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3/2/2020

Gifts of Fire and Ice
The Firenight Prophecies Book 1
by Darren Boeck
Genre: YA Fantasy, Coming of Age

The Gift of Fire to Save Us...
The Gift of Fire to Awaken Us...

Valinet is a gifter. She's good with fire magic, but little does she know she is one of the most powerful gifters of the empire. Torn between the life she knows and one that she does not, Valinet and her brother Serg, must decide if they will brave the dangers of the Middle Desert to seek protection in Windfall.

With their lives turned upside down, they must find their own path within the empire. Pushed apart by fate, they struggle to stay connected to one another, while noble Bloodlines seek their own ambitions. Are the Bloodlines seeking Valinet? Will they seek to employ her or try to take her power? Can serg keep himself out of the watchful eyes of the Bloodlines?

Gifts of Fire and Ice is book one of the FireNight Prophecies. It brings the Fire Empire into focus just as it is starting to unravel. Noble Bloodlines seek to weaken the emperor's grasp, pulling in Valinet, Serg, and even the emperor's own children. They must play every hand they have to win.

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Regel tested the shackles on his wrists while they walked. There didn’t seem to be any way to get them off without the key. He knew which guard had the key, the one with the old, white scar on his left cheek. But how was he going to overpower a half dozen guards and get the keys before more guards came? He needed the other two men to work with him, but that seemed to be a lost hope.
“Where are you taking us?” Regel asked the guards.
“We are taking you out to get some exercise,” responded the guard nearest him. One of the other guards snickered softly, apparently finding it amusing.
“You know,” said Regel, “I don’t feel like exercise today. Could I perhaps go back to my cell, and we can do this in the morning?”
“Sorry, captain’s orders. We are to take you three out to the courtyard to let you get some sun and exercise,” stated the same guard.
“Yeah, you guys have been locked up too long,” spoke a second guard. “It will do you some good to get some exercise. Maybe stretch a little and loosen a little tension in your necks.”
Two of the guards snickered at that statement. Well, he wasn’t stupid. Regel knew what they meant to do to them in the courtyard. It was time to look for any opening, and maybe he would have to scream for help.
The guards marched them down the long hall and through two sets of doors before they came to an archway leading out into a small courtyard. Two of the guards moved ahead of the others and entered first. The other four pushed them along from behind. They hastily stepped out into the sunshine. It was more of a back alley than an open courtyard.
Without wasting any time, two of the men grabbed Jemen first and stood him near the wall. The guard who must be in charge spoke. “You have been charged with being a user of ice magic. You have been found guilty and are hereby sentenced to death. Do you have any last words, icer?”
Jemen looked at the guards and then at his surroundings, but just hung his head in defeat. The two guards forced him to his knees, and a third guard stepped forward. Regel scanned the situation. Ok, three of them were occupied with Jemen. Another guard held his shackles, and a fifth held Foster’s. The guard who seemed to be in charge stood off to the side. This might be his only chance, he thought.
The two guards holding Jemen leaned him forward while the third guard drew out his short sword. Just as he swung the blade over his head to gain momentum, Regel whirled around and brought his arms up to the guard holding his shackles….

Darren Boeck is an avid reader of both science fiction and fantasy novels. Having spent decades reading them, he finally decided to put pen to paper (or keyboard to word processor) and wrote his own. With a Master's degree in Cyber Security and way too many hours behind the glow of a computer screen, he has taken a leap from the logic of the computer realm into a realm of YA fantasy. When not working on this current series, he can be found navigating life with his wife, four daughters, and two dogs.

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106 Comments

Shirley Ann Speakman

3/2/2020 08:52:43 am

I enjoyed the excerpt the book sounds really good and a great start to a series, best wishes with your tour Darren.

Darren Boeck link

3/2/2020 11:24:53 am

Thanks Shirley, I hope you find the time to read it.

Kelly D

3/2/2020 09:28:24 am

I like the cover, it looks like an exciting book.

3/2/2020 11:25:48 am

Thanks Kelly, it's a good fit for the book. It might be a little old school, but I think it's a good fit.

charlotte

3/2/2020 10:19:09 am

I like it --it is different and refreshing!

