Incarnation: Wandering Stars Volume One (54 page)

“Yes,” she answered this time.  Her throat was constricted and the panic in her answer sounded obvious to her own ears.

“They are a peaceful people,” he continued. 
“Like the Chatsiyram, they are also descended from the Shayetham.  Their language is nearly identical to yours. 
We’ll be safe there.”

Sheyir smiled again and Sariel turned around, continuing to make his way
along the
rim of the canyon
.
  When he wasn’t looking, she exhaled the
breath that she’d been holding, but her heart continued to beat—so loud that she wondered if it was audible.  When Sariel had first rescued her, he asked if Semjaza had hurt her.  And she indicated that he hadn’t.  It wasn’t a lie.  But neither was it the whole truth.

Sooner or later, he’s going to
find out
, she thought with disappointment.
 
What will he think of me then?

Sariel
abruptly
stopped walking.  One of his hands reached back toward her, while the other went to his
forehead
.  He stood there for a moment, wavering on unsteady feet.  Slowly, he
crouched to the ground.

“My love
!
” Sheyir exclaimed, rushing forward.

Sariel was now down on his knees in the dirt.  One hand was clutching his stomach.

“What’s wrong?  Are you alright?”

Sariel looked up with
a sad
resignation in his eyes.  “Something has changed. 
I…  I can’t
s
hift
.”  He squinted as if he we
re exerting himself.  “I can’t
s
hape
either.”

Sheyir knelt down and picked his hand up from the ground,
feeling the damp soil between their
intertwin
ed
fingers
.  “
You can’t go back, can you
?”

Sariel shook his head from
side
to side. 
Slowly, the lines of concern running across
his
forehead softened and seemed to change places, moving to the sides of his eyes as his expression turned to a smile.

“I wouldn’t, even if I was still able,” he assured her.

The Awakened Series

Over five thousand years ago, a renegade faction of angels abandoned the spiritual realm and began their inhabitation of earth. Worshiped as gods for their wisdom and power, they corrupted the realm of the physical and forever altered the cour
se of history.

Amidst the chaos of a dying world, a lone voice foretold the awakening of a warrior who would bring an end to this evil perpetrated against all of creation. But with the cataclysmic destruction of earth and rebirth of humanity, the prophecy went unfulfilled and eventually faded from th
e memory of our kind—until now!

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The physical dimension is fractured. What remain now are numerous fragmented worlds moving simultaneously through time, sharing a common history, connected only by a
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On a parallel earth, in the city of Bastul, Colonel Adair Lorus disappears while investigating the death of an informant, triggering a series of events which will tear his family apart and set in motion the resolution of an ancient struggle.
Kael, sentenced to death after rising up against the cruel leadership of his new step-father, is rescued from prison and trained in the arts of war by a mystical order of clerics.
Excelling in every aspect of his training, Kael inwardly struggles to give himself fully to the methods of his new family, or the god they worship.
Maeryn, bitter over the disappearance of her husband and supposed execution of her son, fears for her life at the hands of her newly appointed husband.
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After fighting his way back from a paralyzing defeat, Kael resolves to bring an end to the enemies of the Orudan Empire.
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and Beyond…

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The Wandering Stars Series

Deep in the recesses of the human soul, echoes and shadows survive—remnants of a time long-forgotten.
These memories refuse
to die, striv
ing
for existence
by
taking the form of myths and legends which continue to shape human history across the
boundaries of time and culture.

This is their story—where it all began.

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Awakened
series, Jason Tesar sets in motion a sweeping
fantasy
epic birthed at the very foundations of humanity
when
our
prehistoric
world collided with s
upernatural
forces,
spawning
an
age
of
mythological
creatures and heroes.

Incarnation
:
Volume One

Since the ages before time was measured, the angelic races have existed.  Unseen by our eyes
,
they move through creation, shaping our world, sustaining our existence, and battling demonic hordes.  But the war is changing; the battle lines are expanding into
new frontiers and the next
epoch is emerging.

S
even hundred years after the first humans were exiled from their home
,
their descendants have pushed eastward into a prehistoric wilderness.  In a land shrouded by mist and superstition, primitive tribes struggle to establish new civilizations, unaware that their world is about to change forever.

Weary from unceasing conflict, Sariel, legendary warrior of the Myndarym, crosses into the
T
emporal
R
ealm in search of the only one who can bring him peace.  But he is not the first; others have already begun their inhabitation. As the dominance of their kingdom spreads, threatening to engulf all of humanity, Sariel finds himself standing between his own kind and the one he loves
and must embrace the life he abandoned in order to secure her freedom.

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and Beyond…

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Jason Tesar lives with his wife and two children in Colorado.  He works in the microelectronics industry improving and developing processes, and writing technical documentation for integrated circuits manufacturing.  In his personal time he enjoys graphic design, playing guitar, reading books, watching movies, and doing anything outdoors with his family.  To learn more about Jason
and get behind-the-scenes info on
The Awakened
and
Wandering Stars
series
, visit his
blog
,
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,
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The following is a glossary of names, titles, terms, places, and characters that are used throughout this and subsequent books of the
Wandering Stars
series
.

The
vowels
section
below contains characters, or
arrangement
s
of
characters, which are used in the pronunciation section of glossary entr
ies
.  Each vowel sound is followed by an example of common words using the same sound.

The
additional consonants
section
also
contains characters, or arrangements of characters, which are
used in the pronunciation section of glossary entries.  These sounds are
not used in the English language, but
examples
are found
in other languages and are listed for reference.

Glossary entries
contain the word or phrase, its correct pronunciation
(
including syllables and emphasi
s
)
, the translation of the word or phrase, its culture of derivation, and a description.  The format for each entry is as follows:

W
ord
or phrase
  \pro
-
nun
-
ci
-
a
-
tion\
 
translation
 
[
D
erivation
]
 
D
escription

Vowels

[a]
a
pple, s
a
d

[ey] h
a
te, d
ay

[ah]
a
rm, f
a
ther

[ai
r
]
d
a
re, c
a
reful

[e]
e
mpty,
g
e
t

[ee]
ea
t, s
ee

[eer] ear, hero, beer

[er]
ea
rly, w
o
rd

[i]
i
t, f
i
n
i
sh

[ahy]
s
i
ght, bl
i
nd

[o]
o
dd,
fr
o
st