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Myracles in the Void: Definitive Edition
Massachusetts Center for the Book Must-Read List, 2023
Eric Hoffer Awards Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner, 2023
Forward INDIES Book Awards, Fantasy Finalist, 2023
The Definitive Edition includes the original, award-winning novel “Myracles in the Void” and a 27-chapter bonus story called “The Intervening”
This is the story of the Izz Family from the forgotten, floating port town of Hop. The family's home, and indeed all of Hop, is made from repurposed ships, signs, barrels and boxes. The eldest child, Gai, is known for his ability to fix things, and he uses talent to create a fiddle for his sister Lynd's thirteenth birthday. Lynd, on the other hand, is known to have objects suddenly breaks around her as if by magic. When Lynd suddenly disappears in a flash of destructive fury, all of Hop turns against the Izz family, accusing them of being cursed. Their father, Stav, had disappeared under strange circumstances as well. In his desperation, Gai discovers he can do more than just fix things with his hands, he also has a certain magic — one that seems to bring things back together. He also learns more about his father's disappearance and an ‘illness’ he had before he left. He worries for his sister, wondering if the same thing plagued her. With the help of a giant turtle named Emilie, Gai sets out from Hop to clear his family’s name, vowing to bring them all back together. Along his journey across the sea, he encounters a tech-city of gnomes, a Pocket Realm inside a beautiful painting, a tree that grants everlasting youth at a price, and of course answers to the nature of his powers — and his sister’s. They are not the only ones. In Esa, all hearts posses a magic called myra that either bonds or breaks, creates or destroys. The use of this power, called a myracle, can be used to manipulate reality, such as creating or destroying objects, healing injuries, or altering the environment. However, they are not without their consequences; using the destructive power, called Ruin, can eventually turn that person into a Void — a monster with an unstoppable appetite for destruction that will engulf the entire world. Will Gai be able to find the source of the Ruin that has torn his family apart and save his sister and father before it’s too late? Myracles in the Void is about the many things that break in our lives, and our ability to fix them. It’s about the bonds of family and community, how trust and faith can be broken, and how we have the ultimate power to create or destroy our world. About The Lynd, Kal, Kabbage are all back in this exciting set of interweaving stories from Esa! After you’ve read the original Myracles in the Void, dive right back into the action with more epic battles, more twists, more wild myracles, and of course new friends and new enemies. Set during the intervening years we didn’t get to see in the original story, witness the rise of a new Commandress of Carpè and the war that started it all; come inside the sacred and secretive ceremony of the Safar, the terrifying final test to becoming a true Heartbrand; experience the exhilarating Myracles Akademy sport called “Conjua!” where students create creatures from their wildest imaginations and battle them in an arena of shifting elements; and get on the streets of Electri City with Kabbage in a hilarious adventure to become the ultimate Thinker.
Eric Hoffer Awards Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner, 2023
Forward INDIES Book Awards, Fantasy Finalist, 2023
The Definitive Edition includes the original, award-winning novel “Myracles in the Void” and a 27-chapter bonus story called “The Intervening”
This is the story of the Izz Family from the forgotten, floating port town of Hop. The family's home, and indeed all of Hop, is made from repurposed ships, signs, barrels and boxes. The eldest child, Gai, is known for his ability to fix things, and he uses talent to create a fiddle for his sister Lynd's thirteenth birthday. Lynd, on the other hand, is known to have objects suddenly breaks around her as if by magic. When Lynd suddenly disappears in a flash of destructive fury, all of Hop turns against the Izz family, accusing them of being cursed. Their father, Stav, had disappeared under strange circumstances as well. In his desperation, Gai discovers he can do more than just fix things with his hands, he also has a certain magic — one that seems to bring things back together. He also learns more about his father's disappearance and an ‘illness’ he had before he left. He worries for his sister, wondering if the same thing plagued her. With the help of a giant turtle named Emilie, Gai sets out from Hop to clear his family’s name, vowing to bring them all back together. Along his journey across the sea, he encounters a tech-city of gnomes, a Pocket Realm inside a beautiful painting, a tree that grants everlasting youth at a price, and of course answers to the nature of his powers — and his sister’s. They are not the only ones. In Esa, all hearts posses a magic called myra that either bonds or breaks, creates or destroys. The use of this power, called a myracle, can be used to manipulate reality, such as creating or destroying objects, healing injuries, or altering the environment. However, they are not without their consequences; using the destructive power, called Ruin, can eventually turn that person into a Void — a monster with an unstoppable appetite for destruction that will engulf the entire world. Will Gai be able to find the source of the Ruin that has torn his family apart and save his sister and father before it’s too late? Myracles in the Void is about the many things that break in our lives, and our ability to fix them. It’s about the bonds of family and community, how trust and faith can be broken, and how we have the ultimate power to create or destroy our world. About The Lynd, Kal, Kabbage are all back in this exciting set of interweaving stories from Esa! After you’ve read the original Myracles in the Void, dive right back into the action with more epic battles, more twists, more wild myracles, and of course new friends and new enemies. Set during the intervening years we didn’t get to see in the original story, witness the rise of a new Commandress of Carpè and the war that started it all; come inside the sacred and secretive ceremony of the Safar, the terrifying final test to becoming a true Heartbrand; experience the exhilarating Myracles Akademy sport called “Conjua!” where students create creatures from their wildest imaginations and battle them in an arena of shifting elements; and get on the streets of Electri City with Kabbage in a hilarious adventure to become the ultimate Thinker.
