A captivating adventure story set in a time-forgotten dystopian world.
Athenia is a veritable paradise situated in the fertile and aptly named Eden Valley, a protected area where the people live off of the bounty that the valley supplies. The population may be small, but every resident plays an important role. Finbarl-apcula is one such young man with a bright future. Part of those tasked with protecting the city from dangers outside the walls, Finbarl is unwaveringly loyal to the system, to those in authority over him, and to the ideals of liberty and freedom. Unfortunately, being an orphan and ward of the State, he has been instructed, disciplined and groomed by an unctuous ruling class willing to guilefully subjugate its own people by means of an addictive drug. Ambitious and eager to prove himself, however, tenacious Finbarl takes quite a while to realize that his perception of the government may be clouded by his zeal. What begins as a minor indignation against a pitiful little boy, grows into a fervor for the truth and the freedom that comes with it.
Liberty Bound by Nathaniel M Wrey is a captivating adventure story set in a time-forgotten dystopian world. With familiar concepts such as an oppressive government and a society that has chosen to forget its origins, Wrey is able to expand on these peripheral allegories and transform them into a grim foreshadowing of what could be. As Finbarl slowly comes to realize that the walls he has so fiercely been guarding may be harboring a more malicious threat from within than from without, his demeanor shifts from arrogant and rigid to compassionate and curious. This transition, along with some meaningful movement within close, interpersonal relationships, engages readers on a deeper level as the book marches toward its conclusion. Suited for teens as well as adult readers, Liberty Bound checks all the boxes of an intensely satisfying dystopian thriller!
