A
major publishing event! Today’s release day for Kayelle Allen’s
amazing new dystopian scifi novel Bringer of Chaos: The Origins ofPietas. If you’ve been noticing Kayelle’s gorgeous posters and
enigmatic quotes over the past few weeks, I’m sure you’re as intrigued as I am.
Read
on for more information on this ground breaking book. And don’t
miss Kayelle’s giveaway at the end!
Blurb
Two enemy warriors: one
human, one immortal. Different in belief, alike in spirit, marooned
together on an alien world.
Imprisoned and in
isolation over a year without food or water, the immortal Pietas
survives. Though broken in body, his intellect and will are intact,
thanks to Six, the special ops warrior who captured him, but kept him
sane. The warrior had no hand in his deprivation and, like Pietas,
was betrayed by his own kind. When Pietas is abandoned on an alien
world with nothing but his honor--and Six--he must find and rejoin
other immortal exiles. After centuries of war, Pietas detests humans
and kills them on sight, but he is too damaged to continue on his
own. Though he despises needing help, he allows Six to nurture and
restore him to full strength, and then accompany him. As they cross
the planet together on foot, the immortal begins to wonder if he has
found his first human friend, or if Six is loyal only because Pietas
could keep the others from tearing him to shreds. This human will
either be his closest living friend, or the one whose betrayal will
trigger all-out vengeance by the most powerful immortal ever born.
Immortal.
Warrior. Outcasts. Traitors took everything. Except their honor.
You are human.
Unworthy.
A foreword from
Pietas
This book you hold is
being presented as fiction, but it did happen. It is as real as the
air you breathe. It is not a first-person story, but it does follow
my point of view.
I would never have
allowed a human to know these things, but a friend persuaded me there
can be no vengeance unless those in the wrong know what they did.
When one has wronged another, one must face the consequences.
Having
been persuaded to tell the story, I now allow it to be placed into
your hands. I want you to know the truth. Why? Because other Ultras
have hidden the truth. Buried it beneath fables and false retellings,
as if you were a child unable to bear harsh reality. Unwilling to
face the consequences of what your kind has done.
Above
all, I will not lie to you.
When
I come for you, I want the satisfaction of seeing your regret for
what your ancestors did to my kind. I want to see your fear, and
taste your terror.
This
is no horror story. It's merely science fiction. Tell yourself it is
only fable, if that will help you sleep. By all means, human, do
sleep.
Read
this, if you dare to know the truth.
~
Pietas
Prologue
In the twenty-seventh
century on Earth, genslaves were supreme among all humanity's genetic
creations. They fulfilled man's every desire. They recuperated from
disease and injury so fast they were all but immortal. Their strength
far exceeded man's. Specific, ingrained abilities limited upward and
lateral movement among the servant classes, keeping genslaves in jobs
with no chance of advancement.
Bred
to require little rest, labor-genslaves performed menial and
repetitive tasks, with enough intelligence to work, but not enough to
aspire beyond their station. Warriors possessed unmeasured strength
and massive size. They fought humanity's wars, died so man didn't
have to suffer, and were reborn to fight again. The physically weaker
classes had more intelligence. Healer-genslaves obtained vast amounts
of skill in medicine and designed cures for disease. Artists created
beauty. Nurturers and teachers cared for humanity's children.
Scientist-genslaves designed additional genslaves, to make man's life
even more pleasant. All classes were created with genetic shackles of
obedience, making them content to remain subservient.
While
humanity relaxed, secure in a position of power, genslave-scientists
created a new order of beings with free will. It will be argued
through the ages whether the creation arose from faulty programming,
or a desire for freedom, but the new creatures were not hampered by
genetic restraints.
They
took the name Ultra, and did as they pleased. Ultras were brains and
brawn. No matter how difficult the problem, Ultras solved it. No
matter how horrific or grisly their wounds, Ultras survived. Disease
did not touch them. Starvation did not stop them. Even death did not
hold them long.
The
creation of Ultras changed everything.
When
Ultras demanded freedom, humans claimed them soulless, inferior,
unworthy, and undeserving of equality. Humans tried to silence them,
and when that failed, punished them. The Ultras seized their liberty
by force. Emboldened by the Ultras' success, other genslaves
rebelled, and began calling themselves Ultras as well. The First
Cycle of Wars devastated half the galaxy. In the Terran Crescent and
the Colonies of Man, power tilted toward Ultras. They ruled the
starways. Ultras tightened restrictions and limited trade, allowing
mankind meager freedoms, and no more mercy than man had shown them.
Humans served, subservient to their former slaves.
Not
all genslaves wanted war. Some concealed their genetic differences
and abilities, and lived among humans--as human. The rumor that
genslaves hid among them spawned the Human Pure movement. Purges
wiped out non-human traits and enhanced sensory perceptions. Humanity
weakened itself by outlawing genetic healing or correction. They
identified anything and anyone considered unnatural. Anyone
different hid it or faced death by fire, from which Ultras
could not revive. For the human underground, the weapon of choice
became a flamethrower.
Among
Ultras, leadership arose that considered humans redeemable. They
sought to allow humans more freedom, and give them a voice in their
own government. They hoped a kinder relationship would bring an end
to galaxy-wide conflict. They hoped peace would halt senseless death
and destruction, foster growth, and increase trade.
In
4536 AD, after centuries of war, Ultras and humans met to discuss a
truce.
But
that is according to legend. Here, you will learn the truth.
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11 comments:
Lisabet, thank you for going the extra mile for me on this. I appreciate what you did. :)
This sounds like a most intriguing story. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
It wasn't till recently I discovered Kayelle and quickly found myself devouring her backlist. I have read Bringer of Chaos and can say honestly it is well worth the read. Whether you love or hate Pietas from the previous books after reading Bringer of Chaos you'll at least understand him and respect him.
Thank you for hosting!
I hope Bringer of Chaos is hugely successful.
But I didn't realize Pietas was a character from a previous book (as implied by a comment below).
Ms. Kayelle is a master at world building and the Queen of storytelling!
Thankyou, Sue. Gratifying words. :)
Trying this again. ;) Dragon, hearing this mini-review makes all the work worthwhile. Thank you.
Yes, he's been the villain in several books. He's the king, but the other characters fear him, and for good reason. To write more books in the Tarthian Empire saga, I realized I had to know Pietas better, hence Bringer of Chaos.
I hope you'll check it out. There's a series about the book on my blog. Look for 30 Days of Chaos. I posted a snippet and an insight every day during April. You can read the entire first chapter on the site as well.
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