3/2/2020 11:26:44 am

Thanks Charlotte. I hope it captures the imagination of its readers.

James Robert

3/2/2020 10:34:45 am

Thank you for sharing this book, it sounds like a very great read and I'm glad I got to hear about it.

3/2/2020 11:27:36 am

Thanks James,
I liked writing it and hope you get the chance to read it.

Rita Wray

3/2/2020 10:48:29 am

Sounds like a good read.

3/2/2020 11:29:08 am

Thanks Rita,

It's been all positive from those that have read it. I hope you find the time to read it.

Elaine G

3/2/2020 11:20:56 am

SOunds like an interesting book. Great cover too

3/2/2020 11:30:14 am

Thanks Elaine,
I was lucky to find a good artist to bring my characters to life. Thanks for looking at it.

Sara Zielinski

3/2/2020 11:41:14 am

I think this book has a really good cover.

3/2/2020 12:46:28 pm

Thank you Sara, it is a very good fit for the book, though some readers may wish I could have included a few additional characters. I felt that became too crowded.

Victoria Alexander

3/2/2020 11:43:41 am

This sounds really awesome, thanks for sharing!

3/2/2020 12:47:21 pm

Thank you Victoria, I think readers will enjoy it.

Amy Green

3/2/2020 12:33:36 pm

Greetings, Mr. Boeck! Your photo makes you look like actor Mark Hamill from the ‘Star Wars’ movies. My question for you is: What works, if any, inspired you to write fantasy?

3/2/2020 12:59:45 pm

Hello Amy,

I have never been told that before, but maybe that's a good thing. I will need to do a new picture probably in the future. My daughter Alexis took that photo for me as she is pretty good with a camera, though I didn't give her much creative license. As to your question on what works inspired me, the list is long. It all started with Tolkien in high school, which was my first introduction while I was in the 7th grade. After that I went on to read everyone I came across: Eddings, Salvatore, Lewis, Anthony, Watt-Evans, Jordan, Sanderson, the list goes on and on and really these are just the Fantasy authors. I also enjoy Science Fiction.

Ellie Wright

3/2/2020 12:52:04 pm

Sounds like a great book. I'm looking forward to reading it.

3/2/2020 01:04:58 pm

Ellie,

I'm excited to hear you will be reading it. Please give me your feedback when you are done as I welcome your thoughts. I am going to make an edited copy of the prologue and first chapter or two for book two 'Essence of Life' available in the near future via my newsletter, so if you like the first book, be sure to sign up for the notification. The first draft of book 2 is currently 75% complete.

Calvin

3/2/2020 01:48:52 pm

Been awhile since I've read a coming of age book, well drawn cover. I can relate to being in front of a screen for long hours! Ha

3/2/2020 02:27:21 pm

Calvin,

I hope it's a book you will give a try. Thanks for taking a look.

wendy hutton

3/2/2020 02:41:58 pm

sounds like an intersting book thanks

3/2/2020 02:53:24 pm

Wendy,

Thanks for the interest, I hope you will find time to read it.

Sherry

3/2/2020 03:27:45 pm

I love the cover and think the book sounds really good.

3/2/2020 03:44:26 pm

Sherry,

Thanks for taking a look at it, I appreciate it. I hope you will take the time to read it.

Debbie P

3/2/2020 03:38:05 pm

This book sounds like an awesome read! Great cover!

3/2/2020 03:45:54 pm

Debbie,

Thank you and I agree, I do like the cover. I hope you will take the time to read it and please tell your friends.

3/3/2020 04:25:10 pm

I will!

Barbara Montag

3/2/2020 07:38:57 pm

I could get into this book.
I enjoyed the review and like the cover.

3/2/2020 08:08:27 pm

Barbara,

Thank you, I would love to hear your feedback after you read it. I appreciate you taking a look at it.

Julie Barrett

3/2/2020 09:01:59 pm

Sounds like a captivating read!

3/3/2020 07:34:00 am

Julie,

Thanks I hope you take the time to read it and enjoy it.

Dale Wilken

3/2/2020 11:38:43 pm

Sounds really great.

3/3/2020 07:35:17 am

Dale,

Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to look at it.

DeGeorgetown

3/2/2020 11:56:15 pm

This looks really interesting!

