After the Garden (The Memory Bearers Saga) (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1505201616 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author "New futures from old horizons" Michelle Browne is a sci fi/fantasy writer from Calgary, AB. . She is currently working on the next books in her series, other people's manuscripts, and drinking as much tea as humanly possible. Her days revolve around freelance editing, jewelry, phuquerie, and nightmares. She has a cat and a partner-in-crime
Memories of another life and lover guide her, but are they even hers? She is a Bearer--keeper of past lifetimes and gifted with strange talents. Threatened from without and within, can the Bearers even trust each other? Powers will rise and alliances will be forged in a dark new world. Ember must find her answers away from safe Longquan Village, snared instead in the sensuality and dangers of the city. Reader discretion is advised.. The Memory Bearers are coming. This book includes violent and mature content. Hidden among spider farmers and slaves, prostitutes and weavers, a nest of people like her are waiting. A powerful man outside the city raises his forces, determined to hunt down the 'demons' who could taint his followers
Confident and at Times Poetic Diogenes 'After the Garden' has the feeling of the beginning of an epic series. The narrative is unhurried, the characters and their respective backgrounds unfolding at a measured pace.We are in familiar Michelle Browne territory, on a post-apocalyptic world. Here, memories of the Time Before are scattered, much like the subsistence-living survivors. The City has been reinvented as a low-tech farmers' marketplace, while its skyscrapers stand empty and rotting. Feared religious c. Ian T. Healy said Good start to a longer saga. Browne delivers a creative and well-considered post-apocalyptic world filled with people trying to haul themselves out of the ashes as well as the old standbys of religious cults. The pastoral life of the small silk farm is interesting, with spiders the size of basketballs that purr and hiss, and the characters have unusual abilities that make them stand out. The pacing is slow at times but the snippets of memories of life before the fall of civilization make a tantaliz. chettsgenie said Highly Recommended. 'After the Garden' is the start of a dystopian series following Ember, a woman who is having memories of another life.Having enjoyed the author's other novels, I knew I had to pick this one up too. It's a slow burner, but the pace is just right to allow the reader to slip into and gradually become fully immersed in amazing world Browne has created. The characters are interesting, the plot intriguing and the setting detailed and believable. The series is off to a great s
. She has a cat and a partner-in-crime. She is currently working on the next books in her series, other people's manuscripts, and drinking as much tea as humanly possible. "New futures from old horizons" Michelle Browne is a sci fi/fantasy writer from Calgary, AB. Her days revolve around freelance editing, jewelry, phuquerie, and nightmares