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This epic young-adult science fiction adventure begins as a strange young man arrives in a medieval kingdom. Stepping out of a swamp near the capital city, mysterious bracelet on his arm, only an unearthly fearlessness saves him from mutilation or death from a wild stallion. He is soon smiling and gazing over the kingdom from the top of a high hill.
Openly seeking a crew for a mysterious ship no one has seen, it is soon clear he is looking for something other than salty old sailors. He must learn many hard lessons of survival, and at the same time locate his crew in the rigid craft guilds and religious orders. Tempted by love and pursued by a powerful high priest, he discovers his bright and spirited students in the last place he wanted to look.
Just as he starts to teach them, dark political forces catch up with him, and he and his students must undertake a dangerous journey. Bonds of trust and love begin to form as they struggle to find a way out of the medieval walled city.
BOOK ONE: THE TEST is the first book in the NEBADOR series. These stories are filled with wit-sharpening and skill-honing challenges - mental, emotional, and spiritual - for both the characters and the reader. It is truly a grand adventure in which the characters come to understand a beloved saying of the Nebador Transport Service: Personal power is the ability to stand on your own two feet, with a smile on your face, in the middle of a universe that contains a million ways to crush you.
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Did I just find a new favorite author from a 100 page novella? Yes.This was so impactful, brought up so many topics about the human psyche and people as part of a society and societies overall. I'm insanely impressed. This book kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. I was a bit disappointed by the initial reveal, because I thought it would ruin the tension for me, but it somehow managed to keep me hooked until the last page.
Once I realised what was actually happening in this book, it kind of took my breath away. It was horrific and devastating and somehow also brilliantly crafted. What season of Black Mirror did this step out of?
Okay, this book was so interesting on so many levels. I was expecting a surface level fun story about this guy taking this quiz. I was just expecting some questions to be weird. It was so much more than that. The first twist, the terrorist attack. My thoughts "okay well shit this is unfortunate to have happened on this exact day"The second twist, it's a FREAKING SIMULATIONMy thoughts "that's messed up"I-...I'll publish some notes. I'll let everything sink in and edit this review tomorrow