Mocendi's Gambit - Randolph, S. K.

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Résumé :
When VarTerel Brielle AsTar is kidnapped and surgically stripped of the Star of Truth-her only protection against The MasTer's gene corrupting her DNA-she discovers a horror beyond imagining. The dying Mocendi Vygel Vintrusie has harvested her eggs without consent and fertilized them with his own genetic material, creating an embryo that carries The MasTer's dark legacy. Both embryos grow in the womb of Skylyn, an innocent crew member turned unwilling host mother, imprisoned aboard the advanced spacecraft Surgentin. As Vygel's health fails and his obsession intensifies, Brie faces an impossible choice: abandon Skylyn and her unborn children to a fate worse than death, or trust the man who once betrayed her. Perfect for fans of epic science fantasy featuring: Complex dimensional travel and time manipulation Genetic engineering with high ethical stakes Redemption arcs and morally gray characters Found family bonds tested by impossible choices Advanced technology blending with mystical powers Multi-planet adventures across alien worlds Strong ensemble cast with distinct abilities Time folds, parallel dimensions, and reality-bending escapes The mission is clear. The path is anything but. But time is running out. Vygel Vintrusie lies dying, his obsession with creating a successor consuming his final days. Karlsut Sorda and Skultar Rados, bound by an ancient pledge, scheme to control Skylyn and the babies for their own purposes. And somewhere in the shadows, forces loyal to The MasTer prepare to resurrect their fallen master using the innocent children as vessels. The rescue mission begins. The Mocendi's gambit unfolds. And the fate of unborn children-and an entire universe-hangs in the balance. Revenge may break lives, but forgiveness and sacrifice can reshape destiny itself. - Mocendi's Gambit, VarTerels' Universe(TM) Book 16, Illustrated Novel, 398 pages with 35 black and white illustrations...

Biographie:
STORY TELLER: The pursuit of ballet led S.K. Randolph to the art of storytelling through movement. Her dance career spanned four decades of performing, teaching, choreographing, and directing. Over sixty of her original choreographic works were brought to life for theatre audiences in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Japan.____DIGITAL ARTIST: S.K. also creates image art. Since 1997 she has been creating original digital art on her computer using a process of her own creation from her photographs...without the use of generative AI._____VOYAGE TO WRITING: In 2010, she retired from the world of dance to tell her stories on the printed page. S.K. lived full-time on her boat for a decade cruising the coast of Southeast Alaska. Anchored in one remote, quiet cove or another, cut off from radio, television, cell phones, and the internet, she devoted her life to honing her skills photographing nature, creating digital art, catching dinner, and writing. Her storytelling now is through words and illustrations on the printed 'stage'._____BACK ASHORE: Today, she is reclaiming her land legs in the high desert of Western Colorado. Writing and creating art with mule deer looking in her studio window instead of brown bears and humpback whales on the other side of the porthole. S.K. is thriving in her new surroundings... but she so misses Karrew and the other Alaskan ravens!...

Sommaire:
When VarTerel Brielle AsTar is kidnapped and surgically stripped of the Star of Truth-her only protection against The MasTer's gene corrupting her DNA-she discovers a horror beyond imagining. The dying Mocendi Vygel Vintrusie has harvested her eggs without consent and fertilized them with his own genetic material, creating an embryo that carries The MasTer's dark legacy. Both embryos grow in the womb of Skylyn, an innocent crew member turned unwilling host mother, imprisoned aboard the advanced spacecraft Surgentin. As Vygel's health fails and his obsession intensifies, Brie faces an impossible choice: abandon Skylyn and her unborn children to a fate worse than death, or trust the man who once betrayed her. Perfect for fans of epic science fantasy featuring: Complex dimensional travel and time manipulation Genetic engineering with high ethical stakes Redemption arcs and morally gray characters Found family bonds tested by impossible choices Advanced technology blending with mystical powers Multi-planet adventures across alien worlds Strong ensemble cast with distinct abilities Time folds, parallel dimensions, and reality-bending escapes The mission is clear. The path is anything but. But time is running out. Vygel Vintrusie lies dying, his obsession with creating a successor consuming his final days. Karlsut Sorda and Skultar Rados, bound by an ancient pledge, scheme to control Skylyn and the babies for their own purposes. And somewhere in the shadows, forces loyal to The MasTer prepare to resurrect their fallen master using the innocent children as vessels. The rescue mission begins. The Mocendi's gambit unfolds. And the fate of unborn children-and an entire universe-hangs in the balance. Revenge may break lives, but forgiveness and sacrifice can reshape destiny itself. - Mocendi's Gambit, VarTerels' Universe(TM) Book 16, Illustrated Novel, 398 pages with 35 black and white illustrations...