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Enlightenment: Children Of Ankh Universe (Children of Ankh Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Kim Cormack (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 14 ratings

Book 2 of 5: Children of Ankh Series

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THIS ONE TIME AT IMMORTAL CAMP

A DARK FANTASY, ACTION-ADVENTURE, MAGICAL REALISM THRILL RIDE!
You'll be weak in knees swooning and on the edge of your seat cheering as they train for the Immortal Testing.
It's like a thousand ways to die with dark comedy and scenes that will make you blush. There also may be cannibalism, dinosaurs, rat spiders, tar lizards and stone lions that hack up ice loogies.
This is not a fairy tale, This is a nightmare.
Could You Survive?
WELCOME TO IMMORTAL TESTING.

Kayn is with Clan Ankh, and Kevin is with Triad. She's lost everything. It's time to dust off the cobwebs of despair and meet with destiny.

You've survived your Correction and signed up for a fun-filled afterlife as a sacrificial lamb for the greater good. You now belong to Clan Ankh, Clan Trinity or Clan Triad. Your brand of Tri-Clan prohibits you from passing through the hall of souls each time you die. You must hang out in the in-between until you've been healed. During the next year, your Clan will train your partially mortal brain to reboot after death without shock and attach you to your Testing Group.
You will be sealed to your Clan on your eighteenth birthday. During this year, you will be taken to another world and dropped into an Immortal Testing full of your worst nightmares. While dying thousands of times, you must comprehend the greater good and never leave a fallen behind to prove yourself capable of being immortal. Three Clans go in. Only two may exit. Could You Survive?

Her arms floated freely as angel’s wings, having been released from the mortal chains that bound her to this reality. She’d been set free. Her empty vessel floated down the liquid corridor. Even though her eyes remained open, they could no longer see. The strands of her golden hair danced through her liquid nightmare to an unheard song. She was gone…

With a breath and a gasp, Kayn awoke in the Testing.

Warning: The information contained within this book is not intended for mere mortals. Reading this may inadvertently trigger your Correction. If you show great bravery during your demise, you may be given a second chance at life by one of the Guardians of the in-between. For your soul's protection, you must join one of three Clans of immortals on earth. You are still reading this, aren't you? You've got this. Welcome to the Children Of Ankh Series Universe. This is not a fairy tale. This is a nightmare.

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It's a Hard Knock Afterlife.

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This is not a fairy tale. This is a nightmare.

Children Of Ankh Lingo

First-Tier: Mortal.
Second-Tier: Half-Breed.
Third-Tier: Both parents are immortal
Correction: The scheduled assassination of all partially immortal offspring and their genetic line.
Ankh, Trinity and Triad: Three Clans of immortals living on earth. You must join one of the three Clans if you survive your Correction.
Guardian: Three Guardians created each Clan of immortals. Beings from the in-between.
Crypts: Homebase for each Clan, scattered all over the world.
Dragons: There are green scaly Dragons in this series, but in most cases, the word Dragon refers to the ability to turn off emotions. Lexy is the Dragon of Clan Ankh. A Dragon is used as an assassin.
Sealed: At eighteen, you become sealed to your Clan forever.
Attaching a Testing Group: All of the newest members of each Clan train for Testing. They enter testing together. They may lose one to the trauma of the Third'Tier world's virtual reality hellscape if they haven't formed solid attachments, and then, everyone's souls become trapped in the game.
Immortal Testing: A floating Crypt the size of New York City, containing your worst nightmares where you must die thousands of times to prove your partially mortal brain can withstand the trials of immortality. Three Clans enter and race for the Amber room. Only the first two will be set free. The third remains lost in their worst nightmares.
Tombs: If you survive the Testing, you have earned your own healing tomb generated from your Clan's stone. For example, Clan Ankh is rose quartz, Triad is jade, and Trinity is sapphire.
Lycanthrope: Werewolves'
Lampir: Vampire

A DARK FANTASY, ACTION-ADVENTURE, MAGICAL REALISM THRILL RIDE!


