NOIR:
Book Two, The Illumination Paradox Series: A
Steampunk Fantasy
by Jacqueline Garlick
With Urlick
imprisoned for the murder of Professor Smrt, Eyelet must find her way back
through the Infirm-infested woods, to the forbidden city of Brethren, to free
Urlick before it’s too late.
Along the way, she elicits the help of Crazy Legs, Urlick’s longtime
friend. Together they overthrow a travelling freak show train destined for
Brethren, with plans to use it to distract the city, so Urlick can make an
escape. But Eyelet is lead astray, when a haunting image from her past appears
in an abandoned factory at the edge of town. There she unearths a series of
ungodly secrets and soon finds herself, imprisoned.
Will C.L. be able to save them both from their fates?
Or will he too, fall prey to the tyranny of Brethren's newest Ruler?
Rumor has it the Ruler has secrets of her own.
Secrets she’s determined to keep.
Seems an heir may have been overlooked.
The true heir to the Commonwealth throne.
NOIR “…one of the most inventive story worlds I’ve read in years…”
Donald Maass, Author of Writing the Breakout Novel…
NOIR: A Steampunk Fantasy Romance Adventure Novel, book two of THE
ILLUMINATION PARADOX SERIES. A Science Fiction romp through "...one of the
most inventive story worlds I've read in years..." Donald Maass (Writing
the Breakout Novel) featuring contraptions and creatures unique only to
Garlick's magical creative fiction. Dark and mysterious, this YA novel reads
like the love child of Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow and L. Frank Baum's Wizard of
Oz.
Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments Series will enjoy this
novel.
Contact Info:
twitter @garlickbooks
Personal Bio:
Jacqueline
Garlick is an author of young adult and new adult fiction. She loves strong
heroines, despises whiny sidekicks, and adores a good story about a triumphant
underdog. (Doesn't everyone?)
Her edgy rule-breaking Tim Burton-esque style of writing has earned
her the nickname…the Quentin Tarantino of YA…among writing friends. She loves to read, write, and paint (both on walls
and on paper) and has a love/hate relationship with chocolate, grammar, and
technology. You will always find a purple wall in her house (currently her
writing room), and there may or may not be a hidden passageway that leads to a
mystery room. (Okay, so you won't find a hidden passageway, but a girl can
dream, can't she?) Oh, and tea. There will always be tea. And super cool cups
from which to drink it.
In her former life, Jacqueline was a teacher (both grade school and
college-don't ask) but that’s another story. More recently she is a graduate of
Ellen Hopkin's Nevada Mentor Program and a student of James Scott Bell,
Christopher Vogler and Don Maass. An excerpt from Lumière earned her the 2012
Don Maass Break Out Novel Intensive Scholarship.
Lumière--A Romantic Steampunk Fantasy--her debut novel, is the
recipient of an indieBRAG Medallion!!! (B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree October 15,
2014) and the winner of the 2013 LYRA Award for Best YA.
Jacqueline loves hearing from READERS! Contact her on her website here:
www.jacquelinegarlick.com and be sure to
sign up for her NEWSLETTER while you’re THERE! Or catch up with her on twitter
@garlickbooks or on facebook at: http://bit.ly/jegarlickfb
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Awards:
Lumière--A Romantic Steampunk Fantasy--her debut novel, is the
recipient of an indieBRAG Medallion!!! (B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree October 15,
2014) and the winner of the 2013 LYRA Award for Best YA.
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