‘Adora and the Distance’ is actually a graphic novel from the award-winning writer and producer Marc Bernardin and also artist Ariela Kristantina that is available through ComiXology and Amazon. The particular book is an allegorical fantasy that centers on a young woman who serves as something of a proxy for Bernardin’s own daughter.
Some 15 years in the making, the book is dedicated to his daughter that is Sophie and her own journey with autism. The magical story is such a beautiful tribute to her and anyone else in this whole wide world who has daydreamed of magical quests, heroes, pirates, slaying monsters and also flying carpets. The book is currently the top-selling book.
This book is about a young woman in what appears to be a kind of fantasy-esque storybook scenario. Adora is a beautiful young princess who lives in a palace with her Uncle, Lord Rafael. He raised the loving, thoughtful, insightful little girl as his own after finding her abandoned as a child. Every day she goes to school, the market, and the harbor, and even goes to the dungeon after dinner to visit with convicts.
And every night, she has the same nightmare. Her dreams reveal a premonition of “The Distance,” an unknown entity that is known to claim entire villages. With the help of her companions such as a handmaiden, a mage, a knight, a bard, a dwarf, and a Moor, she then goes in search of it, hoping to lead the danger away from her home.
Back in 2005 when Marc Bernardin and his family first started on their autism journey with his daughter, his friends thought writing a story would be good therapy for him. Instead, he decided to create a magical world that he imagined only she could see. As she grew, the story did too.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Geek Dad.