This is not a fairy tale, This is a nightmare. Kayn is with Clan Ankh, and Kevin is with Triad. She's lost everything. It's time to dust off the cobwebs of despair and meet with destiny	THIS ONE TIME AT IMMORTAL CAMP You'll be weak in knees swooning and on the edge of your seat cheering as they train for the Immortal Testing.	TIME TO PROVE YOURSELF CAPABLE OF BEING IMMORTAL It's like a thousand ways to die with dark comedy and scenes that will make you blush.	Could You Survive? There also may be cannibalism, dinosaurs, rat spiders, tar lizards and stone lions that hack up ice loogies.

WILLL THE NEW ANKH SURVIVE?

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A scifi fantasy dark comedy romp through the afterlife with three Clans of immortal antiheroes.

Kayn is with Clan Ankh, and Kevin is with Triad. She's lost everything. It's time to dust off the cobwebs of despair and meet with destiny.
You've survived your Correction and signed up for a fun-filled afterlife as a sacrificial lamb for the greater good. You now belong to Clan Ankh, Clan Trinity or Clan Triad. Your brand of Tri-Clan prohibits you from passing through the hall of souls each time you die. You must hang out in the in-between until you've been healed. During the next year, your Clan will train your partially mortal brain to reboot after death without shock and attach you to your Testing Group.
You will be sealed to your Clan on your eighteenth birthday. During this year, you will be taken to another world and dropped into an Immortal Testing full of your worst nightmares. While dying thousands of times, you must comprehend the greater good and never leave a fallen behind to prove yourself capable of being immortal. Three Clans go in. Only two may escape. Could You Survive?
It's like a thousand ways to die with dark comedy and scenes that will make you blush. There also may be cannibalism, dinosaurs, rat spiders, tar lizards and stone lions that hack up ice loogies.
Her arms floated freely as an angel's wings, having been released from the mortal chains that bound her to this reality. She'd been set free. Her empty vessel floated down the liquid corridor. Even though her eyes remained open, they could no longer see. The strands of her golden hair danced through her liquid nightmare to an unheard song. She was gone… With a breath and a gasp, Kayn awoke in the Testing.
Warning: The information contained within this book is not intended for mere mortals. Reading this may inadvertently trigger your Correction. If you show great bravery during your demise, you may be given a second chance at life by one of the Guardians of the in-between. For your soul's protection, you must join one of three Clans of immortals on earth. You are still reading this, aren't you? You've got this. Welcome to the Children Of Ankh Series Universe.
This is not a fairy tale. This is a nightmare.

Children Of Ankh Series Order

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TEASER

Her best friend had been lost to her just as their feelings evolved into something more. They hadn’t had time to bask in the glorious joy of first love before being pulled in opposite directions by fate’s twisted and, as she’d discovered, sick sense of humour. The weight of the devastation was too much for her mind to carry as her heart fought to accept the loss of her remaining family members and that of the one person on this earth she’d always assumed she could never lose... Kevin.

The days that passed had begun to melt together into weeks and months, creating a twisted mosaic of memories in her mind. As her dreams continued to travel a tortuous path between what happened and what could have been, Frost remained close by. She’d catch him staring at her, searching for a hint of Chloe.

