Ascension (The Gryphon Series) (25 page)

“My best guess is that at some point a bat and a water buffalo got together and had a love child that could miraculously walk on two legs.” With one arm still defensively raised, I pointed with the opposite hand. “That would be their love spawn.”

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excerpt from
Sacrifice

Illustrated by Robert Immings

Rowan gazed over his shoulder at his shirt draped over the back of a chair. “So, I wouldn’t have to wear the monkey suit and there’s the possibility of violence?”

“Absolutely. You should put your shirt on!” That came out more of a high-pitched desperate plea than intended.

-excerpt from
Sacrifice

Illustrate by Crystal Ord

The bedroom light glistened off olive green scales as the dragon swung his massive head my way. He folded his tiny T-
rex arms on the window ledge and leaned in. “Not any more. I ate them.”

-excerpt from
Ascension

Illustrated by Robert
Immings

There, nestled in a bed of orange and purple wildflowers, lay a baby gryphon. Its wide yellow eyes blinked into the bright sunlight.

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excerpt from
Ascension

Illustrated by Robert
Immings

Two lions bookended me.
One a symphony of ebony that flipped his head and roared into the darkening sky. The other was as white as a freshly fallen snow. His muzzle curled in a menacing snarl despite his beautiful appearance.

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excerpt from
Ascension

Illustrated by Robert Immings

All this time. All the venom within her, and all it took was being face to face with the same kind of creature that slaughtered her village to shatter her icy façade. For a brief moment the girl buried deep within the malevolent schemer appeared—and she was terrified.

-excerpt from
Ascension

Illustrated by Robert Immings

About the Author

The Gryphon Series is written by Michigan native Stacey Rourke.
She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant, drooly dogs. Stacey loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head. She is currently hard at work on the continuations of this series as well as other literary projects.

Visit her at www.staceyrourke.com

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or on Twitter @Rourkewrites.

Read more of Stacey’s books!

The Gryphon Series:

The Conduit

Embrace

Sacrifice

Ascension

Nonfiction:

I’m Not Crazy, I’m on Lupron; A Journey Through Infertility

 
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