The Hunted of 2060 by Ami Blackwelder is an original Sci-Fi Romance soon to be released in print in May 2010 and has captivated audiences. You may purchase it on Kindle and Nook, iPad soon as well as smashwords.
Rave reviews are below:
‘I have read enough to see that you have a fine story here. I skipped a couple of chapters, but still found the whole thing very interesting. The way you have spread the story out is very good, as a book, I think you have the makings of a good seller here.’ -Fromante
‘This is a very well structured piece of writing. I very much like how you create the opening atmosphere using a good range of strong sensory descriptions. Very powerful! Also what is very good is the suspense you build by what you don’t tell. this sets up the storyline so very well. You build a very credible character in April. Great narrative, great dialogue, great book!’ -Famlavan
‘The pitch is great and the writing solid. The imagery is touchable with fluid narrative. The secret is well revealed and I liked the fact it came as a surprise to the character too. You can almost feel there is another world shivering in the background waiting to pounce.’ -Owen Quinn
‘Wow. This is a good story. I like the way you hint in chapter one that something big is wrong with April but then take your time revealing that - makes this a suspenseful read. It also makes April a sympathetic character, because she's as in the dark as much as your reader in the beginning. Well done.’ -Burgio
It will be released on the Kindle, Nook, iPad, and available in local bookstores by order and online as a print in a variety of stores. Check with the author's site to find out where and when you can preview qnd purchase your copy!
A Professional video of the novel is also available on the author's site.
Author's Site
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Hunted of 2060 Reviewed by BookTaste!
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The Hunted of 2060 by Ami Blackwelder.
Createspace Publishing. www.amiblackwelder.blogspot.com
There’s a beast in all of us!
SWEET young love and hey nonny-nonny ─ it’s the Shakespeare touch, but . . . Like the bard of old, author Blackwelder ambushes romance with dark pit-traps. She’s good at this and easy to read, because her fantasy hangs close to our real world.
In The Hunted of 2060, as in her other books, she makes weird events totally credible. I’d say she can claim as her own a new genre, Reality Fantasy. Or you can read this as an allegory, set in Alaska, on our changing world. Mostly, however, it is a rattling good story about a lovable girl called April who is not quite human.
She doesn’t know it to begin with, and her guy is normal. This is a good original take on forbidden love. It’s Planet Earth in 2060 complete with hover trains, skycars, robot waiters and hologram books. We have defeated an Alien invasion, yet traces remain of a strange species whose DNA can blend to the form of any earthly creature.
The Hunted of the title are hybrid aliens, resulting from mixed mating with humans. There is a hit squad seeking them out and exterminating them. To her horror, April discovers she is one of these halfcastes, with peculiar relatives. I won’t spoil the story by divulging more, but think polarbear, deer, bird, wolf. Such a family menagerie may seem a bit daft, but Ami Blackwelder’s controlled skill carries this plot convincingly.
Could be movie material too. ─ Cathy Macleod, April 2010.
The Hunted of 2060 by Ami Blackwelder.
Createspace Publishing. www.amiblackwelder.blogspot.com
There’s a beast in all of us!
SWEET young love and hey nonny-nonny ─ it’s the Shakespeare touch, but . . . Like the bard of old, author Blackwelder ambushes romance with dark pit-traps. She’s good at this and easy to read, because her fantasy hangs close to our real world.
In The Hunted of 2060, as in her other books, she makes weird events totally credible. I’d say she can claim as her own a new genre, Reality Fantasy. Or you can read this as an allegory, set in Alaska, on our changing world. Mostly, however, it is a rattling good story about a lovable girl called April who is not quite human.
She doesn’t know it to begin with, and her guy is normal. This is a good original take on forbidden love. It’s Planet Earth in 2060 complete with hover trains, skycars, robot waiters and hologram books. We have defeated an Alien invasion, yet traces remain of a strange species whose DNA can blend to the form of any earthly creature.
The Hunted of the title are hybrid aliens, resulting from mixed mating with humans. There is a hit squad seeking them out and exterminating them. To her horror, April discovers she is one of these halfcastes, with peculiar relatives. I won’t spoil the story by divulging more, but think polarbear, deer, bird, wolf. Such a family menagerie may seem a bit daft, but Ami Blackwelder’s controlled skill carries this plot convincingly.
Could be movie material too. ─ Cathy Macleod, April 2010.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Day the Flowers Died REVIEW
When the Flowers Died
What begins as a simply told love story between Eli Levin, a Jew, and Rebecca Baum, a Catholic, turns into something sinister when the focus backs away from them and includes the horizon behind them. Germany is splintered. Its parliament can’t agree within itself, and Hitler steps into the void. His Reich is in its nebulous form, growing strength and tearing Germany apart, with no one to stop him.
In spite of familial concern and fear, Eli and Rebecca live together and eventually wed though, toward the end, he can no longer find work in Munich. In desperation, and with the discovery of his wife’s pregnancy, he convinces his parents and siblings to flee to America with forged documents. He and Rebecca plan to follow, as soon as she recuperates from an illness.
To me, this book has an unusual rhythm and cadence in its writing, and sometimes the author uses an odd choice of words. Nonetheless, she creates a world vibrant to the mind and tactile to the emotion. This is intelligently written, well researched, and offers a unique view into prewar Germany.
I was given this book to review, and it stayed with me long after I finished reading it.
Magnolia Belle
March 4, 2010
What begins as a simply told love story between Eli Levin, a Jew, and Rebecca Baum, a Catholic, turns into something sinister when the focus backs away from them and includes the horizon behind them. Germany is splintered. Its parliament can’t agree within itself, and Hitler steps into the void. His Reich is in its nebulous form, growing strength and tearing Germany apart, with no one to stop him.
In spite of familial concern and fear, Eli and Rebecca live together and eventually wed though, toward the end, he can no longer find work in Munich. In desperation, and with the discovery of his wife’s pregnancy, he convinces his parents and siblings to flee to America with forged documents. He and Rebecca plan to follow, as soon as she recuperates from an illness.
To me, this book has an unusual rhythm and cadence in its writing, and sometimes the author uses an odd choice of words. Nonetheless, she creates a world vibrant to the mind and tactile to the emotion. This is intelligently written, well researched, and offers a unique view into prewar Germany.
I was given this book to review, and it stayed with me long after I finished reading it.
Magnolia Belle
March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Guardians of the Gate Reader Reviews
I really like how you capture Michael's trepidation about asking Evelyn out -the angst, the worry. He is an interesting character. -Diane
This is so romantic! What really won me over though was your prose -you are a poet. I loved Michael's description of first seeing Evelyn. This will totally melt hearts! -Lizzie
This is so romantic! What really won me over though was your prose -you are a poet. I loved Michael's description of first seeing Evelyn. This will totally melt hearts! -Lizzie
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