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COVER  TO  COVERAGE  –    Author  Brian  Burt  makes   waves  with  his  first  novel!   Hollywood,  CA  (PRWEB)   November  14,  2013     Brian  Burt,  self  proclaimed  computer   geek,  applicaaon  security  engineer   and  grand  prize  winner  of  the   L.  Ron  Hubbard  Writers  of  the  Future   contest  in  1992,  announced  that   "Aquarius  Rising:  In  the  Tears  of   God,"  has  been  nominated  for  the   2014  Electronic  Publishing  Industry   Coaliaon  eBook  (EPIC)  awards  in  the   science  ficaon  category.   The  story  goes  -­‐-­‐  On  an  Earth   ravaged  by  global  warming,  human-­‐ dolphin  hybrids  called  Aquarians   have  built  thriving  reef  colonies   among  the  drowned  ciaes  of  the   coast.  Now  their  world  is  under  siege   from  an  enemy  whose  invisible   weapon  leaves  no  survivors.  Only   Ocypode  the  Atavism  -­‐-­‐  half-­‐human   and  half-­‐Aquarian,  marooned  in  the   geneac  limbo  between  species  -­‐-­‐   knows  why.  Ocypode  and  his   comrades  must  face  the  perils  of   flight  in  the  open  ocean,  a  friend's   betrayal,  a  killer  storm,  a  lethal  kelp   forest  haunted  by  mutant  monsters   and  a  fundamental  challenge  to  their   most  cherished  beliefs  if  they  are  to   have  any  hope  of  saving  Aquarius   from  destrucaon.   Follow  and  like  Brian  Burt  on   Facebook!   Because  models  read  too!  –  As  I  was  sijng  in  the  library,  laying  out  this  book  review,  a  young  girl  shadowed  my  laptop,  and   asked  me  what  I  was  doing.  I  said  I  was  preparing  a  book  review  for  a  magazine  about  models.  She  seemed  confused,  and   asked  pointedly,  “Why….do  models  read?”  We  have  come  a  long  way,  but  we  sall  have  a  long  way  to  go.  Yes,  Susie,  models   do  read,  and  when  they  read,  they  read  thrilling  books  like  this  one!     To  purchase  this  book  visit  Double  Dragon  Publishing:   www.double-­‐dragon-­‐ebooks.com   Modern Model Page 4