SELECT

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Synopsis

A Challenge Met. A Calling Sought. A Faith Required. When Mara, Oathtaker to the ranking twin members of the Select, suffers an injury, her charges—Reigna and Eden—seek to determine their callings, while Dixon suffers over the potential loss of his beloved. As their allies disperse in response to a growing threat to their homeland, and as the forces of evil set out to destroy them, the twins journey across The Tearless, where in fulfillment of prophecy, they face three challenges. A single misstep may bring them to ruin; perseverance, to glory. To triumph, they must first believe.

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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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I love attendant magic! Even as the author, I'm fascinated with the fact that different Oathtakers have different powers. Of course, this can add genuine difficulty in the storytelling . . . For example, if I need a person incapacitated for some period, due to an injury, I can't have that person in the company of an Oathtaker with the power to heal. That is unless, of course, there is some reason why the person with the power to heal is unable to exercise that power for the time being. Here, readers learn more about this power of Marshall's. It is one I had to fashion as something he did not exercise so much as one he "experienced" from time to time. I wonder, is this power to see possible future events one that you would want to have? Not me! Aside from the trouble I can anticipate coming of certain events, I really don't want to know the future. I'm afraid I'd spend my life grieving over things that haven' yet transpired, or wishing time away and failing to find the value it in--just so that I could get to a time of celebration. What do you think? Is it a power you'd like?

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SELECT

“You know, there’s something I’ve never told anyone about Lilith’s murderous journey.”

Jerrett’s brow furrowed. “Oh? What’s that?”

“I had a premonition.”

“Part of your attendant magic?”

“That’s right.” Marshall paused. “When the soldiers from Chiran arrived at the palace—you know, the ones Lilith took along with her on her journey—I was reminded of a premonition I’d had shortly before that.”

“And?”

“And before I had an opportunity to warn her, she released me.”

“So you said nothing.”

Marshall shrugged. “I didn’t know all of what she was doing, or what would transpire, but I knew that she was on the wrong track. I determined, since I no longer owed her anything, that . . . Well, I said nothing.”

“You knew she would die?”

“No. But I knew it was possible. Maybe that’s why she still haunts my thoughts. Maybe I could have stopped her . . . Then again, maybe not. She wasn’t big on listening to anyone.”

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