The Forgiving Cage
(Book 1 of the Sovereign Minds Series)

by Lorcan Pike

“Working with Todd Merrifield on The Forgiving Cage was one of the smoothest production experiences I've had. His narration was consistently high-quality - excellent pacing, strong character differentiation, and professional audio throughout. He also caught a key continuity issue in the manuscript early (the kind of detail most people miss), and handled revisions quickly and seamlessly. Todd finished significantly ahead of deadline and made the entire process feel effortless. Highly recommended.”

Lorcan Pike - author

There are no alarms in Arcadia. The body wakes when it is time; the mind follows with gratitude. Desire is measured. Dissent is reformed. Peace is engineered to last.

Sixteen-year-old Elara Virelli has always been Arcadia's ideal daughter: top of her class, Civic Prefect, future Ascension candidate. She believes the official story—that the old world collapsed under selfish freedom, and that Arcadia's Reformation turned criminals into grateful Gammas who "gave up their will so that others might keep theirs."

Then the cracks start to show.

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