Author's note

Hello, dear readers, old and new! Welcome aboard!

Now, before you start reading and dive into the story, I just want to drop a quick note to explain a few things. No spoilers I promise, just a few tips on the structure of my story. As you read in the description, Touch of Destiny is about what Maeve and Sinbad go through while they are apart for two years, until their paths finally cross again and the final adventure begins.

It is a trilogy:

Part I : The Fire Maiden

Part II : Collision

Part III : The Magic of Ellysion (this title could change in the future as I have a very fickle, creative mind...)

In Part I, you will discover what happens to Maeve after the storm sweeps her off the Nomad, and while we all know what Sinbad goes through during the second season of The Adventures of Sinbad, you will also get to see a few missing scenes which I took the liberty of sprinkling throughout my story, because let's face it, our captain did not have the best reputation during that season and I felt he deserved a little bit of justice. After that, you will also get to read what happens after season 2, that is during the second year that our favorite couple is separated, with brand new adventures for the Nomad's crew while Maeve continues on her own journey, until eventually everything boils down to their impending reunion.

That reunion will take place in Part II, where you will get to see Maeve and Sinbad's worlds collide again.

As for Part III, well, that's when the final adventure begins for our beloved crew.

So, as you can see, Touch of Destiny is a tremendously long piece of work, and while you may be deterred by the fact that Maeve and Sinbad don't reunite before Part II, after hundreds of chapters to read, I promise you that if you stick around it will be well worth the wait. ;)

Lastly, this story is my ultimate baby. The original storyline first came to me when I was about 15 years old and I started writing my very own book, with original characters completely non-related to AOS and all that jazz. But it wasn't long before I realized that my story could easily be translocated into this beloved fandom. As a result, I slowly began fixing it to make it fit into the world of The Adventures of Sinbad. It's been a decade now and I still work on these two projects concomitantly, but my obsession for AOS always seems to get the upper hand so this fanfic progresses way faster than my original book, which I don't think I will ever publish anyway. But if against all odds I do publish it in a very distant future, then you will have caught an exclusive glimpse at the storyline behind it all.

So there you have it, my little introduction. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoy writing it every day and every week. I am truly beyond excitement to share it with you guys, on the one hand because I just hope I can give Maeve, Sinbad and the Nomad's crew the story they deserve with a proper conclusion, and on the other hand because I feel like this is a test run for the plotline of my original book. At the same time, I must admit I am also completely terrified because it implies I have to let go of this project piece by piece, after an entire decade of shaping it out…

Alright, enough said before I get emotional and start crying. Get on reading, guys! And don't forget to read and review! I already have enough chapters to post every week for nearly a year, so if you want to know what happens next, you know what to do! ;)

Yours truly,

Maevelynn xox