Alison Sky Richards

Lost Child of Hermes Alison Sky Richards

Publisher Marketing: When Zeus sends out an edict that all mortals will be killed off due to their disloyalty to the gods, Hermes decides to take matters into his own hands to stop this from happening and makes a hero of his line to fight against the gods. However, someone forgot to tell Anton about his destiny... "Lost Child of Hermes" is the epic story of the mortal son of Hermes; born to stop the annihilation of the mortal race and hidden from the gods out to destroy him until he is ready. Orphaned early in his life, Anton is forced to live among different groups of people and endure some of the worst fates any mortal can live through - racism, slavery, torture, and even death - all because of a destiny no one told him he was to carry. Only when he is face to face with the God of War does he learn his fate, but is given no guidance on how to fulfill his destiny and stop the end of the world as he knows it. This book is a YA fantasy taking place in ancient Greek times. The trials that Anton goes through in his life are similar to situations that the modern YA reader would be able to relate to, especially if they find themselves a victim of bullying. This book hopes to inspire the younger generations to be able to overcome the feelings of being a victim and finding faith in themselves - and others - when all they feel as if they are "cursed" to be this way. Contributor Bio:  Newton, Merel Alison Sky Richards was born in Yonkers, NY. She attended Niagara University where she got a BA in Communications with a Journalism concentration in 2000. She also has a minor in technical theatre, where she studied all the background elements that go into creating a production for not only theatre, but for television and movies with classes in her Communications electives. Since college, she has also studied sword fighting and has held certificates of proficiency in both Broadsword and Short Sword with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Her name has appeared on the internet in a few places over the last decade in both journalistic endeavors and creative fiction. "A Fine Line: Herrick's Tale" is her first self-published piece of standalone fiction. Alison is a yearly attendant to DragonCon during Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA. There, she works with her two writing mentors and friends, NYT Bestselling authors Aaron Allston and Michael Stackpole in the Writer's Workshop track giving seminars to help strengthen your own work, as well as the publishing industry in general. Currently living in Nashville, TN with her best friend Bethany and two cats, Alison draws her inspiration from the creative energy surrounding the music community. When she isn't working her day job, she is either at her local Starbucks working on her next writing project, or down at Bridgestone Arena cheering on her beloved Nashville Predators Hockey team. She can be reached on both her Facebook page and Twitter, as she operates both in the few remaining free minutes of her day.