Come join us to celebrate the launch of Drema Deoraich’s book Driven, the final chapter in the Founder’s Seed Trilogy! Drema will read excerpts from her book and have time for questions before the reception begins, when you can chat one on one with the author and purchase a copy of the book from her!

About the book:

Alira’s back from the brink of madness, though the voices still threaten her control. Terrified she’ll lose it again, she tries to evade human conflicts. Yet after she witnesses Cartel slavers kidnapping humans from her friend’s village on Bejami, she leaves her sanctuary to stop the Cartel from abducting and enslaving others.

On Danua, acting Clan Admiral Knøfa experiments on his unammi prisoner. Except the squib isn’t healing any longer, and the medics aren’t working fast enough to save her. Knøfa starts searching for another unammi—maybe a male this time, so he can create all the test subjects he wants.

Stopping the Cartel is enough to keep Alira’s hands full. She doesn’t want to fight the Clan, too. Yet, when she learns Knøfa is searching for the unammi survivors, she races to warn them. As Knøfa’s ship approaches them on Earth, the council tries to force it to leave. But Alira knows that if the humans escape, the unammi are doomed. Knøfa’s “experiments” will escalate, and other humans will follow his example. To protect her people’s secrets, she must stop that ship. Her only hope is to attempt something no Founder’s Daughter has ever done.

Abut the author:

Drema Deòraich is an award-winning author of speculative fiction that sometimes asks big questions. Her flash fiction, short stories, and novelettes have been published in numerous online journals, as well as a few semi-professional zines.

Her debut novel Entheóphage is a medical sci-fi/climate fiction novel that explores the question, “What would it take to make us stop destroying our ecosystems?” “Phagey” (as it is affectionately known by its fans) has become a subject of book club discussions in many places.

Her trilogy, The Founder’s Seed (Fallen, Book 1; Broken, Book 2; and Driven, Book 3) is a science fantasy trilogy exploring what it means to be a misfit, and the challenges involved in finding one’s niche.

Her novelette “Deer in Headlights” follows researcher Cait as she faces unexpected consequences of her ecosystem-damning actions and is faced with a life-altering choice.

Her novelette “Jane Doe #7” follows Dr. Kyle Wicks, who’s built his career on the comatose–until one patient fights back.

Two short-story collections and a science fantasy trilogy follow-up to The Founder’s Seed are in the works.

Drema currently lives in Southeast Virginia with her husband, his two cats, and all her other characters. When time and mosquitoes permit, Drema works on transforming their yard into more welcoming habitat for small wildlife. She also occasionally blogs about writing, ideas from Life that inspire her, environmental issues, ways to live more sustainably, and whatever else captures her fancy.

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