ABOUT THE BOOK
The Prophesy •
Excerpt •
What People are Saying
Starsha’s Song •
Acknowledgements •
Ballad of the Coin
The glory of the moon is the night.
Stars honor her for she is born of greatness.
In the darkness, however, her true strength lies hidden.
When the moon is in the day sky
In the Valley of Thunder
She will rise up on wings of power
And reclaim dominion.
Sixteen year old Starsha is a dreamer in a world where female dreamers are feared. She feels as inconsequential and out of place as the daytime moon.
Through an ancient prophecy, the tyrant, Garthazor, discerns her potential and is determined to destroy her by using stolen and mutated magic.
Starsha's seven year old brother, Pinay, and Garthazor's second in command, Kymel, offer to stand with Starsha against Garthazor and his army, but Kymel betrays Starsha and Pinay falls under the persuasion of the tyrant. Even the dragon dame, Tryphosa, once a powerful ally, turns against Starsha because of Garthazor's treachery.
Can Starsha discover the true power of the Moon in the Day Sky in time to break Garthazor's dominion?
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By Jessie E Turner
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Publish Date: November 2006
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Title: Moon in the Day Sky
Author: Jessie E Turner
ISBN: 1-59299-238-2
Publisher: Inkwater Press
EXCERPT FROM MOON IN THE DAY SKY
Thunder exploded sending its shock wave through the night and jarring Starsha awake. The ground beneath her trembled at its monstrous command. Lightening claws ruptured the black heavens, stabbing out in vengeance.
Starsha leaped from her bed, threw open the door and plunged into the storm. Rain beat upon her furiously as though she were running beneath a massive waterfall.
"I'm coming, Pinay!" she screamed, but the storm smothered her cry. She sprinted toward the scene in her mind straining with every fiber of her being to prevent the image from her dream.
Slipping in the mud she skidded down an embankment, colliding at the bottom with a shaker-leaf tree. Dazed, she clung to the trunk while the wind whipped and cracked the branches. The memory of her dream flared up in vivid realism, more terrifying than any nightmare she had ever had.
She could see her brother, bound and gagged lying in a bed of ashes. Heavy smoke snaked its way around him and crawled toward her, corrupting the world with brown and gray as it passed. Starsha ran with all her might, but her steps took her no closer to Pinay.
At that moment, a man in black and purple robes appeared beside Pinay. The zing of metal sliding from its scabbard pierced her awareness. He raised the dagger and thrust it at her brother.
She fell to the ground screaming, "Pinay!"
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MOON IN THE DAY SKY
Powerful, emotional, enchanting... Jessie Turner's writing is as strong as her heroines, be they human or dragon!
Cindy Hiday, author & writing instructor
"Visual descriptions, vivid pictures, powerful conflict. Would make a great movie!"
John Barney
"Starsha's journey from castoff to heroine is a lyrical treat that wraps you in a world filled with enchanting dragons, evil sorcerers, and more."
J. L. Clark
One song sustains Starsha giving her power beyond her own to accomplish the impossible. Hear this magical song. (2 MB, MP3)
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
You're stronger than you think you are.
There's more inside of you
Than you have ever shown.
You have the power to lift yourself
To see a higher view
And rise to heights that you have never known.
Search for the strength.
Look for the light.
Reach for the you
Now prepared for the flight.
Be true to yourself.
There's strength in your heart
Burning bright! Burning bright!
To hear the music click here
Lyrics by Jessie E Turner
Vocalist - Juanita Anderson
Music by John Henderson
Arranged by Don Anderson
Assistance with transcription - Aaron Evensen
To Dee Lopez for coaching me through ten years of novel writing class, Sandy Stiefer and Harriet Diller of the Institute of Children's Literature for one-on-one instruction, Susan Fletcher for believing in my dragon dreams, Elizabeth H. Boyer for showing me possibilities, Irene Radford for encouraging me to share my stories and to Cindy Hiday for bringing my learning full circle - back to Dee and back to the basics.
To Virginia Martin for allowing me to be the captain of my own ship, Masha Shubin for outfitting that ship with sails, Julie, Camile, and Colleen for critiques, and to Cindy Hiday for copy editing. Without any one of these, my ship would have sunk!
To my critique group friends and supporters Julie, John, Virginia, Becky, Molly, Diego, Laurie, Linda, Steve, Claudia, Lori, Don, Kim, Sharon, Cheryl, Stacey, Dick, Dave, Noelene, Colleen, Camille, Diana, Lawrence, Chriss, Gary, and Cindy.
To Lynda for sharing knowledge of moons and stones and for being so fun to kick ideas around with, Georgia for seeing the vision of my work, Juanita for singing my song, Tim for believing in me, and to Larry, my dear and faithful husband.
MOON IN THE DAY SKY is about finding the courage and self confidence to defeat great evil.
