In alt.fan.harry-potter Steve O'Keefe <stevokeefe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: I have permission from Firelight Press to distribute an excerpt from
: the new book, "Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness," by fantasy
: fiction sensation Kaza Kingsley.
:
: Kingsley won over young readers with the inventive gadgets, relentless
: action, and gross-out humor in her first book, "Erec Rex: The Dragon's
: Eye." The book became a bestseller and collected numerous children's
: book awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award for best new voice
: in juvenile fiction and for the outstanding cover art of renowned
: British fantasy artist, Melvyn Grant.
:
: The second book in the series, "Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness,"
: deals with themes of adoption and acceptance under the mythological
: framework of the Hercules legend. As Erec fights to save the lives of
: 50 dragon hatchlings, his real quest is to uncover the truth about his
: own identity.
:
: The excerpt I am distributing is called "Erec Buys His Memory Back."
: It's a short scene where 12-year-old Erec Rex visits the Memory Mogul
: to find out what happened to his childhood memories. The excerpt is
: located at the following URL -- or I can send it to you as a text file
: upon request:
:
: http://www.authorviews.com/authors/kingsley/excerpt.php
I checked the different excerpt on the author's own website.
The covers certainly seem designed to seem like Grandpre's Potter
covers.
Can't say I care to go along with the ride for another preteen hero.
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