentor in whom she trusts completely and a roguishly handsome Scientist who sets her senses aflame. How is she expected to lead the others and keep everyone safe with so much inner turmoil?
Will love and lust, jealousy, greed, deceit and distrust break the delicate tie that binds these teen warriors called The Vigorios? Can a troupe of teens help the Seraphym finally defeat the massive empire of evil dominated for eons by the demon-dragons of Dracwald?
Personal Opinion:
Odessa started out really good with Myrna waking up to find her family gone, it kinda had that Home Alone 1 feeling to it and I liked that , then it started to go into this parellel universe where Myrna actually had visions and had to slay demon dragons , it then continually flips back from present day to the past where she predicted the death of her friend Quinn. If you are a fan of the Dragons side of Fantasy , love reading books by Tamora Pierce , Terry Pratchett , Donita K. Paul and John Flanagan and really enjoyed Sophie Jordan's Firelight then this is the book for you. I have to give kudos to the cover artwork as that is what attracted me to the book :). The main character Myrna in Odessa shows such a passion and love for her family that as you read the fighting scenes and what she has to overcome in order to return home to her family and save the planet of Seraphym , you can't help but not be in favour of Myrna and her courageous brave ways.
About The Author : Rebecca Russell
Rebecca Ryals Russell writes MG and YA Dark Fantasy and Horror while living with her family in a Victorian house on five acres of North Florida countryside. She also runs a Vacation Rental Log House on the property: Florida Black Bear Cabin. ( http://flablackbearcabin.com )
She is a fourth generation Floridian. She was born in Gainesville, grew up in Sunrise, lived in Orlando and Jacksonville before moving outside Lake City to care for ailing parents. The family now wishes to return to Jacksonville, which is why the house is for sale. (http://mcleranhouse.com )The daughter of an Elementary-school principal and secretary, for fourteen years she taught Middle Grades, preferring English and Creative Writing. She had several students’ works published in anthologies as well as her own poetry, photography and stories. Her main interests are her four children ages 22, 19, 16, 11 and Irish hubby of 35 years. She enjoys spending her time writing, drawing, going to movies, reading, discussing philosophy with her 16-year-old son.
Over the course of the next few years she has several books being published.
LINKS
Author Website: http://rryalsrussell.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/vigorio
Series Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/vigorio
Personal Facebook Page http://facebook.com/rebeccaryalsrussell
Go to http://seraphymwarsodessa.blogspot.com/ for PRIZES/GIVEAWAYS and more.
Book Information :
April 2011-Odessa, Seraphym Wars YA Series-available at Amazon
July 2011-Zarena, Stardust Warriors MG Series
September 2011-Guardian, Seraphym Wars
October 2011-Don’t Make Marty Mad (adult Horror story)
November 2011-Jeremiah, Stardust Warriors
January 2012-Harpies, Seraphym Wars
February 2012-Laman, Stardust Warriors
April 2012-Mercy, Stardust Warriors
June 2012-Magaelbash, Stardust Warriors
June 2012-Magaelbash, Stardust Warriors
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