Copper would like to welcome back A.K. Taylor to the blog today. She is here to share some info about the new editions of the first two books of the award winning Neiko Adventure Saga: Neiko’s Five Land Adventure and Escape from Ancient Egypt. If this series looks like something you or your tween/teen reader would enjoy, please go pick up a copy or two!
Content Warning: Rated PG to PG 13 due to some violence and intense situations.
Publisher: Soaring Eagle Books
Cover Design: Mallory Rock
Neiko’s Five Land Adventure (Book #1):
Book Description:
Winner of the IndieReader Approved Award!
What if the fate of two worlds were in the hands of one person: you?
The childhood secret of a troubled teen warrior is used against her by her enemies. It turns out what Neiko imagined is real, and she becomes trapped in the same world she imagined by an otherworldly evil that is worse than the devil. Getting home is the least of her problems.
The Indians and the Crackedskulls are locked in the turmoil of a war that has raged for centuries, and it is presently in a stalemate. Her enemies, Raven and Bloodhawk, have come up with a scheme to take her down, but in doing so they inadvertently open the door to another universe and to an otherwordly evil. Neiko later finds out that a land she thought she had only imagined is actually real, and the dark being is not a figment of her childhood imagination–he is terrifyingly real, and she faces him for the first time. To make matters worse, it is now in her world, and he has evil plans especially for her.
After several standoffs with the malevolent Ramses the Dark Pharaoh in Hawote, she is trapped in Qari by his strange and powerful magic. Trapped in another universe and in a place that is not exactly the way she imagined it. She must somehow find a way to teleport home. That is easier said than done; the odds are overwhelmingly against her and her scorpion-cobra companion as they must travel to find the answer and help, but at the same time avoid Ramses’ allies, traps, and tricks. Can she come back home and turn the tables on her enemies?
If you love the hidden worlds and magic of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, travel to other worlds like Warriors of Virtue and The Neverending Story, and a strong female protagonist with a bow like the Hunger Games, and the comic relief of the Big Bang Theory, you will love Neiko’s Five Land Adventure!
Praise:
~ MCS Film Review Team
“Plenty of action and inspired imagination.”
“From the first word, Taylor delivers a fresh, vibrant tale of two different worlds.”
“An imaginative journey that is that is much of an adventure for the reader as it is for Neiko.”
~CC Cole Book Reviewer and author of the Gastar Series and nominated the book as a great book for kids.
“A great middle school or read to me book with tons of adventure and characters.”
“A fantastical twist to the childhood game of Cowboys and Indians and a wonderful coming of age story.”
~Indie Reader Reviewer
~Michael Dadich, Award Winning Author of the Silver Sphere
~Tom Clementson, Kindle Book Review Reviewer
Read a Sample
Buy Neiko’s Five Land Adventure:
Ebook:
Amazon * B&N * iTunes * Kobo * Google Play * Soaring Eagle Books * Smashwords * My Book Orders * Books2Read
Paperback:
Amazon * B&N * BAM * Book Depository * Indiebound * Createspace
Hardcover:
Amazon * B&N * Book Depository * Indiebound
Escape from Ancient Egypt (Book #2)
Book Description:
Being stuck in the past takes on a whole new meaning…
What if your worst enemy sent you on a one-way ticket to the past? Worse, later he shows up and tries to play match-maker with a dominant historical figure while all of history and the future are on the line? Survival is just one problem, but then add your friends into the mix…
Following an intense battle between the Indians and the Crackedskulls, Neiko and her comrades enjoy victory while her enemies suffer a crushing defeat. Victory is short lived for Neiko when Francesco pays her a visit at her home and sends her away in order to collect on his threat of revenge. She is banished into the ancient world of ancient Egypt during the reign of Ramesses II the Great on a one way ticket.
Lost and trapped in this ancient world, it doesn’t take very long for trouble to find her. Taken by a rich man, she is reunited with three her friends that had been missing, and an eleven-year-old mystery is finally solved, but one of Neiko’s friends is still unaccounted for. After escaping from the rich man and journeying to Thebes, Neiko and her comrades have actually jumped from the pan and into the fire.
Things go horribly awry when Pharaoh finds out about Neiko and becomes infatuated with her. Francesco comes to Egypt on orders to bring her back, but he has other plans. Can Neiko and her friends thwart Francesco, return to the 21st century, and escape from the past and one of the greatest kings that ever lived?
If you love the action, adventure, and time travel intrigue of Back to the Future and Time Machine (except without the time machine) and modern Native Americans in ancient Egypt, but the story of the Ten Commandments and the Prince of Egypt in reverse with a battle of wills and the motives of passion from Pharaoh, and the comic relief of The Big Bang Theory, you’ll love Escape from Ancient Egypt!
Praise:
Winner of the Wisebear Bronze Medal Award
Winner of the UpAuthors Approved Award
Rated best in YA Historical Fantasy
~Wisebear Books
“An exciting and action packed book from start to finish. This is the story of a young girl who travels between different times and places, and leads a life in each. Neiko finds herself in some scary and challenging situations in each place, and the book has a good amount of suspense as the reader awaits her next move. The writing is fantastical and highly imaginative, without being too far-fetched that the reader will lose interest.”
~Biblio Phanatic 5 Stars
“There is never a dull moment, and the book is punctuated with wonderful illustrations which break up the chapters. It reminds me of those books you read as a kid where you had to choose the ending and second guess what was coming.
The plot was incredibly original – Native Americans being sent back in time to Ancient Egypt as an act of revenge. How can that not spark the imagination? This fast-paced book kept me interested and intrigued from start to finish. Great writing style, great plot and great characters.
Read a Sample
Buy Escape from Ancient Egypt:
Amazon * B&N * iTunes * Kobo * Google Play * Soaring Eagle Books * Smashwords * Books2Read
Leave a Reply