Imperium Academy
Book One
Rebecca Bosevski
Genre: YA Superhero Fiction
Publisher: Silver Crown Books
Date of Publication: July 2nd 2019
ASIN: B07QJV6KZQ
Number of pages: 205
Word Count: 75170
Cover Artist: Story Styling Cover Designs
Tagline: Superheroes aren’t born, they’re molded by government academies.
Book Description:
A genetic leap gave her powers, but before she can take up the cape, Ellen will have to brave Imperium Academy.
Ellen doesn't remember much about her parents, they died when she was four. Raised by her aunt she's envied for years the homo-magis children called on to be tested and subsequently enrolled in one of the five academy’s for heroes.
Ellen isn't a homo-magis.
Or so she thought.
Her parents were two of the first Superheroes, their lives sacrificed to stop Novaside and save their only child.
Ecstatic, yet a little nervous to finally be a part of the world she'd dreamed of, Ellen is off to Imperium Academy.
But her classing doesn't go as expected.
Instead of joining the ranks of the illustrious Star Heroes, Ellen is regulated to the role of Sidekick, after all, night vision is barely a superpower.
Many have begun to question the need for Sidekicks, some teachers even suggesting they would be better suited to other employment.
But with Novaside getting bolder, and her latest attack hitting too close to home, Ellen is determined to stay at the academy and prove them wrong.
After all, where better to learn to be a hero than a school full of supers?
Excerpt:
Her classroom
had seating for thirty-four students but a third of them sat empty now. It was
an inevitable outcome. Of course they would leave—she would have. Had she had
that option. Had she been born a magis instead of a regular plain old sapien.
Ellen propped
her head on her hand, staring at the orange and red leaf flicking at the window
pane as she tried to recall their names. The names of the ones now living the
life she dreamed of.
When she started
middle school, she made a point not to befriend the magis children. They would
all be gone soon enough, once they received their green and gold technote
inviting them to be tested.
And though she
knew her invitation would never come, it did nothing to stay the dreams—each
night she saw herself presenting to a Safe Haven Clinic to have her gene blocker
reversed, freeing her enhancements from their suppression.
And each night a
different gift emerged. Flight, strength, speed. Each gift, each power, as
incredible as the last. Ellen dreamed of using her awakened enhancements to
defeat the rebels in the streets of New State, New York, until her aunt would
break through her illusions with a call for breakfast, sending the scent of
bacon to awaken her mind.
For three years
she watched the magis children while they prepared for what was to come, a
future in the spotlight of the world. A future protecting the ones like her,
the normals. The weak. The homo-sapiens. Even the class fives, the ones who
would become sidekicks, didn’t come back.
Now, on her
fourteenth birthday, Ellen found herself in her first week of high school,
staring mindlessly at the empty chairs they would have occupied while her
teacher regaled what was left of her students with a tale of heroes lost.
A rumble
vibrated through the classroom floor, pulling Ellen from her daze. Her
teacher’s monotonous voice was interrupted by the shrill siren of the city’s
emergency system. Ellen’s heart raced as she pushed aside the notebook covering
her desk’s inbuilt screen, just as the first image appeared.
Red bolded font
scrolled beneath the alternating pictures and videos of the aftermath of
another attack. The rebels had leveled a Safe Haven Clinic, the feed showed a
dust cloud billowing through the streets filled with people stumbling from the
darkness, hugging their bloodied arms against their chests as if that would
keep them safe.
SEVENTEEN
HOMO-SAPIENS CONFIRMED DEAD IN ANOTHER REBEL ATTACK … HOMO-MAGIS SILVERLIGHT
FREES CHILD FROM DEBRIS … “THESE BRUTAL ATTACKS ON THE HELPLESS MUST BE
STOPPED,” COMMANDER CUMMINGS SAYS DURING PRESS CONFERENCE …
About the Author:
REBECCA BOSEVSKI is a speculative fiction author living on the east coast of Australia. Now that the Enchanting the Fey series is complete, Rebecca has plans to rapid release her Imperium Academy six book series over the next 18 months - that is if she can stop binge watching every Neflix movie made staring Noah Centineo.
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Interview with Rebecca Bosevski
Do your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have the reigns of the story?
A little of both. I used to let the voice of the story call all the shots, but in a series, you need a little more control. With Imperium Academy, the characters sometimes pull me in directions I didn’t expect, and though I have a plan for each book in the series, I will try to adapt the plan to fit in their demands.
Convince us why you feel your book is a must read.
We all want to believe we can be extraordinary, but somewhere along the way, some of us lose that belief– Imperium Academy reignites that fundamental truth, that we truly can be extraordinary, but more importantly, that who we truly are, is exactly who we are meant to be.
Have you written any other books that are not published?
I have a few short stories that are waiting to be fleshed out into full novels. They were started back when I was all pantsing and no planning.
Pen or type writer or computer?
Pen to plan, computer to write, kindle app on my phone to edit, and a typewriter on my bookshelf as antique inspiration.
Anything you would like to say to your readers and fans?
I love hearing from you guys. Seriously, find me on Facebook or hit me up on my website any time, I would love to connect.
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