Anthem for What's Come — Kimberly Coleman

‘A combination of fantasy and real-world aspects makes this book hard to put down...''Anthem For What's Come' contains the first two books of The Blind Girl's War in a single edition: Volume Zero, The Blind Girl's Sword and Volume One, Before The Sun Goes Down (digital edition available exclusively on Amazon). The Blind Girl's War is an epic dystopian horror series spanning twenty years of war between Draka and Dikallah, provinces separated by the Zegyn Sea. Daily lives of everyone from booksellers to soldiers have been reduced to a desperate struggle to survive. Even the once-untouchable politicians are now targets of the Nameless, a savage cabal whose cruelty is equaled only by the country's President.But the problems facing the provinces run much deeper: a war mentality is now ingrained in their children. The concept of ‘peace' no longer holds meaning. Anger, violence, hatred, death, are all ceaseless, omnipresent, immersing this generation of youth within a violence they will neither forget nor forgive. Never losing sight of an opportunity to entrench his power, the President decrees that children will become the country's Executioners, in essence, bounty hunters for gold and otherwise unattainable fame. Women believed to be witches are their first target...This mad dance of darkness, thievery, murder, slavery, war, and witchcraft, fulfills a long-heralded prophecy from a once-venerated Tarot Reader who warned that the careless slaughter of innocents would lead to the annihilation of Dikallah's own children. When citizens see the progeny of elite politicians becoming targets, what was once prophecy is now their reality.'Before The Sun Goes Down' (Volume One), is the story of Haqqi Ibais forcing a self-proclaimed witch to try to save the life of a child poisoned by his chemical weapons.'The Blind Girl's Sword' (Volume Zero), prequel to The Blind Girl's War, is the acclaimed story of Haqqi's twisted relationship with an unforgettable young seamstress whose life is dramatically altered by the horrific act of a government official...Volume Two in The Blind Girl's War Series, 'Winter's Shepherd', publishes late Autumn 2017 and begins where 'Before The Sun Goes Down' ends: with the storm and the cannibalistic Blunchors arriving full force in Dikallah. A series of standalone stories from the War are also publishing (beginning with Volume 101, ‘Bombs & Beloved Things').