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Janali’s prodigal son, The Vibrius, has returned to Vental after being lost at sea for six months. But it has brought with it a fascinating story. The Captain of the Vibrius, the Navigator and the now Janali are aware of the full story. The navigational charts show The Vibrius has not only sailed past the permissible limit of sea travel, but beyond the edge of the world. This story is in direct contradiction to that portrayed in the Holy Nacitas Scrolls of Life. Now the Navigator is arrested by the Holy Nacitas Perlustration and the Captain is forced to tell them the truth. Vibrius not only sailed past the edge of the flat disc shaped world, but ended up on an inhabited island, which further dents the claims of the Scrolls. Janali ventures out to the Centre of the known world – Nacitas, the holy city situated atop a flat topped Stone Mountain. She would plead for the navigator of her ship and might even convince the Empress to let her go on an expedition to these unexplored islands. Janali is certain her connection with the Augur Optimus might just work in her favour. But who is waiting for her at Nacitas? Will they believe her story? Even if they do, will they try to shut her up to protect the Scrolls? Is she risking her life and career by coming to the stronghold of the Perlustration? Centre of the World, the second episode of A World Without End is equally powerful and full of larger than life characters. Leeland Artra brings out the difference in people’s way of thinking and treating each other in this brilliantly structured story. If you were intrigued by The Return of the Vibrius you will fall in love with Centre of the World too.

On the flat disc world of Terra ruled by the powerful Ventali Empire, the Jedalors are one of the most powerful families with connections to both the imperial house as well as the church. Lady Janali Jedalor is the second daughter of the current matriarch, a successful scientist, and an efficient businesswoman. In the matriarchal society, her elder sister, Cybele, is destined to take over the family and she’s been groomed from birth to fill that role. Janali’s only hope of getting out of her sister’s shadow is through her science and inventions. But Janali dreams of more, she desires to establish her own powerful house one day. Janali created an improved propulsion system for her family’s cargo ships. But the Vibrius, the first ship fitted with her improved propulsion system, vanished into the sea on her maiden voyage. Six months later, the Vibrius has miraculously returned to Vental with a terrible secret. Though Janali is relieved that her improved propulsion system works, the Vibrius attracts the attention of the Holy Nacitas Perlustration – the guardians of the Holy Nacitas Scrolls of Life, the governing gospels of the Ventali Empire. What has the Vibrius brought home to prompt the Holy Nacitas Perlustration to intervene? In a world where every law is governed by the Holy Scrolls of Life, will the secret land Janali in jail on charges of heresy? Or is it something much more explosive? Master storyteller Leeland Artra, the author of the epic fantasy/speculative sci-fi Golden Threads Trilogy, brings to you World Without End, Season One of The Endless Horizons Sagas. With exquisite details of life on the inspired flat disc world of Terra, a stunning setting, and one of the most relatable heroines, The Return of the Vibrius is one of the most enjoyable stories you will ever read.