Monday, 16 July 2012

Hookers & Hangers

This post is part of the two-part Hookers & Hangers blogfest, hosted by the writers over at Falling for Fiction. Participants are required to share any number of first (hookers) and last (hangers) sentences from the chapters in their books.

Today, I'll be sharing a few first sentences from the first book of my upcoming series, Guardians & The Lost Paradise:


The first sensation that struck Danny after regaining consciousness was the marked absence of cold.

Danny held on to Kevin for dear life, his eyes equally held shut.

Danny watched with horror as the wilderbeasts charged towards them from all sides.

"We're almost there." Damian had to shout the words over his shoulder. "Just a little distance more and we'll have these fiends lagging behind us where they belong."


And there you go. I'll be posting my hangers (also from Guardians & The Lost Paradise) on Wednesday, so be sure to come back and check those out as well.
Posted by at

46 comments:

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh16 July 2012 at 13:21

    Those are good!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kyra Lennon16 July 2012 at 15:28

    These are all great, but I like the first one the most. :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. Cassie Mae16 July 2012 at 15:41

    Holy crapola, that one with the beasts made me shriek 'Yikes!' out loud. Sounds like one pretty intense book, Michael. :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Summer Ross16 July 2012 at 15:47

    Love that first line. It's my favorite and it holds so much inside it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Leigh Covington16 July 2012 at 16:13

    GREAT LINES! I like them all!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Emily R. King16 July 2012 at 16:35

    Love your first line!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hope Roberson16 July 2012 at 16:52

    Good ones! Sounds dark and intense! My kind of story ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Michael Abayomi17 July 2012 at 07:41

      Thanks, Hope. That's my kind of story as well. I was greatly influenced by the movie Pan's Labyrinth at the time of writing that book, so the end result reads like a dark Alice in Wonderland.

      Delete
  8. Nancy Thompson16 July 2012 at 16:59

    Whoa! Sounds scary & intense!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Michael Abayomi17 July 2012 at 08:10

      Thanks, Nancy. It does sound scary & intense, doesn't it? Especially for a children's book. :)

      Delete
  9. Kimberly Gabriel16 July 2012 at 17:35

    Great tension! I loved your first one especially!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Michael Abayomi17 July 2012 at 07:45

      Thanks, Kimberly. I sorta like the first one myself. :)

      Delete
  10. Sara16 July 2012 at 18:04

    Intense. I love the first one.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Jenny S. Morris16 July 2012 at 18:38

    Sounds like an action packed book. I really like the first one. Can't wait to read your hangers!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Michael Abayomi17 July 2012 at 07:49

      Thanks, Jenny. The first book IS pretty action packed, while the others tended to focus more on character development. Sorta like what Quentin Tarantino did with Kill Bill Vol, 1 & 2. :D

      Delete
  12. prerna pickett16 July 2012 at 19:23

    all of those had me hooked!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Amber16 July 2012 at 20:11

    Oh wow, these are really good! Sounds like my kind of story!

    ReplyDelete
  14. S. L. Hennessy16 July 2012 at 20:20

    I already wanted to read Guardians. This teaser just makes me want to read it that much more.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Michael Abayomi17 July 2012 at 08:00

      I'll be sending you a copy of The Journey sometime before its (rather tentative) July 30th release date. In the meantime, you'll be getting a copy of Neuro via e-mail as soon as the campaign is over! Thanks for all the support. You're the best. :D

      Delete
  15. Kelley Lynn16 July 2012 at 23:03

    Hi Michael! *waves*

    I LOVE the first one. Really love it. Such beautiful writing!

    ReplyDelete
  16. L.M. Miller17 July 2012 at 00:06

    Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Lynn(e) Schmidt17 July 2012 at 01:32

    Well done! Looking forward to hangers!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Unknown17 July 2012 at 03:41

    Great hookers!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Kim17 July 2012 at 05:06

    I especially like the first one and the "absence of cold" - well done!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Nick Wilford17 July 2012 at 07:03

    This sounds like one exciting book.

    ReplyDelete
  21. 1000th.monkey17 July 2012 at 23:54

    '...marked absence of cold.'

    very intriguing

    ReplyDelete
  22. Trisha18 July 2012 at 08:10

    Dramatic lines for sure, sounds as if your story is very action-packed :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Ink in the Book18 July 2012 at 17:36

    So much action, it sounds exciting. I think I would be reading until late into the night, but I'm heading over to read your last lines next, so I'll let you now then!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)