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Two Book Features: A Lost Kitten & A Forgotten Kitten By Jessica Kong
Today I'm featuring author Jessica Kong's sci-fi books. Here's an awesome testimony from Kirkus Reviews:
“A titillating opening to a space-opera romance series…given the
number of John’s siblings, the Sea-anan saga has the potential to keep readers
entertained for several installments.” —Kirkus Reviews
A Lost Kitten
Seacat John McCall
labels the attack on the Sea-anan Empire as a nightmare. He escapes the enemy’s
invasion, only to find himself stranded on a distant planet called Surreal.
Tormented by thoughts of his family being massacred or captured by the enemy, he
focuses on returning to aid them until he experiences a mind-boggling kiss that
can only come from the one he is meant to share his life with. To ease the
terror he feels for his family, John seeks the identity of his secret admirer.
He quickly learns the true meaning of nightmare when he discovers his soul mate
is of “the mist.”
Jasira Eversole is drawn to the powerfully built outlander sitting at the king’s table. Unable to resist the need to see him again, she enters the warrior’s room while he sleeps. John’s rugged good looks and chiseled body compel Jasira to reach out and touch him. Being of the mist, Jasira knows she will not be able to feel John, but she cannot resist his pull. The richness of John’s hair, the firmness of his muscles, and the clean scent of his skin all take Jasira off guard. She swiftly realizes John is her intended mate. Now, Jasira must somehow convince the young warrior that they are two halves of one soul without chasing him off Surreal, leaving her to a lonely existence as mist.
Jasira Eversole is drawn to the powerfully built outlander sitting at the king’s table. Unable to resist the need to see him again, she enters the warrior’s room while he sleeps. John’s rugged good looks and chiseled body compel Jasira to reach out and touch him. Being of the mist, Jasira knows she will not be able to feel John, but she cannot resist his pull. The richness of John’s hair, the firmness of his muscles, and the clean scent of his skin all take Jasira off guard. She swiftly realizes John is her intended mate. Now, Jasira must somehow convince the young warrior that they are two halves of one soul without chasing him off Surreal, leaving her to a lonely existence as mist.
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A Forgotten Kitten
Many readers enjoy Star
Wars-esque stories of conflict on faraway planets, while other readers tend to
stick to epic romances. Few authors have managed to combine the two genres in
such a seamless way as Jessica A. Kong has in her Sea-anan Saga. She has
created a highly complex story with fully developed characters, and the themes
explored here are inarguably adult, yet the reading level required is no more
than eighth grade. A Forgotten Kitten zips along at just the right pace,
allowing the reader to digest the complexity of the plot and interrelation
between the characters without having to think too hard. The story revolves
around Sev, a young, handsome prince and member of a royal family who rises to
become king of the Oceanan race. Sev is raised in the midst of a vicious family
feud, but all seems worth it when his adoptive aunt gives birth to a beautiful
little girl whom Sev falls instantly and irrevocably in love with. But when
Sev’s planet collides with its own sun and collapses, he must bear the loss of
his entire family, including his love as well as any memory of her. Areo, the
heroine of the story, is that little girl that Sev fell for during his
childhood. She is a human-feline hybrid who has grown to hate the royal family
that her soul mate hails from. She undergoes a destructive event and space
travel episode similar to Sev’s, and it is not too long before she has settled
her new planet and with her fellow half-bloods, created a strong, thriving
society. When she is brutally attacked by Daehog, everyone in her empire is
scattered throughout the universe. Where does she land but the planet that Sev
is currently occupying. What follows is a continually building conflict
interlaced with one of the most fervently passionate love stories seen in these
kinds of novels. Kong chooses not just to write about space travel, or war, or
love, or family, or even racism; instead, she chooses to combine all of these
classic literary themes into one amazing story. The result is a mysterious and
ultimately deeply satisfying story that only leads to the craving for more from
this gifted and astoundingly creative writer. Reading should always be enjoyable,
especially when reading escapist literature, and Kong has remembered this and
accomplished it without sacrificing plot or characterization. The task of any
science fiction writer is to take alien, unbelievable concepts and present them
in a way that convinces the reader they are plausible in reality, and Kong has
certainly hit the mark with her second novel in this delightfully mystifying
series.
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Author Bio:
My writing career began with the
publication of the first two books in the Sea-anan
Saga, A Lost Kitten and A Forgotten Kitten. The themes and
story lines of my books are based on my real-life experience in an interracial
marriage. I also incorporate experiences my triplets went through growing up,
like being treated as outsiders by kids who weren’t minorities or multiracial,
or, now that they’re older, being labeled or avoided. My books have a message
about not judging others before you get to know them. Also, by making the
differences between races more exaggerated, I emphasize how, when you look past
the tiny factor of race, we all share the same basic needs, desires, and
cultures.
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