A Silence Heard (28 page)

Hildegunnr remained standing. She let her finger become a dagger and pointed it at Hacket and Edwena. In a voice loud and clear, she spoke words that sent a wildfire through my chest.

“And the Meeks shall inherit the Earth.”

The End

Nicola McDonagh was born in Liverpool, the youngest of six children. She grew up amidst books, music and lots of animals. She originally trained as a photojournalist, but her love of the theatre and story telling, saw her gaining an Honours Degree in Drama and English Literature and a Diploma in Creative Writing from the UEA. She spent many years as an actor, scriptwriter and workshop leader, but gave it up to concentrate on her writing. She is a creative writing/photography tutor, and editor.

Nicola won the Suffolk Book League’s Short Story Competition, and was shortlisted for The Escalator Genre Fiction Competition. Her debut novel,
Echoes from the Lost Ones,
book 2 in the series
, The Song of Forgetfulness,
was published by Fable Press. The series has been re-vamped and Nicola self-published them in 2015.

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Whisper Gatherers, Echoes from the Lost Ones and A Silence Heard

Whisper Gatherers:

“If you like action, and science fiction then you’ll appreciate one of the first books EVER that gives you high powered adrenalin with chilling revelations of utter suspense ! This book is amazing to read and you will not want to put it down!”

“The author does a great job of drawing you in with her futuristic descriptions, at times it felt like I was watching a movie, that’s how enthralled I was with the book.”

“The central character has a convincing mixture of wilfulness and self-deprecation, and the imagined world is sufficiently complex to provoke thought and wonder. Nice to know that there are further episodes to pursue. A good read.”

“There's danger, humour, pathos, and lots of fast-paced action that makes this book a very exciting read.”

Echoes from the Lost Ones:

There is a lot going on in this book set in a dark dystopian future, but the characters are brilliant, real, and quirky, and keep everything moving along nicely. I loved the unique language, and both the style and the voice of the book reminded me of Patrick Ness' Walking Chaos Trilogy.
I would definitely recommend it to people who enjoy his books! A brilliant and unique read for adults and young adults alike. Very impressed and will be reading the next instalment.”

“Addictive and engrossing-. It creates its own unique world where there's danger, and fear, and regret, but where there is a barrel load of humour, too…”

“A great story full of fun wordplay, great imagery, and an underlying commentary about the frailties of mankind.”

“A story of trust and faith "Echoes from the Lost Ones" is an adventure that takes you to a time and place like no other.”

“Post apocalyptic world where people worry about when they're next going to be able to go to the loo! Genius, why did no one write this before.”

A Silence Heard:

“A Silence Heard was action oriented and perilous! I was definitely on the edge of my seat as I read, waiting to find out what happened next!’

‘A world in which morals do not exist and yet somehow this little band manage to maintain a sense of compassion and humanity. It is a fight for survival against a cruel and destructive enemy who tries to obliterate any good left on the earth. Tremendous read for young adults who I'm sure will identify with the futuristic genre of the book.”

“I admire that the author had the courage to set the personal stakes for Adara very high in this volume. War is a messy business, and it comes at a horrific cost. That's a tough lesson and one that many authors gloss over for fear of alienating readers. Heroes have to win some and lose some, or the story becomes implausible and lacks tension. That's certainly not the case in A Silence Heard. I look forward to the next volume.”