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#Giveaway World Building with Melanie McFarlane #win Here Skies Surround Us @McFarlaneBooks @Month9Books 12.9

November 28, 2017 By Mary

 

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Here Skies Surround Us (Dome 1618 #2)
by Melanie McFarlane
Publication Date:  November 21, 2017
Publisher:  Month9Books
 
Nat leaves her home, Dome 168, just as they begin to colonize on the outside. She travels with Evan to his home, Dome 569, to deliver a replica of the immune serum and allow Evan to report back to his mother, Caroline. But when they arrive, members of the “New Order” take them into custody and Nat and Evan are separated, once again.

Thankfully she is reunited with her uncle, Alec, who takes Nat under his protection. But Nat has a lot to learn about Evan’s home, a progressive dome that colonized on the outside over a decade ago. There are many rules in Dome 569 put in place by Caroline; some that come with sharp and sometimes deadly consequences when broken. Here, Nat learns of the struggles that can come with change, and how tearing down the old ways doesn’t always make things better overall. In the process, she uncovers truths that could tear down the kingdom Caroline has sacrificed to protect, and in turn puts Nat at risk.

Will Nat be able to protect Evan from the lies, or will he succumb to them for the sake of his family, just as his mother did many years before? As Nat uncovers the secrets of Dome 569, will she be willing to give up her morals and values to pay the price for freedom, or die fighting for what she believes in?

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Melanie McFarlane is a passionate writer of other-wordly adventures, a little excitable, and a little quirky. Whether it’s uncovering the corruption of the future, or traveling to other worlds to save the universe, she jumps in with both hands on her keyboard. Though she can be found obsessing over zombies and orcs from time to time, Melanie has focused her powers on her YA debut There Once Were Stars, and her YA urban fantasy Summoner Rising.

She lives with her husband and two daughters in the Land of Living Skies.

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The world of …  (World Building)

 

 

Welcome to the world of Dome 1618. When it came to developing the dome, I researched biodomes, ventilation systems, and basic engineering. I stayed away from writing any hard science, and let my imagination take over from there. To do this I focused on three things, making them important to the plot – the exterior had to be able to withstand a nuclear war, the Outer Forest needed to exist inside the dome’s interior ring, and the Axis had to be able to reach the top of the dome’s center. After that, researching the Outer Colony for Here Skies Surround Us was a breeze – basic construction and water filtration became key. Book three would be a mix of both – so it will be interesting how that pans out.

 

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Comments

  1. Kate Sarsfield says

    November 29, 2017 at 6:38 am

    Change doesn’t always make things better – so true.

  2. Penny Olson says

    December 1, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    This world sounds really interesting. Thanks.

  3. Cynthia R says

    December 5, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    I love books that take you to another world, LITERALLY. Sounds like a good one.

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