Kayn had become part of a trio of newcomers. Melody had been taken from Trinity. Zach had been left behind by Triad. They were to become the sails on her ship of salvation. The three would need to carry each other through the impending storm of the Testing towards Enlightenment.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I am super excited for the next book to come out, and I really hope more people discover how great this is because I have my fingers crossed for a movie! (yes, it's MOVIE Good)
Loved it! This book made me cry and cheer. I didn't want it to end. It has moments of twisted horror and opposing moments of tenderness. So very well written.Tragedy, heartbreak, humor, romance and murder... All I can say is wow, the imagery in this book is so graphic that you can see it. Kim Cormack has got a real way with words. I don't want to wait to find out what happens next. One chapter and you will be hooked! By the end, you will feel like you have known each character your entire life. I could not have anticipated the twists and turns in this story and had a hard time putting it down.This is an outstanding novel! I didn't want to put it down. Correction: I couldn't put it down. This is a longer novel, roughly 500 pages, but every one of those pages are needed. Kim builds the story up in a way I haven't seen in a long time. She builds the back story of Kayn and Kevin thus building the bond the have together as well as with Chloe. I would have like a little more story on Chloe. She was a big part of Kayn, but we don't know much about her personality and what else made her the darker one. Readers get a small glimpse into not only Ankh but the other clans, I am sure the other novels will continue with the story of Ankh.
Kevin's gone and what was left of Kayn's family is deceased, so what now? As she attempts to create a relationship and life with a new family, Kim Cormack's main character, Kayn, is haunted by the truth that things won't ever be the same. Will she accept the fate she has been dealt, which requires her to forget about Kevin? Will she find a rhythm with Frost and evolve into a true member of Ankh? Or will she remain loyal to a lost love and jeopardize everything? These are just some of the questions readers will find themselves asking as they become engulfed in "Enlightenment." But more importantly, was Cormack able to deliver another good read?

In the first few chapters readers are re-accumulated with the characters mentioned in book I. As the story unfolds we get a better understanding of the different members of Ankh. In fact, the story reads like the great preparation before the epic storm, and then all hell breaks loose.

Filled with humor and scenes that make you blush, Cormack shows readers that she isn't a one dimensional author. Within this novel, there is a depth of symbolic meanings that will leave impressions on readers. There is also a story that will capture the imagination of ever booklover. However, at times the story has its slow sections or areas in which one may wonder, "Why was this event needed in the story?" Yet, readers will learn that Cormack has a reason for everything, and she so brilliantly tells this story. So don't fret, because in fact this story is told in breadcrumbs.

Leaving no stone unturned Cormack allows readers to journey through Kayn's attempt to become enlightened, and trust me when I say the treats at the end will have you soaring the sky.I was fortunate to receive a copy of this book before it was released. I immediately loved it. I got into it right away and the story is really original and different from other paranormal fantasy books. I couldn't wait to finish but I didn't want to be done!

I'm an adult and loved it but I think any young adult would enjoy this story. I know a lot of people will compare it to Twilight and Harry Potter and while it definitely deserves to be up there with both series (people who loved those will love this too) - this feels totally different, fresh and original.
"Enlightenment" is the second in the "Children of Ankh" series and quickly picks up as Kayne attempts to find closure from her lost love Kevin, while dealing with confusing feelings toward Frost, building lifesaving bonds with her team, and preparing for Enlightenment. As much as I enjoyed the first book, I liked this one more. It was a longer story, but far quicker read and keeps you on the edge of your seat through all the twists and turns. There were times that I wanted to tell Kayne "just move on", all while my heart was breaking for her. The "test" was an accumulation of all the horrible ways to die and I did at times think "enough already, let the poor people move on", but there are some fantastic life lessons. This book also ends in a cliff hanger making you salivate for the next story. I obviously rate this book 5 hearts.

"What would you do if you discovered that everything you've ever known to be your reality was a lie?"
Kim Cormack's paranormal fantasy Enlightenment, book 2 in the Children of Ankh series, makes readers question this very thing. This masterpiece is the very essence of action, adventure, suspense, power, romance, and raw emotion. Right from the first page, while providing background information on relatable characters and drawing the reader into a story that they will never want to end and will never, ever forget, Cormack slams the reader with a plethora of emotions. You will feel. You will hurt. Be prepared for it. I teared up quite a few times. At the same time, the story is amazing and its pacing is perfect. While you may want to read the first book just to have read the series in order, I don't believe it's not necessary. I myself was able to follow each part of the story easily. I won't give it all away, but I will say that Kim is a master of her craft. I stayed up late into the night reading this one and could not put it down. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the Children of Ankh series. Enlightenment was amazing!

