The Voice in All

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>A girl chasing freedom. A boy bound by duty. A rebellion that will change everything.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Tonight Ava must set sail to escape the life of servitude that awaits every child who comes of age. All that stands between her and freedom is one last job: stealing the pharmaka to pay for her passage. She's stolen from the temple priestesses countless times before. What could possibly go wrong?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Outside the temple walls Dom bids a final farewell to his childhood home. The priestesses say he'll find purpose in the life of hard labor that lies ahead. He hopes they're right. What other choice does he have?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When their paths collide in the dark forest Ava and Dom discover the stolen pharmaka has some unfortunate side effects. Like it or not they're stuck with each other now. But what future could exist for a girl determined to escape her bondage and a boy who's never imagined the possibility of freedom?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>On their journey together from a mythic past to a digital future Ava and Dom must answer the question facing every generation coming of age in a world ruled by the powerful: do we submit or rebel?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>...</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Awards and Praise for <em>The Voice in All</em> (Part One of <em>The Artifex and the Muse</em>)</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Winner First Place - New Adult Fiction</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - IndieReader Discovery Awards</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Top 10 Book - Young Adult Fiction</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Winner First Place - Visionary Fiction</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - Firebird Book Awards</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Wow this book was phenomenal! A five-star read for sure! ... The main characters Dom and Ava are insightful utterly human apologetic and open to change ... I commend the author for writing an exceptional book that resists compartmentalization. It was brilliant show-stopping and spectacular as Lady Gaga would say; and it was by far the best book I've read all year. - </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The N in NYA</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>I would definitely recommend this to teens who enjoy fantasy. The fact that it didn't have the usual wizard/dragon/faerie fantasy tropes was refreshing. I also liked the inclusion of complex themes of freedom altruism independence and trust ... Overall a great story and a fun read. - Judge feedback Teen Fiction Category IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards</span></p>