When They Came by Kody Boye Book Tour and Giveaway :)
When They Came
by
Kody Boye
Genre:
YA SciFi, Horror
I
was never afraid of monsters—at least, not until They came: the
visitors from outer space.
Now
They're in our skies, on our streets, always watching, forever
waiting.
At
seventeen, I'm just about to graduate from the Juvenile Education
System and declare my career of choice. The Midnight Guard—who
protect our community from the vicious things that lie outside our
walls—calls to me.
It’s
hard, dangerous work, with grueling hours that offer little sleep,
but it’s the one thing I know will help make a difference in our
ever-changing world.
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It happened slowly,
with the sun gradually setting, the light dimming, the darkness
encroaching upon the world like a creeping monster making its way
from the most treacherous depths. When it finally descended upon us,
I pulled in a breath—realizing it was the first time I had been
outside after dark in years. It wasn’t long
before I began to see Them—appearing on the horizon like fireflies.
Winking into existence from seemingly nowhere, Their countenances
were almost hidden but for Their silhouettes made visible by the
moon. They walked limp-wristed, Their sickly claws poised like knives
and Their gazes set on the people They couldn’t see. They knew we were
there. That much I was sure of. But what They were waiting for I
couldn’t be sure. I wanted desperately
to ask Xio if she knew—for a moment of clarity to be shone upon an
utmost spell of darkness—but knew I couldn’t. Instead, I watched. And stared. And waited. Minutes passed by
slowly, the first hour like a ticking bomb waiting to go off at any
moment. I heard an owl cry out in the distance and watched as the
Coyotes tilted Their heads simultaneously to acknowledge the sound,
then did the same to return Their focus to the walled apartment
complex. I didn’t know much
about Them, why They did what They did or what Their true purpose was
beyond scouting the world for potential Harvests. Rarely had They
engaged with humanity, and so far as I knew, They’d never hurt
anyone. But just because They hadn’t
didn’t mean They couldn’t.
And
judging by the size of Their claws, They could do much more than just
hurt. I reached forward
and pressed a hand to Xio’s shoulder as I caught sight of one of
the creatures making its way toward the walls, unsure what to do or
how to respond beyond warning her with a simple touch. She nodded and
lifted a finger to her lips, raising a hand to sign toward one of our
companions down the line. A gun was raised. A bullet was fired. The creature fell a
moment later. The others—standing
sentinel in the darkness—careened Their heads to face the source of
the gunshot, but did not move. Rather, They stared with unwavering
eyes, as if daring the rest of the Guard to open fire.
Born and raised in Southeastern Idaho, Kody Boye began his writing career with the publication of his story [A] Prom Queen’s Revenge at the age of fourteen. Published nearly three-dozen times before going independent at eighteen, Boye has authored numerous works—including the short story collection Amorous Things, the novella The Diary of Dakota Hammell, the zombie novel Sunrise and the epic fantasy series The Brotherhood Saga.
The Inspiration for When They
Came
When They Came wasn’t always
supposed to be a novel. Back when I originally came up with the idea
of an alien invasion story in my late teens, it was in the shape of a
story called Animals. In it, a young couple with child was
trapped in their small home—and surrounded, on all sides, by
creatures with glowing eyes.(You can read that story online for free
on my short fiction blog at
http://ablogofmaterialthings.blogspot.com/2013/04/animals.html)
Years later, on the night I was moving
from Austin, Texas to where I currently live in the greater Dallas
area, I was struck with an opening line that would later become the
basis for my young adult science-fiction series. When
They Came, the story began, we thought They were
our salvation.
Thus began the When They Came
trilogy, and the tale of one young girl’s struggle to make a
difference in her post-alien-invasion world.
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