Dear Reader, Thank you so much for starting/finis.h.i.+ng this book. I apologize for any minor formatting annoyances you may have come across, though I love creating stories, it is at best, a beloved hobby for now. I released this t.i.tle because I finally finished it after somewhat more than three years of brain storming and failed attempts to produce easy flowing plot lines.

I started writing when I was thirteen, but back then, I only wrote songs. At fifteen, I moved on to poems. (which are basically songs without a melody in mind, but never mind that) Then at sixteen, I came up with my first book idea! But the thought of writing an entire novel was much too daunting, so I wrote a c.r.a.ppy movie script instead. I knew it was bad, and that deterred me from writing full-length narratives for quite a few years. But at twenty, I finally summoned the chutzpah needed to power through my own idiosyncrasies about story crafting, character relation, and everything it takes to build a sound plot. The book I started then was a very raw version of this story, by the same t.i.tle. Ultimately, I bailed on it, and didn't try again until I was twenty-two. That's when I decided that even though I sucked at writing I was still going to see this story realized. After about one hundred pages of this very story, written initially on my touch tablet, I started to get it. I felt like I was actually understanding how words can jump off a page (or a screen nowadays) and into a person's mind, revealing great detailed fantasies that stretch the imagination to new bounds and unseen ends of the universe. Now, at twenty-three years old, I actually enjoy my own story, like it wasn't even written by me.

After six, page-one to page-done, story edits (and dozens of miniature ones) I felt like I had something worth sharing. That's why it's here on the awesome service of eBooks. I can release this without having to ask for help from an agent or permission from a publisher, which makes me feel super-empowered. To anyone who reads the summary, downloads a sample, and indeed purchases to read the entire novel... thank you from the deep bottom of my heart. That's my main goal for releasing this book through this means. To see if anyone could enjoy and be entertained by this magnificent journey I attempted to build for my main character, Corinth, and all his family and friends concealed within these pages.

After my very last read through, with help from a friend (thanks Kurt :), I felt like it was ready. I hope that there aren't any unseen format issues, during kindle conversion and my own weak eye, that mentally rip you from the story. But the few obvious ones noted throughout the pages were necessary for my tightly wound budget. I hope there are no deal breakers in format or the content of the novel. But if so, I do apologize for any inconvenience it may cause someone who spent their money on something they don't approve of.

Thanks, and I hope you enjoyed!

Kyle Thomas Miller.

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