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The High Auction

The High Auction - Paperback

by Misba
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Availability:In StockContributor:MisbaSeries:Wisdom RevolutionPublish date:1/1/2026Pages:190
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Nomad BooksISBN-13:9789843506597ISBN-10:9843506596UPC:9789843506597Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, DystopianBook Topic:Action & Adventure, Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.195Product ID:SC9W8XFW2R

In the near future, a machinist, a monk, and a mesmerizer are looking for the Source of the universe, but among the ancient scriptures, they only find the devil ...

Few humans in the future find the secrets of what words and sounds can do, for the Apocalypse and war led them to evolve in mind and physique. Two of them end World War III with just a speech. Some say they did a mass-hypnosis. Others say it was their voice and will.

Fifty years later in South-Asia, KUSHA, a twenty-three-year-old machine-geek with social awkwardness and amnesia, tries to get the Devil's Book with secrets of voice.

In a society that worships the evolved High-Grades with voice, how you speak and which words you talk with is important. As someone who finds all solutions in books, Kusha thinks the secrets in the three-foot-long, ancient book will teach her to speak mesmerizingly. She believes it will help her evolve. So, she decides to attend the auction where the book will be sold. But there's a problem. Her idol of voice and everyone's beloved war heroes, YUAN and RUEM, are also after it for power.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Nomad BooksISBN-13:9789843506597ISBN-10:9843506596UPC:9789843506597Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, DystopianBook Topic:Action & Adventure, Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.195Product ID:SC9W8XFW2R
Misba: - I love reading fantasy-the epic ones with middle-age settings, to be specific. In time, I realized I love them for their writing. I'm in love with many, many, many fiction characters---books, movies, anime, games ... But sometimes, I also want an escape from middle age-a time that was bad for women, a time where women needed to validate their actions with hundreds of words rather than just one simple No, a time that burned women in the name of God. I'm not saying women are free now. I'm not saying I could say No to many things even in 21st Century. I'm not saying witch-burning days are over in 2020 and it's not coming through different forms. No, I won't say them, for they should be talked about now more than ever. I only want to say that I wanted a world-a futuristic South Asia-which would be very different from our current one (in views and social practices) but still similar to the best things my culture provides (dance, music, art ... don't forget food and philosophy). I made one such world that begins after an Apocalypse. If you are interested in that world, I'm blessed to have your attention. ***P.S. I illustrate my book covers. You can see my illustration progress and the recent artwork on my blog: www.authormisba.com ***
Publisher: Nomad Books

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