Title: From the
Mountain
Author: L.L. Crane
Series: Mark of Powers (Book 1)
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Fiction
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: February 14 2015
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
What would you do if you were one of the last of your kind
on earth? Sixteen year old Teak’s Mark of Power has kept her alive, but will it
last? Although she is a trained killing
machine, it isn’t by choice. Slated to be one of Siv Gareth's elite soldiers,
her life seems to be on course, but she has a decision to make. Does she follow her father’s wishes and
become a soldier, or chase after her own dreams of training dragons? Persecuted, shunned, and tortured because of
her skin color, Teak is mad, and somebody is going to pay for it. Siv Gareth’s race war has just begun, and now
that the Purity Law has passed, the Destroyers are out in hordes to kill her
and any others with light skin. When she
shoots an arrow at Siv Gareth, a chain of events unwinds that ultimately threatens
her very existence. Accustomed to going
it alone, Teak finds herself on a long journey with a group of inept teens, and
she must learn to depend on them…or die.
When two boys enter the scene, one irritating and the other mesmerizing,
Teak wonders if she has a shot at a normal life. But will her lack of Power and
skin color ruin it? This dystopian society novel, Book 1 in the Mark of Power
Series, is riveting with suspense, action, betrayal, and the brimming hope of
romance.
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The man-made mountain was situated next to the ocean, waves
crashing violently against it as if they knew it didn’t belong there. At the very top of the mountain perched a
mansion, formed of smooth purple rock, so rare that it glistened against the
occasional sunlight. It was built like a
castle, with turrets and windows, even a moat of salty brine water bleeding in
from the ocean.
A prison was nestled at the base of the mountain, sections
of it actually winding into the packed earth of its lowest parts. Soldiers, dressed in red uniforms stood at
attention before its doors, long swords swinging from their belts. Further out from the mountain, was an area
they once called Presidio, housing the privileged…in mansions as glorious as
the one on top of the mountain…made of stone or rock, precious metal, the highest
quality of wood. The government officials lived there, although they were few
now. The healer. The Elite Army. Those with Power. And of course, the Destroyers.
Author Information
L.L. Crane lives in a remote area of Northern California
with her two horses, six goats, three dogs and two cats. When she was a child, L.L. Crane dreamed of
being a writer. She used the name, “Katie Bush” as a pen name for the
famous writer she hoped to become, cranking out book after book on her mom’s
old blue typewriter.
As life often has
twists and turns, L.L. Crane found herself becoming anything but a writer. She graduated with a B.A. in Education, even
though she was honored to begin her college career with the aid of writing
scholarships.
After becoming a teacher, raising three children primarily
on her own, as well as owning and operating a business, L.L. Crane finally
pursued her dreams and began writing novels.
She brings her own experiences from teaching and her love of animals to
her stories.
L.L. Crane is an avid reader and writer and loves children,
animals, reading, riding horses, and gnomes.
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