Galactic Mandate Series by M.R. Richardson - Book Tour + Giveaway
Galactic Mandate: The Scream
by M.R. Richardson
Genre:
SciFi, Space Opera
SciFi, Space Opera
A young clone starts a journey that will take him to the far reaches of
the galaxy. He must choose between what is best for his oppressed
clone brethren and the greater good while he meets dangerous villains
and reluctant heroes along the way.
the galaxy. He must choose between what is best for his oppressed
clone brethren and the greater good while he meets dangerous villains
and reluctant heroes along the way.
And who are the elusive Scream? What do they want and how far will they
go to get it?
go to get it?
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Chapter 1
Mato was a strapping young man.
He didn’t remember much more than the reservation he and his brothers had grown
up on. He sat in a wooden boat watching the ocean around them. Nothing stood
out, not much to see besides more water. He hated it, he hated it for its
beauty and boredom. It didn’t forgive, it didn’t do anything but move in
endless waves of nothingness.
Handling his spear, he stood up
now with the other young men his age. They looked around at each other in their
makeshift goggles and snorkels, wearing random scraps of leather and any
waterproof material they could find. The sun shone in his eyes, interfering
with his ability to see over the side of the boat. The other men, the clones,
for they all looked exactly like him, started to dive. This was the task
created for his model. This was the way they contributed to the community
waiting for them on the shore. Mato listened for the signal, a long whistle,
and yelp that would tell them when to dive with their spears in hand. They
would capture a whale that day, enough food to last for weeks, which would be
nice. There wasn’t always enough food to go around. The reservation was
sparsely populated and located on an artificial island. Not much grew on the
shore, it was just sand and rocky caves that they took to hiding in when the
rains came.
It was time. Eyota blew the
whistle, and they were off. Eyota stood out like a sore thumb. He looked
nothing like the ragged boys he called brothers. Eyota tried to dress down and
wear tattered clothes that came in natural tones, but everyone could tell the
difference. The materials were not the same. They were too new for any clone to
afford, the wear patterns were fake and stylized, Mato didn’t think Eyota knew
any better. The clothes made him believe that this is what he would look like
if he were rich and tried to look poor. I would look silly, that's what I would I look like.
I shouldn’t think such ill will
towards Eyota. He is one of the only reasons the reservation existed. His money
personally flowed through the reservation like a river giving it life. Eyota
stayed on the boat steering and driving it as the young men jumped off.
The light shinned reflecting
off the water blinding Mato for a split second just enough to offset his dive.
He stumbled and knocked his head on the side of the boat, sending a quick
stream of blood down his face. The other boys who were after him were
concerned, and they started to sound a simple alarm. His brothers leaped to his
aide.
The others dove down looking
deep into the sea. The ones who had makeshift scuba gear dove down deeper than
the rest. They reported back with their hands, making signals up as they went,
moving their hands in basic patterns while they swam. The whale they thought
they were fishing for started to swim towards them in a strange, illogical way.
Panic spread like a shock wave and grabbed them harder than the cold ocean. The
unprepared young men speared underneath the waves and in between the fear. They
stabbed at the darkness. The large harsh eyes that stared back at them was no
whale. It was something new, a monster that they had never encountered before.
The panicked clones tried to
swim for the surface, tried anything to get themselves above the water and away
from this beast of the sea. It seemed to laugh at their flailing and inept
attempts to swim away. The young had taken the wrong bait today. What looked
like one known giant monster of the sea not that at all. Soon the singular set
of eyes that they saw became many. What they were looking at was a school of
great chameleon sharks. They swarmed the spear fishermen and ate at their
bodies. Blood filled the water around them. The ocean turned from deep blue to
a maroon of blood, and severed clone body parts floated without their owners.
Mato had been unconscious as
his rescuers swum with him away from the massacre. His rescuers looked back in
horror as their friends jumped in, not knowing the full scale of the danger
that lurked below. More and more clones abandoned the boat to try and save
their friends. This only fed the sharks more. Mato started to wake, he stirred
his hands and feet suddenly, and his rescuers let him take more control of his
own swimming. He awoke to a sight he had trouble comprehending. Blood in the
water, and some kind of danger below that he couldn’t see. The rescuers
panicked, and Eyota, the sole benefactor of one of the last clone reservations
was left the sole occupant of their boat. No longer a fishing expedition. Mato
swam towards the danger.
“Don't go
that way you fool!” his clone brothers shouted.
Mato pointed at the terrified
man. “If Eyota dies, we all starve.”
Galactic Mandate: A Radical Cause
by M.R. Richardson
Genre:
SciFi, Space Opera
SciFi, Space Opera
The galaxy is in turmoil. The two main powers, the Acolyte Empire and the
Clone Defense Force, vie for supremacy.
Clone Defense Force, vie for supremacy.
Caught in between are the weaker Galactic Planetary League and independent
planets, pawns to be used and discarded in the greater game. The
peace of the galaxy rests on a powder keg…and the fuse is about to be lit.
planets, pawns to be used and discarded in the greater game. The
peace of the galaxy rests on a powder keg…and the fuse is about to be lit.
As the son of the Acolyte Emperor God-Reign, Devante lives a life of
power and luxury that few can fathom.
power and luxury that few can fathom.
Since childhood, he has devoted his life to one thing: freeing the clone
slaves of the CDF and banning the practice of cloning throughout the
galaxy. But he is about to uncover a secret that goes to the heart of
the empire he loves and serves, one that will set him on a course of
vengeance and destruction that will shake the galaxy to its core.
slaves of the CDF and banning the practice of cloning throughout the
galaxy. But he is about to uncover a secret that goes to the heart of
the empire he loves and serves, one that will set him on a course of
vengeance and destruction that will shake the galaxy to its core.
Against this backdrop of war, treachery, and intrigue, Galactic Mandate tells
an epic saga of god-emperors and assassins, spies and queens,
princesses and slaves.
an epic saga of god-emperors and assassins, spies and queens,
princesses and slaves.
The lives of all will be irrevocably changed as Devante embraces his
destiny—for when empires collide, no one is safe, and there is no
place in the galaxy to hide.
destiny—for when empires collide, no one is safe, and there is no
place in the galaxy to hide.
**Only 99 cents!!**
M.R. Richardson, with a clear mastery of world-building, creates
compelling wild, cutthroat novels. Balancing vivid action, with
personal reflection, existential dilemmas, and richly detailed
worlds, his space operas are far more complex than first meets the
eye. Combining war, politics, and intrigue, his first novel Galactic
Mandate: A Radical Cause is an epic debut.
compelling wild, cutthroat novels. Balancing vivid action, with
personal reflection, existential dilemmas, and richly detailed
worlds, his space operas are far more complex than first meets the
eye. Combining war, politics, and intrigue, his first novel Galactic
Mandate: A Radical Cause is an epic debut.
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1 Comments
Clone Power! Mr. Richardson - will there be an audiobook version?
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