People of the Sun by Ben Gartner - Book Your + Giveaway

PEOPLE OF THE SUN

by Ben Gartner

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GENRE:  Middle Grade, Action Adventure, Time Travel, Historical Fiction

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BLURB:

The explosive reveal about who John and Sarah really are and why they’re

traveling through time, with their most gut-wrenching challenge yet.

In the time of the Aztec, a scoundrel named Cortés arrives and the kids are

forced to make an extremely difficult decision: If you could change history,

should you? For more twists, more danger, and more fun, read the third book

in The Eye of Ra series, People of the Sun!

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EXCERPT

JOHN

The ground shook like the end of the world. 

At least, that was how it felt to John, who had never experienced an

earthquake while growing up in Colorado. And they’d only lived in Maryland

for a month before taking this trip to California to visit their aunt. On

their second day in the steep mountains of Santa Cruz, while hiking through

an old-growth redwood forest that reminded John of a fairy tale, he suddenly

felt woozy. But he wasn’t sick. His legs swayed like he was dancing the

hula, as if the ground beneath his feet were the roiling sea. Birds took to

the sky. Their aunt’s dog, Nickel, barked and snapped at the air, her ears

tucked back and tail between her legs.

“Sarah?” John looked over to his sister and held out a hand to steady

himself. 

She wore the same expression of bewilderment for a moment, then realization

dawned across her face. “Is this an earthquake? Cool!”

Her voice rose and fell with the waves just like her knees riding the

shifting earth as if it were a skateboard or a pair of skis. Dander like

fireflies floated down from the trees and sparkled in the sun’s rays.

“Earthquake,” Aunt Lorraine confirmed. “Just a little one. Hold on, it’ll

end in—”

The earth eased to a halt.

“There ya go, all done.” Aunt Lorraine heaved a breath. “For now.”

“For now?!” John hunched over, ready to fall flat on the ground if it got

any worse.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW

What are four things you can’t live without?

My wife and two boys. Does that count as three? They are, by far, the most important parts of my life. For the last thing, I’ll cheat a little and lump “books” into a broad category. I relish learning, and reading is my favorite way to do that. This includes both nonfiction and fiction because both are great for learning and having fun.

What is your favorite television show?

I don’t have a favorite, but I tend to enjoy the more involved series, in a wide variety of genres. I can’t wait for the next season of Expanse to become available. Ted Lasso makes me smile. I liked The Last Kingdom, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Peaky Blinders, Dark, okay I’ll stop now though I’m sure I’ve forgotten to include some great ones. To be honest, it’s hard to find really good television and I’m always asking for recommendations. So, toss ‘em my way!

If you could be any character, from any literary work, who would you choose to be? Why?

When I was a kid, my knee-jerk reaction to this question was the Silver Surfer or Iron Man. Iron Man makes sense. Everyone wants to be Iron Man. But, Silver Surfer? Do you even know who that is? Go look him up. For some reason, that idea of surfing around in midair, safely, all over the place sounds rad. 

But you’re asking me who I’d want to be now, and though it may seem like a cop-out, I gotta go with John Tidewell, one of the two main characters in my middle grade series, The Eye of Ra. I mean, come on, they get to travel through time!

What have you got coming soon for us to look out for?

People of the Sun, book 3 in The Eye of Ra series, publishes February 1, 2022 wherever fine books are sold. This is a big one, so don’t miss it!

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Ben Gartner is the award-winning author of The Eye of Ra time travel

adventure series for middle graders. His books take readers for a thrilling

ride, maybe even teaching them something in the meantime. Ben can be found

living and writing near the mountains with his wife and two boys.

https://BenGartner.com

WEBSITE

https://BenGartner.com

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/BGartnerWriting

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/BenGartnerAuthor

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/BGartnerWriting

BUY LINKS

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/People-Sun-Eye-Ben-Gartner/dp/1734155280/

Local bookstore:

https://indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AGartner%2CBen

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/people-of-the-sun/id1578394762

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/people-of-the-sun-ben-gartner/1139909512?ean=9781734155280

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/people-of-the-sun-2

Everywhere else: https://books2read.com/people-of-the-sun-ben-gartner

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

One randomly drawn winner will receive a $50 Amazon/BN GC.

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