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Today's blog post is from guest author K.C. Sprayberry about her latest release: Creche Terrenium. KC is an awesome multi-genre writer and if you haven't read her work in the past, now is the time!
A
galaxy under attack… youth out of control… extreme measures are called for…
until the citizens are faced with impossible choices.
Good
day and welcome to the release of Crèche Terrenium. This book was written many
years ago, when I was first starting out in my writing career. I submitted it
to Millennial Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine as a 5,000 word short story.
This was during the days of snail mail submissions and waiting months on end to
hear back from the editor in chief. To my surprise, I heard back rather
quickly, about six weeks. Figuring they’d laughed and sent me a letter telling
me that I should quit writing, I waited a couple of days before reading the bad
news. Well, it wasn’t a contract to have the short story published in their magazine.
What I did get was a letter telling me that the then editor in chief loved the
concept of my short story and wanted me to develop it into a full book before
resubmitting.
The
full book was written, critiqued, edited, rewritten, etc. over a period of six
months of sleepless nights and fingernail chewing days. I finally resubmitted
the new story to the editor in chief per her request, only to hear back nearly
immediately. The thin envelope pretty much told the story before I opened it.
Turns
out while I was breathing life into this novel, the editor in chief had been
replaced with someone else. That individual bluntly informed me that they were
no longer interested in teen sci-fi books, as “teens didn’t read.” Who was I to
argue? I knew the book was good. All I had to do was wait for the right time
and place to present it to the world.
The
time is now. The place is here. Enjoy!
Crèche Terrenium on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61rFrEsxp3wgKiuatfzzDy
The
Melane Galaxy has a problem, one that threatens their very existence. Led by a
reporter, Susannah Tilotsen, the citizens demand a solution to their children
terrorizing people. Yet, when Chairman Marcus Sterling institutes the Crèche
system, Susannah feels deep shock and dismay.
The
children will be taken from their parents and raised by a computer designed to
educate and monitor them. No adults will have interaction with the youth of the
galaxy. The overall goal is to create good citizens of the youths rather than
out of control hooligans.
Is
this solution good intentions by the leadership? What if a parent protests the
loss of their child? What choice do they have?
Blurb
Youth
out of control… Citizens demand a solution.
The
Edict…
A
law enacted to deal with recalcitrant children lays the blame on their parents.
Only a computer can properly change The Melane Galaxy’s youth and turn them
into good citizens. Chairman Sterling must force people to realize that parents
aren’t right for raising children.
The
Reporter…
Susannah
Tilotsen discovers she’s being used by a government attempting to parent
children. She soon realizes no one is safe from this new law. The loss of her
beloved husband and her daughter being forcibly taken to Crèche Terrenium
drives her to organize a group determined to stop this madness
The
Boy…
Ripped
from his loving home, Joey Dinaldo is taken to Crèche Terrenium after
government troops find him living with his parents. He works hard to be a good
citizen and obey the rules but soon discovers he can’t support a system
designed to turn children into uncaring robots.
The
Computer…
Master,
the computer system that will raise these children, controls every second of
their lives. Yet, there is no one to maintain the machine. The computer never
thinks it needs to be repaired, even as the control it exerts slowly erodes. It
is perfect, and fights to keep from being destroyed.
Rebels
refuse to stop fighting until they have closed down the Crèche system and
returned the children to their parents. Or find them a guardian. All of them are willing to
do whatever it takes to end this madness… but at what cost?
Amazon eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SJTGPX1/
Amazon print book: https://amzn.to/2XowPcp
Excerpt
She looked at the
settlement she was reporting on to a galaxy awaiting a solution for a growing
problem. The gray on gray buildings depressed her. The same hue was repeated in
the walkways and latticed worked fences enclosing the twelve living areas. The
children who soon call this place home would have no relief from the depressing
shades of grey.
About K.C. Sprayberry
A multi-genre
author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration
strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot
down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s
smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her
observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the
South but wherever the characters demand they settle.
Find out more about my books at these social media
sites:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AuthorKCSprayberry/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kcsowriter
Blog:
http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.com/
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5011219.K_C_Sprayberry
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005DI1YOU
Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/kcsprayberry/boards/
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/collection/playlists
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