Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2012

"Thousands of stars could tell thousands of stories."
Seven year old Grace always dreamt of becoming a guardian angel; like those who guarded and guided her people and prepared to bravely fight in a dreaded mythical event, the Crystal Shade - which never came. It's not like Grace ever wanted to see Demons. Or wants to know what evil and darkness is - things that no one ever faced on her world and as the legends says, the Crystal Shade carries within -, nor does she want to die to be reborn as a guardian. But she thinks the mysterious life of angels is so noble, a fable that it sounds exciting - until it actually happens.

Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1 explores the early life of a young daydreaming soul who is destined to reveal the forgotten past of her home world and to seek the answer to the eternal question; what the legendary Crystal Shade really is.

Length: 148052 words.

Auralight Fantasy (a.k.a. AuraFantasy or Auralight) is a new variation and mix of many genres. While it contains many Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, and close-to-Science-Fiction, close-to-Steampunk mechanical and / or fantastical elements, such as aura-powered flying and other machines and weapons, or a strange world with a blue sun, it also includes biological-fantastical elements, such as aura beings with superpowers, living in different spirit realms of an otherworldly ancient society with an atmosphere not just felt, but seen as emanating from person, places and other living and non-living things. The term "Auralight Fantasy" was coined to reflect the more overtly fantastical tones of Crystal Shade.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Book of the month on Bibliocracy, September 2012 (Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1)
- Hall of Fame on Wonderworld Variety, September 2012 (Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1)
- Staff Picks Recommendation on Lulu Press Inc., October 2012 (Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1)
- Over 5000 Facebook Followers, March 2013

IMPORTANT: Please be advised that Crystal Shade: Angeni and its episodic release, Crystal Shade: Episodes is not a fast and easy mainstream read. You can't quickly skim through and read it in one night, but you have to absorb the words and create the fantasy in your mind. Therefore, if you don't like slower-paced books or non-mainstream storylines, please read the excerpt before making any purchase.

Product Details

Paperback: 348 pages
Publisher: István Szabó, Ifj. (January 15, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9630826879
ISBN-13: 978-9630826877
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is a change from everything I've read recently. The story itself unfolds more gently, the action moving at a slower pace most of the time. The writing is beautiful. Elegant, even." - Rebecca McKinnon, The Crooked Word / Goodreads Review

"Beautiful writing. A story line that is well thought out." - David Allan, Tumbling Books

"Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1 is beautifully written with detailed descriptions of both the people and the world they inhabit. An intriguing and complex fantasy novel which will leave you breathlessly anticipating the next Volume." - Star, Bibliophilic Book Blog / Amazon US Review

"A detailed, descriptive and imaginative fantasy story." - Krista Burnbright, Cubicle Blindness / Amazon US Review

"The concept is not like anything I have read before which is very refreshing these days! Crystal Shade is beautifully written with an almost historical feel to the book. The writing style is, in my opinion, more complex than other YA writers I have read." - Amy, Following the Reader

About the Author

Istvan Szabo, Ifj.
"Creator, Writer and Illustrator"
Based out of Budapest, Hungary, Istvan began his writing and art career at a young age. His strengths include Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thrillers, as well as Spiritual, Romantic, and Political works. At the beginning of his career, two companies entrusted Istvan to create and write the stories of two of their video games. Since 2007, working parallel on several different projects, Istvan mostly developed and worked on the Crystal Shade franchise and wrote Crystal Shade: Angeni. As an artist for hire, he has created illustrations, character art, short CGI animations and marketing materials for various projects as well as for his own works, Crystal Shade: Angeni, 7 Post Meridiem, Nightfall and other unannounced projects. In 2007, Istvan produced his first short movie "15 Minutes of Fame", in which Istvan was the screenwriter, director and storyboard artist. "15 Minutes of Fame" won 3rd Place at the UPC-AXN Film Festival 2007.

Orlanda Szabo
"Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1 Co-writer and Editor"
Orlanda Szabo screenwriter/author lives in the middle of Canada. Her writing skills include edits, rewrites and consultations in a wide variety of genres. She is adept at adapting book to screenplay and screenplay to book. She is currently under contract to script Lisa R. Taylor's Welcome To: I Don't Know, Idaho. She has written numerous features, shorts and TV series pilots, some of which she will be adapting to book. She truly loves to work in science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and thrillers.