<p><strong>If your mind is the enemy, where do you run?</strong></p><p>?<em>Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR (Silver) (2021), The Selfies Book Awards U.S. Nominee for Adult Fiction (2021)</em></p><p><em>#1 Bestseller in German Literature (07/2020, 10/2020, 12/2020)</em></p><p>The hardcover comes with a 100-page illustrated appendix containing:</p><ul><li>A geographical overview of the Kilayan Archipelago</li><li>An essay on the history of the Archipelago and the Illumined World</li><li>A bestiary of the Archipelago''s native creatures</li><li>Pencil sketches of the characters, as envisioned by another in-universe character</li><li>An overview of the seven Light-Born, the pantheon of the Illumined World</li><li>A Nehrimese tailor''s impressions of Kilayan fashion</li><li>A guide to Makehu, the language spoken by the Makehu people, designed by a professional linguist</li><li><em>The Great Umbra and the Resurrection of the World</em>, the creation myt