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Blades of Torqueadia
Blades of Torqueadia
Blades of Torqueadia
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A unique debut story from a writer who uses fantasy to promote wellness. This coming of age story has a lot to offer. What if you could exist as a thought and live for millennia; moving from unknowing host to host, traveling in the form of an overheard word or by a gentle touch? The Veho are such beings. The Veho elders once worshiped as gods, guardians, and mentors of humanity; almost extinguished through campaigns of internal strife. Now remembered only in nursery rhymes by the uninitiated and whispered in dark corners by true believers. Its 1884 A.T.E. (After Torque Era) and Aefry a young girl comes of age. She is gifted a pair of archaic wooden blades used for physical prayer by a disbanded religious sect. Beneath the wood, an ancient secret seeks release and with it, the Veho come out from the shadows.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherLulu.com
Release dateMar 5, 2017
ISBN9781365801273
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    Blades of Torqueadia - Michael C Holdsworth

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