Today I'm turning this blog over to a great writer, M Pax.
M. Pax is author of the space
adventure series The Backworlds, plus
other novels and short stories. Fantasy, science fiction, and the weird
beckons to her, and she blames Oregon, a
source of endless inspiration. She docents at Pine Mountain Observatory in the
summers as a star guide and has a cat with a crush on Mr. Spock. Learn more at mpaxauthor.com.
So what's on tap next for Pax? There's the release of her third in the Rifters Series, and here's what folks are already saying about this fantastic series:
“The world Pax creates here
is like the Wild West meets Ghostbusters with some Stargate and a bit of
Steampunk thrown in. Even though everything seems a bit familiar, it’s not,
which is what makes it compelling.”
Got it? Good! Now let's check in with a couple of the folks who're hip deep in the goings on at Settler Oregon where the Rift has settled in for the long haul, Darli Dae Long and Earl Blacke.
So, tell our readers a
little about yourselves. Daelin, ladies first.
Please call me Daelin. I
can’t stand my full name (Darlin Dae Long). I had a great job in New York City
as an editorial assistant at a publisher. I loved it. Then I was laid off, and
on my way home I was robbed on the subway. Lost my last paycheck and the jerk
even took my stapler. My sister invited me to stay with her and helped me get a
job as county librarian in the dinky town of Settler, OR. Not only do I guard
books, I guard the town from monsters.
over to you Earl...
My name wasn’t always
Earl Blacke, but that’s what I want to be called in this century. I was plucked
out of 1888 after I was released from San Quentin. I went through some rift in
Oregon and ended up in this modern century. I own a resort ranch and I fight
monsters.
All righty! Can you tell us what it is about
Settler that holds you there and would you remain if the Rift closed for good?
Daelin: My sister is
missing. She went through that rift and warns of brewing evil on the other
side. Once she’s safe, I might move on with my life. Maybe. Settler is growing
on me a bit, and I kind of like battling monsters. It makes me feel powerful,
which is better than a sniveling victim on a subway platform. I swore I would
never be a victim again, and I mean it.
Earl: If the rift went
away, Settler would be quiet. That’s just fine with me. It’d be best if the
world didn’t find out who I really am.
Sounds like Settler has a lot to offer other than the Rift, but that's pretty hairy.
Daelin: So far I’ve
defeated a head-stealing phantom and a swarm of volcanic killer ash bees. I
haven’t met anything from the rift yet not out to kill us all.
Earl: Hey, there’s me.
I’m from the rift. I’m not trying to kill you.
Daelin: Maybe not, but I
don’t fully trust you either.
Earl: I’m harmless. It’s
my supposed ‘friend’ from the rift that can’t be trusted. He’s hiding
something.
Daelin: Yeah, something
big. We better find out what it is before we’re all dead.
Hmmm, thank you both. The rest of us will have to ponder just how far this Rift and it's denizens might spread. I urge my readers to read on and keep tabs on what might be coming next.
To help us all out M Pas has a great offer. If you need to catch up on the Rifters you can read books 1 & 2 in
the Rifter series for free by becoming an M. Pax Reader. ENTER
MY DIMENSION
Don't pass that up.
And. Dec. 1, the third in the series releases. The Reader, releases! Grab it quick! Don't get blind-sided by the denizens of the Rift.
Buy
links for The Reader:
iBook / Nook / GooglePlay / Kobo / Smashwords / inktera / Scribd
With the rift closed for the season and no more
monsters to fight, Daelin Long gets bored as librarian in the podunk town of
Settler, Oregon. A job interview and her brother’s arrival present a tempting
opportunity to escape, until her brother and her best friend, a ghost,
disappear.
While Daelin searches for them, more mysteries pile
up: dead people coming back to life, portraits of the town founders replaced
with strange white trees, and people on the other side of the rift returning.
It’s impossible. The portal that allows monsters from other universes to come
to Earth is sealed until next summer.
The Rifters, a secret group protecting our world,
believe the troubles are nothing more than the tantrums of an offended ghost.
Daelin disagrees. If she’s right, the evil hell-bent on destroying Earth has
new technology making the rift more deadly.
Before the monster summons the next apocalypse,
Daelin must find it and destroy it.
Thanks for the interview Daelin and Earl, and for introducing us to them M Pax. Looking forward to the next adventure and whatever might crawl, sling, fly or splat out of the rift!
