Null & Void
August 15th
Null & Void, adjective: having no force, binding power, or validity.
Worthless. Valueless. Useless.
Less.
There is only one thing worse than being born a Patron of the Divine; being branded Null & Void.
Absent of a Gift.
After enduring a life of servitude, Mika, retired assassin and Null, thought she would live out her days alone…
But, once an assassin, always an assassin.
When Mika is sold as a slave—a fate she was promised would never be hers—hope for a solitary life is lost.
Now destined for an impossible rescue in a foreign land, her only chance for survival is to fight the destructive rage simmering beneath her skin and learn to trust those around her.
As trust deepens on the journey and a charming new companion fights for her heart, Mika is forced to face the truth of who she is. In the end, she must choose to embrace it or let the rage win, and risk losing it all.
Null & Void is the first book in a new series featuring a harsh fantasy world, political intrigue, and a morally grey heroine caught in the middle. Perfect for fans of Gild, Daughter of No Worlds, Lady of Darkness, and Graceling.
Trigger/Content warnings
Alcohol abuse
Colourism
Death of a loved one
Death of an animal
Explicit language
Explicit sexual content
Forced medical procedures
Forced sterilisation
Graphic violence
Homophobia
Kidnapping
Non-consensual sex references (forced sex work)
Sexual assault (not by main characters)
Suicidal ideation
Torture
Glossary
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Aging-Up – Patrons moving into secondary housing at the age of thirteen
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Avyon – Enormous creature of flight originating in Sadori
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Cacote – An earthy and nutty substance (like chocolate)
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Coming-Of-Age – Patrons being available to purchase at the age of twenty-one
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Doxy – Concubine
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Drogalyf – Plant; can be smoked or chewed for a euphoric feeling
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Firecat – Small fire-breathing feline-like creature originating in Erdu
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Gift – An ability or enhanced skill
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Junky – Patron of the Divine with a useless or boring Gift
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Moon – A month
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Mutt – Mixed nation blood
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Null – Patron of the Divine with no Gift
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Ofori – Plant; ingested by steeping and drinking. Makes you care less
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Patron of the Divine – A person born with violet eyes (usually with a Gift)
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Peacekeeper – Nulls or Junkies with the assignment of guarding and policing
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Revolution, or Rev – A year
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Skin Traders – Mercenaries involved in the trade of people (usually sexually motivated)
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Snowolf – Large, shaggy working canine originating in Mieva
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Talamu – A card game consisting of two teams of two competing
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“-born” country suffix – The blood that runs in your veins and colours your eyes
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“Of-” country prefix – Both your citizenship and your last name
pronunciation guide
Characters
Amarilyss – AM-AH-RILL-ISS
Anerea – AH-NEAR-EE-AH
Aurelius – OR-RELL-EE-YUS
Bitty – BITT-EE
Cristoph – CRISS-TOFF
Eryn – EH-RINN
Jaena – JAY-NAH
Gamiyan – GAM-EYE-AHN
Leian – LAY-ANN
Lylle – LIE-ALL
Mika – MEE-KAH
Nemuel – NEM-YOULL
Neoniri – NEE-OH-NEAR-EE
Noha – NOE-HA
Pasha – PAH-SHAH
Riley – RYE-LEE
Stol – STOAL
Tovi – TOE-VEE
Ziemia – ZYEM-YAH
Nations
Erdu – ERR-DOO
Laguz – LAH-GOOZ
Mieva – MYEH-VAH
Nemoris – NEH-MORE-ISS
Osraed – OZ-RAID
Sadori – SAH-DOOR-EE
Other
Avyon – AYE-VEE-ONN
Cacote – CAH-COAT-AYE
Drogalyf – DROE-GAH-LEAF
Elomak – ELL-OH-MACK
Faegel [Berries] – FAY-GULL
Frasteria – FRAS-TEAR-EE-YAH
Kakahu [Leaf] – KAH-KAH-HOO
Ofori – OH-FORE-EE
Ritha [Nuts] – REE-TAH
Talamu – TAL-AH-MOO
Towns
Forsto – FORSS-TOE
Holbec – HOLL-BECK
Jundamara – JUN-DAH-MARR-AH
Koppa – KOPP-AH
Lyngby – LING-BEE
Norli – NORE-LEE
Teorann – TEE-OR-RAN
Vavabora – VAH-VAH-BORE-AH
Waadi – WAH-DEE