Krymzyn by BC Powell Cover Reveal

Krymzyn by BC Powell 

Publication date: October 4th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Science Fiction

Editor: Mickey Reed   www.mickeyreedediting.com

Cover Design and Artwork: Ravven   www.ravven.com

Synopsis:

Chase was twelve the first time he arrived in a strange land where dark, ominous clouds never move, ancient trees violently spring to life during Darkness, and people seem to live without emotion. Doctors tell him they’re hallucinations, but he knows his visits are real. She’s there-Sash-and she’s more real than anyone he’s ever known.

His visits stop but, as years pass, the memories haunt Chase. Without warning, the young man suddenly finds himself again in a world called Krymzyn. Arriving during Darkness, he’s rescued from death by the extraordinary, beautiful but terrifying young woman he first met when he was twelve.

When Chase is thrust into the war of balance against vile creatures who threaten all who live there, Sash helps him understand his purpose in Krymzyn. A dark secret from the beginning of time reveals he might be able to stay there forever. To prove he belongs in Krymzyn and be with the only woman he can ever love, Chase will have to risk his own life in the ultimate battle.

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AUTHOR BIO

BC Powell is a fantasy author from Los Angeles, CA. His debut science fiction fantasy novel "Krymzyn" will be released October 4, 2014. "The Infinite Expanse", the second book in "The Journals of Krymzyn" series, is scheduled for publication in February, 2015.

Powell has a diverse background, having held several creative positions in the entertainment industry, including executive roles at ABC-TV and Technicolor. In recent years, he's authored several non-fiction works, primarily educational books and training programs for trading the financial markets. He dual majored in journalism and philosophy at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Writing fiction has been his lifelong passion and goal. “Krymzyn” is his first published novel and represents, in his words, “finally finding the story I want to tell with characters that are able to bring that story to life.” He's an avid reader and lists Ernest Hemingway, Frank L. Herbert, Stephen King, Jane Austen, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. as his favorite authors.

Brad, as he prefers to go by in personal communication, lives with his longtime girlfriend, three sons from a previous marriage, and their rescue dog and cat. He enjoys hiking, ocean kayaking, spending time at Southern California beaches, movies, and reading.

A Picture is Worth… 

…one thousand words, so we’ve all heard. In my case, it was 68,033 words plus at least four more books to come in the series (book two first draft is almost completed).

I was asked via the contact form on my website where the idea for the world of Krymzyn came from, so I’m answering here.

I’ve always been intrigued with “other world” stories. “The Chronicles of Narnia” was a favorite of mine as a young reader, along with adventure authors like Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain. “Dune,” “The Gunslinger,” and “The Lord of the Rings” top the list of my all-time favorite books/series.

About a year and a half ago, I was working on a paranormal story, a trilogy that will eventually be published but still needs a lot of work. I often browse through stock photos when I write because I like to describe characters with a visual in front of me.

When I stumbled across the picture below, my first thought was, “What would make a person have that look on their face?” Sad, angry, fierce, lonely, distant, yet intensely focused. Her eyes reminded me of a wild cat, so I looked at a few pictures of tigers and cheetahs. After color-correcting the picture (the “after” image below), I sat at my computer and stared at her for literally an hour.

From those sixty minutes, a world called Krymzyn came into existence. A world that, as the story evolved, made perfect sense to me. A fictional world can’t simply be random, especially in science fiction. It needs to have a reason to be the way it is, and the elements of that world need to synthesize into something coherent.

The first words I wrote were Chase’s description of Sash. That description has changed very little in the ensuing drafts of the book. Chase and Sash are twelve the first time he sees her but twenty-three for the majority of the story.

From “Krymzyn,” middle of chapter 1, draft 7:

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A creature leaps over a ridge at the bottom of the hill—a girl I’m stunned to see when my eyes focus on her. Sleek and graceful, she lands in a crouch, her back facing me. Long, wavy black hair with brilliant streaks of red falls from the air around her, floats over her shoulders, and flows down her back. I know the color is real, not dyed like some of the girls in my school with temporary strands of purple or red or green.

As she stands upright, I realize she’s my height. Lean with toned muscles, she wears tight black pants, a sleeveless black T-shirt, and nothing else, not even shoes. A long, metallic spear, sharp points on both ends, is tightly clutched in one hand. Her smooth, porcelain skin radiates a healthy bronze glow around her.

She spins to face me. Like a startled animal in the wild, fierce and alert, the girl locks her huge amber eyes on mine. Thick black lines trace her eyelids, instantly reminding me of a tiger or cheetah. The nostrils in her small, straight nose flare out from her V-shaped face when she breathes, and her dark red lips tighten.

I’m mesmerized by her face as she glares at me. She’s beautiful and terrifying and sad and ferocious all at the same time, and it hurts like a gut-wrenching blow to my stomach to look at her. Or maybe it’s not pain, but awe.