From the Author

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge my children Jenna and Cam along with my family and friends for being the light at the end of the tunnel for me always.
I would like to give an extra thank you to Haley and Leanne for being my awesome series editing crew. XO

Letter to my Readers

You keep me going when life becomes difficult. It's quite easy to feel overwhelmed with the challenges I'm facing in life but your motivation and love makes me see the purpose of this series quite clearly. Stand back up when you fall...Always. Happy Reading XO

From the Inside Flap

Prologue

Kayn of Ankh

The silken texture of the grass beneath her body, along with the warmth of the sunlight that seductively caressed the length of her bare legs felt magical. She lay next to him in the meadow as they quietly observed the sky above. His hand always seemed to be just out of reach. She wanted to hold it so badly, it was torturous. His fingers brushed a path across her fingertips as if to say in the exquisite beauty of the moment, "I will always be right here." She would open her eyes long enough to know it was not real and then close them again, willing herself to live in that moment with him...Forever. She would always try to attempt to slip back into the dream, even though she knew in her heart, it was hopeless.
Kevin's loss to Triad had been unbearable. She'd never been without his constant companionship. Her best friend had been lost to her just as their feelings had evolved into something more. They hadn't had the time to bask in the glorious joy of first love before they'd been pulled in opposite directions by fate's twisted and as she'd discovered, sick sense of humor. The weight of the devastation was too much for her mind to carry. Her heart fought to accept the loss of her remaining family members and that of that one person on this earth that she'd always assumed she could never lose ...Kevin.
The days that passed had begun to melt together into weeks and months, creating a twisted mosaic of memories in her mind. As her dreams continued to travel a tortuous path between what had actually happened and what could have been, Frost remained close by. She'd catch him staring at her, knowing he was searching for a hint of Chloe. Kayn had become part of a trio of newcomers. Melody had been taken from Trinity. Zach had been left behind by Triad. They were to become the sails on her ship of salvation. The three would need to carry each other through the impending storm of the Testing, towards Enlightenment.

Kevin of Triad

During his Sweet Sleep, there was an angelic creature and in her eyes a look of joyous elation that filled Kevin's mind with anticipation of her possible existence in the real world. This freckle-faced vision with her wild mane of untamed blonde curls left an unexplainable ache in his soul. In his dreams, she would appear to him as a mirage of hope. He could feel the love in her heart, for it seeped through her very essence into the air between them. She lay next to him in the grass as they quietly observed the sky above. Her hand seemed to be always just out of his reach. Kevin wanted to hold her hand so badly it was torturous. Her hand was just about touching his but not quite. Then her fingers brushed a path across his fingertips as if to say in the exquisite beauty of the moment, "I will always be right here." This mystery girl haunted Kevin with her laughter during his countless restless nights of unrest. Was this girl simply a figment of his imagination? He could never seem to remember her name during the daylight hours. It was as though her memory would fade upon arrival of the sun. In those very first moments after he opened his eyes each morning, the girl that haunted his dreams was all he could think about. Then she would fade into a place in his mind where she would remain hidden until the next time he dreamt of her.
His memory had been erased. He knew this because he didn't remember anything before Triad. Maybe, she was someone that he used to know? All Kevin of Triad knew was that he looked forward to sleep because when he went to sleep he could see her. He would wake up knowing that as long as he was capable of having such beautiful dreams, a part of him must still be good.

