I received an electronic copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. And I really enjoyed reading this book.

Master Voider Democryos has his world shaken when he finds a note from his much younger wife that she left him for someone else. She’s run away. Heartbroken, he’s determined to find her. He receives his first lead from the beautiful Chimeline, one of the King’s harem. Dem’s wife Marine has disappeared with another voider—an incredibly dangerous voider, who’s working on something secret that will change the war between them and the Xian Kingdom. Dem leaves the citadel with Chimeline to find his wife and the voider, but along the way, he meets others who help him uncover the secrets of voidance and shake his ideals to the core.

It might be strange that I classify this as a coming-of-age, considering it is an adult novel, and this is a genre usually tied to YA. However, I think that adults keep on learning as well, don’t we? We’re constantly stuck in one perspective, which can be challenged by others, and then we need to re-evaluate our worldview and adapt. And that’s what’s happening to Dem as well. What I particularly like about it is that it’s written in first person and present time. As a reader, you’re so immersed in Dem’s way of thinking that you become caught in it as well, and change with him as he comes to new insights.

It’s a great story about different sides, conflicting ideas, coming together, and finding common ground. In that sense, this story feels very contemporary, and it’s an important narrative for today’s world, where it often feels as if we’re only drifting further apart from each other.

The world-building in the Indivisibles and the Void is also great, and the magic system is different from what I’ve read before, which is a nice change. The so-called Voiders use stones with certain parts in it, and when they touch it, they enter the Void. Here, they can manipulate what they call Indivisibles, which changes parts of the world temporarily. Opposed to this, there’s the Effulgency, who follow the Unnamed. They claim that the Voiders use ‘black arcana’ and that their magic is evil. There’s a lot more to it, and I thoroughly enjoyed how it’s explored in this book. I can’t wait to read the next one!

Master Democryos is a Voider. This means he is capable of manipulating the world around him: in his view, the whole universe is made up of Void and Indivisible (which is I guess, is like atoms).

I really liked the writing style, I was surprised to see very mature topics and speech in this book, which made it a much more interesting read, and the magic system was unique and fascinating.

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this book!

I really enjoyed this! Not going to lie, I definitely thought I would hate it when I started- middle aged man whose younger wife leaves him so he abruptly leaves everything behind to follow her? No thanks. But the more I read the more I was pulled into the story line and grew to really connect with Dem. I liked that there was a lot of detail without getting too confusing, and you aren't left with too many questions at the end. I would definitely read more in this world!!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!

The Indivisible and the Void is a mature fantasy tale with a hint of science fiction. The book follows a 40ish yr old man who has power, money, magic, and a beautiful wife--or does he? The story opens with his wife leaving him and he begins to learn that things he holds closest to his heart were never his to own.

After reading this book, I'm anxious to check out everything else from this author. It's an excellent book that ticks off just about everything I could ask for from fiction: great writing, world building, complex relationships, an epic journey, plot twists, magic. While the ending is somewhat predictable, how we get there is not, and I was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns the characters take. The world building is excellent and imaginative. The magic system is very intriguing, clever, and smart.

Wozniak's writing is simple, clear, and beautiful. I usually find first person point of view writing cheesy, but the author did a great job balancing Democryos' thoughts with setting the scenes and description. The characters were unexpected and well developed. The relational tensions and drama were well written and thought provoking. The author does an excellent job of convincing the reader of one idea in the beginning of the book only to poke holes into it by the end, leaving the reader carefully analyzing the facts and beliefs. What do you have a right to call your own? Can you rightly judge a person by their appearances? And my favorite lesson from the book, what does a true friendship or mentorship look like? How do we love those around us and not simply use them for our gain? Do we sometimes use and abuse our friends without realizing it?

I'm looking forward to the sequel!

I really should stop reading books solely based on their gorgeous covers 'cause... this was a choice.