520 pages, Hardcover
Published July 11, 2023
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August 13, 2023
I highly recommend reading this! I enjoyed the writing,the characters were likable! The magic was really nice. I really enjoy when the magic system in stories are destruction vs creation, the duality of it. The thing that drew me towards this story was this cover and then the synopsis hooked me deeper. Wes,you're an amazing guy and your story is fantastic. You didn't have to make this cover this beautiful. 4.5 ⭐
December 8, 2023
Myracles in the Void Review:
This book was so bizarre, but in an oddly satisfying way! If you are looking for a book that’s a bit different from many fantasy novels that are popular right now, then this is the book for you!
Basically, the novel is about Gai, and his younger sister, Lynd. Gai and Lynd live in a place called Hop, which is basically a very small town that floats in the middle of the ocean, which was constructed to be a port city, but is now run down. When Lynd mysteriously vanishes after touching a red spryt, Gai will do anything to find her and fix their family. However, on his adventures he learns that fixing his family may not be as simple as he first thought.
This book was so refreshing! If you’re like me, and you read a lot of fantasy, sometimes the books are good, but you can’t help but to feel as though you’ve read the story before. Don’t get me wrong, I love classic, well-written fantasy tropes, but sometimes the plot feels so expected. Myracles in the Void was entirely unexpected!
I will admit that it took me a minute to get into the book. The main characters have a very odd dialect, which became endearing by the end of the novel. The complexity of the plot was so well thought out, and even though the book was a little slow paced at times, I felt as though there were so many mini adventures within it, that I never found myself bored.
Furthermore, I literally could not put the book down as the plot unfolded. Wes Dyson did a stunning job at creating a connection between the reader and the characters. One minute I felt like I barely knew Gai and Lynd, and the next I felt like I could have enjoyed a meal with them on Hop.
While the fantasy aspects of the novel are unique and enticing, the book truly shines with Gai’s character development and the messages Dyson incorporates throughout the book. I think so many people can relate both to desperately wanting to fix something like Gai, but also feeling broken at times like Lynd. The author created a bridge between these two contradictive, human feelings, showing that it is okay for us to be broken, and that we have the strength to move forward from that too.
Honestly, I could go on for days about this wonderful book! The themes of friendship, communication, mental health, family, and unity were so strong throughout the book. I personally think many people can write fantasy novels, but few authors have the talent and skill to integrate messages that we can all grow from into a beautiful story. Myracles in the Void is one of those rare books that pulls it off flawlessly!
The Intervening Review:
I don’t use the word obsessed often, but it is the most fitting word to describe how I feel about The Intervening. While this book is a prequel to Myracles in the Void, I would recommend reading it after Dyson’s debut novel.
It was very difficult to choose what to write about in this review, simply because there were so many fantastic features in this book. First off, the uniqueness of this story is absolutely unparalleled. I always joke around that I could never write a fantasy book because I couldn’t come up with something that is truly original, but Wes Dyson does exactly that. There are so many things that contribute to its novelty, but I think the world-building, magic system, and characters are what make it really shine. When I read this book, I didn’t simply lose myself within the story, as one should with any good book, I experienced the story as if I were living in the Myraverse myself. It’s one of those books that you close when you’re finished, and you have this mind-blown feeling that is almost indescribable.
Furthermore, I absolutely loved the way the characters were developed throughout the story. In Myracles in the Void, we don’t really get to see a lot of Lynd, but in The Intervening, the story focuses mainly on her. Everything from her own personal growth, to her relationship with Kal, to her battle strategies added so much depth to her character. Not only did this make me feel more attached to the Lynd we get to know in this book, it made me see her in a whole new light when thinking of the events that occurred in the first book.