From the Back Cover

It was so awesome! It was thrilling and violent, but it was sexy too. Go Frost, go! #FrostBitten It's definitely up there with The Mortal Instruments and the Darkest Powers for me. I can't wait for the paperback so I have something to hold on to!"What would you do if you discovered that everything you've ever known to be your reality was a lie?"
Kim Cormack's paranormal fantasy Enlightenment, book 2 in the Children of Ankh series, makes readers question this very thing. This masterpiece is the very essence of action, adventure, suspense, power, romance, and raw emotion. Right from the first page, while providing background information on relatable characters and drawing the reader into a story that they will never want to end and will never, ever forget, Cormack slams the reader with a plethora of emotions. You will feel. You will hurt. Be prepared for it. I teared up quite a few times. At the same time, the story is amazing and its pacing is perfect. While you may want to read the first book just to have read the series in order, I don't believe it's not necessary. I myself was able to follow each part of the story easily. I won't give it all away, but I will say that Kim is a master of her craft. I stayed up late into the night reading this one and could not put it down. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the Children of Ankh series. Enlightenment was amazing!Kevin's gone and what was left of Kayn's family is deceased, so what now? As she attempts to create a relationship and life with a new family, Kim Cormack's main character, Kayn, is haunted by the truth that things won't ever be the same. Will she accept the fate she has been dealt, which requires her to forget about Kevin? Will she find a rhythm with Frost and evolve into a true member of Ankh? Or will she remain loyal to a lost love and jeopardize everything? These are just some of the questions readers will find themselves asking as they become engulfed in "Enlightenment." But more importantly, was Cormack able to deliver another good read?

In the first few chapters readers are re-accumulated with the characters mentioned in book I. As the story unfolds we get a better understanding of the different members of Ankh. In fact, the story reads like the great preparation before the epic storm, and then all hell breaks loose.

Filled with humor and scenes that make you blush, Cormack shows readers that she isn't a one-dimensional author. Within this novel, there is a depth of symbolic meanings that will leave impressions on readers. There is also a story that will capture the imagination of ever booklover. However, at times the story has its slow sections or areas in which one may wonder, "Why was this event needed in the story?" Yet, readers will learn that Cormack has a reason for everything, and she so brilliantly tells this story. So don't fret, because in fact this story is told in breadcrumbs.

Leaving no stone unturned Cormack allows readers to journey through Kayn's attempt to become enlightened, and trust me when I say the treats at the end will have you soaring the sky.

This is a Publisher's Read!I didn't want to put this book down. The characters traits are so relevant to my own personality. I never knew there were that many ways to die, a few I could not even have dreamt up in my wildest of dreams. The underlying message in this book really hit home, but I am not going to spoil it for anyone else. I laughed and cried till it hurt and then laughed and cried some more. The combination of humor, romance and tragedy is perfect. The world that Kim Cormack has created in the first two books is absolutely magical and mysterious. Do you think you would be able to stand the trials and come out sane on the other side? I am not sure I could but maybe I already have.

Hurry up book 3, I want to know what comes next for Kayn Brighton and the rest of the clan members... Definitely, need more Frost.Enlightenment is the sequel to Sweet Sleep and picks up where it left off. Kayn is distraught as Kevin has been taken by the Triad, his memory wiped. She ponders their love that had just begin to blossom before the Triad got hold of him. Her life becomes consumed by how much she misses him, but as an Ankh there is no time to mourn. She and two others have to become enlightened. That is where the games begin.

Kayn, Melody, and Zach are sent into the crypt to be enlightened, meaning find their gifts. The crypt is an ever changing world of torture and death. The three along with members of the other clans must fight their way out. There are rules which they must learn to make it out and back to the real world. Throughout their experience death is relative and Cormack's imagination came up with many interesting ways to die. They hop from one nightmare to the next is a seemly never-ending nightmare.

Enlightenment is a fast paced novel that had me cringing and nail biting. The action is non-stop and the characters jumped off the pages and came to life. The story never halts or slows but plows onward at high-speed culminating in a heck of a climax and opening the door for the next book in the series.

For fantasy/ paranormal/ horror/ action this series is a must!

