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Once upon a time in a kingdom called Hanover...
A king and queen had a baby daughter. Her name was Kira. Though she was Aortan, she had the eye-seeing powers of the Cantileens. By looking into the eyes of another, she could tell what they were thinking. But because this power is not native to Aortans--she gained it only because Cantileen drugs had been used on her parents--it caused her many issues with anxiety. Eventually, Kira had one younger brother, and two younger sisters. In spite of her own personal issues, she was like a mother to them, especially when tragedy struck.
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In another part of the kingdom, a scientist named Hobart Waldemar ran an orphanage. An outcast from his homeworld of Alderoth, he used the children as guinea pigs. His motives were pure--he wanted to cure his son of brain damage caused by birth--but his actions were not. Yet through his cunning, he kept his work a secret. He experimented in a great many things, cures for disease, bionics, time travel, mostly without success, but his failures never kept him down. Through his questionable methods, he never lacked for test subjects. Until the time came that he needed a very specific test subject. And for that, he went directly to the king.
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A four-year-old boy stood on the doorsteps of an orphanage, watching his mother and younger sister walk away. His name was Joel. He was raised in constant fear in Waldemar's orphanage, frightened by the sounds of screams in the night. When in his teens, he joined Hanover's guard, gaining great training in surveillance and combat. Due to his great skill and strength of character, he was appointed Princess Kira's personal bodyguard once she "came out" into society. In spite of reservations due to his past and his station, he came to love this princess who hid her great brokenness from the world. And eventually, with the help of her uncle Matthew and the encouragement of his friend and fellow guard Bradley, he married her.
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The king was broken due to a great tragedy. He shut himself away and was but a shadow of his former self. His name was Wilhelm. His family torn apart, Wilhelm was willing to do anything to right the tragedy that had devastated them all. What mattered costs? What mattered further harm to his family? If he could right the tragedy, all would be well.
It was this state that caused him to play into Waldemar's hand. It was this state that drove his family further apart. It was this state that threatened to ruin all of Hanover. And yet there were few that would suffer as much as an innocent little baby and his loving father.
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This is the story to which Twisted Dreams is prelude. This is the story of the next generation. This is a story of pain and heartbreak, but hopefully of healing. How will it end? As of this moment, even I don't know. It truly fits the definition of a work in progress, far closer to the beginning of that process than the end. Someday the world will know what became of Will, Liesel, and Matthew, what became of Will and Liesel's children, what became of their grandchild. Until then...
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Poor darlings. I barely even know them and they're already darlings. That said, the book sounds awesome and I can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteI both do and do not want to read this book. Which really means I do.
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