Another fun addition to this novel was the character of The Storyteller, who is by far my favorite character (which again, says a lot because there are so many wonderful characters to choose from). The mystery and intrigue surrounding The Storyteller was compelling, as were her powers and previous relationship with Ava. I absolutely need more of The Storyteller ASAP.
Finally, the way humor is juxtaposed with a strong theme of hope is outstanding. I am a strong believer that every book should incorporate some element of hope because the world would be a very dark place without it. Dyson not only writes this theme in such a robust way, he also adds a lot of lighthearted humor with it.
As a whole, I’ve written yet another review that can’t do justice to the genius of Wes Dyson. This book, like its predecessor, has my entire heart. I desperately need all the book boxes to make special editions of Dysons books so I have an excuse to fill my bookshelves with them.
This book was so bizarre, but in an oddly satisfying way! If you are looking for a book that’s a bit different from many fantasy novels that are popular right now, then this is the book for you!
Basically, the novel is about Gai, and his younger sister, Lynd. Gai and Lynd live in a place called Hop, which is basically a very small town that floats in the middle of the ocean, which was constructed to be a port city, but is now run down. When Lynd mysteriously vanishes after touching a red spryt, Gai will do anything to find her and fix their family. However, on his adventures he learns that fixing his family may not be as simple as he first thought.
This book was so refreshing! If you’re like me, and you read a lot of fantasy, sometimes the books are good, but you can’t help but to feel as though you’ve read the story before. Don’t get me wrong, I love classic, well-written fantasy tropes, but sometimes the plot feels so expected. Myracles in the Void was entirely unexpected!
I will admit that it took me a minute to get into the book. The main characters have a very odd dialect, which became endearing by the end of the novel. The complexity of the plot was so well thought out, and even though the book was a little slow paced at times, I felt as though there were so many mini adventures within it, that I never found myself bored.
Furthermore, I literally could not put the book down as the plot unfolded. Wes Dyson did a stunning job at creating a connection between the reader and the characters. One minute I felt like I barely knew Gai and Lynd, and the next I felt like I could have enjoyed a meal with them on Hop.
While the fantasy aspects of the novel are unique and enticing, the book truly shines with Gai’s character development and the messages Dyson incorporates throughout the book. I think so many people can relate both to desperately wanting to fix something like Gai, but also feeling broken at times like Lynd. The author created a bridge between these two contradictive, human feelings, showing that it is okay for us to be broken, and that we have the strength to move forward from that too.
Honestly, I could go on for days about this wonderful book! The themes of friendship, communication, mental health, family, and unity were so strong throughout the book. I personally think many people can write fantasy novels, but few authors have the talent and skill to integrate messages that we can all grow from into a beautiful story. Myracles in the Void is one of those rare books that pulls it off flawlessly!
The Intervening Review:
I don’t use the word obsessed often, but it is the most fitting word to describe how I feel about The Intervening. While this book is a prequel to Myracles in the Void, I would recommend reading it after Dyson’s debut novel.
It was very difficult to choose what to write about in this review, simply because there were so many fantastic features in this book. First off, the uniqueness of this story is absolutely unparalleled. I always joke around that I could never write a fantasy book because I couldn’t come up with something that is truly original, but Wes Dyson does exactly that. There are so many things that contribute to its novelty, but I think the world-building, magic system, and characters are what make it really shine. When I read this book, I didn’t simply lose myself within the story, as one should with any good book, I experienced the story as if I were living in the Myraverse myself. It’s one of those books that you close when you’re finished, and you have this mind-blown feeling that is almost indescribable.
Furthermore, I absolutely loved the way the characters were developed throughout the story. In Myracles in the Void, we don’t really get to see a lot of Lynd, but in The Intervening, the story focuses mainly on her. Everything from her own personal growth, to her relationship with Kal, to her battle strategies added so much depth to her character. Not only did this make me feel more attached to the Lynd we get to know in this book, it made me see her in a whole new light when thinking of the events that occurred in the first book.
Another fun addition to this novel was the character of The Storyteller, who is by far my favorite character (which again, says a lot because there are so many wonderful characters to choose from). The mystery and intrigue surrounding The Storyteller was compelling, as were her powers and previous relationship with Ava. I absolutely need more of The Storyteller ASAP.
Finally, the way humor is juxtaposed with a strong theme of hope is outstanding. I am a strong believer that every book should incorporate some element of hope because the world would be a very dark place without it. Dyson not only writes this theme in such a robust way, he also adds a lot of lighthearted humor with it.
As a whole, I’ve written yet another review that can’t do justice to the genius of Wes Dyson. This book, like its predecessor, has my entire heart. I desperately need all the book boxes to make special editions of Dysons books so I have an excuse to fill my bookshelves with them.
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