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    Vacillian (The Illuminariad, Book One)

    By Joseph Burgo

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    VACILLIAN is the opening installment of the Illuminariad, an epic fantasy series that chronicles the rise of King Nical of Estneva and his campaign to conquer all of Messano, a world devastated by a long-ago plague that left most people incapable of "fellow feeling" but also spawned different mutants with unusual powers.

    oCharismatic Rassitans, who live forever by draining life from those who love them.

    oMoody Binarians, able to fly when elated but prone to a hopeless gloom that breeds despair around them.

    oHaughty Orsalins, living in convents where they strive to shed their bodies and ascend to a superior spiritual realm.

    oFeared and hated Vacillians, who shift back and forth between genders.

    For centuries, the secret order of Promultans has been working to heal the world. As itinerant bards, they carry inspirational tales of the glorious past from kingdom to kingdom; in secret, they cure suffering by absorbing it into themselves.

    As King Nical's despotic ambitions grow and his mute brother Tavi revives the lost art of sword making, the Promultan mission appears doomed to failure.

    The Illuminariad is an epic battle between dark tyranny and the forces of enlightenment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoseph Burgo
    Release dateJan 12, 2016
    ISBN9780988443181
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    Joseph Burgo

    Joseph Burgo, PhD, has practiced psychotherapy for more than thirty years and held licenses as a marriage and family therapist and clinical psychologist. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature at UCLA and both his masters and doctorate in Psychology at California Graduate Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Burgo has been quoted or featured as an expert on NPR and in publications such as USA TODAY, Glamour, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. As a writer on mental health topics, he is a regular contributor to The Atlantic and a frequent blogger for Psychology Today.

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