This is a colony planet adventure featuring a telepathic alien who finds himself trapped in the middle of the human civilisation that has settled on his planet. It’s told through the viewpoint of someone else also trapped by circumstances, Kyrillia…
Kyrillia’s only ambition is to work the village library Node in this colony planet adventure – but when a family member unexpectedly dies, events take a darker turn…
Seventeen-year-old Kyrillia Brarian has an imaginary friend, a kindly mantivore called Vrox. She can’t recall a time when he wasn’t there. And over the years, Vrox has been her main source of comfort and strength as she drudged for her mother and nursed her brain-damaged uncle, so she’s never given much thought as to how he got there. Of course, he can’t be real. But when only three or four other people in the dusty village even smile at her, Kyrillia isn’t about to turn her back on the happy, warm images crowding her mind. Until a family quarrel spirals into something darker – and Kyrillia is forced to wonder if Vrox is imaginary, or even friendly…
And here is the first review I’ve received…
What I enjoyed even more than the Science Fiction Fantasy, the new species, and the superb world-building, was the incredible literate imagery throughout. Reading MANTIVORE DREAMS was equivalent to reading Science Fiction in prose poetry, reveling in lyrical imagery. Anticipating Book 2!
I was thrilled at the praise about my prose, given that I am allll about telling an entertaining story😊. I am currently working on the sequel MANTIVORE PREY, which I’m planning to release in November.
Brainfluff 
Awesome review, good luck with your new book!😁
Thank you for your kind good wishes, Tammy:)
I second Tammy’s thoughts. I hope I get a chance to pick this one up – obviously I am deep in the throes of SPFBO at the moment so a bit pushed but December/January are always more promising months from me. Regardless of all that all the best with your new book 😀
Thank you so much for your kind encouragement, Lynn. If you ever want an arc, do drop me a line – I’d be delighted to provide one.
WEeeeeeee, what a review! A November release, eh? Then we gotta get your interview nailed for December–it will be such an awesome way to end 2019! Okay….barring any surprise substitute work, you WILL get questions from me this week. That way you’ve got tons of time to work through them 🙂