This Blitz is a bit of a change of pace for us We are doing something different and fun as Author Ren Garcia is making YouTube videos telling you the backstory of each chapter in his book and then narrating the chapter. The Treasure Hunt Questions will be based on the videos and you can answer the questions in the Rafflecopter.
Ren Garcia is a Science Fiction/Fantasy author and Texas native who grew up in western Ohio. He has been writing since before he could write, often scribbling alien lingo on any available wall or floor with assorted crayons. He attended The Ohio State University and majored in English Literature.
Ren has been an avid lover of anything surreal since childhood. He also has a passion for caving, urban archaeology, taking pictures of clouds, and architecture. He currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, and their four dogs.
Raised in the dark under the lash of the Black Hat Sisterhood, when the woman who would become known as Kat, is sent on a suicide mission into the heart of the League, she was not expected to survive. Her mission: discover the identity of the fabled Shadow tech Goddess, a being who does not exist. All other considerations, including her possible death, are secondary.
But, Kat is guided by higher powers, by merciful hands that feed her, clothe her and whisper in her ear. As she watches the sun rise for the first time, she recalls their words: “Be strong,” they said. “You have much to live for.
YouTube Clip:
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The answer to Treasure Hunt Question #9 is in this video.
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Snippet:
It was a long
trip to Tyrol, the Black Hat antsy, obsessed with her padded seat, refusing to
sit still, clutching her basket, her head thrust out the window. The Autocar
kept dispensing spritzes of air fragrance to offset the Black Hat’s dank
mustiness. At last, the hellish journey neared its end and the Autocar came
down from over the sea and settled into the flat familiar lanes and marshes of
Esther, floating just over the cobbles, winding through the neck of the Eastern
Continent north of Rustam, nearing Tyrol. The flat olive green Estherlands
seemed to bore her. She turned her attention from the window to him, staring
the whole time, studying his face, making him uncomfortable.
trip to Tyrol, the Black Hat antsy, obsessed with her padded seat, refusing to
sit still, clutching her basket, her head thrust out the window. The Autocar
kept dispensing spritzes of air fragrance to offset the Black Hat’s dank
mustiness. At last, the hellish journey neared its end and the Autocar came
down from over the sea and settled into the flat familiar lanes and marshes of
Esther, floating just over the cobbles, winding through the neck of the Eastern
Continent north of Rustam, nearing Tyrol. The flat olive green Estherlands
seemed to bore her. She turned her attention from the window to him, staring
the whole time, studying his face, making him uncomfortable.
“It’s quite
rude to stare,” he said.
rude to stare,” he said.
“Garment,” she
replied, ignoring his remark.
replied, ignoring his remark.
“Pardon?”
“I have spent
a great deal of time thinking about this. Your name shall be ‘Man in Garment
the Color of Mercy’. I am a giver of names. You are wearing a magnificent
garment, and ‘Garment’, for short, shall be your name.” She seemed rather proud
of herself.
a great deal of time thinking about this. Your name shall be ‘Man in Garment
the Color of Mercy’. I am a giver of names. You are wearing a magnificent
garment, and ‘Garment’, for short, shall be your name.” She seemed rather proud
of herself.
Stenstrom was
astonished. “This ‘garment’ is my HRN coat, and I already have a name,” he said
perfunctorily.
astonished. “This ‘garment’ is my HRN coat, and I already have a name,” he said
perfunctorily.
She seemed
puzzled, cocking her head to one side. “Like the sky, you are named already?”
puzzled, cocking her head to one side. “Like the sky, you are named already?”
“Yes,” he
said, having no idea what she was talking about. “Yes, that is correct.”
said, having no idea what she was talking about. “Yes, that is correct.”
“Who named
you?”
you?”
“My bloody
parents, that’s who.”
parents, that’s who.”
Silence. The
Autocar moved steadily down the road, the skies turning wet and gray. He was
sharing a ride with a filthy, smelly, tangled, barefoot Black Hat slathered in
Shadow tech and stale food like a bum passed out behind a pub, but the rules of
courtesy and standard decorum won out. He decided to offer his name, as was
proper.
Autocar moved steadily down the road, the skies turning wet and gray. He was
sharing a ride with a filthy, smelly, tangled, barefoot Black Hat slathered in
Shadow tech and stale food like a bum passed out behind a pub, but the rules of
courtesy and standard decorum won out. He decided to offer his name, as was
proper.
“I am
Stenstrom, Lord of Belmont-South Tyrol, son of Stenstrom the Older, captain of
the Fleet Warbird Caroline, and of Jubilee, 7th Lady
of Tyrol.”
Stenstrom, Lord of Belmont-South Tyrol, son of Stenstrom the Older, captain of
the Fleet Warbird Caroline, and of Jubilee, 7th Lady
of Tyrol.”
The Black Hat
listened and wasn’t impressed. “Garment is better,” she proclaimed. “I have
named many.”
listened and wasn’t impressed. “Garment is better,” she proclaimed. “I have
named many.”
“Who have you
named?” he asked.
named?” he asked.
She opened her
mouth to answer, but then her eyes went lost, staring out in confusion, as if
she couldn’t remember those she had named.
mouth to answer, but then her eyes went lost, staring out in confusion, as if
she couldn’t remember those she had named.
More silence.
Again, decorum won out. “And what is your name?” he finally asked.
Again, decorum won out. “And what is your name?” he finally asked.
“I am Kat.”
“Kat? Just
Kat?
Kat?
“I am Kat. The
gods named me Kat.”
gods named me Kat.”
“I see. The
gods again …” –Lord Stenstrom and Kat share a ride
to his home in Tyrol.
gods again …” –Lord Stenstrom and Kat share a ride
to his home in Tyrol.
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Treasure Hunt Questions 9-11: (put your answers in the rafflecopter below)
(One of the Rafflecopter Prizes is specifically for the Treasure Hunt
Winner)
Winner)
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The Shadow tech Goddess – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SS-q4SLWHU
The Shadow tech Goddess – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SS-q4SLWHU
Question: What part of her face will the Shadow tech
Goddess not allow A-Ram to see?
Goddess not allow A-Ram to see?
A: Her ears
B: Her nose
C: Her eyes
D: Her hair
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The Library of Time – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZrLYQMEJV4
The Library of Time – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZrLYQMEJV4
Question: What monster does the Shadow tech Goddess pick
to attack Bellathauser?
to attack Bellathauser?
A: The Bubbler
B: The Clacker
C: The Mighty Fibbon
D: The Great Seal
Question: Which Covus
is selected by A-Ram and Alesta from the list?
is selected by A-Ram and Alesta from the list?
A: Prof Hannah-Ben Shurlamp
B: Logan Tom
C: Tregga the Naked
D: Kat
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