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The Killian Star

by Alyson E. Denny

347 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-1316; ISBN 1-4251-3430-0; US$22.99, C$26.44, EUR17.92, £11.88

A mysterious object of immense power… an old hermit and a horrible curse… can a young woman find the courage to fulfill her destiny, and help save the world? �

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About the Book

It’s the year 777. A mysterious object falls from the sky at lightning speed and lands in Loch Tay, causing the earth to shake and souls to shiver. A priest finds it and discovers its awesome healing power; however, nefarious sources attempt to usurp it for their own selfish desires.

In 1714 an event causes the British Empire to want to acquire this legendary object to quell a rebellion. Before the king could acquire it, fate steps in causing it to be lost for centuries.

Over two hundred and fifty years later, an old hermit of the Cuillin Mountains discovers the legendary object and suddenly finds his life hanging in the balance.

In 1973, he not only stumbles across a child lost in the hills, but also learns of a special connection to her.

As time unfolds, and the child reaches adulthood, strange events start to occur. It is now that the old man must make sure the dangerous object never sees the light of day. But once again, history repeats itself, as he finds it has been taken.

Is it now her destiny to undo the hermit’s nightmare?

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About the Author

Alyson E. Denny was born in London, England. She graduated from boarding school then went onto further education in Switzerland, Paris and Madrid. Shortly after she traveled the world as an air flight attendant for British Airways. Her next adventure led her to riding racehorses with a goal to racing as an amateur, but an accident brought that dream to an end.

She then moved to America in 1990, got married and had two children, Stephanie and Iain. She was a stay-at-home mother for the first six years of their lives. During that time, she started writing short stories, and stories for children’s picture books.

In 1997 she parted company with her husband and took on life as a struggling single mother, continuing to write children’s books and then a novel while working at various jobs.

As well as being a writer, Denny wrote and produced her own radio show in the Cleveland area (being Northeast Ohio’s first British female talk show host), and was a nominated finalist for best new talent in the market. (2001 Northeast Ohio A.I.R. Awards ®).

2004, she became an American citizen.

In 2006 Denny was asked to produce and become the managing editor for a local paper in her town. Once the paper was fully established, she returned to finishing her novel.