The Chosen One: The Venturian Chronicles - Book 1

By D.L. Mains

When worlds collide...Can The Chosen One unite two cultures and bring peace to earth?The Phoenix rises from its ashes to be reborn. So must the survivors of a malignant attack on the earth. Are they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475204329
• ISBN13: 9781475204322
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

becoming a favorite genre

I have only just started reading sci-fi/fantasys and this book has become a new favorite of mine. Mains has created a beautifully written tale that could be very realistic. Her main character is a strong and some what broken at the same time. She creates a love interest for her that seems impossible. The character developments are greatand they are all crucial and very dynamic to the story. The author also includes enough romance to satisfy the reader and also leaves much to the imagination as well. During the whole book you see the conflict of war between aliens and humans trying to regain there freedom. An alliance is formed between a group of aliens and the Phoenix (a group of humans who have managed to maintain a good army) will they be able to defeat the evil ruler and restore the aliens King to his throne and bring peace to the world they inhabit together?? I am dying to find out!!

Choose The Chosen One!

I took this book to read on a plane ride, thinking it would be a great way to pass the time. I was immediately drawn into a fast-paced tale with a strong female lead; adventure and intrigue with a generous helping of romance. Each new character evolving into a favourite, with the tension surrounding both the story and the character development keeping me riding high throughout. This book promises to be the beginning of an exciting new series, and I look very forward to the next missive. If you enjoy books like the Merry Gentry Series by Laurell K Hamilton, or just have a love for romantic Science Fiction/Fantasy based in the world as we know it (or how it could end up), then this book is for you!

Great Book!

I really liked this book. It was easy to follow and hard to put down. I look forward to the next book!

One darn good sci-fi

This book creates an entire believable alien culture and weaves an exciting tale of an invasion of earth- with a difference. Not all of the aliens are bad guys. This book should become a classic. My only regret is, as an author myself, I didn't write it. On a scale of one to five I rate it a six!

Love, alien invasion and warfare

Before reading D.L. Main's, "The Chosen One," my expectations were low. I'd been a fan of sci-fi for many years but of late, much of the new sci-fi is too high-tech for my interest. Not so with "The Chosen One." The first few pages grabbed me and I hated to put the book down, as her pages came alive before my eyes. D.L. Mains places her story in a situation that could become a reality. To doubt the existence of alien life forms in other universes would be a blatant waste of real estate. The book opens with an alien invasion that is worldwide, but centers upon a segment of Long Island, New York. This is the center of the resistance movement led by Commander Jesse and a large group of stalwart, brave men and women, combatting the loss of a freedom long fought for centuries before. The unexpected happens as the heroine commander is captured and falls in love with the most sensual alien I have had the pleasure to meet. He is the disposed King of his dying world, usurped by the evil Gar and his followers. It was their idea to conquer the earth as their new home and the king is happy to find Commander Jesse, hoping her group will join with him to regain his title and his people. Will King Davros and Commander Jesse with combined forces, be able to defeat the rebellious invaders? Can a steamy romance overcome innate racial prejudice against a race of aliens similar to humans, yet not human? Read this fast-paced novel to discover if love can conquer greed and tyranny, as people of two different worlds join as one. Mallie Woodham, journalist, essayist, short story writer and author of a memoir.