About the Author

Biography

Kim Cormack is the always comedic authorof the darkly twisted epic paranormal romance series, "The Children ofAnkh." She worked for over 16 years as an Early Childhood educator inpreschool, daycare, and as an aid. She has M.S and has lived most of her lifeon Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She currently livesin the gorgeous little town of Port Alberni. She's a single mom with twoawesome kids.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06Y2LFPVB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mythomedia; 1st edition (April 4, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6190 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 605 pages

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Kim Cormack is the dark comedy loving author of the Children Of Ankh Universe. She worked for over 16 years as an Early Childhood educator in preschool, daycare, and as an aid. She's lived most of her life on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada in the gorgeous town of Port Alberni. She's a single mom with two awesome offspring, MS fairy fight club participant and lover of cats. If you bump into this author, slowly back away and toss packages of hot sauce at her until you escape.

A Note From The Author.

I began writing this series shortly after my M.S diagnosis. I had many reasons to fight. I had incredible children, family and friends, but this series gave me purpose. Whenever things become dark, I use my imagination to find the light within myself. No matter what life throws your way, you are stronger than you believe. I hope the character's strength becomes an inner voice for the readers who need it. Stand back up, and if you can't stand, rise within yourself. We are all beautiful as we are. We are all immortal.

All heroes are born from the embers that linger after the fire of great tragedy.

She slept a dreamless sleep free of dragons for she had slain them once again.

Fantasy adventure, magical realism, non-stop action with laughter, tears and a coming of age paranormal romance that will capture every reader's heart. A story of a teenage girl who overcomes tragedy and evolves into something she never knew possible as her immortal destiny comes to light. This paranormal fantasy will leave you breathless as it takes you through the darkness and leads you back out into the secret world of immortality triggered by choices in the afterlife.

The end of her life is only the beginning of her story.

This series is what would happen if Hunger games and Divergent hooked up and had a baby!

A comic romp through the afterlife with three Clans of naughty, certifiably insane antiheroes who battle while collecting partially immortal teenagers as they survive the exterminations of their family lines on their sixteenth year. If they've impressed the Guardians of the in-between with their bravery, they shall be granted a second chance at life as sacrificial lambs for the greater good. They must join one of three Clans of immortals living on earth and can be stolen at random by any other Clan until their eighteenth birthday.

She had never coveted the role of princess. She'd always wanted to be the hero.

Would you live your life differently if you knew the Correction was coming for you? They have allowed you to live until the age of sixteen because they want you to fight back. Your family line will be erased from this world sometime around your sixteenth birthday. You and your twin sister were never meant to be born. There will be no place to run and nowhere to hide. You won't even know they are coming. Could you survive your Correction?

Do you have what it takes to leave your humanity behind?

If your answer is yes, then hold on tight.

Behind The Series ☥

One thousand years ago, procreation became illegal under the immortal law. Any suspected offspring will be allowed to live until the age of sixteen. At this time, a Correction will be sent to erase their family line. If your bravery has impressed the Guardian's of the in-between, you may be granted a second chance at life as a sacrificial lamb for the greater good in one of the three Clans of immortals living on earth, Ankh, Trinity or Triad. The symbol of your Clan will be branded into your flesh, and with this mark, you will no longer be permitted through the hall of souls each time you die. At eighteen you will be sealed to your Clan. They will train your partially mortal brain to adapt to immortality. Your next feat will be, Immortal Testing where you will be dropped into a floating magical Crypt the size of New York City into a Testing fuelled by your worst nightmares. In this personal hell, anything can happen. Here, you must die thousands of times to prove yourself capable of being immortal. Three Clans go into the Testing. Only the first two to reach the Amber Room will earn their freedom.

Warning: Information contained within this series is not intended for mere mortals. Reading this may inadvertently trigger a Correction. If you survive or have shown great bravery during your demise, you may be given a second chance at life by one of the three Guardians of the in-between. For your soul's protection until your 18th year, you must join one of three Clans of immortals residing on earth, Ankh, Trinity, or Triad. You are still reading this, aren't you? Buckle up.