Follow Democryos' quest to discover why his young wife left him. Yes, that's how this medieval scifi historical fiction book really starts.
He's prideful but ignorant and while she's after his wife she encounters another woman who he falls in love with.
The plot is messy but also the writing style and main character's mind. Flashback scenes are mixed with the present and narrated in present tense too and most of the flashbacks were meaningless.

I was expecting a lot more action but like 80% of the book is just chatting and not much fighting. The plot seems to thicken the more you go into the book but everything else it's just so boring I almost DNF like three times. The worldbuilding and magic system is way interesting but the author doesn't make them shine. And it's a worn sci-fi stereotype to portray female characters that flat and whore-ish.

I took me very long time to get to the book. And sic fiction is one my favorite genre and getting to read more books about it, is great. Liked the character development and overall story!

** A huge thank you to Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review

I hadn't heard of the author prior to selecting this title.. so it was a bit of a "judge a book by cover" (isn't the artwork just beautiful?) moment followed by ... "ooooh... now this sounds like something I want to read!"

Boy oh boy did Wozniak deliver.

What a story. The story opens introducing us to Master Voider Dem. His wife has left him and so as a reader we follow Dem into piecing together what has happened.

The concept of voidstones and using these to see divisibles (what things are made up of) within the void is well detailed; thought out and explained to the reader. The concept is quite fascinating. The idea of being able to manipulate and change objects around you. But what exactly is powering the stones themselves?

Along the way he falls into company with one of the Kings harem, Chimeline, and together they chase down his wife and the mysterious veiled man.

They meet up with an effulgent with a strong dislike to voiders and their "evil" stones. Yet somehow ends up joining the pair on their journey. This is probably one of my most favourite relationships between all the chacters. Two different sides learning from each other. I felt quite moved towards the end but no spoilers here!

I thought the story itself read very well; and I was quite taken with Wozniak's way of being able to describe something so beautifully. I wish I had written down the exact description but theres a part of the story where Dem and Chimeline are riding through long grass and Wozniak descibes the sounds, colours and movements being like the sea.

The plot comes together very well and very satisfying ending - I would love to read the next book.

The book was a delightful discovery.

I recieved a free copy via netgallery. It's been a while since I have reviewed a book from netgalley. I really enjoy the authors style of writing it really grabs you. The only thing I found a bit off putting was the religion in the book. Even though it's not a real religion. The cover is amazing and was what drew me too the book along with the blurb.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.


I’m a bit mixed on this one, there are parts I really like and others that just didn’t work for me. Wozniak did an interesting thing in almost blending fantasy and sci-fi together in one story. The Effulgency is a mysterious race and also a religion set apart from other humans. Then there are those humans who can touch and use the ‘void’ which gives them the power to manipulate the physical world. And these two sets of people are at odds with each other, and yet both are pillars of respectability and power. This entire premise was incredibly interesting, and perhaps why I struggled is that it took a back seat to a strange love story. A husband tracking down a wayward wife and then finding a new love driving the story rather than the bigger story of a world-altering threat seemed like a missed opportunity. However, I fully admit that I came in expecting something different and wasn’t in the mindset of reading any sort of romance. If I had, then it wouldn’t have been quite so jarring that there was so much focus on Dem’s love life. While it wasn’t what I expected, Wozniak set up an interesting world with the blending of fantasy and sci-fi and the ending of the story clearly leaves a path for future novels and it will be interesting to see where the story goes.

I really liked this book cause it is a very unique fantasy. I have a soft spot for books that doesn't go with the mainstream so I really enjoyed it. . The main characters were interesting described and they felt likeble. I also liked the writing style very much cause it was very fluently and easy to read.

If you are tired with today’s life but still want to get a taste of what is going around you then pick up this book because it will take you straight to a world where there is magic and it will make you have a look into the cruel realities of our lives. What a ride it was. I read it in one sitting. It was a magnificent tale woven through beautiful writing .

What a grand adventure! I felt for Dem right from the start as he deals with the blow of his wife leaving him with an another man. It doesn't help that isn't really secret. Beyond that, as things unfold you find out more about him and what it means to be a Voider, of which he is a master and teacher under pressure to train others with his gift to aid the king. However, he's focused on finding his wife which takes him places and reveals things he'd never seen coming.

