Hello! This is one of my tour stops during my two week book tour for The Bennu Project by Tyrone Givens. This virtual book tour is organized by Write Now Literary Book Tours. This tour runs November 23-December 6, 2017. Follow the tour here. Book your own tour here WNL
ASIN: B00VP4N6X8
ISBN-10: 1620309580
ISBN-13: 978-1620309582
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
About The Book
On a dangerous run to scavenge supplies from a remote excavation site in the Meza Ruins, Azubuike and his friends encounter a unique piece of technology left by their ancestors. Once exposed to the device, Azubuike’s reality is altered in ways that could unravel his mind. The team has no way of knowing the danger—or benefit—posed by this ancient technology which triggered a series of events forever changing Azubuike and his friends. Has he unlocked the secret to end the alien occupation of his world or will this device result in the extinction of his people?
The Bennu Project is a genre-defying novel with the suspense of mystery, metaphors of science fiction and accuracy of historical relevance depicting the rise-and-fall of several Nile Valley civilizations.
About The Author
Fed up with the stereotypical caricatures used to falsely portray the Black culture, Tyrone Givens is committed to creating heroes and heroines as positive images for our children. To reverse the less-than-flattering qualities that diminish self-esteem, self-worth and cultural value, this master storyteller entertains readers with science fiction plots infused with historical facts often omitted from school curriculums.
Givens, a homeschool educator whose high school-aged children are attending college, is a multi-lingual, federally-licensed airplane pilot. The Bennu Project is the culmination of his passions: empowering Black children, accurate depiction of our history and rebuilding our community.
Author Interview
Welcome Tyrone, Tell us how did your life as a writer begin?
As I homeschooled my two teenage sons, finding
books with historical African facts of interest to high school students was a
challenge. I created a lesson plan ranging from pre-colonial Africa to current
events. After completing the plan, I put the information in a book—The Bennu Project—to share with parents
who struggle with teaching certain historical topics to their children.
Tyrone, how did you come up with
the idea for your current story?
I was unsettled by Gods of Egypt which released in 2016
because the indigenous people were not correctly represented in the movie. The
history lesson I created covered relationships between Ancient Egypt, Greece
and other nations in the region. A similar pattern of misrepresentation occurred
in others movies: The Last Samurai, The
Great Wall and Exodus: Gods and Kings.
The blatant discrepancy compelled me to write The Bennu Project to help our children understand that they are
descendants of great leaders and royalty.
Tyrone, everyone has a writing process, tell us about your
writing process. Do you outline or are you more of a seat-of-your-pants type of
a writer?
I am absolutely a seat-of-the-pants
type of writer. Writing comes easy for me. In college, I realized I could write
a term paper in the parking garage on the due date. Instead of outlines and
other mechanisms, my process for writing my first two books started with imagining
major points. When I had enough scenes, I wrote storylines to support them.
Tyrone, what is your favorite
scene in the book? Why?
This question is difficult because
I have several favorite scenes. If I had to choose one, it is the scene that
introduces The Kandake. Her likeness was modeled after Njinga Mbande, a
17th-century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in
Angola, and one of my personal heroes. Queen Njinga Mbande was an iconic person
so I transferred some of her qualities into this character.
Tyrone, who is the one author
that you would love to meet someday and why?
I would love to have met the late
Dr. Chancellor Williams. As an African-American sociologist, historian and
writer, he is noted for his work on African civilizations prior to encounters
with Europeans. His book, The Destruction
of Black Civilization, changed my life. I encourage readers of The Bennu Project to read his book.
Please share with us Tyrone, what do you have in store
next for your readers?
I plan on writing The Bennu Project as a trilogy followed
by a possible prequel trilogy.
Tyrone, is there anything else
you’d like to share with your readers?
The Bennu Project is a science fiction metaphor for actual
historical events with relevance to pre-colonial Africa. By infusing
historical-based fiction with current events, the book is a favorite among
home-school teachers and inner-city educators especially for history classes.
For a complimentary download which highlights some of the fact-with-fiction
elements, visit TyroneGivens.com.
Connect Socially
InstaGram: @thebennuproject
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