Actual photo of Mars taken by Nasa's Curiousity Mars Rover.
Enhanced-color image shows differences in the terrain.
Author Cindy Borgne is here today to discuss her two books “Seer of Mars” and its sequel “Visionary of Peace.”
1.
Tell us about the first book “Seer of Mars”
At sixteen, Ian Connors
happens to be the secret weapon of a powerful military faction bent on conquering
all humans who have colonized Mars. His job is to use his psychic ability to
uncover secrets or hidden bases of other factions. Ian not only uncovers a
valuable hidden mine through his visions, but also Kayla, a woman he sees
himself with in the future. The only problem is she's on the enemy side.
Ian heads out into a
battle to save Kayla. Instead, he discovers the death and destruction his
visions can bring when in the wrong hands. Ian vows to never let anyone use him
again. His goal is to escape and live in peace, but his superiors monitor him
closely and defectors are known to mysteriously disappear. Deep down, he longs
to be with Kayla. Despite his age, inexperience and few allies, he refuses to
give up. He must outwit a cunning admiral and save Kayla from his own people or
he will remain a pawn and forever separated from those he loves.
2.
What inspired you to write “Seer of Mars?”
I
started out wanting to write a story about a character with psychic ability.
Then I thought what if he was caught in a situation of being used by someone
with power. What if he didn’t realize at first, but when he did he was still
forced to do things he knew were wrong? What would he do?
The
idea of putting this all on Mars came about when I’d heard about companies
building rocket-like planes capable of going into orbit around the Earth. I
thought maybe one day it would be corporations that go to the moon or even
Mars. I needed conflict, of course, so in my story the corporations were
abandoned by Earth. In order to survive, they turn against each other.
3.
I understand you just released the sequel
“Visionary of Peace”. Can you tell us a little about it?
Ian
Connors had planned to use his visions to spy on Marscorp in order to maintain
peace, but flashbacks and nightmares make it impossible. Since two years of
peace have passed due to a stalemate, Ian decides to try and live a normal
life, until one day he has a vision so horrifying he has no choice but to
become the seer he once was or Vallar will have no future. While he struggles
to regain his ability, the Marcs plot to capture him alive in order to complete
a deal for their return to Earth.
4.
Can you tell
us more about the themes of each book and how they tie together?
The
theme of the first book is about being stubborn, but in a good way. It’s about
the fight to not give up no matter how small you feel or what challenge you are
facing. There is also the theme of how it is important to trust again, even
when that trust was once betrayed. The second book is about overcoming fears
and forgiving others for a greater purpose. Both books shadow these themes.
5.
Why Science Fiction?
I like stories that are about
something different or unusual, so my writing leans toward that genre. Although, my stories aren't what I would call hard science fiction, they are
more speculative and mainly about the characters and how they deal with the situations
I get them into – the poor things. But don’t worry, I do cover the technology.
I just don’t go overboard with too much info.
6.
Do you write in any other genre?
I have another novelette
called "TransShifter" that I consider to be paranormal fantasy. It's
about a shapeshifter who finds out there is more to being human than she
realizes...while getting into all sorts of trouble. This story is currently
free on Kindle. I have also tinkered with writing a steampunk story about
Native Americans. You could say I like to be different, and I'm open to other
genres as long as it's about something unique.
AUTHOR'S BIO:
Cindy
Borgne lives in the Detroit ,
Michigan
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