Fear will keep you alive.
Book Description
In this young adult science fantasy adventure, Zap just wants to be a normal boy with no magic powers that would make him responsible for terrible things he’d rather forget. He’s the apprentice of the water mage, but he’s terrified of water. A ghost from his childhood memories taunts him for being afraid, but that only increases his fear.
The more he runs from his fears, the more things he finds to be afraid of: ghosts, furies, witches, and tortured souls in the underworld. The spirit of chaos rises in Nanosia and vows to destroy the orderliness that holds matter together.
Zap finds himself torn between his enervating fears and a promise he made to a mother he had never known. The two faces of his father leave him even more confused about who he is and what he should do.
To keep his promise and resolve the chaos, not only in Nanosia but in his own life, Zap must use elemental magic to bring together the warring elements of fire and water.
Uncover the secrets of Chaos
What You'll Experience in the Realm of Chaos
In a world of opposites--fire and water, chaos and order--you will discover deeper meanings behind what you think you know and understand.
Opening Chapter from Chaos in Nanosia
Zap was just a normal boy. Just a regular boy doing normal regular boy things like skipping stones off a normal regular forest pond.
He tossed a large stone into the pond, and his eyes grew big as the ripples spread out from where the stone sank. The water was coming for him. The ripples knew who he was. They knew what he had done, and they would drown him.
He yelped and ran for the forest surrounding the pond. He could feel the water lapping at his heels, its gurgling menace urging him into sheer panic. With five trees between him and the pond he stopped and gasped for breath. Then he looked down at the grass under his feet. It was just grass. No water. How could he have felt water through his shoes? How could he have heard the rippling from a skipped stone?
He looked up sheepishly when Lacus, the water mage, laughed. "What’s wrong, Zap? It’s just water."
Zap brushed his hand across his face and walked back toward the pond. The water was just water. It couldn’t come for him. It was just normal water. Nothing abnormal about it. And he was just a normal boy. There was nothing abnormal or irregular about him. He was skipping regular stones across a regular pond. Just a normal regular boy thing.
Reader and Reviewer Opinions
"I applaud when an author has the courage, talent, and imagination to break the mold, and Rhonda Denise Johnson did just that with the Nanosia series, not only by mixing genres but also by reimagining the classic hero’s quest with a reluctant hero and a metaphysical purpose."
— María Andrea
"Chaos in Nanosia is an unpredictable and suspenseful book. All mystery readers who enjoy having a little style in their reading should read this book."
"In the universe of Nanosia, the book examines themes of disarray, bewilderment, and unpredictability. The novel’s characters deal with fresh difficulties and conflicts that put their security and stability in jeopardy."
—Book Nerdection
Note from Author Rhonda Denise Johnson
One of my stepfather's favorite sayings was "Fear will keep you alive." I wanted to put that to the test with a character who lived by that motto. In the first books of Nanosia Zap was always the fearful one, so he was the perfect candidate for the test. All I had to do was put him in a book of his own and see what would happen.
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