{"id":1422,"date":"2015-07-18T23:30:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T23:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/?page_id=1422"},"modified":"2020-05-24T19:13:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T19:13:57","slug":"rise-of-the-sidenah-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/books-2\/rise-of-the-sidenah-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise of the Sidenah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Out of Print as of August 31, 2016.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

\"riseofthesidenah_96_200\"<\/a>Short Description<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rise of the Sidenah <\/i><\/b>is a magical fantasy about a young sculptress forbidden from practicing her art, until a powerful man offers her an opportunity she can\u2019t refuse. He draws her into a world of deceit, murder, and betrayal, leaving her no choice but to engage him in battle to save the ones she loves.<\/p>\n

Long Description
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Adrienna Vedica longs to build the creatures living in her imagination. One day, she hopes to sculpt them out of stone, creating great statues like those that guard the Celany village.<\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t understand why everyone seems to disapprove.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only when Tishaan, a powerful man in the high council, agrees to help her sculpt that Adrienna is finally able to pursue her passion. She dives into her work, but creates with such energy that she collapses from exhaustion before seeing the final results, giving Tishaan time to hide her masterpieces away.<\/p>\n

\"\"Her mentor, Sreng\u2014the man she secretly loves\u2014tries to convince her that Tishaan is using her, but she can\u2019t abandon her art. Only when people start showing up dead does she think again. There\u2019s something off about Tishaan\u2026and then Sreng shows her the first sculpture she ever made.<\/p>\n

But something is wrong.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s alive. And it\u2019s digging a grave.<\/p>\n

Released September 24, 2015 f<\/span>rom Jupiter Gardens Press.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Out of print August 31, 2016\u2014publisher closed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> for a short excerpt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Post-Publication Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Once published, Rise of the Sidenah<\/i> was chosen:<\/p>\n