What about Mersoon

It's been awhile. Life happens and often happens along rocky roads. I've completed a second Mersoon book set before the story in Mersoon Rising. Mersoon Heritage  reveals  how Vintori meets his sons for the first time and his marriage to Malina. You'll witness Trion's first lover's tragic loss and Jossi's mad genius. But for now, grab the ebook Mersoon Rising 2nd edition at a bargain price on Amazon.

an ebook

Mersoon Rising is now available on Amazon as an ebook. It's a 2nd edition with a few changes from the original published book. Check it out!

Interview

A recent interview sheds a light on creating Mersoon Rising.
 Find it here.
http://droppedpebbles.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/shirley-coleman/

Signing

Thank you to all who dropped by the Nicola's Bookstore booth at the Kerrytown Book Festival in Ann Arbor on Sunday Sept. 8.  The sun was out, the day pleasant and the smiles contagious.
For my first time signing, it was great. Now if I hear readers are reading and enjoying Mersoon Rising,  I'd be even more pleased.
Remember to check the website and download the cast of characters and glossary!

http://shirleygcoleman.com/

 

If you have questions email me at mersoonmoon on Yahoo. Put Mersoon reader in the subject and I'll be sure to give it my attention.

Mersoon Rising at Kerrytown

I'll be in Ann Arbor, Michigan Sunday, September 8th signing Mersoon Rising  2-3 pm with Nicola's Books

http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/activities/event-schedule/

Hope to see you there!

Looking at Ladies

Tall, dark (or not so dark) and handsome males. Oh yes, if you read Mersoon, male protagonists dominate the storyline. But their female counterparts have their time under the spot light too.

            Malina Firfwaat Jymirr Erroc. A lot of name for a woman only 4’11”. She is the Shepherdess of Erroc; she was a princess when her husband won her hand after a warrior’s contest. Mersoon Rising mentions her late father Tolvet Firfwaat Erroc more than once. He was a grand warrior, a loving father, abusive husband and a raging bigot.

            Malina married the man her father hated most, a man once betrothed to her mother, and the man who killed her father---Vintori Jymirr. Although short of stature, she's a muscle bound warrior, skilled marksman, swordsman and equestrian. One of my favorite scenes has her using an energy pistol on surveillance cameras she objects to.

            Narr Jymirr. As a Jymirr female, Narr is a rare being. Few Jymirr females are left and she’s persuaded and expected to be the vessel for more Jymirr off spring. This, despite her relationship with a native Mersoon. She’s gorgeous, an engineer and pilot and her half-brother is the Shepherd, Vintori Jymirr.

            Mykel Kwik. Of all the ladies, my favorite is Mykel. She’s rather a mutt as she’s part DOE, native Mersoon and a bit of Jymirr. As Shadow Guard to Vintori Jymirr, she is with him more than anyone is. Strong, agile and deadly with her bare hands or any weapon, Mykel goes about her tasks with quiet, loyal precision. When she appears in scenes, guarding a doorway or at Vintori’s side, I think I view scenes through her eyes. Did that become a flaw in the work? Well...I just hope Mykel gets noticed.

You’ll find a cast of characters at http://shirleygcoleman.com/

The Rise of Mersoon Rising

I completed writing Mersoon Rising long before our mixed race president ran for office and before I’d even heard his name. It was quite a coincidence this book presents a System Alliance Overseer election caught in an uproar about a candidate who is a half DOE  (Descendant of Earth) and half alien human. The election progresses and uncovers a political system brimming with extortion, deceptions and rebellion. At the same time, Mersoon’s constant conflicts ebb and flow and personal relationships sizzle along the sidelines.

I nearly decided not to send this book out for publication. Then on the off chance I might get some feedback, I sent an excerpt to a well-established author for his opinion. He encouraged me by saying simply; it appeared very publishable and later that it was “feisty” text. I made sure to recognize him on the acknowledgment page of Mersoon Rising.

From a review of the galley

In a review, Entertainment Editor Amber Bogins of Michigan Chronicle says, “Without a doubt, Shirley G. Coleman’s debut novel will keep you consistently turning through the 700+ pages anxious to find out what happens next in this strange universe with alien characters and drives and emotions that are familiar and human.” (June 17, 2013). Thank you, Amber!

 Mersoon Rising now appears on Amazon. Wow, it’s like a little planet in an infinite  galaxy!

Check out the website:   http://shirleygcoleman.com/

Heroes and Villains

Recalling my favorite books, I've discovered a disturbing thing about myself but I'm just about certain, I'm not alone. For me,  great villains make a great read.  While writing I often struggle with inventing flawed heroes--wanting them to be at once likable yet ruthless. Or I wrestle with villains that are not all bad; who present a bit of humanity and reason along the way. These guys are fun to create and get to know. There's no shortage of flawed heroes and remarkable villains in Mersoon Rising. Some of my all-time favorite villains and flawed heroes appear in: Sardonyx Net by Elizabeth Lynn (Only book of a few I've reread); a series starting with An Exchange of Hostages by Susan R. Matthews; Summer Queen by Joan Vinge; James Lee Burke's books set in, LA; and the Gap Series by Stephen R. Donaldson.

Planet Mersoon

During Mersoon Rising, visitors to Mersoon arrive at a space port on the east coast of the single continent. DOEs constructed the space port after they settled on the planet centuries before the period in the book. DOEs—Descendants of Earth—had hoped to colonize a small uninhabited planet in the early stages of formation. Millions of islands filling Mersoon's Ocean formed then disappeared as oceanic volcanoes and deep "rivers" gradually reformed the very core of Mersoon. But DOEs had encountered inhabitants so near to Earth humans, many began to believe either planet seeding was not just a theory, or that God's creation expanded far beyond the heavens and the Earth. Whether God's creation or something else, the descendants and Mersoons soon discover they have many things in common.Get Mersoon Rising here:
http://www.plenarybooks.com/