| Title | : | The Blind Girl's Sword (The Blind Girl's War #0) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 |
| Publication | : | Published February 15, 2016 |
Minus the fantasy... the tales could be from today's headlines on the war in the Middle East…
Tazakul is a dystopic, polluted country where dreams are pursued out of habit since no one can even remember how the war began between their two main provinces. Draka and Dikallah citizens remain trapped in what now seems like a 'forever war' in which their lives are reduced to trying to survive car bombs, censorship, refugee camps, sex slavery, chemical weapons, vengeful Witches, and a race of cannibals who travels when it rains... Even though each day is filled with fear, every dawn begins with hope that this one will be the beginning of peace. Humans never learn...
'The Blind Girl's War' tells the stories of those caught in the War: shop keepers, mechanics, trash pickers, shepherds, and ordinary people like Qais, an abused, overweight teen who dreams of becoming a soldier; Baradei, a widowed book seller who lives to protect his young daughter from the Minister of Electricity's disturbed son; Zaid, a bitter, unemployed accountant encumbered with his elderly blind father; Kiyala, a brilliant engineering student whose family is targeted by suicide bombers… All will be changed by The Blind Girl's War.
'The Blind Girl's Sword' is the series prequel and is actually meant to be read after 'Before The Sun Goes Down' even though it occurs four years earlier. Occuring in the 9th year of War between Draka and Dikallah Provinces, 'The Blind Girl's Sword' is the story of Haqqi Ibais' ill-fated relationship with a young seamstress and how his path was set to become a malefic chemical terrorist. 'Sword' is narrated by the doomed Blood Witch, Nadarra Sen.
In forthcoming volumes, Nadarra's recall of history and her motivation are questioned by a mysterious narrator who knows and remembers her life and why she is so terrified of Haqqi… A Witch can't be killed by a human. Like many trying to survive in Tazakul, she hides terrifying secrets, lies, and knowledge of all that has come...Her story plays out against the backdrop of her country sliding further into chaos as its children become bounty hunters and executioners seeking those the President blames for destroying their future.
Tazakul is a dystopic, polluted country where dreams are pursued out of habit since no one can even remember how the war began between their two main provinces. Draka and Dikallah citizens remain trapped in what now seems like a 'forever war' in which their lives are reduced to trying to survive car bombs, censorship, refugee camps, sex slavery, chemical weapons, vengeful Witches, and a race of cannibals who travels when it rains... Even though each day is filled with fear, every dawn begins with hope that this one will be the beginning of peace. Humans never learn...
'The Blind Girl's War' tells the stories of those caught in the War: shop keepers, mechanics, trash pickers, shepherds, and ordinary people like Qais, an abused, overweight teen who dreams of becoming a soldier; Baradei, a widowed book seller who lives to protect his young daughter from the Minister of Electricity's disturbed son; Zaid, a bitter, unemployed accountant encumbered with his elderly blind father; Kiyala, a brilliant engineering student whose family is targeted by suicide bombers… All will be changed by The Blind Girl's War.
'The Blind Girl's Sword' is the series prequel and is actually meant to be read after 'Before The Sun Goes Down' even though it occurs four years earlier. Occuring in the 9th year of War between Draka and Dikallah Provinces, 'The Blind Girl's Sword' is the story of Haqqi Ibais' ill-fated relationship with a young seamstress and how his path was set to become a malefic chemical terrorist. 'Sword' is narrated by the doomed Blood Witch, Nadarra Sen.
In forthcoming volumes, Nadarra's recall of history and her motivation are questioned by a mysterious narrator who knows and remembers her life and why she is so terrified of Haqqi… A Witch can't be killed by a human. Like many trying to survive in Tazakul, she hides terrifying secrets, lies, and knowledge of all that has come...Her story plays out against the backdrop of her country sliding further into chaos as its children become bounty hunters and executioners seeking those the President blames for destroying their future.
