Today, I'm welcoming Wayne Basta, science fiction writer. I met Wayne through SFFS (Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday) where a collection of SF and F writers meet regularly to post little snippets of our works.
Wayne is about to release his second novel in the Aristeia series, and I'm just one stop on his blog tour. Let's get to know a little more Wayne and his books...
Aristeia: A Little
Rebellion
Unlike her brother, Saracasi Ocaitchi
has always known that her loyalties belong to the ideals of freedom and
democracy, not the government of the Alliance, and that protecting those ideals
would require a fight. But now that the rebellion she has dreamed about has
finally begun, she must come to terms with what that truly means: for herself,
for her brother, and for all of the people who will die in the coming war.
The second
novel in the Aristeia Series by
Wayne Basta. Available June 1, 2012.
You can visit
the authors website at http://waynebasta.com
for more information and to enter a contest to win FREE books.
Website: http://waynebasta.com
Contest Link: http://waynebasta.com/aristeia-contest/
Wayne is also offering a Prelaunch Blitz so check it out: http://waynebasta.com/aristeia-contest/prelaunch-purchase-blitz/
And just what is Aristeia? Wayne explains for us...
Aristeia (Greek): is a
scene in the dramatic conventions of such works as the Iliad in which
a hero in battle has his finest moments
The main inspiration for much of my writing comes from my
love of history. In this case, the American Revolution. One thing that
fascinates me about history is the difference between actual events and the
common perception of the story. Here in the US, the Founding Fathers who
participated in the war are larger than life heroes. In reality, they were just
ordinary men in an extraordinary time; flaws and all. This in no means
diminishes their accomplishments, but instead raises them up from caricatures
of ideals to genuine people.
When writing Revolutionary
Right, I set out to combine that flawed aspect of historical heroes with
the concept of aristeia; and to tie them together in a fun space adventure setting.
This book follows Maarkean Ocaitchi as he goes from a man down on his luck but
still loyal to the Alliance to a man the galaxy at large perceives as a heroic
revolutionary leader. Throughout the book he faces his aristeia moment while
his loyalty is torn between his government, his family and his beliefs. In the
end, he has to decide if he is the traitor he thinks he is, or the hero
everyone else says he is.
In this new book, A
Little Rebellion, Maarkean has made his decision about where his loyalties
lie. This book moves to follow his sister Saracasi, as fate moves her toward
her moment and she has to decide what kind of person she wants to be; the
peaceful idealist or the fiery revolutionary.
While each book heavily features one characters aristeia
moment and follows their personal journey, the books include a wide array of
interesting characters. No hero is ever alone on their journey and no
revolution is ever won by one person. It takes a large swell of people, each
with their own unique story to tell.
Here's a little bit more about Wayne:
As a
child, Wayne Basta was introduced to science fiction at a young age by his
father. Mainstream hits like Star Trek and Star Wars were followed by old Tom
Swift novels and then classics like Asimov and Clarke. Growing up on Florida's
space coast only served to fuel his imagination and love of space, science and
adventure.
At the
age of 9, his family got their first home computer, an old Macintosh Plus, and
he immediately used it to start writing science fiction adventure stories. He
continued writing as a hobby all the way through college at the University of
Florida, where he initially pursued a career in the US Navy until an injury
changed his plans. Wayne then spent several years teaching high school and
working in the education non-profit sector before coming back to his old dream
of writing.
Wayne
currently lives in Houston with his wife, son, and dog. He remains a fan of
geek culture, board games, video games, fantasy, science fiction and all around
silliness.
Well, there you have it. Now show Wayne some love, leave some comments for him to smile over.
Thanks for stopping by,
Cheers!
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