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Drew Bankston

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Khizara

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Synopsis

Can a 200-year-old prophecy and a non-believer save two worlds from destruction?

Linsora Anselm is a Khizaran archeologist. She “hears” voices from the past, making her perfect for the job, but she’s stuck in prison after sticking up for her principles—that is, until a mysterious individual pays the guards to help her escape. How will she react when she discovers her champion is the devil incarnate?

When Permac breaks Linsora out of prison, he can’t understand why. He’s drawn to her… but she threatened to kill him more than once because she doesn’t trust his ability to sense and influence emotions. She believes he and his race are evil, and she could be right.

Forced together, they journey through the cosmos in search of historical facts they (and the rest of the galaxy) thought were correct. They discover pockets of truth on faraway planets—as well as a 200-year-old prophecy that seems to intertwine Linsora and Permacs’ destinies.

Through a galaxy of fate, love, deception, and the unknown, Permac and Linsora must learn to trust each other to protect their two worlds. Otherwise, the prophecy says war will annihilate everything in its path.

Khizara is an action-packed, adventure-filled space opera of mystery, love, archaeology, and bad guys that can control the emotions of others with a thought. If you’re a fan of Issac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, or Frank Herbert, you’ll love this story.

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Author Biography

Drew Bankston lives in the Rocky Mountains with his wife, two amazingly perfect dogs, and a garden.

Before he started writing science fiction, Drew received his bachelor’s degree in Bio-Ag Sciences from Colorado State University. After that, just to shake things up, he never really used that degree but worked various jobs in retail and Asset Protection with some really important people who are way too dignified to be named here. He’s still working but would eventually like to write full-time and stop working for other people. He likes pie and chocolate, as everyone should.

If you want to know when Drew’s next book will come out, please visit his website at http://www.drewbankston.com, where you can sign up to receive an email when he has his next release.

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Author Insight

Poker and Bluffing

I've never been good at cards. I don't know why really, I just know that I'm not. My characters on the other hand, seem to have the ability that I lack and can certainly bluff their way through many situations. This is one of those times. Could you do this? If you knew that the person standing next to you could sense your true feelings, would you be able to conduct such a bluff? See what you think and please enjoy this short excerpt.

Book Excerpt

Khizara

“My part was to find the books. I’ve found them. Before long all of Khizara will know what’s in them, this isn’t exactly a private enterprise. But you’ll read them first. You can take off and use whatever information is here before anyone else does,” she said. “Before that, though, I want what you promised. The location of Hakai, which I’ll pass on to Behazh immediately, and the name.”

“We’ll read the books first.”

“No.”

“You know what I can do.”

“Go ahead. At the first sour taste, the first mental prickle, these books will be dust. Three books, all positioned under scanners that can carefully read them or, set properly, pulverize them.” She waggled a gloved finger over the control pad. Permac had tried to teach her the fine art of poker bluffing. With a Tokorellan, the bluff might not be possible, but she hoped Gordek wouldn’t take any chances. The scanners couldn’t destroy the books, but no one else was in the room to contradict her.

Gordek licked his lips. His eyes darted from the books to her still wagging fingers.

“Well done,” he said. “For the moment.”

“Over there,” she pointed to the direct communication link between the survey party and Behazh. “And be accurate.”

She watched him hunch over the terminal and enter the coordinates. As he straightened, she directed her mind toward his. She hoped she’d detect any deceit. She felt anxiety and anger. He didn’t like being trumped.

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Drew Bankston

Khizara

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Poker and Bluffing

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Khizara

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