Real-life adventures are always interesting to read and inspirational. Read an exclusive excerpt from D. Robert Hardy's book Raven's Apprentice, a true story from the west coast of B.C. and then download your own copy. Follow the tour to read even more! And let him know what you think along the way. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Raven's Apprentice is a compelling true story from the west coast of B.C. that launches you into the world of Raven and our interconnectedness with all living things.
"Suddenly, without warning, they spun on a fin and started charging the boat. My thrill turned to real panic. Killer whales attacking a boat. Had there ever been such a thing? A paralysis gripped me. Now, within striking distance, they slipped into an arrowhead formation just below the surface. If the leader of the pack didn't bring the boat down, his flanks would."
"At about 20 feet off the bow, the frontrunner broke the surface, peeling waves off his rostrum as he continued his commitment to engage. Bracing for impact, my hands squeezed into the railing..."
Travel with me aboard MV Lady Guinevere. Witness being charged by transient killer whales, stalked by wolves and walking creeks so pristine you feel as if you were the first human to experience the wonder of nature.
"You have succeeded in bringing the reader on the voyage with you and into the deeper experience of transcendence and heightened awareness. Some of your experiences are literally skin tingling, many will leave your reader thinking and remembering for a long time to come." - Sid Tafler – Writer, Editorbr.
"Don Hardy’s RAVEN’S APPRENTICE is a great and compelling story, both nuanced and vivid, that will leave readers wanting to head off on adventures of their own."
- Heather Stockard - IndieReader
Read an exclusive excerpt:
I looked down into the water. It was clean, but a plankton bloom was obscuring the bottom with its billions of tiny microscopic organisms consuming and multiplying by the second. They were the silent killers that stole the oxygen from the surface waters, forcing all living things to find life in the greater depths. But they would not affect me. I wasn’t a fish. I could swim around on the surface and cool off without a care in the world. So, I jumped in.
I paddled around the surface enjoying the buoyancy. Stretching out, I flipped onto my back. Looking up, the sky was a fade of blue, like an old pair of familiar jeans. There is nothing like swimming in saltwater. You can’t help but float. I would dream of the ocean and the salt air when I was a landlocked road musician: of dried beaches of seaweed and living creatures below the sand.
Something suddenly banged into my leg. It must have been a stick or small log. I continued to swim and slip through the waters like a frog wedging on the surface.
Another hit, but this time it stung and felt alive as if something was confused by the low visibility of the water and what it cannot see, it fears. Suddenly I felt a bite. I had heard that some predators like to taste their meal before attacking full force. I lifted my leg out of the water and it was red like a carpet burn. Sharks have sandpaper skin! They can scrape us and leave us red and raw. I was hit again with real force in my lower back. They also like to taste their food. My imagination was taking over my rational thinking.
The platform on the back of the boat was at least 50 feet away. I needed to get out of the water. But I was slowly drifting out into the channel, caught in outflow current.
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