NOMAD-The Pursuit of AmŽlia Khan, Ysabel ViauÕs first novel, tells the story of a Canadian freelance writer and globetrotting adventurer. At the dawn of adolescence, AmŽlia narrowly escapes death: upon disembarking the car on her way to school, it explodes taking her fatherÕs life. After the traumatic event, AmŽlia finds solace in travelling. As her interests and work opportunities take her to Iceland, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Berlin, Spain, New York and South Africa, AmŽlia also performs often perilous missions assigned anonymously. If she ignores the author or purpose of these tasks, AmŽlia trusts her infallible intuition and the unwavering support of Andrey, her long-time accomplice and tech prodigy, to execute them. She is unaware of the extensive plot in which she is involved