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| Rainaya by Alayna on DeviantArt |
Welcome to my world of Amassia...
I'm AK Wilder, officially joining the Sup authors in our endeavour to share books that make the heart beat faster. Let's have some fun in the world of Amassia!
The Release Date
Some of you have been waiting for this story world, found in Crown of Bones, to hit the shelves and I thank you for your patience! We have a solid release date now, August 4, 2020, the warm and sparkling time of Leo. Yay!And now, on to Amassia...
In a World on the Brink of the Next Great Dying
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| The Journey by lp ysg on artstation.com |
From familiar everyday life, farms and crops and fish and seas, to the fantastic beings of Mar, Bone Throwers and Phantoms, Amassia has the entire range. You'll find elements so ordinary you feel right at home, until wham! You don't. For example, you'll come across...
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| A green-robe level savant with raised Phantom (the owl). |
Savants and Non-Savants
Savants and non-savants make up the 'human' population of Amassia. They look just like you or I would in a diverse-race, pre-industrial culture, but Savants have one big difference. They can raise their phantoms from the ground and direct them in various ways to serve the realms.
Phantoms
Phantoms fall into five classes, ranging from warriors to healers and take the shape of anything from plant to animal to elementals. They remain dormant in the Savant's soul unless raised from the ground and held to form. Children who show potential to become savant are trained in sanctuaries by high ranking masters. There they learn to control their phantoms, hopefully, to serve and protect the realms.
Bone Throwers
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| The black-robed Bone Throwers decide the fate of every child on Amassia. |
The black-robed Bone Throwers are savants who devote their lives to divination. They keep to themselves in underground temples near each sanctuary, carrying out their work – predicting times for planting, harvest, hunting and war.
The Bone Throwers also carry out the endless task of carving new whistle bones used in their oracles, including the casts that determine the fate of every child on Amassia. Which sounds ominous, because it is.
If a throw of the bones finds a child marred, those infants must be sacrificed to the sea.
The Bone Throwers also carry out the endless task of carving new whistle bones used in their oracles, including the casts that determine the fate of every child on Amassia. Which sounds ominous, because it is.
If a throw of the bones finds a child marred, those infants must be sacrificed to the sea.
Mar
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| Are the Mar real or do they only live in children's stories? |
Are they real?
If so, they dwell beneath the sea and are said to eat the children the black-robe send to them.
One thing is sure, if you met a Mar, you'll never know it. As legends have it, they look just like us, though are near-immortal and have little use for land or air.
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About AK Wilder
I write YA Lit for young adults, and the young at heart.Meet me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or check out my site, akwilder.com where you can read the Bare Bones Scopes, throw the bones and discover the latest news and giveaways.
My alter ego on the Sup is Kim Falconer...
Remember, when in doubt... Raise. Your. Phantom!
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