Way of the Prince, The

Abandoned by her parents on a dark and lonely road during a freezing rain storm, Abby desperately seeks shelter before losing consciousness. She wakes in a strangely beautiful place, a modern yet castle-like building powered by an AI more advanced than any she has ever experienced. One of hundreds of residents mysteriously suffering from severe memory loss, Abby is assigned a roommate and guardian so beautiful and kind, she accepts that he can't tell her where she is. And then there's the Virtual Reality Hall provided for everyone's entertainment, which is so realistically immersive it's hard to keep worrying about where she came from. But when Abby begins remembering, the flashbacks are so vivid, she loses all sense of her surroundings reliving them. Disturbed by what these memories reveal of her former life, she begins exploring the vast and beautiful lands surrounding her new home. Then one day, she meets a young man who tells her he has come in search of her. Surprised, intrigued, and instantly drawn to him, she lets him begin leading her down a thrilling path of discovery, marred only by the growing sense of a dreadful danger waiting for her at the end. Abby must decide who she trusts, and how far she is willing to go in search of the truth and her freedom. Listener Reviews: "Extraordinary! This book is truly the most memorable book I've read this year... The emotions and awe that was part of this experience is something that I think will always be a great part of my life." "I thoroughly enjoyed this story written and narrated by Maria Isabel Pita. Such a unique storyline! I was drawn right in from the very beginning... Beautifully presented." "The writing is superb and powerful, the story emotional and moving, and the narration spot on."