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Proem - The End of A Beginning - cover

Proem - The End of A Beginning

Alika K. Josh

Publisher: Publishdrive

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Summary

The world has been overtaken by a tyrant Queen who will stop at nothing to keep her power. Streets are drenched in blood, families are broken, and only those gifted with powerful elemental magic can survive. 
 
Zekiah (Z) Akol has no such power. But he has an overwhelming grit and a body he’s forged through relentless training. He will push through, even if only on the fumes of his hatred. Yet, the Gods have other plans for him.
 
See, recently, they’ve been sending him dreams. Strange dreams that tug him into a past full of memories that he’d rather not relive. Dreams that he wishes he could just forget. But as old flames resurface and familiar feelings return, he finds himself sucked further and further into fabrications of the past. 
 
Z doesn't understand why the Gods are torturing him with ancient history, but as his dreams engulf him, he’s forced to realize that the past may be his only way into the future.
 

 
In this spellbinding tale full of magic, vengeance, and healing, Proem illuminates the human struggle of moving on.
 
***All profits the author receives from this book will be donated to Literacy In Action and will be used to help improve literacy rates and provide books for children who are in need.
Available since: 07/05/2024.
Print length: 187 pages.

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