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    East of the Sun: The Prometheus Saga
    East of the Sun: The Prometheus Saga
    East of the Sun: The Prometheus Saga
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    East of the Sun: The Prometheus Saga

    By Jade Kerrion

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    Through a mysterious map depicting far-flung lands, a Chinese sailor in 1424 and a Portuguese cartographer in 1519 share a vision of an Earth far greater than the reality they know. Unknown to them, an even stronger thread unites them—the alien probe, Prometheus. What will it take to unlock the priceless knowledge contained in its flawless databanks?

    A short story from The Prometheus Saga.

    INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR

    Q - What is the Prometheus Saga?

    A - In The Prometheus Saga, thirteen authors unite to interpret how an alien presence would interact with the human condition over a time period that spans from the dawn of man to the present. The stories cross genres and genders, allowing for entirely different narratives and insights on historical events and the human experience.

    Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in The Prometheus Saga?

    A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. Each short story has a different setting in history. The book description will explain the time period setting for each particular story.

    Q - What is this alien probe?

    A - An alien civilization landed a probe on Earth at the dawn of mankind. This probe, a form of artificial intelligence, can morph into any human form, take on any human identity, either male or female. Its life spans hundreds of thousands of years. Its mission is to report everything it can about us to its home planet. What this humanoid observes and learns over centuries of human existence will be interpreted through each short story in the saga. The alien probe is as mythic as Prometheus, the Greek Titan who was said to have brought fire to mankind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJade Kerrion
    Release dateJul 13, 2017
    ISBN9781386508830
    East of the Sun: The Prometheus Saga
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    Jade Kerrion

    Welcome! I’m Jade Kerrion, a Science Fiction author. I graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with an undergraduate degree in Biology and Philosophy, and then went on to get my MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. My varied background led me through many careers across many industries, including container shipping, education, and management consulting. In my spare time, I wrote stories – young adult, fantasy, and science fiction – and developed a loyal reader base with my fan fiction series based on the MMORPG Guild Wars. I was accused of keeping my readers up at night, distracting them from work, housework, homework, and (far worse), from actually playing Guild Wars. And then I wondered why just screw up the time management skills of gamers? Why not aspire to screw everyone else up too? So here I am, writing books that aspire to keep you from doing anything else useful with your time. I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with my wonderfully supportive husband and my two young sons, Saint and Angel, (no, those aren’t their real names, but they are like saints and angels, except when they’re not.) Thank you for visiting!

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      East of the Sun - Jade Kerrion

      East of the Sun

      East of the Sun

      A Prometheus Saga Short Story

      Jade Kerrion

      Jade Kerrion

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Praise for Jade Kerrion’s DOUBLE HELIX Series

      The Prometheus Saga Introduction

      1. 1424 A.D.

      2. 1519 A.D.

      About The Prometheus Saga

      Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction entwine in the world of the DOUBLE HELIX

      Aeternae Noctis

      Other Science Fiction and Fantasy novels by Jade Kerrion

      Life Shocks Romances Collection

      Life Shocks Romances Collection 2

      Life Shocks Romances Collection 3

      About the Author

      Other Books By Jade Kerrion

      Copyright © 2015 by Jade Kerrion

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by an electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the author, except where permitted by law.

      Cover Design: Charles A. Cornell

      Cover Imagery Sources: Shutterstock

      Created with Vellum

      Acknowledgments

      Thank you, Joanne Lewis and Parker Francis, for editing East of the Sun, and thank you, Ken Pelham and Charles Cornell, for inviting me to join the Alvarium Experiment. I’ve truly enjoyed working with the talented authors you recruited for this unique collaborative writing endeavor.

      —JK

      Praise for Jade Kerrion’s DOUBLE HELIX Series

      The Double Helix is the kind of series you’d expect to see with a movie deal. I loved, loved, LOVED it. I fell in love with the characters and will be reading all four books again in the future…a treat I reserve for my favorites.—Full Time Reader, Amazon Reviewer

      I wish I could award more than 5 stars. This phenomenal series continues to astonish and delight.—Hillel Kaminsky, Amazon Reviewer

      Winner of 8 awards, including Gold Medal, Science Fiction, Readers Favorites 2013

      When the perfect human being, Galahad, escapes from Pioneer Laboratories, the illusory peace between humans and their derivatives—the in vitros, clones, and mutants—collapses into social upheaval. The first era of the Genetic Revolution was peaceful. The second is headed for open war.

      The alpha empath, Danyael Sabre, does not feel compelled to risk his cover of anonymity and get involved, until he finds out that the perfect human being looks just like him.

      Two men, one face. One man seeks to embrace destiny, the other to escape it. But destiny has a name—Zara. Assassin.

      For a FREE copy of Perfection Unleashed, visit http://www.doublehelixbooks.com

      The Prometheus Saga Introduction

      What’s past is prologue . . .

      —William Shakespeare, The Tempest

      The individual keeps watch on other individuals. Societies keep watch on other societies. Civilizations keep watch on other civilizations. It has always been so. Keeping watch is sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent. It is most certainly prudent.

      It is not a trait exclusive to the human species.

      Out of such prudence an advanced intelligence, far across the vastness of space, delivered to Earth a probe 40,000 years ago, to observe and report the progress of the human species. This probe was born

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