Aivan: The One Truth by Kayla E. Green

Rune sunk to the ground in despair. Hot tears rolled down her face. How could she leave the temple with no vision? How could she face the elders? How could she admit that she had doubted the gods and was now being punished?

She had her future planned out, but, instead of coming to fruition, her dreams now crumble before her. Rune Kallio, one of the sixteen year-old protagonists of Aivan: The One Truth, has a choice to make–Will she forsake the polytheistic religion of her people and everything she’s ever known to follow the one who claims to be the only true God? Aivan promises her a life greater than she ever imagined, but her heartache makes Rune question if happiness is possible for her anymore. Further still, Rune only wants a simple life. Who is she to Aivan and his plan?

Though Rune’s brief story in the fantasy realm of The Great Continent is geared toward a young adult audience, her emotions are universal. As humans, we struggle with disappointment and finding our place in this world. We struggle with our identity as who the world wants us to be is at war with who we are as children of God. When we are called to step outside of our comfort zone we immediately become like Moses asking, Who am I?

In Exodus 3:11 (NIV) Moses asks God, “Who am I?” after he is told to go to the Pharaoh to rescue the Israelites. God tells Moses, “I am with you,” (Exodus 3:12, NIV). Similar to Moses’ walk of faith, Rune, like us all, must learn to accept the truth. Like Aivan in the fantasy novella, our God, the one true God, is always with us. We may not immediately–or ever–understand His plan; however, through Him we are whole, redeemed, and loved. And in that, we have great purpose.

As an author, my prayer is that Rune and Rolf’s journey in the fantasy story, Aivan: The One Truth, will serve as a guiding beacon to lead readers of all ages to seek truth in our reality–the truth that can only be found through our one true God. May whoever reads this prequel novella of the upcoming Chronicles of The One Truth series find parallels to our own world and may you find solace knowing that you are because God is the great “I Am.”

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Author Bio: Kayla E. Green is a school librarian, speculative fiction author, and poet living in the eastern United States with her husband and their furbabies. When she isn’t writing, reading, or taking photos for her bookstagram, she loves singing loudly and off-key to KLove Radio, napping, and pretending she’s a unicorn. Her award-winning YA fantasy novella, Aivan: The One Truth, and her inspirational poetry collection, Metamorphosis, are now available through book retailers. Kayla also has stories and poems featured in various anthologies, and she has several flash fiction stories through Havok Publishing. Connect with her online at theunicornwriter.com and on Instagram @theunicornwriter93.

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Book Blurb: Two young people from opposite sides of the Great Continent must make sense of their life.

Rune has grown up all of her life in the mountainous northern nation of Kansanai. As granddaughter of the Senior Elder, she has been a devout believer of the Vihishki gods her whole life. Yet, when a prophet challenges the Vihishki gods against his Aivan, the One Truth, everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. Will she be able to let go of the life she thought she deserved for something far greater than what she could have ever imagined?

Rolf goes through the motions of everyday life in the southern nation of Etalentin. Yet, his routine is disrupted when a voice claiming to be the one true God speaks to him. Listening to his heart, he follows Aivan, but he is thrown temptation after temptation on his journey. Will Rolf be able to resist the temptations in order to fulfill Aivan’s plan for him?

Aivan: The One Truth is a story about self-discovery, identity, and faith.

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Editorial Reviews:

• “A smoothly written religious fantasy enlivened by fiery antagonists.” -Kirkus Reviews
• “Like the compelling stories of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia…this story will appeal to young readers, challenging them to confront their own quest in a search for self-identity and faith.” -Readers’ Favorite (5 Star Review)

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