Melidora

by Ryan Z. Dawson

When a girl washes onto the beach half-drowned, she wakes with no memory of what's happened to her, how she survived - or even who she is. She soon finds herself caught in the last war of a dying land, fighting desperately to rediscover herself before she and everything she loves is obliterated completely. Enter Melidora, a kingdom in the teeth of a disease that eradicates memory. Learn the secret history of the Halcyon, Melidora's creatrix, and follow the shipwrecked girl's rise to power over the wolf shadows of the Cradle Spire. Can she stand against the Nixian hordes to save Melidora, or will she be swallowed up and forget herself forever?

228 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2014

About the author

Ryan Z. Dawson is an author, musician, and cartoonist based in Southern Indiana. He is the creator of the webcomics The Talking Boxes and Mips as well as the constructed languages Imnura and Turanan. He is on the autism spectrum.

Ryan's stories skew mostly toward adult audiences. They often deal with dreams, memories, and subjects such as loneliness, isolation, and self-doubt.

Reviews

[Isaac Mariano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming is the best word that I can use to describe this book. I'm a sucker for critters, and specially critters in armor with swords and arrows. But this book isn't just about knights and wars. In fact there's very little action on a grand scale. Most of the action scenes feel threatening and have consequences with the characters.

I did find myself a bit lost trying to figure out the map and the locations. I had to use the map zoomed in on my phone while reading on the Kindle. However that's a minor issue.

I enjoyed my time with Ruby, Michael, William and most of all with Arturus.

[Lisa Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Melidora is a great story about a girl that finds herself lost in a world she doesn't recognize. Travel along with Ruby and her companions as she tries to determine what reality truly is.