Update
I am very pleased to announce that Foreshore Publishing have very graciously returned the rights of my novel Hermes to me.
In the coming months, the plans for publishing the second edition of Hermes and its follow-through, Angelia, will emerge.
In the meantime, I want to thank my dedicated and loyal following who have shared their enthusiasm for the book and ensured it has been listed in its category on Amazon in the Top 100 in the UK and Australasia and Top 300 in the United States.
To honour their commitment to my work, my team are doing everything they can to create the very best version of both novels and present them for publication.
The experience of the publication of my first novel has made me realise that what comes above everything is the desire to publish the very best version of the work I have written.
The Second Edition of Hermes.
The book has been edited, has a faster pace, more energy and explains the various themes in a more communicable way.
Background
Hermes is a cycle of four tales, each set in a different era, driven by character and connected by an overarching narrative. The tales’ principal storytelling mode is historical and is enriched by glancing at elements of fantasy and speculation over their journey of 12,000 years of alternative history.
Each element is anchored in relatable characters (Erihapeti and Nikau, Eawynn and Edmund, Wynn and Robert, Elizabetha and Jake), beset by humanity’s greed and rottenness. Through them, we explore the essence of being human.
Synopsis
2150-Earth is a toxic wasteland. The last human has died. On an abandoned space station, an artificial intelligence, designed to take humanity to the stars, sends a plea for help to a world they have not been able to reach.
Forty light years away, an ancient civilisation responds and travels back to humanity’s beginnings to lead us away from our dark ending.
The first failed intervention is existential, and so ‘they’ move on to something more personal. They send Erihapeti, who comes among a Polynesian tribe in AD 50. She establishes a ‘share’ – a connection – with Nikau, the tribe’s noble chief, who is open to her and her message. But will the tribe join them?
This is the story of another world’s attempt to come alongside humanity and encourage us to take a different path.
Further Questions.
This page is intended as a gateway. I welcome questions on Facebook and TikTok at Emily Chance Author.
For the moment, though, the task is to make Hermes the very best it can be.
Emily Chance 