YA Fantasy
Title: Guardians Inc: The Cypher
Author: Julian Rosado-Machain
Date Published: July 2012
A chance reading of a newspaper ad will send 16 year old Thomas Byrne into the world within our world.
Following the ad he will find Guardians Incorporated. A seven thousand year old organization charged with protecting the balance between Magic and technology.
Through their guidance technology has kept Magic at bay since the Renaissance, but the balance is shifting and soon all those creatures we've driven into myth and legend will come back with a vengeance.
To protect the present, Guardians Incorporated needs to know the future.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Guardians Inc. (Guest Post from the Author)
The
Guardians Inc. storyline is not a trilogy, but a series of books. Five to be
precise, but they might turn into six depending on how long Book Five turns out
to be.
Before
writing Book 1: The Cypher, I had already developed all story and character
arcs for the whole series, and what I wanted to explore on each book. This
process took about two years.
The
Ending of the Series is already written and it is quite final.
Each book seeds the next books, so
things, enemies and storylines will appear and reappear all over in the
complete series.
There are allusions and "Tips o' the
hat" to many books, writers and movies I admire seeded throughout the
Books. From The Jungle Book to The Last Starfighte and
Mythbusters. Most of them are done quite openly, even
referenced by name, but some are very cryptic. Me having fun with the story.
Guardians Inc. relies heavily on
historic figures and events. I research thoroughly before referencing a place
or an event.
The same applies to technology, I do
try to do as much research as I can before writing about technology. (although,
like Thomas, theoretical physics are beyond my full understanding!)
One of the evil characters in
Cypher: THE MAN IN THE TRENCHCOAT, got its own interactive book app for the
ipad as an illustrated children's book and it’s doing quite well!
ALL storylines will get closure. I
promise.
As time progresses in the story and
Thomas gets older, dangers, moral dilemmas, and romantic situations will get
rougher, tougher and more... romantic!
Julian has enjoyed pizza in three continents, holds a degree in graphic design, built armored vehicles and computers, handcrafted alebrijes and swears has seen at least one ghost.
He is the Co-owner of Hacienda de Vega Restaurant in San Diego, California and enjoys the sun with his wife, three children and cat.
Guardians Inc.: The Cypher is the first book in a series.
sounds like a fun one thanks for the giveaweay - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
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