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Marionettes
By Kerry Alan Denney
Publisher: Juju Mojo Publications
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Length: 300 Pages
ISBN: 978-1530328406
About the book:
Resuscitated
after he drowns and dies in a flood, David Flint discovers he has returned from
the other side with an uncanny ability: He can “jump” into people’s bodies and
minds, and control their thoughts and actions.
David believes it's a gift,
and wants to use it to help people. Then four members of a ruthless drug ring
savagely attack his fiancée and leave her in a coma, and David tries to use his
new power to destroy the whole ring. But the ringleader, a voodoo priest known
as the Zombie Master, is a formidable man with a deadly secret: He has the same
incredible ability as David.
When the two human marionette
masters clash in a brutal bloody showdown, using the ring’s members as their
puppets, David discovers he’s battling for much more than his life—he’s
fighting to rid the world of an evil human abomination.
Marionettes illuminates the
greatest achievements of the human spirit and the darkest corridors of our
minds, and answers the age-old question: What are the consequences of absolute
power?
EXCERPTIn the first “dream” I was a plump black woman striding down a hospital corridor, joyfully belting out a gospel tune. Although I’d never heard it before, I knew all the lyrics and melodies. This was odd, for though I was a luthier by trade, I could barely carry a tune in a bucket. My specialty was wood and strings, so it was a joy to hear “my” mellifluous voice ring out in the hospital hallway.“Hi, Danielle,” an attractive nurse greeted me as I passed her.“Hey, Julia,” I said, returning to the tune without losing rhythm.How did I know who Julia was? I looked down at my feet, clad in regulation white shoes, and heard the swish of my green scrubs as my thick thighs rubbed them together.“Trippy” didn’t come close to defining the moment. It was as real as anything I ever felt or knew.I’m a thirty-five-year-old white man, not a fifty-something stout black female nurse with enormous breasts. And yet I was, now. I was intimately familiar with “my” body, and suddenly knowledgeable about medical terminology and equipment.I/Danielle turned and entered a patient’s room, still singing about Jesus. I knew it was grumpy old Mr. Dayton’s room, but was clueless as to how I knew that. I also knew Mr. Dayton suffered from cirrhosis and hepatitis because he couldn’t stay off the sauce, and though they were only words denoting diseases to David Flint the guitar and violin maker, the “me" that was Danielle knew exactly what they meant.“I need a damn drink,” Dayton grumbled.“We don’t serve alcohol in this hospital, Mr. Dayton.”“Wanna go home. Shouldn’t have to be here.”“You know you have to have that surgery, Mr. D,” I said, and clucked my tongue, which is something I would never do.“Changed my mind. Need a drink. Bad.”“Drinking is what put you here in the first place.”“Don’t care. Hurtin’ for a drink.”This was too much for me, too real to be a dream. Mr. Dayton reminded me too much of my father, after Mother died.I wanted out of the dream, and just like that, as if my wish precipitated it, I woke in my hospital bed, head pounding and throat on fire. For a while there was pain, my dependable old friend, but this was pain of the body and mind, not of the heart and spirit. I struggled again for the memory of what happened to me, but the harder I strained for it, the darker and more forbidding the encroaching waters became.Unable to find the elusive memory, I turned what was left of my mind to trying to discern which was the dream and which was reality—if, in fact, there was any reality for me anymore. The blend became even more confusing when the pretty angel/nurse visited me again.“Try to turn your head face up, David, so I can give you some ice chips,” she said.
Colleagues and readers have
dubbed Kerry Alan Denney The Reality Bender. The multiple
award-winning author of the paranormal thrillers Dreamweavers (Juju Mojo
Publications, August 2015) and Soulsnatcher (Juju Mojo Publications, April
2014), the post-apocalyptic sci-fi/ horror thriller Jagannath (Permuted Press,
February 2015), and numerous short stories published online and in anthologies,
Kerry blends elements of the supernatural, paranormal, sci-fi, fantasy, and
horror in his work: speculative fiction at its wildest and craziest. With joy,
malicious glee, and a touch of madness, he writes reality-bending thrillers,
even when the voices don’t compel him to. His protagonists are his children,
and he loves them as dearly as he despises his antagonists... even when he has
to kill them.
On July 24, 2015, Jagannath
became a #1 Amazon bestseller. On March 31, 2015, Soulsnatcher won 2nd Place as
2014 Book of the Year in The Drunken Druid’s International Book Award
competition. Jagannath and Soulsnatcher each received a rave blurb from New
York Times bestselling author James Rollins.
Kerry lives in Stone
Mountain, Georgia with his golden retriever Holly Jolly, a veteran professional
Therapy Dog, where he is currently writing his next supernatural thriller...
and deciding who to kill in it.
Be on the lookout for Kerry’s
new post-apocalyptic/ paranormal thriller A Mighty Rolling Thunder, coming
December 3, 2016 from Burning Willow Press.
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Congrats on the tour and thank you for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, and good luck. :)
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWhat was the inspiration for your book?
ReplyDeleteGreat question, Mai, thanks for asking. Humans controlling and manipulating other humans is certainly not a new idea: Dan Simmons did it in CARRION COMFORT, Richard Laymon in BODY RIDES, and F. Paul Wilson in SIBS — all three of which I loved.
DeleteHowever, they all three approached the mind control concept from a “negative” perspective — in other words, they wrote from an angle of immoral people using the incredible ability for their own personal gain, and the destruction of their human puppets, a conscienceless abuse and exploitation featuring their depravity.
I wanted to explore the concept from a fresh, “positive” perspective: My protagonist David Flint is basically a compassionate and righteous man despite the recent devastating tragedy he suffered. When he discovers he’s returned from the land of the dead with this amazing power, he wants to use it for good, to help people. A series of violent events conspires to force him to use it for wicked ends, and although there’s lots of action, a lot of the story is about his struggle with his conscience to keep from abusing the power and leaving a path of destruction in his wake.
There’s humor, hope, romance, violence, good versus evil, and lots of heart in this tale. Pick up a copy today and find out for yourself!
Thanks and happy reading. :)
I am excited to read this book. It is now on the top of my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, Misty, and thank you. I'm confident you'll love it. Happy reading!
DeleteAnother great excerpt. Sounds fascinating
ReplyDeleteThanks MomJane... hope you grab a copy and find out for yourself. :)
DeleteThanks to Queen of All She Reads for featuring me and MARIONETTES today! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this one, I loved the excerpt! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria, I'm looking forward to seeing your thoughts on MARIONETTES. Happy reading! :)
DeleteReally enjoyed your bio.
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky... it was fun to compose! Hope you check out my work, I'm confident you will be hooked! :)
DeleteLove a book with a good mix, evil and good, and I really like the cover, it is different then most, and very eye catching,. thank you for the giveaway too
ReplyDeleteHi Cyndi, and thanks! Grab a copy and find out for yourself how good it is! I also love a story with a blend of good and evil... all my stories have that conundrum, along with a triumphant redemption for the protagonists. :)
DeleteGood Morning! Wanted to thank you once again for the great giveaway
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