"The Salamander Stone" by C. J. Fenge Is Published

April 12, 2012 - PRLog -- About the Book:

Amber uncovers a conspiracy so earth-shattering it threatens the human race. She is forced to go on the run, and it seems that someone is after her on every corner—some for her power; some to make her their saviour; others out of twisted love or simple lust. But the Salamander Stone attracts more than earthly evil. A demon is after her too, and what he wants is unspeakable.

About the Author:
Chris Fenge was born in England but brought up in Zambia. She returned to England to gain an honours degree in Philosophy and Psychology, and an M.A. in the History of Ideas. She married, had two children, and went back to Africa with her family to take up a teaching post in Zimbabwe. After three years the menace of the Mugabe regime prompted a move to teach in Kenya, but here also political unrest affected the family so they returned to England in 1991. Since that time Chris has been teaching English at a top independent Grammar School.

Excerpt from the book:
“Amber was crawling, her nose inches from the musty carpet, when she sensed something ahead. She stopped, willing her eyes to slice through the darkness. Nothing:  just a chasm of black. With one hand she reached out, then smashed into something hard. Stifling a yell, she explored with her fingers. It was a wall. Her breath came out in a long, relieved sigh and she shifted position to cram against the wall, drawing knees up to chin to make herself as small as possible. Good; she had made it this far without being caught.

She checked her watch which glowed a ghostly 2.35 am; still plenty of time before the guards did their next round. Then she peered into the gloom, waiting for her eyes to adjust. She had never been here before – yet she knew every inch of this place. The stolen map, with all of tonight’s codes, was deep in her jeans pocket. From it she knew this was the laboratory on the fourth floor – the only place with access to Pitt’s Playpen.

The blackness was lifting: vague shapes emerged, taking on familiar forms. Computer tables, chairs, and yes, if she strained her eyes, she could just make out a door on the opposite wall, with its faintly glowing code box. That must be it. Not far now. She started crawling again, careful to avoid the tangled cables behind each desk. She was almost there. The door was close.

Then something hit with an electric kick to her whole body. She stopped moving, stopped breathing.

She must have brushed a bare wire – but it wasn’t like that. It was more like her body sensing something – something hard and dangerous.
 
Her eyes flicked to left and right, boring into dark corners, under tables, behind chairs. Nothing.”


THE SALAMANDER STONE can be ordered from Champagne Books at:

http://burstbooks.ca/product.php?id_product=60

and downloaded from Amazon.co.uk at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Salamander-Stone-ebook/dp/B00...

Media Contact:

Publisher:  Champagne Books (BURST imprint)
Contact:  Kat Hall
E-mail:  kat@champagnebooks.com

Website for book:

http://www.thesalamanderstone.com