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Cold Obsidian
In "Cold obsidian" we follow the story of a young man who becomes an apprentice of the creators of his world and gets involved in their affairs.
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Omnis is a world of unstable magic where all creatures are born with the natural ability to stabilize and use it. All creatures, besides humans. They were the only species that inherited the flaw of their creators - the immortal worlholders responsible for the very existence of Omnis.
To make things right, the worldholders created the system of three Horas with Hora Tenebris as the magic disperser and two other Horas - Solaris and Lunaris - as the stabilizers existing in equilibrium with each other. Inside the stabilized areas humans are free from their natural flaw and have full access to stable magic. But in a broad area where the stabilizers' zones of influence intersect the magic is wild, anomalous. That area, known as No Man's Land, divides Omnis in two.
Horas are the foundation of human civilization in Omnis. They look like precious gems encased in gold and silver. They are protected by magic that would destroy anyone who dared to touch them unless it's a worldholder as well. They are impossible to steal. Even more: stealing them is useless, because they have no secret powers at all. Yet someone has stolen them nonetheless.
Who is the thief? What does he or she want? How did they overcome the protective spell? The worldholders themselves are puzzled. One thing is certain here: something big is going on.
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Omnis is a world of unstable magic where all creatures are born with the natural ability to stabilize and use it. All creatures, besides humans. They were the only species that inherited the flaw of their creators - the immortal worlholders responsible for the very existence of Omnis.
To make things right, the worldholders created the system of three Horas with Hora Tenebris as the magic disperser and two other Horas - Solaris and Lunaris - as the stabilizers existing in equilibrium with each other. Inside the stabilized areas humans are free from their natural flaw and have full access to stable magic. But in a broad area where the stabilizers' zones of influence intersect the magic is wild, anomalous. That area, known as No Man's Land, divides Omnis in two.
Horas are the foundation of human civilization in Omnis. They look like precious gems encased in gold and silver. They are protected by magic that would destroy anyone who dared to touch them unless it's a worldholder as well. They are impossible to steal. Even more: stealing them is useless, because they have no secret powers at all. Yet someone has stolen them nonetheless.
Who is the thief? What does he or she want? How did they overcome the protective spell? The worldholders themselves are puzzled. One thing is certain here: something big is going on.
267 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2020
About the author
Olga Makarova
10 books14 followersPen name: Olga McArrow
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Bookstore: https://gumroad.com/mildegard
Website: http://mildegard.ru
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Writes science fiction and fantasy books.
Has a degree in biology.
Works in a small animation studio (as a 3D artist).
Loves martial arts (Aikido and Muay Thai).
Is a cat person.
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Bookstore: https://gumroad.com/mildegard
Website: http://mildegard.ru
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Writes science fiction and fantasy books.
Has a degree in biology.
Works in a small animation studio (as a 3D artist).
Loves martial arts (Aikido and Muay Thai).
Is a cat person.
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May 20, 2021
I very much enjoy her characterization and her world creation. The viewpoint character learns things alongside the reader which avoids the problem of information dump. He is from a very insular community and is looked down upon by the other members of his community because his father was *gasp* an outsider. Thus, he does not look at all like the other kids. He becomes apprenticed to one of the two Worldcreaters, immortal and very powerful (but humanoid) creatures and follows them through the world that they created so long ago in search of a stolen artifact. The "hero" is a very decent and kindly person, willing to risk himself to help strangers. Nonetheless, he sometimes agonizes over past decisions, wondering what he could have done differently, i.e. "better".
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