King’s Crusade
Seventeeen Series Book 2
AD Starrling
Genre:
Supernatural thriller
The perfect
immortal warrior.
A set of
stolen, priceless artifacts.
An ancient
sect determined to bring about the downfall of human civilization.
The
exciting, action-packed follow-up to Soul Meaning and the second installment in
the supernatural thriller series, Seventeen.
When a
team of scientists unearth scriptures older than the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave
in the Eastern Desert
mountains in Egypt
Alexa King
is a covert agent for the Crovir First Council. When she is approached by her
godfather for a mission that could help elucidate the enigma of her lost past,
she finds herself delving into the dangerous and shadowy world of secret
religious societies. Assigned by Reznak to assist her is Zachary Jackson, a
gifted human and Harvard archaeology professor.
In their
search for the missing artifacts, King and Jackson stumble upon the existence
of a deadly sect whose origins are as mystifying as the relics they are
searching for. From North Africa to the doors of Vatican City itself, they
unveil a centuries-old plan that aims to shatter the very structure of
civilized society.
With the
help of Reznak and a group of unexpected allies, King and Jackson must stop the
enemy and uncover the astonishing truth behind the missing artifacts and King’s
own unearthly origins before all is lost.
Playlist
Hello
and thanks for having me on your blog! ♥
Today,
I am pleased to present part of the music playlist for King’s Crusade, Book #2 of the supernatural series Seventeen. I say part, because the
actual playlist has 61 songs on it! I’ve chosen my favorites and explained how
they relate to the scenes in the book. You have been warned. They are LOUD!
1.
Warrior
by Disturbed
To
me, this first song defines the protagonist of King's Crusade. Those lyrics
send shivers down my spine and set the pace and flavor for the entire story. I
had this on constant replay when I was writing the final battle scene!
2. Skin to Bone by Linkin
Park
The second song
comes to you courtesy of Linkin
Park
3. This is It by Staind
Following on from
the prologue, we meet Dimitri Reznak in modern day Egypt
4.
The
Consequence by You Me At Six
This
was the song for that opening scene of Chapter Two, when Alexa appears as an
adult and jumps off the side of the cliff. The beats seriously rock. The band
is British by the way!
5. Hero by Skillet
This
song defines the Port Said
6. Burning Down The House
by The Used
I heard this on
the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Soundtrack and fell in love with the
heavy beats. This is the song for the Mersin Free Zone plot line in Adana , Turkey
7. Run by Disturbed
This was the song
for the chase scene from the tavern in Istanbul
8. Our Truth by Lacuna
Coil
This
is the first song by Lacuna Coil to feature on the King's Crusade playlist. I
discovered this amazing Italian heavy metal band from one of the songs on the
Underworld movies soundtracks. Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro are the lead
vocalists for the band and I think their voices work very well together to
produce a haunting sound. This song was the one I listened to during the Istanbul hotel scene where Alexa confesses the secrets of
the Immortals to Jackson
9.
The
Heart of Everything by Within Temptation
Another
new group to feature on the King's Crusade Playlist, this song by Within
Temptation defines Francesco Lorenzio's revelations to Alexa and Jackson in Vatican City
10. The Path to Decay by
Sirenia
Another
big favorite from the soundtrack, you could say this song inspired the first
part of the Rome chase scene, after the
assassination in Vatican City , and the
subsequent escape from Vatican
Palace
11. Thick as Thieves by
Cavo
Another new band
to feature on the playlist, this song by Cavo was perfect for the breaking in
scene in London
12. Sons of Plunder by Disturbed
And here comes
the action again! This song is for the first part of the Freemasons' fight
scene.
13. Spellbound by Lacuna Coil
The second song
from Lacuna Coil to feature on the playlist for King's Crusade epitomizes the
penthouse scene between Alexa and Jackson.
14. The Truth Beneath
the Rose by Within Temptation
The
second song to feature on the playlist from Within Temptation, this is from
their album The Heart of Everything. This was the perfect tune for the Sumava
lab scene, when Alexa uncovers Cavaleti's plans.
15. The Howling by Within Temptation
More from Within
Temptation, this song was for the Perm
16. I'm Alive by Disturbed
This was the
perfect song for the aftermath of the explosion and Alexa waking up in the
forest.
