Khizara

Science Fiction & Fantasy

synopsis

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.

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Author Insight

Intimidation

Have you ever had someone in authority try to intimidate you? It can be a tense moment, causing a surge of adrenaline to course through your body, especially when you're in a foreign land.I wanted to throw in a slight moment of tension so I wrote this scene between the captain who is our protagonist's means of escape and a law officer of the planet he's recruiting on. How would you Handke such an encounter? Please enjoy this short excerpt and look forward to the release of my book, "Khizara" on September 1, 2023.

Book Excerpt

Khizara

A Carratian officer walked authoritatively up to Heavens and nudged him with the butt of his rifle. Linsora turned her face toward the transport and placed her bag on the ground, allowing her to bend down and blend more with the others.

“I might be on your world,” Haavens growled, “but I’m Merc and under Merc law. Don’t touch me with your weapons or your hands unless you have a warrant. Now, what do you want, officer?”

“There was a prison break this morning by a Khizaran. She’s dangerous. She needs to be returned to Central Core to be processed back into the prison. Watch for her. You don’t want the likes of her on your ship. Besides,” the officer bent low to Haavens face, “transporting a fugitive is a capital offense on Carratia. You could lose your ship, crew, career, and life. Would be ashamed for such a distinguished Merc Captain to lose so much.” The officer lingered, waiting for a reaction, hoping for some response to give him cause to retaliate.

“I’m trying to get crew for my ship, so if you’re done, go away and breathe your decaying Carratian breath on the next ship’s recruiter. Otherwise, I might have to file an intergalactic complaint against you for delaying my departure.”

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Drew Bankston

Khizara

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Khizara

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