Rambling Readers

Branwen OShea (she/her)

Why I like rereading my own series:
❄️I love how Bleu never gives up on saving his little sister, Ayanna
❄️I love how, ultimately, Ayanna sort of saves herself
❄️I love how Rana, when faced with vicious hate, counters it with love and wins.
If interested in learning more, here’s the first book:

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1

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Rana, a 16 year old star being with amber thick amber braid, blue eyes with horizontal pupils, and wearing arctic clothing of leather and fur. Behind her are stars and snow.

Ink drawing of 15 year old Ayanna. She’s wearing an off the shoulder dress with a large pendant on a chain around her neck. Her hair is long, black curls, and she has an overall impish slight smile.

Bleu is an 18 year old male with light brown skin, short black hair, and hazel eyes. He’s wearing an orange parka with fur around the hood. The hood is back. Behind him is the blue sky he was named for and always wanted to see.

C. R. Collins

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Tales of Ardonna is a #HopePunk #Fantasy series spanning 3 timelines set in a world where humans are not dominant. 🌳🌲🌴 It consists of a core trilogy with standalone sequels & prequels.

Ebooks are available through multiple vendors or you can buy direct where they are always discounted. No DRM. For more info, purchase links, & maps visit:

https://crcollins.org

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Tales of Ardonna book tree showing 3 timelines. Branches on top left have the Mage Era books: River's Roar and Giants' Gate. Branches middle right is Dragon Age with the Song of Jade subseries - Red Wolf and Hidden Kingdom. Lowest branches and trunk is Modern Era with the Woodspell Series and sequels Chasing Sunset and Midnight Crow, plus a placeholder for final sequel in 2025

Novel Exploration

Just finished reading Branwen O'Shea's The Calling

Now what am I going to do?

It had me reading and reading in the middle of the night when I should have been asleep and if that is not the definition of a good book, I don't know what is. Complex. Inventive. Rich in imagination. Packed with characters you would want as your friends (and a few you wouldn't). Excellent

https://branwenoshea.com

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Branwen OShea (she/her)

Smol cat. Big story.

(And yes, there’s cats in it-future ice agewhite lions.)

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1

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A long-haired, dark grey cat sits next to a copy of a book, The Calling, and looks up at the camera. While the book looks small next to the cat, it’s over 500 pages of an epic future ice age adventure.

Novel Exploration

The thing with HopePunk, it assumes the worst before it looks for the best - the disaster has happened but there are good people doing good things

Is that fair?

I'd rather disaster never happened so I want to write stories that motivate people to help prevent things getting worse but it's a tough one to sell. Somehow you have to elevate the mundane, ordinary business of being human in a f**ked-up world into an engaging, exciting story

What would I call it? OptimistPunk?

#amWriting #HopePunk

Branwen OShea (she/her)

Ever think humans can do better than this mess?
That’s what my series is really about. Yes, it’s lots of adventure & conflict, but essentially it asks can we change?No chosen one. No elite team. Just a bunch of teens and adults trying to shift things before it’s too late.

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1

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Five star review quote: “A STORY WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO BE TOLD."
THE CALLING: Humanity's wake-up call. Answer it or face extinction.

Cover features a teen exiting a massive elevator into a dark Arctic landscape. In the distance, a strange star is on the ground.

Branwen OShea (she/her)

Bleu believes he can find the cure and save his little sister.
Atsushi believes first dates shouldn’t involve jail breaks.
Rana believes she can find enlightenment.
Kahali believes love overcomes violence.
Savas believes his destiny is to save humanity.
Some beliefs die hard.

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1

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Two novels an and a novella from the Finding Humanity series on a background of clouds. The novel, The Calling, features a team in an orange parka exiting a massive elevator into a dark arctic landscape. A strange star sits on the ground in the distance. The novella, The Cords That Bind, features a mysterious compass (the series symbol) on an icy blue background. The novel, The Chasm, shows a star being in arctic clothing standing in a chasm and facing off a black helicopter that hovers above.

Branwen OShea (she/her)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“The Calling: Finding Humanity is a Fantastic Find”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I couldn’t put it down!”

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook1
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The Calling, the first in a YA SFF future ice age adventure series by BRANWEN OSHEA
-a touch of paranormal -found family -a diverse cast -a usurped love triangle trope
-enemies forced to cooperate
-a cute cave digger pup
-a touch of mysticism -strong female protagonists

The Calling: Humanity's Wake-Up Call. Answer it or Face Extinction.

Branwen OShea (she/her)

Trying to survive alongside mind-reading aliens is awkward enough. Having a crush on one is next level. Bleu doesn’t have anything easy in this book, lol.
#Hopepunk #scifi #books

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook2

A blue nighttime landscape with two silhouettes and the words:
Bleu had been hoping for privacy. Just for once.

“I can shield us, so we have privacy. Is that okay?”Kalakanya mindspoke.

"That's fine. You don't need to keep asking."

“It's only polite to ask before I enfold you in my energy field. Some might view it as an intimate act.” She gave a soft laugh.

Was that star being humor, or was she flirting with him?

She laughed again, probably reading his thoughts.

"Stop it." He groaned.

She stifled her laughter. “Okay, she said, giving a small sigh of disappointment. If you prefer, we can just talk about what we need to.”
A golden orb of light sprang around them, and her earlier mischievous attitude evaporated. She waited, watching him closely. He preferred the earlier her. The teasing Kalakanya in the dark, not the now serious Crowned One who surrounded them both with a shimmering yellow shield.

-The Chasm, Branwen OShea

Branwen OShea (she/her)

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💫Enemies forced to cooperate
💫A young leader set up for failure
💫Morally grey villain
💫A cute cave digger pup
💫Future ice age shifters
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An Arctic sunset with the words:

In a future ice age, Bleu's expedition team emerges from their subterranean haven to discover humans are no longer the dominant life form on Earth.

The Finding Humanity series

C. R. Collins

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Branwen OShea (she/her)

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The Chasm
Surviving in a future ice age is hard. Especially when all sorts of new predators keep finding you….
The humans and star beings thought the biggest problem they faced was each other. They thought wrong.
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