THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL
Book One
206 pages · Released Mar 15, 2022 · ASSASSINS OF HARMONY
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This dystopian science fiction novel centers on a young protagonist whose father is executed by a theocratic regime, setting him on a path of resistance and learning combat skills. While the premise involves political violence and authoritarian oppression, the story emphasizes questioning authority and pursuing truth—themes that reward critical thinking. The book appears aimed at middle-grade to young teen readers but deals with mature concepts like state execution and religious control that warrant parental consideration.
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The wheel of time keeps turning. It stops for no one. Only heretics question the holy history-they question the presence of the ash. Like Vlod's father. The Mother Metropolitan had no choice but to execute him. The laws of the Inland Empire and the Holy Oregon demanded it. She burned him to ash for questioning the ash'... The wheel of time keeps turning. It stops for no one. Only heretics question the holy history-they question the presence of the ash. Like Vlod's father. The Mother Metropolitan had no choice but to execute him. The laws of the Inland Empire and the Holy Oregon demanded it. She burned him to ash for questioning the ash's very presence. And she will have no choice but to send her assassins after nine-year-old Vlod. He could not prevent his father's death. But Vlod will learn to fight so he can continue his father's work. Because the question remains: Where is the sacred ash? The Turning of the Wheel, The Assassins of Harmony, Book 1, weaves a dystopian tale, set several centuries in the future, in which belief and necessity collide like unstoppable tidal waves.
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ISBN 9781948447256 · ASSASSINS OF HARMONY