OMG, people. I am soooooooo sorry. Lots of fluxing going on at day job, I’m taking on more responsibility, everything is a blur. I completely forgot to post this morning before I left. I am really sorry about that. Enough of that!!!!!! On to the good stuff. 🙂
Hi, All. I’m Sloan McBride, a paranormal romance author who’s a bit weird, or so people tell me. J I’m doing a happy dance because Book 2 ““ “The Treasure” of my Time Walker Series is now up for pre-order for a special price at various retailers. The Time Walkers have been an obsession of mine for a decade. Unfortunately, life interruptus took hold of me after Book 1 ““ “The Fury” was released which pulled me away from writing allowing me to release a book only every couple of years. I am in a new phase of my life now and the interruptus part is on the DL which means I’m planning to finish two books this year. (She says hopefully!)
I am doing a 4-part Blog Hop discussing the mythology research I’ve done and how it’s helped me build the Time Walker World.
Research: Sumerians believed that sea and water surrounded the Universe on all sides. They concluded that the primeval sea had existed since the beginning of time and was a kind of “first cause” “prime mover.” In this primeval sea the Universe was engendered consisting of a vaulted heaven superimposed over a flat earth and united with it. Following the separation of heaven and earth and the creation of astral bodies, animal and human life came into existence.
This Universe was under the watchful eye of the pantheon, consisting of a large group of living beings. Human in form but superhuman in nature and powers. These beings although invisible to mortal eyes, guided and controlled the cosmos in accordance with well-laid plans and duly prescribed laws. (Research sites are listed in my books).
My Stories: The gods created man out of clay and using their combined powers and the knowledge of the Goddess Nammu (mother of all the gods) breathed life into mankind. This too is part of the Sumerian Mythology. Mankind served the gods in many capacities but over the centuries the gods interacted less and less with mankind, except the occasional “hook-up” <wink wink>. This particular interaction creates humans (descendants) who have the blood of the gods running through them. Kur, the now King of the Underworld and all-time enemy of the gods hunts down the descendants to absorb their life force and strengthen him. Without the human life force he would wither away and die horribly. The descendants’ blood is even more potent and he craves it. His goal is to drain them all and then invade Dilmun, the home of the gods, to destroy them as well. I’m not sure he’s thought this through though (laughing) because what happens when all the humans are gone? I guess we have to wait see. J
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