Sugar Skull by Glenn
Dallas & Lisa Mantchev
Published
by: Skyscape
Publication
date: November 10th 2015
Genres: Dystopia, New
Adult, Science Fiction
Synopsis
Welcome
to Cyrene, a city where energy is currency and music is the lifeblood of its
young citizens. Everyone lives on the grid, and the residents of the world’s
largest playground are encouraged to pursue every physical and emotional
pleasure imaginable.
Vee
is the lead singer of the Sugar Skulls, an all-girl band that is Corporate’s
newest pet project. Micah haunts the city like a ghost after an overdose of a
deadly illegal street drug knocks him off the grid. When Micah and Vee forge an
immediate, undeniable connection, their troubled worlds collide.
Trading
concert stages for Cyrene’s rooftops and back alleys, they have to evade
vicious thugs and Vee’s possessive manager as they unravel the mysteries
connected to their dark pasts. And before the curtain falls, Micah and Vee will
bring the city to its knees in their desperate bid for love, home, and a future
together.
Excerpt
If
strings ran up my spine, she just plucked the high E, a fierce vibration that
shakes me to my core.
She
looks away, and quakes subside into mere tremors. Propping myself up against
the bar, I abandon my drink to process the last few seconds.
All
these months, there’s been nothing. But just now? I felt it. I feel it. I pulse
with life, lightning dancing across my skin as she batters the crowd with
furious verses.
But
I’m stuck on that first gasp.
One
note. One word. She laid me low and resurrected me in one fell swoop.
Who
is this girl?
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AUTHOR BIOS
When
not working on puzzles for Penny Press or writing about them for
PuzzleNation, Glenn Dallas is an author of short stories and at
least half of one novel. After appearing in the acknowledgments of several
outstanding novels, he looks forward to returning the favor in the future.
Lisa
Mantchev is the acclaimed author of Ticker and
the Théâtre Illuminata series, which includes Eyes Like Stars,
nominated for a Mythopoeic Award and the Andre Norton Award. She has
also published numerous short stories in magazines, including Strange
Horizons, Clarkesworld, Weird Tales, and Fantasy. She lives
on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State with her husband, children,
and horde of furry animals. Visit her online at www.lisamantchev.com.
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