Teaser Tuesdays (July 21)

Steph P. Bianchini July 21, 2015 16 Comments

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

That’s my choice of the day:

“The difference between virtuality and life is very simple – in a construct you know everything is being run by an all-powerful machine. Reality doesn’t offer this assurance, so it’s very easy to develop the mistaken impression that you’re in control.”

( ~ Broken Angels, by Richard Morgan, 2003, Kindle edition.)

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your ‘teasers’ in a comment here.

16 Comments

nadz2014 July 21, 2015 at 11:19 am

Thanks for sharing. Not sure if this one is for me. Here is myy TT
http://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2015/07/teaser-tuesday-19.html

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:42 am
  
  Thanks! Going to check it out.
  
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ljennison July 21, 2015 at 11:19 am

Thought provoking. It’s true. Although one could argue that we are in control of at least some portions of our lives.

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:43 am
  
  Indeed. In that context, however, it makes totally sense, in a frightening way…
  
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Beth F July 21, 2015 at 11:20 am

Ha ha. He/she has a point.

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:43 am
  
  I guess so 🙂
  
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P.D. Workman July 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm

It’s a trap I often fall into, thinking that I am in control!

Do you like books with dogs? Here’s my teaser from a mystery that I really enjoyed. Funny, fast moving and engaging: http://pdworkman.com/excerpt-from-dog-tags/

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:45 am
  
  I have a greyhound actually, so yes, I go to have a good look at yours!
  
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Kathy Martin July 21, 2015 at 2:19 pm

Great teaser and very true. My teaser this week comes from the urban fantasy Magic Lost Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin. Happy reading!

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:45 am
  
  I love urban fantasy – going to check it out. Thanks for sharing.
  
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Literary Feline July 21, 2015 at 8:25 pm

I like to think I’m in control, but in reality, I control very little. I do like that teaser and I’m curious about the book.

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 22, 2015 at 9:47 am
  
  Richard Morgan is one of the best SF/cyberpunk/thriller new authors – worth having a look at!
  
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J.E. Fountain July 22, 2015 at 10:31 pm

Fascinating teaser (what makes it a teaser after all.)

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1. Stephen Bianchini July 23, 2015 at 6:02 am
  
  Other book is even better 😉
  
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Sharons Book Nook! July 24, 2015 at 3:39 am

Yep, they make a good point. Hope you’re enjoying it.
Sharon @ Sharon’s Book Nook!

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1. Stephen P. BIanchini (Post author)July 24, 2015 at 5:07 am
  
  I am. To be recommended to all cyberpunk / thriller lovers!
  
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