Release Date: 12/20/14
252 pages
Summary from Goodreads
Aurelious Forty has led a lonely, troubled life. He stays disconnected
from the world around him with no family and no friends. He lives merely to
exist…to survive.
Aurelious’ life changes in an instant when an impulsive decision forces
him to abandon everything he has ever known. Choosing to follow strangers into
a new world, he discovers he was born with a gift so strong, so unique; it
could give him the power to change humanity.
But the shadows of his childhood are long and dark and run through
every fiber of his soul. Can Aurelious break the chains of his past and use his
gift for good? Or will the nightmare of his tormentors set him on a path of
revenge so fierce it could destroy us all?
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A Deeper Look at a Main Character: Aurelious Forty
Aurelious is, at times, a bit of an enigma. He is a very emotional
character and while he shares his emotional experiences with the reader, he
tries desperately to hide them from the characters that he interacts with on
the page. He is typically unsuccessful in masking his own emotions from those
around him though he’s generally unaware of how unsuccessful he is because he’s
fairly self-absorbed, at least in the beginning of the book. Enigma.
There is a lot to love in Aurelious but he makes you work at loving
him, he doesn’t give it right away. There are times when you might think it’s
easier to dislike him but then he draws you in and you’re reminded of what he
endured as a child and you’re proud of how far he’s come.
Although he is the main character and the one telling us his story, he
isn’t the hero. He is really more of a sidekick who has to learn from the hero
and finds himself fumbling along the way, a lot. He fumbles so much that he
makes the hero a little less heroic for a minute. But, when he starts to look
outside of himself, when he starts to connect with and care for the people
around him, when he shows us how much he changes and overcomes, then he does
become a little bit more of a hero himself. Or at least makes us question how a
hero could be defined.
Aurelious Forty struggles. He learns. He grows. He changes. He is an
imperfect character, just like the rest of us. And, in his imperfection, he is
worthy of being loved, just like the rest of us. As the person who created him,
I must confess, I hope people will embrace his flaws and love him.
About the Author
Dianna Beirne lives in a fantasy world. Okay not really, but part of
her wishes she did and, since that’s technically impossible, she writes about
fantasy worlds instead. Her first Young Adult novel entitled Aurelious Forty;
Volume One quickly turned into her first Young Adult series with the addition
of Aurelious Forty; Volume Two and, Aurelious Forty; Volume Three.
When not writing, she’s generally daydreaming which morphs into
wondering if that last daydream could turn into a book. She has also recently
discovered podcasts but doesn’t exactly understand what they are or why they’re
different from regular radio shows. So it’s safe to assume that her next book
won’t be about a podcast. Instead she’ll just keep listening to the ones that
she finds that hilarious because laughing is one of her favorite pastimes and
she finds way too many things funny!
Prior to dedicating her time to writing, Dianna taught undergraduate
and graduate courses about using literacy in the elementary, middle, and high
school classroom. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a
Master’s degree in Literacy and a Doctorate in Education specializing in
Curriculum and Teaching.
Dianna lives in New York and is the grateful mother of a son whom she
misses terribly when he is away at college.
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