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"I think the author is extremely talented and has a very unique story on his hands. Maybe this will be the next Lord of the Rings or even Wheel of Time." - Lanie Adams, Jan. 10, 2015 "OhMyGod. This book was pretty much, literally perfect. The words and sentences throughout the whole book were written so beautifully and so fluidly that putting down the book or to stop reading was un-acceptable; the book called to me to read more and I did." - Joseph Phillips - Bookolio Blog, Dec. 31, 2014 "Dylan Saccoccio is a gifted author whose elegant prose draws you effortlessly through the richness of his enthralling story world at a brisk, yet comfortable, pace. His artfulness at painting a vivid picture within the reader's mind - through the wielding of clever, creative, and powerful descriptives and comparisons - delivers to the reader a fantasy world fully formed, intriguing, and endlessly exciting." - D.R., Dec. 9, 2014 "Absolutely fantastic. AND OH MY GOSH CAN WE TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL WORDS?! This is probably some of the most descriptive and gorgeous writing that I have ever read in my entire life. The words flowed so fantastically and gorgeously that sometimes I could not believe that they were actual sentences." - Margaux Pisciotta 10/28/2014 "Grab this book plus a good cup of tea, and be prepared to be immersed in an unique universe you will not want to leave. Fair warning: you will not be the same person as you were." - 11/10/14 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? At the core of this tale is a love story that spans a lifetime, wrapped in a gritty, epic, real man's fantasy that anyone can sink his or her teeth into. It is a beacon of truth in an enslaved world suffering from moral relativism and willful ignorance in the presence of Knowledge. For the mature fans of Harry Potter, A Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Elder Scrolls, Legend of Zelda, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, Fable, and Dragon Age, The Tale of Onora follows the journey of a young orphan after his village is destroyed and he is forced to grow up in a dangerous world. As he navigates through different walks of life, he begins to uncover a conspiracy as to why his village was destroyed. Before he can put the pieces together, his fate is sealed by a terrible war. In the storm of chaos that follows, his actions turn him into a legendary hero. The more renowned he gets, the closer the source of evil is drawn to him. The more he fights for the truth, the more of an outlaw he becomes. In Book One, a boy at the brink of adulthood travels beyond the ruins of an ancient elven city, to The Crown of The World in the far north. It is there where he meets his father for the first time, in search of the answers and reasons his mother refuses to discuss. At the risk of his life, he learns that finding the truth requires knowing The Tale of Onora. ### From the Author I've been working on The Tale of Onora since 2010. I wrote a trilogy of screenplays which I then began to convert into books. Each screenplay is a lengthy 150 pages or so, and Books One through Three will be released in 2014. I've only made it through page 25 in adaptation of the first screenplay, so prepare for the long haul, for as long as I don't die, this series is going to be a great one with probably over ten books when all is said and done. The ultimate goal of mine is to generate enough buzz/sales around this eBook that I can then prepare a business presentation to make financial sense to the people who invest in films, so that they can see how they'll get a return on their investment, and then some, should they put forth their capital to make this happen. A series like "Harry Potter" for a mature audience is the target goal. I wrote this because I'm fed up of the majority of art in this world being created by the lowest common denominators of society. I want renaissance. I want beauty. I want to live in a world where people empathize with each other and respect each other's views and beliefs, so long as they don't infringe upon the freedom of others. I am fully aware that the way I want the world to be is a perfect stranger to the way the world really is, but I am also aware that real change comes from within, and we must each be the change we wish to see. ### About the Author Dylan Saccoccio grew up in Boston, MA and Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Manhattan at eighteen years old to pursue his career as an actor. He grew up playing every sport, fishing, sailing, and breaking rules. He's been writing for as long as he's been acting, and playing guitar for twelve years in the style of John Frusciante and Jimi Hendrix. He moved to Los Angeles at twenty years old temporarily before moving there permanently the following year. In his never-ending journey to attain his highest and best self, he explored many different avenues. The 2008 crash jolted him to awaken from the American Nightmare of being a gangster for capitalism. Among the many screenplays he wrote, his magnum opus is The Tale of Onora, a series that is a metaphorical tale of his life. For every thousand people hacking at the branches of evil, only one is hacking at the root of it. In The Boy and the Peddler of Death, every conscious solution to today's collectivist problems is blended into a fantasy tale that tells the story of us all, for there is no great story that declined a dance with the truth.