The Hollow Solitude
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $1.49 USD. 18760 words.
Published on November 7, 2012. Fiction.
Of all the creatures who live in the upland forest, the winged gwynling are the most beautiful, intelligent and endangered. What will happen when Jhiran Vell finds herself trapped on a gunboat with smugglers? Will her wits be enough to preserve her life?
Location: Canada
Member Since: Dec. 16, 2009
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Robert Luis Rabello
Biography
When I was a young boy, my favorite place in the entire world provided shelter from the blistering summer sun beneath twisted, tangled California Live Oaks. The arroyo lay carpeted in a crisp bed of fallen leaves, beneath which water always flowed. Toward dusk, living creatures moved from their dens and resting places--small amphibians, birds and mammals--coming out to hunt, or be hunted.The contrast between the busy streets of my home town and this quiet place, which lay within a thirty minute bike ride of my house, drew me with increasing frequency as I grew older. My mother never complained when I brought new 'pets' home. I kept tadpoles in a jar, toads and snakes in a terrarium, then dutifully returned them to the 'wild' after observing their behavior for a little while.The day I saw an army of bulldozers arrive, my heart sank. Although somebody once told me that the subspecies of California Live Oak native to the San Rafael hills where I grew up lived in no other place on earth, the giant machines knocked them to the ground without mercy. In their place, a massive, fetid, noisome mountain of garbage rose toward the sky. I vowed to leave that place and live somewhere far away, where my new 'favorite place' could remain pristine. I swore that I would forsake California for Canada.Although that memory has faded, and its impact muted by a myriad of different experiences, somehow it retains an influence over my attitude toward people and the world I observe. It could be a better place, if something within us would change--That restless desire to instigate a revolution lies at the core of what motivates me to write. I put words on paper in the naive belief that somehow you will be different after my work has been read. This is not arrogance,merely hope.
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Four Days to Freedom
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $1.49 USD. 24630 words. Published on June 12, 2012. Fiction.
As an insurgency spreads through the ancient city of Abelscinnia, paramilitary police detectives begin investigating the highly suspicious activities of a wealthy businessman named Tegene, son of Asabi. Why is he buying weapons and heavy equipment? Is Tegene planning to overthrow the government, or does he have something else in mind?
Price: $1.49 USD. 24630 words. Published on June 12, 2012. Fiction.
As an insurgency spreads through the ancient city of Abelscinnia, paramilitary police detectives begin investigating the highly suspicious activities of a wealthy businessman named Tegene, son of Asabi. Why is he buying weapons and heavy equipment? Is Tegene planning to overthrow the government, or does he have something else in mind?
The Girl in the Game
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $1.49 USD. 18900 words. Published on April 19, 2012. Fiction.
Fourth year seminary student Lynden Velez has a fateful encounter with the star center of Sacred Vimlitia during a school-sponsored lacrosse tournament. Who is the girl? Why is she playing men's lacrosse? How can Lynden get to know her when she won't talk to him?
Price: $1.49 USD. 18900 words. Published on April 19, 2012. Fiction.
Fourth year seminary student Lynden Velez has a fateful encounter with the star center of Sacred Vimlitia during a school-sponsored lacrosse tournament. Who is the girl? Why is she playing men's lacrosse? How can Lynden get to know her when she won't talk to him?
Ceremonies and Celebrations: Deveran Conflict Series Book IV
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $2.99 USD. 178850 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
Cassie Velez and Jared Hohner, uneasy guests of King Alejo at his palace in Kameron City, witness rioting and political intrigue. Kira and Algernon Ravenwood begin ministering to exploited women in Marvic, coping with hostility and mistrust. Garrick worries that his fiancee, Brenna Velez, is suffering from mental illness in the days leading up to their long-anticipated wedding.
Price: $2.99 USD. 178850 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
Cassie Velez and Jared Hohner, uneasy guests of King Alejo at his palace in Kameron City, witness rioting and political intrigue. Kira and Algernon Ravenwood begin ministering to exploited women in Marvic, coping with hostility and mistrust. Garrick worries that his fiancee, Brenna Velez, is suffering from mental illness in the days leading up to their long-anticipated wedding.
Crisis: Deveran Conflict Series Book III
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $1.99 USD. 187650 words. Published on April 1, 2010. Fiction.
Algernon Ravenwood struggles to build a home on Superstition Mesa, but discovers giants living nearby. His twin sister, Kira, suffers a lingering, secret malaise. As her past haunts her present, can she find hope for the future? Garrick, their brother, faces defeat as a combat leader and dissent within his ranks, while his beloved Brenna is held captive. Will she seek revenge when she escapes?
Price: $1.99 USD. 187650 words. Published on April 1, 2010. Fiction.
Algernon Ravenwood struggles to build a home on Superstition Mesa, but discovers giants living nearby. His twin sister, Kira, suffers a lingering, secret malaise. As her past haunts her present, can she find hope for the future? Garrick, their brother, faces defeat as a combat leader and dissent within his ranks, while his beloved Brenna is held captive. Will she seek revenge when she escapes?
The Long Journey: Deveran Conflict Series Book II
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $1.49 USD. 215130 words. Published on December 23, 2009. Fiction.
As a brutal civil war encroaches on the Tamarian border, Garrick Ravenwood undertakes officer training in preparation to stop the humanitarian crisis. Brenna Velez, the girl he loves, worries that the civil war will destroy her family's estate and their high-tech light forges. Meanwhile Garrick's younger brother, Algernon, travels to war-torn Kameron to find and rescue his wayward twin sister.
Price: $1.49 USD. 215130 words. Published on December 23, 2009. Fiction.
As a brutal civil war encroaches on the Tamarian border, Garrick Ravenwood undertakes officer training in preparation to stop the humanitarian crisis. Brenna Velez, the girl he loves, worries that the civil war will destroy her family's estate and their high-tech light forges. Meanwhile Garrick's younger brother, Algernon, travels to war-torn Kameron to find and rescue his wayward twin sister.
The Edge of Justice: Deveran Conflict Series Book I
by Robert Luis Rabello
Price: $0.99 USD. 116740 words. Published on December 23, 2009. Fiction.
As the Azgaril Northern Liberation Army invades the tiny nation of Tamaria, Centurion Dathan Herulus faces the difficulty of harmonizing his orders with his conscience. As the Azgaril move north, Garrick Ravenwood, a young Tamarian soldier, meets Brenna Velez, a refugee who has fled the destruction of her homeland. Their courage helps Tamaria resist the might of the invading force.
Price: $0.99 USD. 116740 words. Published on December 23, 2009. Fiction.
As the Azgaril Northern Liberation Army invades the tiny nation of Tamaria, Centurion Dathan Herulus faces the difficulty of harmonizing his orders with his conscience. As the Azgaril move north, Garrick Ravenwood, a young Tamarian soldier, meets Brenna Velez, a refugee who has fled the destruction of her homeland. Their courage helps Tamaria resist the might of the invading force.