Sleep, sweet sleep till the morning. Just dream away and close your eyes. My love, you'll be safe until the morning, sleeping in my heart all through the night. Although bad dreams come to scare you. My love will scare them all away. My heart...

The lights flickered, the pain went away, and her mother was holding her, singing "Sleep, sweet sleep."

The Beginning

Would you live your life differently if you knew the Correction was coming for you? They have allowed you to live until the age of sixteen because they want you to fight back. Your family line will be erased from this world sometime around your sixteenth birthday. You and your twin were never meant to be born. There will be no place to run and nowhere to hide. You won't even know they are coming. Could you survive your Correction?

Do you have what it takes to leave your humanity behind?

If your answer is yes, then hold on tight.

You can find the series trailers and the teaser online. If you find me somewhere out there in the vast world of social media, I would love to hear from you. P.S My American friends, Uk and Canada spell some words differently.

Handy Children Of Ankh Universe Facts

Correction: The scheduled execution of all partially immortal offspring and their genetic line.

Ankh, Trinity and Triad: Three Clans of immortals living on earth. You must join one of the three Clans if you survive your Correction. They train you for Immortal Testing.

Testing: At the age of eighteen, you become sealed to your Clan. All of the newest members of each Clan train for Testing. Immortal Testing is a floating crypt the size of New York City, containing your worst nightmares where you must die thousands of times to prove your partially mortal brain can withstand the trials of immortality. Three Clans enter and race for the Amber room. Only the first two will be set free. The third remains lost their worst nightmares.

Tombs: If you survive the Testing, you have earned your own healing tomb generating from your Clan's stone. Example, Clan Ankh is rose quartz, Triad is jade, Trinity is sapphire.

Guardians: Three Guardians created each Clan of immortals. Beings, resembling angels from the in-between.

Crypts: Homebase's for each Clan, scattered all over the world.

Dragons: There are green scaly Dragons in this series, but in most cases, the word Dragon refers to the ability to turn off emotions. Lexy is the Dragon of Clan Ankh. A Dragon is used as an assassin.

Happy Reading

Kim Cormack XOXO

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The Children Of Ankh Series Universe

Children Of Ankh Series Order

Book One: Sweet Sleep

Book Two: Enlightenment

Book Three: Let There Be Dragons

Book Four: Handlers Of Dragons

Book Five Tragic Fools

Book Six: (Coming Soon)

C.O.A Series Order (Same Universe)

Book One: Wild Thing

Book Two: Wicked Thing

Book Three: Deplorable Me

Book Four Sacrificial Lamb Club (Coming soon)

Series Vella Prequel will be available when Vella goes international. I should have more info soon.

Children Of Ankh Series Novellas

Bring Out Your Dead

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Action packed fun!

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023

Enlightenment is the second book in the Children of Ankh series and man, I cannot get enough of this series! The world building is incredible! Everything was so vivid, everything flowed beautifully, very fast paced, action packed (for being such a thick book). Kim Cormack 's writing is sooo unique and very well done.

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Lilik

Stand up and keep going, no matter what

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2021

Trying to command your heart is illusory and pointless - you love who you love and you feel how you feel, and happy or not life goes on to what you decide you can be. It's so painful to see how with each immortal death Kayn's hope dies as well and with each new life the old love refuses to stay gone and grant her peace.
Must life go on, or do we choose to go on? There's such a wonderful allegory in this book about the way you must stand up and go on every time life puts you down - and it WILL put you down flat on your back now and again, wrecked and bleeding. But if you are lucky, you will have people around you who will love, support and cheer you on.
Did you know some people think the saying "Blood is thicker than water" is misrepresented? Most people think it's about family being closer, more important than friends, but the opposite interpretation is “the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb”. Clearly, in the immortal world, it's the covenant who survives family, and the Clan becomes it, a fraternity of souls.

I love this author more and more, there's a lot more to her writing than just a story about a girl destined for great things. Can't wait to see what's next!

