Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle by Philip Dodd. Published Thursday, 26th, March, 2015 by Publish Nation. ISBN: 978-1-326-19107-8 Available soon as a paperback and as an E-book on Amazon and Lulu. Four paperback copies available to be won in a Goodreads Giveaway, open to Goodeads members in Great Britain, U.S.A. and Canada. Giveaway began on Saturday, 21st, March, 2015, ends Tuesday, 21st, April, 2015.
Back cover blurb:
On the planet Ankor, Klubbe the turkle lives as a hermit. A marine mishap inspires him to be an inventor. His inventions and explorations change his life, his entire planet.
Turkles are close cousins of turtles. Unlike them, they have yellow golden skin and back shells, walk on their hind legs, have the gift of language, and the ability to create their own culture.
The life of Klubbe may read like a light-hearted science fiction story, but it actually happened to him. Princess Corka thinks his invention is sublime. Ubbtosh, the pyramid priest, promises to guide him to the core of the cosmos. In space, there are no sign posts, he finds, but there are other beings. And on Ankor, there are mysteries to be solved. Is the Great Glom more than a myth? And what about the Great Archy Eopta?
In a world where grieving the dead is illegal, Isla Daniels must fight against her society's norms and discover the truth behind the plague that killed her best friend.
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Do it for you.
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Featured on Wattpad's Adventure profile's reading list: Fantastical Adventures!
Also featured on Wattpad's Stories Undiscovered Diamond reading list!
A Newly Written Books featured book!
Third place in the fantasy category of the Lotus Awards!
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TOP RATINGS:
#119 IN SCIENCE FANTASY
#43 IN PLAGUE
Sequel (Vita Nova) in progress
Trigger Warnings:
Death
Mild Substance Abuse
Mild Violence