HALTERES TEASER!!!

OK guys, here's my new and improved query. I slightly modified it due to spoilers contained therein. Let me know what you think!

Halteres lives. Many think they’re the center of the universe. Well, Nyk is. He just doesn’t know it yet. No one knows, except for Archon. Nyk is about to become the most coveted being on the planet, for within his atomic structure lies the power to alter its future.

Halteres has awoken. The source of all power awaits deliverance. Time has come for the Kynoi to reemerge, and bring with it calibration; punctuated equilibrium with extreme prejudice.

Halteres has spoken. It is the conduit for the Kynoi. And Nyk is the key. Only he can assemble the components necessary to open the portal. Only he can alter the planet’s destiny. He is the Nexus.

Halteres is hungry. Nyk’s self-imposed exile exposes his power to those who yearn for it, and those who wish to exploit it. His journey brings together the Comrades of the Kynoi; a multi-species troupe of gifted misfits from across the planet; guided by their own powers to join him, protect him, save him. While Archon seeks to use this power to escape the planet.

Halteres is dying. Nyk and his Comrades must find out that some forces shouldn’t be meddled with before the fate of the entire planet is decided. What begins as a journey of self-discovery for one gifted soul turns into an epic struggle for survival; a precursor to global war.

HALTERES is a science fiction/fantasy of 105,000 words with series potential. It is complete with appendices that include a glossary, technical information and maps.

BRIMS

Brims is the fire priestess.  A master of spatial combustion, both internal and external.  She is also Haltierre (along with Nyk), born during the same Syzygy that gave rise to our hero.

Yes, she can conjure fire.  She can manifest and manipulate giant balls of flame; launch projectiles of incinerating atmosphere at her enemies.  Big deal, right?  Well, she can also use this conjured flame to see souls and map them anywhere on the planet; especially ones that demonstrate a strong connection to the Kynoi.  She and Nyk are both very strong Ky (Kynoi bearers).

She has another very unfortunate gift.  Her internal fire can overwhelm any male it comes in contact with, regardless of species or level of sentience.  She is the universal seductress.  But using this power produces a particularly strong Kynoi flux; a phenomenon that slowly devours bearers of the Kynoi from the inside.

Where is she now?  Looking for Nyk, of course, just like everyone else.

ASIDE

I'm not a good blogger.  I just starteded, ya know.  When I'm in my book, I'm like, 'Blam! Wham! KaBloomy!'  But when I'm describing my book to others, in whichever format, I'm like, 'poop.'  I wouldn't ascribe myself the title of savant, but damn...

Please forgive the awkwardness of my posts.  They mostly suck; mostly.  But I'm learning.  I'm learning.

Maybe this little disconnect with my explanatations of my werk is a problem with my story.  Maybe if I define the themes, characters and conflicts better within, I could aspane them better without.  Are you receiving what I'm transmitting?  Coo.

BTFW, mispellations are on for purpose.  I amn't no idget.  I just like havin' fun wit word usements (Steve Martin, bless his wild and crazy soul).

Help me Strunk & White, you're my only hope (Star Wars).

Well, time to travel back to Halteres for more rewrites.  Am I trying to escape from something?  You're GD right I am.  Will you join moi?

NYK

Nyk, why don't you tell the audience a little about yourself?  Then you can answer some of the Proust Character Questionnaire.

Alright.  I guess I'm the main protagonist of the story.  That's what happens when you're conceived during the Syzygy in the Zygote Pools on the Seraphic Mesa by the Fylax.

I know, I'm confused too.  Supposedly, I'm the most powerful Haltierre who has ever existed.  But this power didn't make me a leader.  It made me a pariah.  I didn't mean to garner so much animosity and resentment.  I'm just being myself; my big, awkward, powerful self.  Thank you very much, Kynoi.  Oh, that's the power I yield.  Not seen so strong in an individual since before the times of the Ergae Syn.  Or so I've been told.

My foster mother, Dama, was the only one who kept me from being outright banished from the clan.  Now she's gone.  I miss her, but I carry her with me always.

Questions?

1. My idea of perfect happiness is having my Dama back, and living in synergy with the Haltierre.  Maybe Brims can join me.

2. My greatest fear is never being accepted, and never learning what my true purpose is.

3. The trait I most deplore in myself is my inability to understand and control my power.

4. The trait I most deplore in others is being closed minded and judgmental.

5. The person...living...I most admire is Brims.  I would love to get to know her.  I think she understands my situation.  Why does she keep her distance?

How's that for a start? 

Oh, I'm 14 feet tall.  I weigh 440 pounds.  I have four arms, two short ones coming out of my obliques and two really long ones where you think they might be.  The upper ones each have 'Y' shaped forearms.  They can protract into wings.  I can't fly (yet), but I can glide like a giant flying squirrel.

I live in Astir Espera South, in the deep canyons of Octor Sulcus.  Drop in, but beware of the noctvyl.

This is my blog

Hello There!

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you're ready to enter the world of Halteres.  I've said it many times, "This means something.  This is important."  Richard Dreyfuss from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  This project had been gnawing at my creative centers for the better part of a decade.  I even made a model of Halteres out of mashed potatoes (papier mache actually).

You'll get a lot more here than on my facebook page.

facebook.com/halteres.novel

That's more for daily updates and progress in getting published.

This is where the details live.  I'll be going into character profiles, nomenclature, and histories.  I don't want to reveal too much, just entice.  Can't be having any spoilers.

So, welcome.  Put down your landing gear and step off the transport.  The air is fine, on this side.  Just beware of noctvyl.

LAUNCH

Halteres- Ready for Launch.  Testing.  Testing.  Is this thing on?