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The Beat of Broken Wings

(Broken Wings Duology Book One)


Jazdia was born to fly. She never feels more like who she was meant to be than in the pilot’s seat. Ever since she was little, watching her parents take to the skies, she dreamed of soaring the skies above Abundance, where pilots mine crystals for the energy that powers all facets of life.

 

But dreams aren’t always what we make of them. When a child falls from the sky, everything changes. What was once a peaceful world of miners becomes a battlefield in a conflict beyond their understanding. For Abundance, this means miners must become fighters. For Jazdia, this means doing whatever she has to do in order to keep the promise she made to protect the child who fell from the sky.

 

As a second world appears in the sky, its inhabitants will do whatever it takes to claim the child. If Jazdia and her family have any hope of defending their home, they must unravel the mysteries they find themselves entangled in, and fly like never before.

 

When your bonds are tested by war, secrets, and sacrifice—how far will you go to keep a promise?

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About the Author


Jeffrey Lee, born in 1994 in Indianapolis, grew up inspired by Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson. These worlds sparked his love for storytelling and his journey into creating characters that reflect identity, self-discovery, and transformation. With support from friends and family, he published his debut novel, Empire of Strings, which is set in a shared universe with The Beat of Broken Wings. When not writing, Jeffrey enjoys gaming and binge-watching his favorite shows.

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The Beat of Broken Wings by Jeffrey Lee is the first book in a sci-fi duology where a city of sky miners must contend with an invasion by people with strange powers and technologies never before seen. At the same time, our protagonists rescue a young girl from the sky, apparently connected to these mysterious new people. Over the course of this story, Jazdia and Jace, formerly rising star pilots in Abundance's flight program, must rebuild bridges they had burned in order to care for the rescued girl, figure out why she has a telepathic link with Jazdia, and save their beloved city. What struck me the most about this story was the relationship between the two protagonists. Where many stories show the beginnings of a relationship, the bond between Jazdia and Jace is already established when our story starts. Across these pages, the two of them display mutual trust and respect, built off of years being each other's wings, both metaphorically and as flight partners. They understand each other's struggles and support each other. As someone who enjoys romantic subplots but doesn't usually enjoy the story to be solely focused on it, I found this aspect refreshing and nice to see. We already sense these two characters' deep bond, so the story can focus on the save-the-world, solve-the-mystery plot. If you enjoy themes of chosen family, healing through community, and parenthood, and scenes of trick-move fighter piloting, massive floating crystal mines, and world-hopping, check this story out!
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FAQ

1. What inspired you to write this book?

This is a story about pilots. I have always loved the idea of flying, particularly in a
ship. I grew up watching Star Wars on repeat, and I have always loved the space battles,
seeing the pilots in their ships, and what they can do. Even though I’ve wanted to be a writer
for most of my life, I always thought that type of thing would work better in a visual medium.
But that changed when I read what is now my favorite book, Skyward, by Brandon Sanderson
for the first time and saw that a compelling story about pilots can be told on the page. So I
aspired to create my own! And it’s one of my favorite things I have ever written.

2. What will your readers gain from your book?

I hope readers will gain what the characters find in flying, a sense of belonging. I
hope a reader can pick up this book, get lost in the world or the characters, and find a sense of
belonging they might not otherwise be able to. I hope a reader can find a smile in my words. I
hope a reader can feel a tug at their heartstrings through my words. I hope a reader can gain
joy they might not otherwise have in my words. Basically, I hope a reader can gain whatever
it is they need the most from my books.

3. What was your unique quotient for this project?

Becoming an author is my entire brand and business. I hope to build a career out of
creating worlds and telling stories. Becoming an author has allowed me to explore that
possibility, and I continue to do so as creating my brand and business as an author is an
ongoing process and will be for, I hope, the rest of my life.

4. How did becoming an author help in your brand/business?

Becoming an author is my entire brand and business. I hope to build a career out of
creating worlds and telling stories. Becoming an author has allowed me to explore that
possibility, and I continue to do so as creating my brand and business as an author is an
ongoing process and will be for, I hope, the rest of my life.

5. What are your future plans as an author?

Well, my immediate plan is to get to work writing the sequel to The Beat of Broken
Wings! Beyond that, I have many, many more books planned. Several are already in various
stages of writing and outlining, whereas a lot more are just ideas I hope to bring to life
someday. But what I can say for certain is this. The Empire of Strings Duology and The
Broken Wings Duology take place in a shared universe. I have at least five more series of
books planned for that shared universe, and those are my priority. Outside of that shared
universe of stories, I have a smaller shared universe of more grounded Science Fiction stories
I’d like to write eventually. All in all, I have between 25 and 30 books I hope to write in my
lifetime as of this moment.

6. What will you learn from this book?

First of all, I have already learned a great deal. For one, I have learned (I hope) how
to write a story within a shared universe that is part of a larger ongoing narrative without

requiring a reader to have read the other entry in that shared universe. That was a concern I
had with this book, but I feel good about how everything turned out regarding that. 
Second, I have learned to be a bit more meticulous when it comes to worldbuilding,
something I feel was not my strong suit when it came to my first two books. It probably
helped that I went into this story with a more concrete idea to begin with, but it is still
something I feel this book taught me to better appreciate as I craft my stories.
Third, I hope to learn any and all lessons this book has to teach me! Whether it relates to
storytelling, marketing, reader interaction, or anything else at all, I want to learn it. I want to
continue to improve in all regards, and I genuinely hope this book has lessons to teach me
that will help me do so. Even if they are hard to learn, I want to try. So, Broken Wings, bring
it on! We’re on this journey together, and we can learn together.