3/3/2020 07:36:34 am

DeGeorgetown,

I hope you can find the time to sit down and read it.

Bea LaRocca

3/3/2020 03:35:27 am

An intriguing synopsis and excerpt. This sounds like an awesome YA book and series. Thank you for sharing your book and author details

3/3/2020 07:39:13 am

Bea,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I would love to hear feedback if you find the time to read it.

jenn fike

3/3/2020 08:17:35 am

I love this cover

3/3/2020 09:02:35 am

Jenn,

Thank you the cover art was done by a woman named Ana Karina Parra. I think she is very talented.

Stephanie

3/3/2020 01:09:19 pm

Thanks for the introduction to this author.

3/3/2020 03:35:10 pm

Stephanie,

Glad to touch base with you, I sincerely hope you find the time to read it.

Julie Lundstrom

3/3/2020 01:47:40 pm

I like the cover. I think this book sounds good.

3/3/2020 03:35:53 pm

Julie,

Thank you, I hope you enjoy reading it and would love your feedback.

Peggy Salkill

3/3/2020 04:06:41 pm

Sounds good!

3/3/2020 09:08:38 pm

Peggy,

Thank you, I hope you will give it a read.

Sarah Oswald

3/3/2020 06:11:28 pm

The book cover is nice and the storyline sounds interesting.

3/3/2020 09:09:46 pm

Sarah,

Thank you for taking a look, I would love to hear your feedback if you read it.

Terri Quick

3/3/2020 08:25:22 pm

Very unique cover

3/3/2020 09:11:12 pm

Terri,

Thank you. The artist was able to capture exactly what I was visualizing.

Sarah L

3/4/2020 12:46:45 am

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.

3/4/2020 07:12:26 am

Sarah,

Thanks for taking a look, I hope you will find the time to read it.

Victoria Scott

3/4/2020 09:42:06 am

Sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing!

3/4/2020 12:51:32 pm

Victoria,

Thanks for taking a look. I welcome your feedback if you read it.

MARCY MEYER

3/4/2020 05:19:37 pm

Sounds really interesting and the cover looks great. Thanks for sharing.

3/4/2020 05:42:44 pm

Marcy,

Thank you and thanks for looking. If you get a chance, pick it up and let me know what you think.

Del

3/6/2020 12:21:10 am

The cover looks great.

3/6/2020 07:19:31 am

Thanks Del,

Thanks for taking a look, I hope you will find the time to give it a read.

Amy F

3/6/2020 05:16:12 pm

Sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Darren Boeckq link

3/6/2020 09:13:01 pm

Amy,

Thanks for checking it out, I hope you will take the time to read it.

Mary Cloud

3/6/2020 06:30:26 pm

No questions. The cover is interesting.

3/6/2020 09:13:41 pm

Mary,

Thanks for checking it out.

Serge B

3/7/2020 01:40:22 pm

I liked the cover! Sounds like an interesting read

3/8/2020 02:02:43 pm

Serge,

Thank you for checking it out. I am really glad to hear that people are liking the cover. I hope you will give it a read.

Karrie A Millheim

3/7/2020 01:52:46 pm

where do you find inspiration

3/8/2020 02:10:25 pm

Karrie,

Thanks for looking at the book and asking the question. Over the years I have thought of great ideas but never took the time to write them down. This book and series was different. The inspiration actually came to me while driving my car. I was on a four hour drive alone in my car when amazingly enough I started running through an idea in my head. Several hours later, I had the beginnings of the book and the overall background of the world and story line. When I arrived home I wrote my notes down into a word document and from there it just flowed. I often felt the story was writing itself in the process. I'm sure not all books flow this way, but for me it did and is still doing so with the next books to this series. My greatest inspiration comes in the quiet times where I am alone with my thoughts.

Piroska

3/7/2020 05:44:55 pm

The books sounds very exciting! Thanks for the great excerpt!

3/8/2020 02:13:50 pm

Piroska,

Thank you for taking a look at my book. I am excited to have others read it.

Mya Murphy

3/8/2020 11:33:47 pm

Wow.. What an exciting sounding series.. I am stoked about this.

