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Author of The Immortal and The Switch Series

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Hometown:
Tuskeegee AL
Currently Reside In: (City, State, Country)
Durham NC
I'm a . . .
Reader, Writer, Publisher
Website:
http://www.vjeffersandqveal.com
Bookclub you belong to (include bookclub name & state):
The Carolina African American Writers' Collective (Durham,NC) and The Traveling Round Table of Fantasy Bloggers (virtual).
Have You "Freed Your Inner Book" Yet?
Yes
What You Need to Know About Me:
Valjeanne Jeffers has been published in numerous anthologies including: Steamfunk! Genesis: An Anthology of Black Science Fiction, Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology, Liberated Muse: How I Freed My Soul, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, Pembroke Magazine Volume 39, Revelry, PurpleMag numbers 7, 8 and 9, Drumvoices Revue Volumes 15 and 16 and The Obamas: Portrait of America's New First Family.

Valjeanne Jeffers is the author of Immortal, Immortal 2: The Time of Legend and The Story of Eve (nonfiction), Immortal 3: Stealer of Souls, Immortal 4: Collision of Worlds and The Switch: Clockwork (includes The Switch andThe Switch II).

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htp (peace)

Just finished reading Immortal, by Valjeanne Jeffers.

Thousands of years in the future, in the great land of Tundra - after the Time of Legend, we find Karla. A beautiful indigo woman, Karla must navigate through an inner and outer world filled with magic, past lives, and a mysterious and powerful being who seems to know Karla better than she knows herself.

Immortal is an amazing story that flows like water. It’s a speculative-cool piece that takes the reader on a trip that is horror, cyber-punk, and fantasy, all rolled in one. Valjeanne Jeffers is one of those authors who can make words drip color. I had a ball exploring her world. I was captivated by the surreal dreamscapes Karla and Joseph ebbed in and out of, and the utilitarian society in which they spent their waking lives.

Immortal is one of the most unique blends I have had the pleasure of reading in some time. Future collides with past. Magic, with science. This is one cool ride, and I am compelled to recommend this piece.

Edward Uzzle, author of NETERS Issue 0
www.daathrekh.com

Ms. Jeffers has created an oddly vivid and not so far-fetched neo-Earth in Immortal. Quick paced and well-crafted, I felt a connection with her protagonists and a distilled hatred for her antagonists. The characters' backstories fit together like the pieces of an intricate puzzle. From the absence of war to the presence of the obscenely paranormal, the frightening and beautiful; dangerous and air-tight; Immortal is filled with yins and yangs that somehow culminate into a satisfying literary balance. A wonderful read from beginning to end.

B. Sharise Moore, author of Taste: An Erotic Fantasy Series
www.blaqmermaidpress.com

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At 12:46pm on November 13, 2011, ruby morris said…

 Yes doing well, and how about yourself?"

At 9:05pm on November 9, 2011, ruby morris said…

 Hi Valjeanne, I enjoyed your Immortal 11 reading on youtube. It was wonderful. My hat off to you. Well done, my friend.

Ruby

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