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Tameca

Publisher Read

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017

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03/1/2015
2:01 p.m.

Kevin’s gone and what was left of Kayn’s family is deceased, so what now? As she attempts to create a relationship and life with a new family, Kim Cormack’s main character, Kayn, is haunted by the truth that things won’t ever be the same. Will she accept the fate she has been dealt, which requires her to forget about Kevin? Will she find a rhythm with Frost and evolve into a true member of Ankh? Or will she remain loyal to a lost love and jeopardize everything? These are just some of the questions readers will find themselves asking as they become engulfed in Enlightenment. But more importantly, was Cormack able to deliver another good read?

In the first few chapters readers are re-accumulated with the characters mentioned in book I. As the story unfolds we get a better understanding of the different members of Ankh. In fact, the story reads like the great preparation before the epic storm, and then all hell breaks loose.

Filled with humor and scenes that make you blush, Cormack shows readers that she isn’t a one dimensional author. Within this novel, there is a depth of symbolic meanings that will leave impressions on readers. There is also a story that will capture the imagination of ever booklover. However, at times the story has its slow sections or areas in which one may wonder, “Why was this event needed in the story?” Yet, readers will learn that Cormack has a reason for everything, and she so brilliantly tells this story. So don’t fret, because in fact this story is told in breadcrumbs.

Leaving no stone unturned Cormack allows readers to journey through Kayn’s attempt to become enlightened, and trust me when I say the treats at the end will have you soaring the sky.

This is a Publisher’s Read!

I give “Enlightenment” 5 out of 5 stars.

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Maureen H

Enlightenment

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022

I don't know how I stayed away from Kayn's story as long as I did. This book is even better than the first! The testing is finally coming and when it does, it's incredible. It's also terrifying and deadly.
This world is extremely well written and the characters are so believable, the reader feels like they stepped into the story. And it's almost impossible to drag one's self out.
I highly recommend this series!

I was given a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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Erika

Enlightenment is the sequel to Sweet Sleep and picks up where it left off

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017

Enlightenment is the sequel to Sweet Sleep and picks up where it left off. Kayn is distraught as Kevin has been taken by the Triad, his memory wiped. She ponders their love that had just begin to blossom before the Triad got hold of him. Her life becomes consumed by how much she misses him, but as an Ankh there is no time to mourn. She and two others have to become enlightened. That is where the games begin.

Kayn, Melody, and Zach are sent into the crypt to be enlightened, meaning find their gifts. The crypt is an ever changing world of torture and death. The three along with members of the other clans must fight their way out. There are rules which they must learn to make it out and back to the real world. Throughout their experience death is relative and Cormack’s imagination came up with many interesting ways to die. They hop from one nightmare to the next is a seemly never-ending nightmare.

Enlightenment is a fast paced novel that had me cringing and nail biting. The action is non-stop and the characters jumped off the pages and came to life. The story never halts or slows but plows onward at high-speed culminating in a heck of a climax and opening the door for the next book in the series.

For fantasy/ paranormal/ horror/ action this series is a must!

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Hotcha

Enlightenment (Children of Ankh series Book...

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018

Note to readers. Get all of the novels before you attempt to read. I read the first a while ago and it was hard to catch up until I read my review, it was if a light came on! Book 2 is where Kayn Brighton awoke in a hospital then she remembered the horror of her attack and that her family was all dead including her twin! Enlightenment is what her and other newbies of Clan Ankh had to prepare to die and they had to die over and over again. Until they all realised that they couldn't die because they were Immortal. This is one long novel and I'm just glad that I didn't have to go through the horrors that Kayn and the other clan members did as at eighteen I could never have been that brave. Now on to book 3 after I rest my brain!

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Another amazing book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2022

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This series is just getting better and better. I love the camaraderie between the characters and the loyalty that they have for each other.
I dont have andball out favourite character but if I could clone Grey I would. I cannot wait for the next book.

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