Ephemeral and Fleeting

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Synopsis

A Lost Freedom. An Ephemeral Existence. A Profound Mystery. After Mara and her charges, Reigna and Eden—the ranking twin members of the first family of the Select—discover the twins’ unparalleled magic powers and then move to the palace of the Select at Shimeron, they return to the City of Light. There they train with the Oathtaker forces, preparing a response to the ongoing threat from Zarek, the evil leader of Chiran. But when a traitor in their midst discloses their plans to visit the realm’s border for a closer look, they are captured and imprisoned. Stripped of her Oathtaker’s blade, Mara soon discovers that an unknown power bars her ability to use her attendant magic to escape, or to free the twins. As Mara’s magic dreams endeavor to inform her of events to transpire, as her cohorts labor to decipher ancient prophecy, as the twins learn of the power of a magic artifact they carry, and as Lucy struggles to uncover the traitor in their midst, Dixon’s rescue attempt takes shape. Meanwhile, Zarek’s son—the twins’ cousin, Broden—seeks to assist his father’s prisoners. But before he can do so, Mara discovers that the loss of her charges is only one painful outcome that could come to pass. Escape is impossible; survival, questionable; loss, inevitable. And yet . . . things are not always what they seem.

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Author Biography

Multi-award-winning author Patricia Reding leads a double life. By day, she practices law. By night, she reads, reviews a wide variety of works, and writes fantasy. She lives on an island on the Mississippi with her husband and youngest daughter (her son and oldest daughter having already flown the nest), and Flynn Rider (an English Cream Golden Retriever). From there she seeks to create a world in which she can be in two places at once. Oathtaker: The Oathtaker Series, Vol. One, won a GOLD medal in the Literary Classics Int'l Book Award Contest, also won an award in the Readers' Favorite Int'l Book Award Contest, and was named a Finalist in the Beverly Hills Book Award Contest. In addition, WindDancer Films has asked to take a look at it . . . Select: The Oathtaker Series, Vol. Two, won a SILVER medal in the Literary Classics Int'l Book Award Contest and earned a Finalist award in the Readers' Favorite Int'l Book Awards Contest. Ephemeral and Fleeting: The Oathtaker Series, Vol. 3, won a SILVER medal in the 2017 Literary Classics International Book Award Contest. Sign up for Patricia's email list at www.PatriciaReding.com.

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Brother Pestifere gives me the creeps. When I write about him, I can almost smell his presence. It is no wonder he leaves Broden's heart pounding, as Pestifere's presence would be unnerving to anyone. I actually looked for a name for this character that would reflect his persona. I don't recall just how I came up with this one, but it seems so appropriate to me. The creepy feeling he gives people is similar to the feeling you might have if a bug--a pest--crawled on you. But because he smells as he does, people know he's coming before he arrives. I recall as a kid, how on occasion our teacher would have to leave the room. We knew when she was returning by the sound of her heels on the floor as she came back down the hall. Anyone who had been acting out, would then quickly and quietly return to his seat. Pestifere's odor acts in a similar manner to the sound of those heels on the floor. Do you know anyone whose presence is made known before their actual arrival? Perhaps they whistle. Perhaps they wear a fragrance you especially like--or particularly abhor. Yes?

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Ephemeral and Fleeting

As usual, Pestifere was clad in a robe with a belt of braided hemp about his waist. Also, as usual, his feet, dirty and with long yellow nails, were bare. His staff clacked on the floor as he entered.

Broden could smell the man, as he reeked of burned incense, old sweat, and dried blood, resulting from his self-flagellations. His heart pounded at the thought of having to bear the priest’s presence once again. He’d known respite since Pestifere had left the group, back when Zarek returned from Darth with the entourage that had traveled there to oversee the opening of a women’s brothel of slaves for the soldier’s benefit. But now, it seemed, Broden’s nightmares would return.

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Patricia Reding

Ephemeral and Fleeting

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Ephemeral and Fleeting

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