Demon Slayer: A novel of renewal, duty and love - Turner, Vern
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Invoking the old saw, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts begins this story. While the sum of a person's parts may be formidable, the whole person may be greater still if those parts are melded together by pain, tempered by acute stress and polished by maturity, intelligence and, yes, love. Demon Slayer continues the saga of Sonya Keller, an extraordinary person with physical skills and strength of purpose that are rarer still. In earlier times Sonya was forced to endure unspeakable humiliation and debasement by none other than her own, desperately addicted father. From those ashes…mehr

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Invoking the old saw, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts begins this story. While the sum of a person's parts may be formidable, the whole person may be greater still if those parts are melded together by pain, tempered by acute stress and polished by maturity, intelligence and, yes, love. Demon Slayer continues the saga of Sonya Keller, an extraordinary person with physical skills and strength of purpose that are rarer still. In earlier times Sonya was forced to endure unspeakable humiliation and debasement by none other than her own, desperately addicted father. From those ashes of the being a victim of gut-wrenching human depravity, she rose up like a Phoenix to become an exceptional woman in every way. The continuation of that story describes, in vivid detail, Sonya's reconstitution of her new life centered around education, making real friends and eventually finding her way into the comfort and safety of real love and spectacular athletic success known to fewer still. As this story unfolds, Sonya must confront a new challenge when her newest best friend is murdered by white supremacists. This triggers the rage and sense of duty that she practiced in defeating the drug ring in her hometown. Bits of the earlier story included in this book magnify and justify the actions and decisions made by this magnificent woman. So, as my favorite broadcaster, Vin Scully would say, "Pull up a chair...." and become involved with someone you might like to be, or wish you knew. In any case, you'll wish you knew more people like Sonya Keller. The sum of her parts makes a whole that is the pinnacle of human endeavor. Become involved with the joy of meeting her newest friends, partner, lover and support network that allow and facilitate Sonya's achievements. The parts may be too many to easily add together, but the whole, as you will see, is a plausible, yet staggeringly spectacular thing to see. Perhaps Albert Einstein, in quite another context, explained excelling and overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds when he posited: I want to know God's thoughts. Everything else is details. This story doesn't presume God's thoughts, but the events and actions in Sonya Keller's life are astonishing.
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Vernon Turner is the author of five non-fiction books on politics and public education. Meadows and Minefields is his first novel. Now, The Ten Arms of Durga joins the list of fiction and non-fiction books written by Vernon. He wrote a weekly op-ed column for five years at the award-winning River Cities Daily Tribune in Marble Falls, TX and his columns still appear regularly in The Oklahoma Observer. In previous careers, he wrote many biological and manufacturing engineering articles for scientific and trade journals. Vernon draws on a wealth of experience as a world traveler, a scientist, an educator and an engineer in various industries while living in six states, the latest being Colorado. He is a devoted researcher as his science/engineering professions required. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and Chemistry from Ohio University and a Master of Science degree in Biology from San Diego State University. His teaching career spans the breadth of teaching anatomy as a graduate assistant at SDSU and as an anatomy laboratory instructor at Wright State University Medical School. During his six years as a combat medical specialist in the U.S. Army/National Guard, Vernon taught combat first-aid to incoming trainees. Vernon's most recent teaching career centered around teaching Language Arts and all sciences in grades 6-12 in public schools in Colorado and Texas. These years included teaching Advanced Placement Physics and AP Biology. Vernon's world travels include the United Kingdom/Scotland, Mexico, Canada, Greenland, Uganda, Tanzania (where he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro), China, New Zealand and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Vernon loves sports - even played several in his day - and tries to stay fit and remain sharp of wit. He regularly thanks his former students for aiding in that action. He now lives happily with his spouse of thirty years in Denver, Colorado where he is happily owned by two spectacular Maine Coon cats.