Today MG/YA Blog Tour takes us to visit Sue Perkins, author of the MG novel Spirit Stealer. I hope you enjoy her delightful post.
Where has the month gone? This is my last visit on the MuseItUp Young Adult/ Middle Grade Blog Tour. I’ve visited a lot of lovely people and so many different blogs and enjoyed every minute of it. I’d like to thank CK for inviting me to visit her blog today.
Who am I? My name is Sue Perkins and I live in the South Island of New Zealand. I love to read and write fantasy books. Reading favorites for adult fantasy are David Eddings, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Naomi Novik. For Young Adult or Middle Grade I love Brian Jacques, Jenny Nimmo and Terry Pratchett. I know Terry’s in twice but his Wee Free Men series on Discworld is hilarious as is his Bromeliad about the world of the gnomes.
My writing career has encompassed contemporary and historical romance and I have had several adult fantasy books published. I am now stretching my wings and Spirit Stealer my first Middle Grade fantasy will be released by MuseItUp Publishing in October.
Blurb
Spirit Stealer is set in the nighttime world of a library. After the library closes the characters emerge from the books and float around the library, scaring any children who have been accidentally locked in. These phantoms are playful but the evil green Spirit Stealer lurks in the basement. He takes control of the nighttime world, using the phantoms to drive the children into his evil clutches.
Excerpt
The clock in the market square struck half past eleven. Fader stopped reading as a whooshing noise welled up the stairs. He shivered when he heard an eerie wail. Something invisible brushed past him. He heard groans and clanking of metal from further along the back wall. He crept from his hiding place, keeping the last bookshelves between him and the rear of the building.
Fader stuck his head round the final barrier, ready to pull back. Swirls of white mist appeared and disappeared in the air. He’d forgotten about the book in his hand. A misty vapour shot from the pages to join the other swirls of white. Fader dropped the book with a gasp.
The clock in the square struck midnight, and the mist vanished. A hollow groan heralded its departure.
Fader shook his head. The mist and noises appeared harmless. They showed no recognition of his existence. What were they doing? A new library building shouldn’t have the ghosts found in an older building.
He watched the same thing happen night after night, but the mists grew denser and the noises more intense. They sharpened, allowing Fader to see the shapes making the noises. One night a fascinated Fader watched a Viking stomp down the aisle, his axe held high above his horned helmet, the metal links on his leather armour clanking loudly.
A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex rushed through the cross aisle, mouth open as it roared, head swaying from side to side, searching for prey. Fader shrank back into the shadows when he noticed a large striped cat creeping along the top of the bookshelves.
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Thanks for hosting me for my last blog stop, CK. It’s been great fun hasn’t it?
Don’t forget to leave a comment. You’ll find several of my fellow MuseItUp authors have visited. See you there.
http://sueperkinsauthor.blogspot.com
http://www.sueperkinsauthor.com
http://museituppublishing.blogspot.com/p/muse-bookstore.html
Yes, this has been great fun Sue. Thanks for joining us here today. It's been a joy having you.
C.K. Volnek
Where has the month gone? This is my last visit on the MuseItUp Young Adult/ Middle Grade Blog Tour. I’ve visited a lot of lovely people and so many different blogs and enjoyed every minute of it. I’d like to thank CK for inviting me to visit her blog today.
Who am I? My name is Sue Perkins and I live in the South Island of New Zealand. I love to read and write fantasy books. Reading favorites for adult fantasy are David Eddings, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Naomi Novik. For Young Adult or Middle Grade I love Brian Jacques, Jenny Nimmo and Terry Pratchett. I know Terry’s in twice but his Wee Free Men series on Discworld is hilarious as is his Bromeliad about the world of the gnomes.
My writing career has encompassed contemporary and historical romance and I have had several adult fantasy books published. I am now stretching my wings and Spirit Stealer my first Middle Grade fantasy will be released by MuseItUp Publishing in October.
Blurb
Spirit Stealer is set in the nighttime world of a library. After the library closes the characters emerge from the books and float around the library, scaring any children who have been accidentally locked in. These phantoms are playful but the evil green Spirit Stealer lurks in the basement. He takes control of the nighttime world, using the phantoms to drive the children into his evil clutches.
Excerpt
The clock in the market square struck half past eleven. Fader stopped reading as a whooshing noise welled up the stairs. He shivered when he heard an eerie wail. Something invisible brushed past him. He heard groans and clanking of metal from further along the back wall. He crept from his hiding place, keeping the last bookshelves between him and the rear of the building.
Fader stuck his head round the final barrier, ready to pull back. Swirls of white mist appeared and disappeared in the air. He’d forgotten about the book in his hand. A misty vapour shot from the pages to join the other swirls of white. Fader dropped the book with a gasp.
The clock in the square struck midnight, and the mist vanished. A hollow groan heralded its departure.
Fader shook his head. The mist and noises appeared harmless. They showed no recognition of his existence. What were they doing? A new library building shouldn’t have the ghosts found in an older building.
He watched the same thing happen night after night, but the mists grew denser and the noises more intense. They sharpened, allowing Fader to see the shapes making the noises. One night a fascinated Fader watched a Viking stomp down the aisle, his axe held high above his horned helmet, the metal links on his leather armour clanking loudly.
A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex rushed through the cross aisle, mouth open as it roared, head swaying from side to side, searching for prey. Fader shrank back into the shadows when he noticed a large striped cat creeping along the top of the bookshelves.
*********************
Thanks for hosting me for my last blog stop, CK. It’s been great fun hasn’t it?
Don’t forget to leave a comment. You’ll find several of my fellow MuseItUp authors have visited. See you there.
http://sueperkinsauthor.blogspot.com
http://www.sueperkinsauthor.com
http://museituppublishing.blogspot.com/p/muse-bookstore.html
Yes, this has been great fun Sue. Thanks for joining us here today. It's been a joy having you.
C.K. Volnek
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