by K.D. Rose
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BLURB:
Strap on your seatbelt for this whirlwind of short
stories that take you out of this world—literally!
-A
goddess on a mission or a young adult growing up? In the paranormal world,
who's to know?
-Covert
Action is supposed to mean "secret" but in a world of regulation,
just what is everyone going so far out of their way to hide? Sex is a dangerous
game. More than anyone could have bet.
-What
if life was as simple as a game of dice or poker? What if human's lived their
lives unaware that they were pawns, played on a board by those who were just a
little more than human? Would fate intervene? Would love mean anything? If you
were a God among humans, wouldn't you be just maybe, slightly, bored?
Life
ending games? Or are they just the beginning? Dangerous. Risqué. A catch.
There's always a catch. Three tales that will blow your mind.
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EXCERPT
The
Dark Man (One of the Three Stories)
What
if life was as simple as a game of dice or poker? What if humans lived their
lives unaware that they were pawns, played on a board by those who were just a
little more than human? Would fate intervene? Would love mean anything? If you
were a God among humans, wouldn't you be just maybe, slightly, bored?
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
K.D. Rose is a poet and author who
currently has published "Heavy Bags of Soul", "Inside
Sorrow", “I AM”, “Erasing: Shadows”, "Anger's Children: Three Shorts
That Will Blow Your Mind", "A Taste for Mystery: Two Novellas"
and her new release, "The Brevity of Twit".
K.D.’s book, Inside Sorrow won the
Readers Favorite 2013 international Silver Medal for Poetry. With fellow
authors around the globe, KD was also a founding member of the e-magazine,
INNOVATE.
K.D. has an eclectic mind and loves
language, physics, philosophy, photography, design, art, writing, symbolism,
semiotics, spirituality, and Dr. Who. KD Rose is an avid supporter of music,
the arts, cutting edge science, technology, and creativity in all forms. K.D
also has a chronic illness but doesn't let it get her down. K.D. considers
herself a "Spoonie" on the lam.
LINKS TO KD ROSE BOOKS
New Release: The Brevity of Twit
A Taste For Mystery
: Two Novellas
: Two Novellas
I AM
Heavy Bags of Soul
KD Rose's Social Media Links
*KD's Personal Facebook Page. No "likes" here, just the
author.
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My review:
3.75 stars
Anger's Children by K.D. Rose is a collection of three
short stories, “Under the Shadow of Wings”, “Eyes Only”, and “The Dark
Man”. The first is a little
disconcerting to me with its fluid treatment of time and changes in point of
view, but it is an interesting twist on explaining why joining the mile high
club can be fraught with danger. The
second provides a thought-provoking look at the challenges facing those who
serve their country and the price and sacrifices that the service
required. There are interesting twists that
tie the story together and I enjoyed the ending. The last story has more of a paranormal
flavor but bends space and time and gives a different look at the concept of
geographic regions.
by K.D. Rose is a collection of three
short stories, “Under the Shadow of Wings”, “Eyes Only”, and “The Dark
Man”. The first is a little
disconcerting to me with its fluid treatment of time and changes in point of
view, but it is an interesting twist on explaining why joining the mile high
club can be fraught with danger. The
second provides a thought-provoking look at the challenges facing those who
serve their country and the price and sacrifices that the service
required. There are interesting twists that
tie the story together and I enjoyed the ending. The last story has more of a paranormal
flavor but bends space and time and gives a different look at the concept of
geographic regions.
It is difficult to categorize these stories as belonging to
a particular genre. They give a sense of
‘what if’ and invite one to see the world from a slightly different tilt. The brevity of the first and third stories
keep one from getting a strong sense of the characters but there is a succinct
poetry in some of the concepts presented that keeps one interested in the
storyline, short though it is. I think
this story will appeal to those in search of a quick read that will stimulate
the imagination.
A copy of this story was provided to me for review.