3/9/2020 07:25:44 am

Mya,

Thank you for taking the time to look at my book. I am just as excited to get more people reading it. :)

lynn clayton

3/9/2020 06:29:16 pm

nice cover looks like a great read

3/10/2020 07:14:36 am

Lynn,

Thank you, I hope you will give it a chance and read it.

Wendy Jensen

3/13/2020 11:22:55 pm

Great looking book cover.

3/14/2020 04:59:09 pm

Wendy,

Thank you, I think the cover art is an excellent fit.

Heather Mahley

3/16/2020 01:25:14 pm

Love the cover

3/16/2020 07:47:12 pm

Thank you Heather. I have been getting a lot of positive feedback on the cover. I think it's a perfect fit.

Ana V

3/20/2020 06:08:25 am

Love the cover, and the book sounds really cool :)

3/20/2020 07:21:08 am

Thank you Ana, thanks for taking a look at my book. I'm excited to have people read it.

3/23/2020 10:16:50 am

If anyone picks up my ebook anytime between today and April 30th, I will be donating all royalties to the WHO-COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

bn100

3/23/2020 11:20:53 pm

cool

3/24/2020 07:48:37 am

bn100,

Thanks for taking a look at my book, I'd love for you to read it.

Diana Hardt

3/24/2020 05:35:44 am

Nice cover. It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

3/24/2020 07:49:37 am

Thank you Diana, I am glad you took at look at my book. I hope you find the time to read it.

Sydney W

3/24/2020 07:07:50 am

Fun excerpt! Sounds like a good read. Also really like the cover. Kinda gives me a Brandon Sanderson type of impression.

3/24/2020 07:51:24 am

Thanks Sydney, I am a Brandon Sanderson fan so that is a nice compliment. I'd love to hear your feedback if you get the time to read it.

Daniel M

3/26/2020 06:30:55 pm

like the cover

3/27/2020 08:24:36 am

Thank you Daniel, I appreciate hearing that and I hope you will find time to read the book.

Robyn Bellefleur

3/27/2020 12:15:42 am

I really like the cover. Very apt for this book.

3/27/2020 08:25:47 am

Thank you Robyn, I enjoy the feedback. If your looking for something to read during these troubling times, I hope you will give me book a try.

Nina Lewis

3/29/2020 11:49:55 pm

Looks great! :)

3/31/2020 07:46:55 am

Thanks Nina, let me know what you think of it after you have had time to read it :)

Robin Abrams

4/1/2020 08:39:38 pm

I like the cover it looks great.

4/2/2020 07:12:37 am

Thanks Robin,
The book is great too, if you get a chance to read it.

Judy Thomas

4/2/2020 01:05:21 am

Great excerpt! Thanks for sharing it.

4/2/2020 07:14:55 am

Thanks Judy, it was really hard to find an excerpt I was happy with that didn't give too much away. Regel's plight, while not a main theme of the book, does play in and provided an excerpt that I could share.

Elizabeth Sullivan

4/2/2020 06:55:22 pm

Love the cover. Awesome artwork.

4/2/2020 07:31:11 pm

Thanks Elizabeth, I wish I could say I did the artwork, but I cannot. The artwork was done by a very talented artist and she did an amazing job. She took my character descriptions and really made them jump out of the pages. Let me know what you think of the book, after you read it :).

Stacey A Smith

4/2/2020 08:10:27 pm

I love the cover art it's very well done.

4/3/2020 08:53:32 pm

Thanks Stacey, I agree. I hope you'll judge a book by it's cover and give it a read :).

Heather

4/2/2020 09:00:11 pm

I like the cover. It is nice.

4/3/2020 08:54:23 pm

Thank you Heather, I dare say the book is pretty good too. :)

Jerry Marquardt

4/2/2020 11:09:24 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Gifts of Fire and Ice, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

4/3/2020 08:55:10 pm

Thanks Jerry, I appreciate the support.

Cassandra D

4/2/2020 11:27:31 pm

The cover looks amazing.

4/3/2020 08:56:10 pm

Thank you Cassandra, the artist did a great job. Give the book a read when you get a chance.

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The Firenight Prophecies Book 1
by Darren Boeck
Genre: YA Fantasy, Coming of Age

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The Firenight Prophecies Book 1
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Genre: YA Fantasy, Coming of Age