17. Our Solemn Hour by
Within Temptation
This is the song
for the start of the final fight.
18. Stand My Ground by
Within Temptation
For me, this was
the hardest scene to write in the entire book. I agonized for a long time
before making the decision that this had to happen. The haunting sounds of this
song reflects the heartache at losing someone important.
19. Whispers in the Dark by
Skillet
This is the first
song for Alexa's fall into oblivion and the calling of an ancient voice.
20. Rebirthing by Skillet
The final song of
Alexa's infinite time in darkness and her return to light. The lyrics reflect
what she's going through rather well.
21. I Don't Believe in
Tomorrow by Lacuna Coil
The Perm Hospital
22.
What
Have You Done by Within Temptation, featuring Keith Caputo
This
song’s lyrics evoke Alexa's spiral into hell in the final chapters of the
book.
23. Swamped by Lacuna
Coil
The
penultimate song on the playlist. I had this tune in mind for that Epilogue from
the very beginning of the book.
24. Trip the Darkness by
Lacuna Coil
The
final song for the King's Crusade playlist was thrown in there for a bit of
fun! If this book was ever made into a movie, this song would be my first
choice for the end credits. Some of you will recognize this tune from one of
the Underworld movies soundtrack.
I
hope you've enjoyed the rather extensive playlist for the second novel in Seventeen. That was a fabulous 61 songs
in total, which will all feature on my website with a weekly release under News
starting May 7. I am pleased to announce that the playlist for Book Three is
completed and will feature on the website next year. It’s nice and sweet, with
puppies, kittens, and unicorns...I'm kidding, obviously...
Happy
reading, writing, and blogging all!
AD
Starrling
Soul Meaning
Seventeen Series Book One
AD Starrling
Genre:
Supernatural thriller
ISBN:
978-0957282605
ASIN:
B008L8IU8C
Number
of pages: 420
Word
Count: 108,187
Cover
Artist: Streetlight Graphics
Book Description:
A half breed immortal. An international manhunt. A race against time to
stop a terrifying plot that threatens to kill millions. The gripping,
action-packed debut novel by AD Starrling and the first in the supernatural
thriller series Seventeen.
‘My name is Lucas Soul.
Today, I died again.
This is my fifteenth death in
the last four hundred and fifty years.’
The Crovirs and the Bastians. Two races of immortals who have lived side
by side with humans for millennia and been engaged in a bloody war since the
very dawn of their existence. With the capacity to survive up to sixteen
deaths, it was not until the late fourteenth century that they reached an
uneasy truce, following a deadly plague that wiped out more than half of their
numbers and made the majority of survivors infertile.
Soul is an outcast of both immortal societies. Born of a Bastian mother
and a Crovir father, a half breed whose very existence is abhorred by the two
races, he spends the first three hundred and fifty years of his life being
chased and killed by the Hunters.
One fall night in Boston, the Hunt starts again, resulting in Soul’s
fifteenth death and triggering a chain of events that sends him on the run with
Reid Hasley, a former US Marine and his human business partner of ten years.
When a lead takes them to Washington DC and a biotechnology company with
affiliations to the Crovirs, they cross the Atlantic to Europe, on the trail of
a French scientist whose research seems intrinsically linked to the reason why
the Hunters are after Soul again.
From Paris to Prague, their search for answers will lead them deep into
the immortal societies and bring them face to face with someone from Soul’s
past. Shocking secrets are uncovered and fresh allies come to the fore as they
attempt to put a stop to a new and terrifying threat to both immortals and
humans.
Time is running out for Soul. Can he get to the truth before his
seventeenth death, protect the ones he loves and prevent another immortal war?
About the Author:
AD Starrling
was born on the small island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and came
to the UK at the age of twenty to study medicine. After five years of hard
graft earning her MD and another five years working all of God’s hours as a
Paediatrician, she decided it was time for a change and returned to her first
love, writing.
Soul Meaning
is her debut novel and the first in a supernatural thriller series entitled
Seventeen. She currently lives in Warwickshire in the West Midlands, where she
is busy writing the second novel in the series while drinking gallons of tea.
She still
practises medicine. AD Starrling is her pen name.
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