Excerpt:
Twilight was too short in this world; expressing itself in a
brief moment of pale-purple light that came and went in a tantalizing flash. As
the lavender glow vanished, darkest night swallowed the forest in a voracious
bite; making it cry out in noises far colder than those of the warm pleasant
morn: sounds dreadfully opposite to the birdsong and happy chatter that filled
the wood earlier in the day. The force expressing itself now was redolent of
hunger, fear, and longing: growls and whimpers punctuated by the staccato of
scrabbling feet; whinings and whirrings that bespoke pursuit and flight; shrill
screams articulating the futile desperation that comes before a violent end.
The fur along Kitten’s spine rose. Such terrors were foreign
to a beloved house pet. In this wild, hungry place each and every bush could
conceal a lurking predatory animal; a lion, perhaps, who would think nothing of
making the cat into its evening meal. In his Lady’s house, the tabby had been
king of beasts; the only beast, if truth be told, aside from an occasional
mouse who might cross his path and flee at the sight of the tiny tiger.
Excepting his Lady’s water atomizer, Kitten had found nothing to fear in his
house. But this place: this wild, hungry place where a Shorthair counted as no
more than a tasty dish; this wild, hungry place where rustlings and crunches
seemed not mere noises but harbingers of impending death—this wild, hungry
place was dreadful.
BLURB:
Kitten, an
American tabby residing in England, is a frustrated cat. He knows his place in
the world: he was born to kill. Killing, after all, is what felines are
supposed to do. Confined within his Lady's house, however, the young fellow is
deprived of the opportunity to hunt live prey. The mansion is a sterile
playground for a predator; offering nothing more than furniture which allows
itself to be brutalized far too easily. The ambitious cat is bored and hungry
for a challenge.
Kitten learns of a passage hidden in
his Lady's library: the Door, which leads to an unknown world. The cat has been
told that the source of all evil dwells openly in this place. The feline is
eager to fight the sinister personage and goes through the Door with no
hesitation.
The tabby finds himself in what
appears to be a forest like any other in England. It doesn't take long for him
to learn that this is a very different place.
Written in the basic style of
classic stories like THE LORD OF THE RINGS, WATERSHIP DOWN, and THE CHRONICLES
OF NARNIA, this novel can be appreciated on different levels. To some readers,
it's an allegorical tale: thought-provoking and filled with symbolism. To
others, it's an adventure-filled page-turner.
Where Wolves Talk is on
sale at 99 cents (for a limited time) at Kindle and iBooks.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
D. L. Lewis
lives in northern California with a cello, four cats, and a crow named Harold.
Where Wolves Talk is her first published novel; followed by Something in the
House—California Gothic, Doppelgänger, and Fighting Back.
Author
Blog: http://dllewisauthor.blogspot.com
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