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Ismeni: An EShort Prelude To The Legend Of Sheba (2014)

by Tosca Lee(Favorite Author)

4.28 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc

review 1: QUICK HIT - Many authors can't manage the same level of characterization and depth that Tosca Lee crams into fifty action-packed pages. Don't think of this as a prelude, prologue, or promotional teaser for The Legend of Sheba, treat it like it's a story in and of itself: beautiful, complex, and deep. And, best of all, free!A mysterious beauty, a destiny set in the stars. Born under an inauspicious sign, young Ismeni is feared by her own people. The single thing she prays for: to live an invisible life. But that is not to be for the young woman who has captured the attention of the king’s youngest son. A story of love, passion, and twists of fate through the eyes of the woman who will one day give birth to the legendary Queen of Sheba. With the rise of ebooks, more and mo... morere authors have begun offering ebook extras such as free chapters, promotional material, and ebook exclusive prologues that serve as appetizers to help whet their readers’ appetite for the full course. Lee first experimented with the ebook prelude back in The Books of Mortals, coauthored with Ted Dekker, in a short story called The Keeper.Ismeni follows the story of the titular character, future mother of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba. Lee manages to fit in a whole novel’s worth of character development into just a few pages as she speeds through Ismeni’s tragically beautiful storyline. And despite being a “short” story free prequel, Ismeni weighs in at almost sixty pages, making it worth the read. Sure, it’s promotional material, but it’s not some hacked together slop put together in a day. Tosca put time and thought and effort and her soul into this, and it shows.Read this. You won’t be disappointed.
review 2: As I awaited the official release of Tosca Lee's newest masterwork, "The Legend of Sheba", I was thrilled when she snuck in a surprise - a 52-page morsel of prose to appease my cravings and whet my appetite for what was to come. Ismeni sets the scene for Sheba, but could also stand alone as a short story. Fans of historical fiction and Biblical fiction alike will appreciate this glimpse at the life of woman literally born under the wrong stars However, much like Esther, circumstances worked to place her in a position of influence to the kingdom. Tosca Lee managed to tell a fascinating story chock full of details and description in a brevity of words, and that takes talent. Because of the lightening speed of the storyline and the proliferation of ancient (i.e. hard to pronounce) names I got confused as to who was where and who was who a few times. Ismeni's romantic bend caught me by surprise, but then I guess you can never really know what to expect from Tosca Lee's imagination and pen. As Ismeni herself said, "I should have known by then that nothing ever happened as I anticipated." Legend of Sheba releases September 9, 2014. You can pre-order your copy today, but if you'd like a small appetizer while you wait, download Ismeni today. You won't be sorry. less

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