The Blackest Blue (The Remnant Cycle)($14.99Value)

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After teenaged Kai is taken up the hill as punishment for his curiosity, eight-year-old Sy learns an ultimate, unspeakable truth: her goddess Rem is not all-powerful, and may not even be real at all. Spurred onwards by this forbidden knowledge, Sy, now twenty, joins the order of Rem as a fledgling priestess, hoping to uncover the truth about her restrictive settlement. Rem controls every aspect of life, from production of children to daily tasks, forbidding her followers from close relationships and enforcing her will by manipulating their senses if they disobey. Sy will have to tread carefully around the mysterious high priestess Laila, who governs Sy's settlement with an iron fist, relying on her friendships with fellow fledgling Estella, brawny miner Ez, the sourpuss priestess Solita from the mining compound, and sharp-witted watcher Pax to aid her with her mission. Sy's journey to escape her reality is only just beginning - will you join her on her quest? "A classic fellowship fantasy with original twists and a dystopian mystique, The Blackest Blue is an ambitious novel that tackles broad ideas of power, loyalty, and freedom, for a powerful piece of cautionary fiction. Channeling a YA Margaret Atwood, the book's overarching commentary on a society's mass delusion feels timely, and Wright executes this commentary with subtlety and sensitivity. This is an unusually creative and deeply developed new fantasy saga to explore, and readers will be glad to find it is just the beginning." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★½ "A tense, character-driven story that's full of compelling twists and turns." - Kirkus Reviews "Wright evokes an intriguing idea with the concept of being punished for curiosity, and the mysteries that unfold throughout the story are compelling. The story's opening flashback is written flawlessly, immediately grabbing attention, and will consume reader's thoughts as they wonder what Sy truly experienced at such a young age. The Blackest Blue reflects the expected uneasiness of a dystopian world and pairs it with Sy's unconventional quest for the truth, a combination that will apear to genre fans." - BookLife Prize, 9.75/10