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Claiming T-Mo Kindle Edition
In this lush interplanetary tale, Novic is an immortal Sayneth priest who flouts the conventions of a matriarchal society by choosing a name for his child. This act initiates chaos that splits the boy in two, unleashing a Jekyll-and-Hyde child upon the universe. Named T-Mo by his mother and Odysseus by his father, the story spans the boy’s lifetime — from his early years with his mother Silhouette on planet Grovea to his travels to Earth where he meets and marries Salem, and together they bear a hybrid named Myra. The story unfolds through the eyes of these three distinctive women: Silhouette, Salem and Myra. As they confront their fears and navigate the treacherous paths to love and accept T-Mo/Odysseus and themselves, the darkness in Odysseus urges them to unbearable choices that threaten their very existence.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMeerkat Press, LLC
- Publication dateAugust 13, 2019
- File size4040 KB
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"Prose with a rhythm that sets it apart. Come for the music, stay for the story." —Michael Pryor, author of Gap Year in Ghost Town and the "Laws of Magic" series
"Claiming T-Mo is a whimsical blend of fantasy and science fiction, an engaging story accented by Eugen's unique style." —Milton Davis,
author of "The Gunman" Series, Meji books 1 & 2, and Amber and the Hidden City
"As playful as it is thought-provoking, this is a work of dizzying originality and profound humanity." —Prof. Oz Hardwick, award-winning poet, author of Learning to Have Lost and The Lithium Codex
(5 stars) "[Bacon's] eloquent, elegant and lyrical prose gripped me from the very first sentence of this immensely passionate, moving and thought-provoking story ... [an] amazing, magical book." —Linda Hepworth, NB Magazine - UK
"Magical, violent, enthralling, it is a book that shines with its own specific aura, a somber and beautiful unique object, designed by a truly splendid writer. A must." —Seb Doubinsky, author of the "City-States Cycle" series
"Claiming T-Mo is a story of generations of women striving for fulfillment, but caught in webs of passion, magic and stardust. Eugen Bacon embraces the strange and estranged in this unanticipated contemporary trickster myth." —Emmet O’Cuana, author of fantastic comic Faraway
"Bacon explores a four-generation alien family saga in this gleeful, wacky debut." —Publishers Weekly
"Nothing is off limits in Claiming T-Mo with a literary eloquence and decadence, which transports the mundane into the magical, suspending time and place into a kaleidoscopic universe." —Mistress of Culture Vultures, https://www.weekendnotes.com/
"Bacon's sentences are endlessly full of these nimble, assured, madly inventive leaps. Her work is striking; I've never read anything like it." —Keith Rosson, award-winning author of The Mercy of the Tide and Smoke City
"Claiming T-Mo is more than a novel—it is a life force, a beautiful and heartfelt sentience that speaks to you in equal parts charm, thrill, and wonder." —Eric J. Guignard, award-winning author and editor, including That Which Grows Wild and A World of Horror
About the Author
Eugen Bacon is a computer scientist mentally re-engineered into creative writing. She has published over 100 short stories and articles, together with anthologies. Her stories have won, been shortlisted and commended in national and international awards, including the Copyright Agency Prize and L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. Her creative work has appeared in literary and speculative fiction publications worldwide. Her non-fiction book on writing speculative fiction will be published in 2019 by Palgrave MacMillan.
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- ASIN : B07HQNVRXD
- Publisher : Meerkat Press, LLC (August 13, 2019)
- Publication date : August 13, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 4040 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,252,742 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #38,634 in Fantasy Romance eBooks
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Claiming T-Mo by Eugen Bacon is a multi-generational tale of otherworldly beings, superpowers, and the complexity of families. With a sweeping scope across time and space, it features elements of fantasy and science fiction blended together in a way that makes both seem utterly plausible within the world Bacon has constructed.
The narrative flows through the generations, beginning with T-Mo’s mother, Silhouette, and his wife, Salem, who carry the bulk of the story. In the later chapters, additional characters pick up the threads of the story. And much of the story is these interwoven threads, all related to one another but telling the story from a variety of perspectives. In this way, they pull together a richly woven tapestry of the story, supplemented by the gorgeous and lush language.
The voices of each of the multitude of characters are distinct and evocative, painting an entire picture of each character within a few brief pages of their introduction. And while many of the events of the book are clearly from the realm of speculative fiction, the story is told in such a way that it all seems real.
It should be noted that there are characters who exhibit a variety of abusive behaviors in the course of this novel, which may make it difficult for some to read. Despite this, I found Claiming T-Mo to be a wonderfully well-written book that I enjoyed reading on the whole.
The publisher provided us with a free copy of this novel in exchange for review consideration.
The characters were pretty fascinating. However, I do wish I had a bit more backstory on them. I just wanted to know more. I’m a greedy reader when it comes to characters, and am always hungry for more detail about them.
I love the world building. It encompasses many different worlds and cultures. It was rich in one of the best aspects of fantasy and scifi!
Highly recommended!
* I received a copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Meerkat Press. All opinions are my own.*
I got this book thru a goodreads giveaway.
I loved the authors voice and vision as depicted through this story and characters. Definitely a must read.