Locked Out of Heaven

Danielle M. Orsino

Description

Ride on the backs of fire-breathing dragons with the Dark Fae and watch the Light Fae play in the shadows of primitive humanity as they build their magical world.

Abandoned by their creator, two factions of powerful angels remain on earth after the Great War with Lucifer. They struggle to comprehend their Creator’s plan while their angel wings, a symbol of their angelic lineage, slowly and painfully decay. With no hope of returning to the Shining Kingdom, two groups of angels denounce their angelic lineage and develop into separate factions - the Court of Light, led by Queen Aurora, a former Virtue Angel, and the Court of Dark, ruled by King Jarvok, a former Power Brigade Angel. The two monarchs have opposing views on how to govern their kin, but the one belief they agree on is that human worship equals power.

Birth of the Fae: Locked Out of Heaven is an epic-fantasy adventure of heartbreak, rebirth, and hope that examines the bonds of family, friendship, and love. It is a fantastic tale of good versus evil in a beautiful world, where the Light Fae and their potent elemental magick are tested by the raw power of the dragon-riding Dark Fae warriors.

They are their own beings and masters of their own destiny. They are the Fae.

Sujets

• Fantastique
• Epic Fantasy
• Mythical Creatures
• Dragons
• Fiction
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.
• Date de parution: 30 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781644503669
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

Table o f Contents
ONE:
Chapter 1 Listen t o the Wind
TWO:
Chapter 2 A Warrior wi th No Name
THREE:
Chapter 3 The Jo urney Home
FOUR:
Chapter 4 “Star Light…St ar Bright”
FIVE:
Chapter 5 The Higher You Climb the Farthe r You Fall
SIX:
Chapter 6 What’s In a Name?
SEVEN:
Chapter 7 Wings
EIGHT:
Chapter 8 Lear ning Curve
NINE:
Chapter 9 Memories I n the Wind
TEN:
Chapter 10 Reunion
ELEVEN:
Chapter 11 Girl Talk
TWELVE:
Chapter 12 Ho ld My Hand
THIRTEEN:
Chapter 13 The Cour t of Light
FOURTEEN:
Chapter 14 The Crown Mak es It Real
FIFTEEN:
Chapter 15 Ju st Breathe
SIXTEEN:
Chapter 16 Best of Intentions
SEVENTEEN:
Chapter 17 The Road To Hell Is Paved…
EIGHTEEN:
Chapter 18 Where There Is Light The re Is Dark
NINETEEN:
Chapter 19 A Wing an d a Prayer
TWENTY:
Everyone Needs a Mermaid
T WENTY-ONE:
You’ve Got Some Explai ning To Do
TW ENTY-TWO:
You Had Me At-We Shouldn’t Be Doi ng This...
TWEN TY-THREE:
Who Said Creating a New Dimension Was Easy?
TWE NTY-FOUR:
Dimensiona l Analysis
TWE NTY-FIVE:
It’s All In How You Say It
T WENTY-SIX:
Worship Eq uals Power
TWEN TY-SEVEN:
Even A God Bleeds
TWEN TY-EIGHT:
When the River Turns Red
TWE NTY-NINE:
Don’t Kill the Messenger
THIRTY:
O ld Friends
TH IRTY-ONE:
First There Wa s Darkness
TH IRTY-TWO:
Empathy For the Devil
THIR TY-THREE:
I Am the Storm
THI RTY-FOUR:
Kevah
THI RTY-FIVE:
Let There Be… Water? Or Let My Weepers Go
EPILOGUE:
We Have One Gigantic Problem...
Book Club Discussion Questions





Locked Out o f Heaven
Birth of the Fa e: Vol 1
Copyright © 2021 Danielle M. Orsino. All rights re served.


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“Los” Dragon concept by: Danielle M . Orsino
Los Flying over the Forehelina Forest by: P andiiVan
Map is illustrated by Daniel Hasenbos–he goes by Dani els Maps
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Library of Congress Control Number: 20 21948159
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-644 50-368-3
Hardback ISBN: 978-1-644 50-367-6
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-644 50-366-9


Dedication

T o all of the freethinkers and anyone who was told they had a vivid imagination, were too dramatic or flamboyant, never be ashamed of who you are. You never know where it will take you or the worlds you will create. Believe in yourself. I never said it was easy, but it is so much more fun.






