This short story is a prologue to THE SILVER SICKLE. THE DAY OF SCREAMS AND BLOOD (Short Story): Rain seldom falls in the desert city of Dyn, but when it does, it floods the streets. All six-year-old Farissa wants to do is slip through the courtyard gate and jump in the puddles, yet she's forbidden. An escape presents itself so she takes it, but when she opens the gate she lets in the alien goddess, Gira, who forces a blood test on everyone in the house. Farissa’s blood is discovered to be consecrated and therefore owned by the goddesses. Violence descends on the house. Farissa is changed forever by the day of screams and blood. Little do they know that Farissa's consecration will alter the kingdom's destiny.
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Ellie Ann is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of science fiction, thrillers, and comics. In her own words: I was born in the jungles of Thailand, was raised in a small farming village in Iowa, lived in the middle of a Texan desert, and now abide in the Ozarks. I get nerd points for being home schooled. I get nerd points revoked for being a basketball jock in high school. I get nerd points again for dressing as Aragorn for LOTR midnight showings. I’m trying to become a world-renowned geek. I'm a creative editor for Stonehouse Ink. I'm a producer of enhanced digital books for Noble Beast Books. And I write comics for Motionworks Entertainment. I like writing fairy tales, science fiction, thrillers, and am seriously interested in transmedia storytelling. I like reading and watching well-written adventures. Especially if they're hilarious. I’m specially qualified for the zombie apocalypse in that I know how to load and shoot guns, and I’m a long-distance runner. I’m specially qualified for the energy-crisis apocalypse in that I can ride a horse. I’m specially qualified for the dinoapocalypse or monster apocalypse in that I’m a certified nurse. And I’m specially qualified for the nuclear apocalypse in that I’m not afraid of death or growing a third eye. email: ellieannwrites@gmail.com twitter: @elliesoderstrom Facebook: Ellie Ann Author
