Once Upon a Time…

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a beautiful hidden island with captivating white sandy beaches, lush green hills and mighty white peaked mountains. The natives called it Asturi and, if not for an incredible and unexpected event, it would have remained hidden and forgotten for centuries.

Some say it was during his early morning walk, some say that it happened in the shower. Be that as it may, Branden Iech, at the time the local eccentric and today considered the greatest Philosopher of antiquity, stumbled upon something that would change the world forever.

In talking to himself, as both his most beloved companions and his most bitter detractors would attest was a habit of his, he stumbled upon the magic words of JavaScript and the mysterious REPL.

In the years that followed he would teach the magic word and fund the order of JavaScriptmancers bringing a golden age to our civilization. Poor, naive philosopher. For such power wielded by mere humans was meant to be misused, to corrupt their fragile hearts and bring their and our downfall. It’s been ten thousand years, ten thousand years of wars, pain and struggle.

It is said that, in the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th age a hero will rise and bring balance to the world. That happens to be today.

12th Age, Guardian of Chronicles

This book has a story in it. It is a story of a fantasy¹ world where some people can wield JavaScript to affect the world around them, to essentially program the world and bend it to their will. Cool right? The story follows the step of a heroine that comes to this hypothetical world to save it from evil, but of course, she needs to learn JavaScript first. Care to join her in her quest to learn JavaScript and save the world?