Acknow ledgements

To my father, who never said, “you can’t” or “you shouldn’t.” Instead, he said, “Why not g o for it?”
PMD.
To Carlos and Penelope for showing me the meaning of unconditi onal love.
Carlos, for a nine-pound Yorkie, you have the heart of a dragon and the loyalty of Dragor. My special l ittle guy.
Penelope, for a twenty-pound Cheweenie, you certainly have the stomach of a dragon and the spirit of Yanka. My heart melts only for you, my l ittle one.
Jenn G.: Remember all those times they called me weird? Hahaha! Okay, I’m still weird, but heck, I have a book now! Thank you for dealing with me and my weirdness all through middle school, high school, and beyond. Best friends until the end. All my love and light.
Dr. Gil Stanzione, DVM: Thank you for indulging my questions regarding dragons. I know I had more than a few doozies. Most of all, thank you for keeping my pups happy and healthy. Carlos and Penelope are not your average pups. Thank you.
Professor Ioannou of Westchester Community College and his students: Thank you for helping me give my dragons th eir wings.
PandiiVan: Such a talented artist! I am so grateful to have found you. Thank you for helping give my dragons the ir colors.
4Horsemen Publications: Thank you for letting me ride with you: Val, Erika, Jen, and Vanessa—welcome to the Veil.
J.R.: My sister from another mister. Lip gloss, Yorkies, and now the Fa e bond us.
To Clete Barrett Smith: Thank you for smoothing out the bumps as we journeyed into the Veil. I learned so much from you. I look forward to more excursions into the Fae world with you.
To the Muppets: Yeah, I said the Muppets! Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Uncle Deadly, Animal, and the entire gang. Thank you for showing me you never outgrow im agination.
Just remember, in the blink of an eye, it’s all over. Enjoy the ride. Ignore the trolls. Instead befriend the mama Rus, comic book geeks, the guy who you would never guess has a good old-fashioned left jab, and rays of sunshine who walk into your life. Hopefully, you’ll experience it all on the back of an oversized white deer with gilded antlers or an acid-breathing dragon. That is, if you have the balls to take the risk.
For the readers taking this ride with me: Chaos be with us! You will learn what that means soon enough. ;)




Foreword

I have never actually been to most of my favori te places.
But I had some amazing tour guide s, anyway.
Tolkien, Clarke, LeGuin, Lewis, Butler, L’Engle, Martin. So many others. They all took me by the hand and pulled me into the wonderful worlds that the y created.
Through their words, these creators not only made me feel as if I were physically there, but they also tied me emotionally to these places. They made me care deeply about the residents. They showed me things in these lands that were beautiful and terrible and mysterious and infuriating and miraculous. No wonder I keep going back to visit again and again.
If you are holding this book, it means that you are lucky enough to have met your new tour guide. Danielle Orsino has built a world that will capture both your heart and your im agination.
You will become connected to the world of the Fae in ways that you don’t even realize at the moment, and it will be a place that lingers in your memory long after you put the book down.
I was fortunate enough to work on this story with Danielle as an editor and to have the opportunity to play a very small part in getting this book into your hands. I had a front row seat to watching her create this world. And I can assure you that I have never seen a writer more invested in fully creating a vivid and authentic place—the outlines and diagrams and pictures and maps and notes and character sketches. After summoning this world into existence through an imaginative force of will, Danielle has scoured every inch of the landscape several times over. Critics often praise a story’s worldbuilding by saying that it feels “lived in.” Well, the world of the Fae certainly seems like that because Danielle herself has happily lived there for years as she worked to put all of this together.
My favorite part of this story is that while it is gloriously depicted in vibrant images… it is not going to be easily explained to you. You will have to visit the Courts of Light and Dark for yourself, spend some quality time with the intriguing beings who dwell there, then make up your own heart and mind concerning which place is better—on which side you belong. But beware: there are no easy answers here. You may find your personal alliances shifting from chapter to chapter. Sometimes even pag e to page.
After seeing firsthand the enormous creative effort that Danielle poured into this endeavor, and also getting a chance to visit myself, I am so excited that this story is finally out in the world and ready to be enjoyed b y readers.
So get ready. Pack up your bags and allow your new tour guide to take you by the hand and lead you into an intriguing new world.
And the best part? When Orsino has you riding on the back of one of her dragons, the view of your new favorite place is going be sp ectacular.
~Clete Bar rett Smith
Author and mentor extr aordinaire




Prologue

T he innermost levels of the Shining Kingdom were quiet. But sometimes, silence was louder than sound. Very few ever saw the innermost chamber; only he and his brothers were ever allowed to gaze upon the doors.
As the angel stood, his back gave a quick jerk, and his large gold and silver wings unfurled. His dark hair swayed, the long length a symbol of his mounting rebellious streak. The protocol was to keep their hair short, but with what his Father had done, long hair was another small way he could show his defiance. His blue eyes with their silver irises complemented the shadow of stubble growing along his strong jawline. With his helmet tucked under his right arm, he scanned the caver nous room