Book & Author Details:
The Expatriates #1 by Corinne O’Flynn
(Song of the Sending)
Publication date: October 15th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
They told him his world was destroyed.
And they were the last to escape.
They thought he was safe.
They were wrong.
Jim Wales can communicate with animals, but that’s not why he lives with a traveling carnival. Turns out his family’s been hiding him there since he was little, since someone started hunting all the scholars. Jim is a scholar—someone who can manipulate energy using magic—and he has no idea.
When a message arrives from Jim’s father—who supposedly died twelve years ago—Jim’s whereabouts are discovered, their carnival is attacked, and his mother is kidnapped. On the run with a strange glass map and a single coin, Jim finds himself racing to reclaim the father he thought he’d lost, plotting to save his mother, and discovering the truth about who he is.
But going home isn’t the same as being safe, and trust is everything.
What readers are saying:
"Told in a beautiful, flowing style full of colorful images and adrenaline-pumping action."
"Pop some popcorn, sit back ... and enjoy the thrill ride, right up to the end, which leaves you begging for more."
"Captures your attention from the start and then guides you through a roller coaster of adventure, drama, mystery, magic and young love."
"Told in a beautiful, flowing style full of colorful images and adrenaline-pumping action."
"Pop some popcorn, sit back ... and enjoy the thrill ride, right up to the end, which leaves you begging for more."
"Captures your attention from the start and then guides you through a roller coaster of adventure, drama, mystery, magic and young love."
Excerpt
“Shh!” Charlie
stepped toward the midway, her head cocked to listen. “What in the world?”
I followed her gaze across the fairgrounds where
the big top towered over the smaller event tents. Festive red, white, and blue
flags atop each of them blew in the morning breeze.
“Do you guys hear that?” she asked.
“Hear what?” Hollis said, wiping sweat from his
face. He held the swaddled bird against his chest.
The peaked canopy of the big top stood tall over
the row of concession stands. The old marquee twinkled faintly in the sunlight,
its red and yellow light bulbs spelling out Sweetwater’s Traveling Show.
Everything was quiet.
“Charlie?” I knew better than to question her
ears.
“What is it?” Sam asked.
“Shhh.” She closed her eyes and cupped her hands
around her ears.
“I don’t hear anything,” I said. “Actually I don’t
hear anything at all.”
Usually, on the day we arrived in a town, the
fairgrounds were so noisy you could barely have a conversation without
shouting. The roustabouts and canvasmen made a terrible racket erecting the
tents and hammering the steel spikes into the ground. Then there was the
constant hum of generators and cranes and trucks permeating everything as we
all got things ready for the weeklong stay. Not to mention the animals
screeching and squawking and the regular people noise. But from where we stood,
it was eerily quiet. The whole place felt like a ghost town.
A mushroom of black smoke billowed above the big
top in the distance. A rolling boom reached us a moment later.
“Whoa,” Sam whispered.
“Sweet Sisters. They’re here,” Hollis said.
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AUTHOR BIO:
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A short interview with Corinne O’Flynn, author
of THE EXPATRIATES.
Tell us
about your book.
THE EXPATRIATES is the first book in a new YA
fantasy series about a teenage boy, Jim Wales, who discovers his family’s been
hiding him in a traveling carnival because he’s being hunted for his powers.
When
did you start writing?
Creative Writing was
always my favorite class in school, so I’ve been writing for a long time. I
didn’t aspire to write novels until I was in my twenties. I lacked a compass
for that goal, however and ended up taking loads of writing courses over the
years. I have probably always wanted to “be a writer”, but my novel didn’t find
me until I was well into my thirties.
Who
or what influences your writing?
This is one of those
questions where the answer changes by the day. At the moment of this writing, I
am feeling the influence of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon, Phillip Pullman,
Stephen King, Susan Kaye Quinn, Kate Morton, and Gillian Flynn. I read across all
genres and find that it keeps my mind percolating and fresh.
Which
comes to you first, the characters or the story?
I don’t think you can
have one without the other, and finding that balance is important in fiction. I
tend to be driven by plot more than character, especially when plotting out a
story, but it doesn’t matter how fabulous your plot is if you don’t have
characters who are impacted by that particular plot in ways that are specific
and meaningful to them.
AUTHOR BIO:
Corinne O'Flynn is a native New Yorker who now lives in Colorado and wouldn't trade life in the Rockies for anything. She loves writing flash and experimenting with short fiction. Her novel, THE EXPATRIATES (Oct. 2014) is a YA fantasy adventure with magic and creatures and lots of creepy stuff. She is a scone aficionado, has an entire section of her kitchen devoted to tea, and is always on the lookout for the elusive Peanut Chews candy.
When she isn’t writing or hanging with her family, Corinne works as the executive director of a nonprofit. She is a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. You can find her online at her website, Facebook, or Twitter @CorinneOFlynn.
Website: http://www.corinneoflynn.com
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