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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Author Interview - Dreams of Thunder by Christian Cura #urbanfantasy #interview #authorinterview


- What is your “day” job if you are not a full-time author?

Most recently, I was a lab assistant at a medical testing facility. I organized urine and fecal samples. (No, I’m not kidding.)

- If you wrote a book about your life what would the title be?

Maybe something like Take a Gamble. I feel like that’s the one lesson that keeps coming up again and again. Take a risk, approach that girl, go for your dreams. You never get anywhere until you take a chance.

- What is the hardest thing about being an author?

The hardest thing about being an author is visibility. As an obscure author, there are few bloggers and readers willing to take a chance on you. Which is why I am grateful for the ones that do.

- What is the best thing about being an author?

The best thing about being an author is when someone recognizes your talent. It’s very gratifying when a reader enjoys what you have written and posts a glowing review.

- Have you ever been starstruck by meeting one of your favorite authors? If so who was it?

I have never met any of my favorite authors. But I think I would like to meet Victoria Schwab. I just recently read A Darker Shade of Magic and some of her lines are so beautiful I wanted to cry. They weren’t just beautiful but effortlessly beautiful. I want to kiss her feet and the ground she walks on.  

- What book changed your life?

The Lord of the Rings series most definitely did it for me. I was inspired by the vivid world that Tolkien created and all the magic and cultures within it.

- What were some of your favorite books growing up?

Some of my favorite books were the Lord of the Rings series, Harry Potter, and Animorphs.

- What books are currently in your to be read pile?

Books that I want to read include: Scythe, The Turn of the Key, The Cyborg Tinkerer, The Immortalists (currently reading), and maybe The Mortal Instruments series.

- Which do you prefer ebooks, print, or audiobooks?

I prefer paperback books. They’re much easier to handle and my eyes don’t get strained as easily.

- If you could live inside the world of a book or series which world would it be and why?

I’d like to live somewhere in or near Diagon Alley. It would be fun to explore all those magical shops and plus, nothing really tries to kill you like in Westeros. 


Dreams of Thunder
Dreams
Book Two
Christian Cura

Genre: urban fantasy
Date of Publication: 10.03.2020
Number of pages: 225
Word Count: 59,000

Cover Artist: Christian Cura

Tagline: And if you wrong her, shall she not revenge?

Book Description:

Magical outlaws roam free on the West Coast. The enforcers are stretched thin in their efforts to stem the tide of chaos.

The Council headquarters is on the brink of assault and the lives of the Council members hang in the balance.

At the center of it all, is Saba Qureshi, a woman scorned by the draconian measures of the Council. They executed her grandfather and robbed her family of their status and fortune.

Now Saba is coming for them, and she’s not alone…



Excerpt:

“Guys. We’ve just been spotted,” Kara called over their skirmish.

The bickering halted as the two women swiveled their heads, looking for the threat.

Four reptiles exploded out of an alley and scrambled across the brick facades as “Another One Bites the Dust” played in the background.

“Shit!” Selene shouted. She stomped on the gas pedal, but the jeep barely accelerated.

“The food is weighing us down!”

Nora intersected her fingers, spoke a magical word, and the food glowed with her purple energy. It lifted off the floor a few inches and the jeep sped up.

Wind blew through the open cabin while the demons gave chase.

Kara’s heart pounded as malevolent creatures glared at them from above.

Their muscular legs sprinted over the windows and ledges, their long tails whipping behind them.

Selene veered around a corner and the inertia knocked Kara into the door.

Another group of lizards emerged onto the street and scuttled after the jeep.

Kara unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up. Her clothes rippled in the wind and her golden hair lashed against her cheeks. A set of glowing knives appeared in her hands and burned like stars as the evening settled. She hurled a knife at the closest reptile and buried it in the demon’s eye.

The creature tumbled to the street and before it hit the ground, Kara struck down another. One of the demons took the lead on the right and pushed off the wall.

The lizard twisted its body and lunged at her with claws outstretched.

She gasped and ducked beneath it and watched as it flew over her head.

It landed on the opposite sidewalk and bounded after them. The creature dove for the jeep, but she pierced its throat with a dagger.

She ripped her knife free just as another demon dropped from the air and latched onto the vehicle.

Talons raked across Kara’s chest, and she cried out. She staggered backward and repelled it with a rippling shockwave.

Warm blood seeped through her sweater as she hurled a dagger at the falling demon and finished it off.

Glowing serpents leaped out of the front passenger seat and strangled two more lizards.

Kara struck down the last demon just as five more lizards scrambled around the corner.

She let her weapons dissolve and brought her hands together at her middle. She muttered a magical phrase as the wind drowned out her voice. Her center of power roared like a furnace and unleashed waves of fire that surged into her hands. A white ball of flame appeared between Kara’s palms and she pushed it forward, unleashing a steady stream of fire over the street.

The roofs of the buildings were instantly ablaze.

Demons were consumed by the flames and Kara watched as their fiery corpses tumbled through the air.


About the Author:

Christian Cura is a new author who just recently published his debut novel Dreams of Fire. Ever since he read Lord of the Rings as a teenager, it has been his dream to write and publish a novel of his own. His favorite authors include J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling and Robert Jordan. Christian lives in Northern Virginia where he lifts weights at home and creates artwork. He is a Gryffindor, an Earth-bender, and a loyal follower of Optimus Prime. When he is not writing, he can be found drawing or getting beaten up at his MMA gym.









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1 comment:

  1. Thank you Roxanne for putting together my second blog tour!

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