From the Fire [Kindle Edition]

Kent David Kelly (Author)

Book Description

On April 4th, 2014, 6 billion and 783 million people died in the blinding white fireballs of the Pan-Global Nuclear Holocaust. Sophie Saint-Germain, wife and scientist and mother of one, was not among them.

She lived for a time, and so her words endure.

The reclamation of her terrifying story is a miracle in itself. Uncovered during the Shoshone Geyser Basin archaeological excavations of 2316, Sophie's unearthed diary reveals the most secret confessions of the only known female survivor of the Holocaust in central Colorado. Her diary reveals the truths behind our legends of the High Shelter, the White Fire, the Great Dying, the Coming of the One, and the Gray Rain Exodus, her horrifying journey into the wasteland made with the sole conviction that her daughter, Lacie, was still alive.

For these are the first of words, chosen by the Woman of the Black Hawk: FROM THE FIRE / GIVE ME SHELTER / THAT I MIGHT ENDURE THE STORM, / GIVE ME THE STRENGTH / TO PRAY MY DAUGHTER WILL PREVAIL.

From the Plague Land, from the Fire. This is the book of the woman who was, this is the codex of our ancestors' revelation.

An episodic narrative, FROM THE FIRE, EPISODE I: END OF DAYS is the first installment of a serialized novel by Kent David Kelly. This unforgettable novella comprises 15,000 words, 55 printed pages, and is the lead in to FROM THE FIRE: TRILOGY ONE, also available now from Wonderland Imprints (ASIN: B008EOWLE2, amazon.com/From-the-Fire-ebook/dp/B008EOWLE2).

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Thank you all for your incredible outpouring of support, praise, secrets shared and ongoing interest in the release of From the Fire.  A full novel featuring Sophie St.-Germain is being prepared, and will be available in late 2012.

Product Details

• File Size: 212 KB
• Print Length: 53 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Wonderland Imprints; 1st Printing edition (May 12, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0082SJY0O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,317 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars No Sequel? Unfortunate... May 16, 2012

By Charlie M. Clint

Format:Kindle Edition

This is far from bad writing -- though I prefer when an author doesn't need to rely on italics and hyphenations to get his point across (and there's a LOT of both here).

But this is merely a teaser to sell the 'sequel' (actual story) -- and apparently that book doesn't currently exist... There aren't words for how annoying I find this. I feel robbed of the time put into reading this short story.

(By the way, if this happens to me, I hope I'm not as unbalanced as this main character, because her behavior is pretty annoying...)

All of that said, had there been a 'sequel' (real book), and had it been reasonably priced, I may well have bought it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars From the Fire Novelette Episode 1 May 20, 2012

By T.Reader

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I give this short book 3.5 stars but since that is not an option and it is better then a 3 star book, I am pushing it up to 4 stars.
This novelette is full of action and suspense.
The pace of the story starts off solid and increases into a nail biting, edge of your seat thrill.
It was easy to relate to the protagonist in the book, and understand her doubts, fears, hopes, and motivations.
The author did a good job in creating believable settings.
I found the brief reference to watching survivalist shows on television (as a way to prepare) amusing.
I found a few faults within this novelette, all of which were in the narrators introduction or with the authors writing style. the first is that it is way too short (26 pages roughly 14,960 words).
The next was that the notes from the interpreter makes it sound like this book was reconstructed off a diary, but there is no actual diary entries. The book is written in limited third person point of view, which conflicts with the concept of this being a survivors recounting of the events.
I did not understand why in the intro of the book the author said that there were times the main character was 'unlikable'? Where did that happen? Must be something in future segments?
Overall this was a good read. I recommend it to apocalyptic genre readers.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done! May 15, 2012

By Kaye Redmond

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I finished this novella and came straight to the kindle store looking for the next installment - and that is high praise. In just these few pages, I care about our heroine and her daughter. I want to know what's next. I look forward to finding out!

More About the Author

Hello and welcome. My name is Kent David Kelly; I live in Colorado with my wonderful wife Michelle and son Liam, and am owned by two sweet gray cats (Tyriel and Pixie). My hobbies include travel, writing, drawing, collecting, reading voraciously, and gaming.

My writings are many and varied. I am the author of From the Fire, Episode I: End of Days, the first novella in my post-apocalyptic adventure series. Episodes II, III and IV are now available as well.

I have also published several other novels (Arachne I, Arachne II, Necronomicon), novellas (The Girl Who Bled Forever, Cthulhu in Wonderland), poetry (For the Dark Is the Light, The Summoning of Dark Angels), and role-playing supplements (the Castle Oldskull series), as well as many gaming articles (in InQuest and InPower magazines).

I also annotate, edit and present collections of classic fantasy, including the works of L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland), Lord Dunsany (Pegana), Bram Stoker (Dracula), Jules Verne (Les Voyages Extraordinaires), H.G. Wells (The War of the Worlds), and H.P. Lovecraft (The Cthulhu Mythos). All of these titles are available from Wonderland Imprints.

If you would like to get in touch with me, feel free to visit me at my Facebook page, and friend me at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000867874518. You can also feel free to e-mail me at [e-mail] if you would like to know about my future works and release dates. I am grateful for your reviews and comments, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Pleasant dreams and nightmares,
~K