He isn't alone though and that brings me to my favorite secondary character, Chimeline. I just loved, loved, loved her and I'm so curious to know every little thing about her. The magic system was wonderful. The stones are creative and the concept of the void brilliant. The underlying messages and themes weave into the story out of sight, making it as deep as you wish, if you want to ponder them or you can simply enjoy the fantastic fantasy adventure.

I hope there will be more in this series soon, I'd love to step into this world again.

I was really impressed with this book. It is way out of my element, I never read such novels of this Genre.

This is a wonderful author.It just wasn’t my type of book.He did great.The story was interesting.I hope it did well.

The Indivisible and the Void was an interesting take on a few fantasy tropes. I most enjoyed the creativity and slight subversion here. There were some stand-out side characters and I look forward to seeing more of in the next book. That being said, it took me a while to really get into it. it was a slow start for me. It was perhaps warranted in that it used that time to set things up and introduce things but I just wasn't grabbed for awhile. it did pick up and pick up steam eventually and I did really end up enjoying it, I just tend to struggle with slow beginnings. I will likely be picking up the next installment to see what happens next with Dem and the others.

This ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've had this book sitting on my kindle app since like last fall. I finally read it and Good Unnamed I am kicking myself for not reading this sooner! I feel like my mind exploded after that ending and I NEED book 2 right now!!

The Indivisible and the Void is an adult sci-fi that introduces us to the world of voidance. This science is what our main character has made his career on. Democryos is the Master Voider and has always believed that voidance is good and a useful technique to combat the evils of the world. When his young and beautiful wife leaves him for someone else, Dem needs to know why. Setting out the find Marine and ask her, he ends up on quite a journey that will change his whole life and beliefs.

I loved the world building. The faith of the efflugents and the science of voiders is a conflict that is all to real in our world. But the mysterious powers granted from the void add a magical element. After dinner with the king one night, Dem leaves with Chimeline, a girl from the King's harem. Dem soon finds out that Chimeline knows more than he would've guessed about the person Marine left with. After the discovery of the hidden laboratory, the two of them set off for the South to try and find Marine and answers about the blurred man she is with.

The beginning was a bit slow and took me a while to get into. But right around the 50% mark, there were several key revelations that blew my mind. After that, it took me one day to finish the rest of this book. I fell in love with the main characters: Dem for his scientific and logical mind, Chimeline for her passion and open mindedness, Blythe for his kindness and faith and Colu for his strength and ability to make me laugh. I loved this group and the answers they found together, they forged true friendships and I cannot wait to see what misadventures they'll cause in book 2.

Dem and Blythe had almost nothing in common when they meet. But the way their friendship and acceptance of each other develops, was fantastic. I loved seeing faith and science being able to get along. Plus what they discovered was mind blowing on its own.

Amazing start to a new series!
Was a little slow at first but quickly picked up.
Looking forward to reading more

The Indivisible and the Void by D.M. Wozniak has striking cover art and an intriquing title. Begins a little slow and then picks up to a fast pace. It is full of mystery, fantasy, and scence fiction.

Really enjoyed this one. So much going for this book. Good cover? Yes. Good synopsis? Also yes.

Took me an afternoon to finish this one. Loved the main character ater MC Dem, I though he was interesting protagonist to read from and I also really enjoyed the magic system in this book

4.6 stars. One question: what does the cover have to do with the story?
Seriously, I really enjoyed it. Oh, it got a bit preachy from time to time, and the f-word showed its ugly face about thirty times too often. But the world, the magic system (and the religious system) were imaginative and richly described (the author has a real gift for description). Occasionally, some of the characters fell into the realm of cliche, but the strong, gritty-yet-hopeful plot overcame any such deficiencies. The ending was a satisfying cliffhanger, if you can conceive of such a thing. I definitely want to find out more!
Side note: I find it quite refreshing to read a fantasy novel where an organized religion is presented in a relatively positive light.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.