Sirocco (Compass Project Series)

***Sirocco*** is the 1st book of the Compass Projects series, written by T. Hearts and is published through Amazon.

It follows the mission of Amethyst Elite, Griffin, as she comes across IO, an Avio from a forgotten project (the Sirocco Project) who acts as a park ranger.

## *Synopsis*

> *“So, what’s the plan then?”
> “Oh, you know. The Classic. Get in, get shit done, get out.”*"*And save the girl while you’re at it?”
> “Like I said, the Classic.”*
>
>

One mission off of being reinstated as a Diamond Elite, Griffin has done all she can to claw her way back into ARCDA’s good graces and now has one last test. A reconnaissance mission that brings her to the edge of a national park to locate Synthetic critters stolen by ARCDA’s rival, Hasekura. It seems easy enough, but when she crosses paths with a free flying Avio from a long lost project who inadvertently involves herself in Griffin’s mission, she has to choose between the mission and doing the right thing…

## Plot

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Sirocco begins with IO's introduction, where she comes across two hikers who have gotten lost within one of the canyons in Big Bend National park. She helps them, explaining to one of the hikers about what she is as he is very shocked to see an Avio for the first time, before flying off home to her radio tower. She soon gets a call from a fellow human ranger, Peyton, informing her of some *Mystery Ostriches* that she'd like her to investigate. IO agrees and finds the mystery ostriches to actually be a flock of Drake Raptors. IO flies alongside the raptors for a while, whilst in the distance someone - Griffin- watches her through the crosshairs.

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 Characters

### **Main Characters**

* Griffin
* IO
* San
* Xavier

#### **Secondary and Minor Characters**

* Nico
* Mykonos
* Terryl "Turtle" Mydas
* Peyton
* Asher
* Major Bell

### Critters & Synths

* Avios: Type-4, Type-4.5, Type-5, Unknown Type
* Canids
* Raptors: Drake Raptors
* Xeizhi Lin
* Gattan
* Quetzal
* Ossa
* Tarchia
* Thryn
* Febris Agami

## Conception and Creation Process

* Though initially planned for in 2016, T.Hearts didn't start officially writing the main draft until November 2019.
* The initial concepts and first draft stared IO as an Avio who lived in an abandoned radio tower in Texas, who came across a Cyber called Khamai who was testing out bionic wings and crashed. This draft was abandoned, and then revitalized by introducing Griffin in draft 2, who was a synth on the run. This draft was also put to one side as planning stalled in favour of finishing off Stormbite.
* T.Hearts started drafting the third version in the form of a comic in 2017, of which she line-arted the first chapter, before depression formed a major art block and she discontinued drawing it out.
* In mid 2019, after recovering from a major depressive episode, T.Hearts began to revitalise and return to Sirocco as progress on Silverbird stalled and began work on the main draft.
	+ Griffin was promoted to the lead for the series as IO's innocent and childlike nature was difficult to write for.
	+ IO's sisters were added to the story; with San previously being in her own short concept story called Sundowner, and bringing with her one of the characters from that story, Turtle.
	+ The concept for the character Khamai became the foundation of a new character, Xavier.

## Concept Art

 Trivia

* Like Stormbite, Sirocco started off life as a concept comic in 2016, before officially being written at the end of 2019.
* The key song that motivated T.Hearts to write Sirocco was Run Free by Two Steps From Hell
* The compass on the front of the cover is part of the logo for ARCDA.

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