Myracles in the Void

by Wes Dyson

Overview

Massachusetts Center for the Book Must-Read List, 2023

Eric Hoffer Awards Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner, 2023

Forward INDIES Book of the Year Award Nominee, Fantasy, 2023

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 his talent to create a fiddle for his sister Lynd's thirteenth birthday. Lynd, on the other hand, is known to have objects suddenly break 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 the world of 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737910503
Publisher:	WONDERLOVE
Publication date:	04/12/2022
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

12/19/2022

A teen endeavors to find his missing father and sister in this fantasy epic by Dyson, set in a technologically advanced world where mystical airborne particles called spryts can sometimes endow humans with powers of creation or destruction. Along with their mother, 15-year-old Gai and his 12-year-old sister Lynd live on Hop, a “floating port amid the unforgiving sea” made of deteriorating wood planks and various detritus. Ever since their father boarded a ship off Hop and disappeared five years ago, Gai, who has the power to fix anything, has worked tirelessly to help Lynd hone her destructive gifts. Hop citizens are warned not to venture out after dark, especially when spryts are out full force, as the secrets surrounding their oft- dangerous power are still unknown. But when Lynd suddenly disappears, Gai sets out to find her, all while uncovering the truth behind the spryts and the world beyond Hop. What unfolds is a multiple timeline- and dimension-hopping adventure across a universe on the brink of a technological war between the forces of creation and destruction. At the center of this imaginative volume is the siblings’ affectionate relationship, which grounds the action-packed plot. Most characters are coded as white. Ages 13–17. (Self-published)

Publishers Weekly

★ 2022-02-11
This debut fantasy follows a brother and sister on globe-hopping missions to find their father—and save the world.

Dyson’s story begins in the middle of an ocean on a floating port called Hop, a deteriorating habitat of rotting wood and repurposed garbage that hasn’t had visitors in many years. Separated from the outside world, the inhabitants of Hop have no idea what has transpired elsewhere on the planet (known as Esa). But for most of them, the dream is to somehow leave Hop for more desirous locales. The father of 15-year-old Gaiel Izz and his sister, Lynd, 12, did just that five years ago when he left on a ship, never to return. The siblings live with their mother, Mape. In a magic-filled world where the forces of destruction and creation are strong (the power can be found in floating particles called spryts), the Izz family has been both blessed and cursed. Gai has the ability to fix things, while Lynd, when she gets agitated, inadvertently destroys what she touches. Knowing that their father—who was rumored to be sick with “Ruin” when he left—may hold the clues to Lynd’s curse, the two siblings begin epic quests to find answers. Lynd touches a red spryt and accidentally rips a hole in space and time, while Gai escapes Hop on the back of a giant sea turtle. Literally packed with nonstop action and adventure on every page, the two siblings’ very different journeys culminate in a jaw-dropping, apocalyptic climax with the very existence of the planet hanging in the balance. While the storyline is impressively intricate—and original—it’s the author’s brilliant worldbuilding and his ability to create a cast of deeply developed and emotionally connected characters that make this such an applaudable tale. Lastly, the novel’s overarching theme is profoundly moving: “We define ourselves.”

An exceptional, must-read adventure written by an exciting new voice in fantasy.

Kirkus Reviews