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The Living Sword Chronicles #3
Servant of the Princess
What begins as a strange murder investigation for the worn-down Miami PD Det. Steve Sullivan, quickly spirals out of control when he realizes that there are a lot of things about this case not fitting what he’d grouchily accepted as ‘normal routine’ in similar situations. In his frantic hunt for the elusive killer he’ll unearth a giant web, a cancerous secret society of soulless assassins, evil sorcerers and the undead monsters Steve thought he’d buried deep in his memories over fifteen years ago.
In the third volume of the series, old and new characters surface again in a horrid game of lies, dark secrets and a limitless desire for the ultimate power. At center stage an unwilling Persianna will have to face a fight to the death against an ancient creature seeking a return to the ‘old ways’ through the brutal annihilation of all the sinners; with half the Tribe wanting her pretty head on a platter, a dead witch that wants to return to living with her help and her own treacherous immortal heart that lusts after the only thing that’s more dangerous than the deranged ‘Sire’s Dog’. An immortal she hasn't seen since Paris more than two hundred years ago.
The infamous Rootless.
This is the third volume in the Living Sword Chronicles series and a direct sequel to the Lodge and the Tribe. It includes the small prequel -Menuet.
1st edition.
In the third volume of the series, old and new characters surface again in a horrid game of lies, dark secrets and a limitless desire for the ultimate power. At center stage an unwilling Persianna will have to face a fight to the death against an ancient creature seeking a return to the ‘old ways’ through the brutal annihilation of all the sinners; with half the Tribe wanting her pretty head on a platter, a dead witch that wants to return to living with her help and her own treacherous immortal heart that lusts after the only thing that’s more dangerous than the deranged ‘Sire’s Dog’. An immortal she hasn't seen since Paris more than two hundred years ago.
The infamous Rootless.
This is the third volume in the Living Sword Chronicles series and a direct sequel to the Lodge and the Tribe. It includes the small prequel -Menuet.
1st edition.
694 pages, ebook
First published August 11, 2013
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About the author
Angelo Tsanatelis
31 books66 followersAngelo (Aggelos) Tsanatelis was born in Athens, Greece on Octomber 24th 1979. He lived for seven years in Bulgaria, where he studied Law at the University of Sofia. During his studies he traveled in Europe and Africa, taking part in 'famously daring expeditions' , visited mysterious locations or simply searched for hidden treasures in the most unlikely o' places' as he quoted himself in a interview in 2012.
After he finished his studies he worked in the private sector for several years before he realized his childhood dream and became an author.
He's currently working with Grimdux on the Old Realms series. A completely new fantasy world and novels.
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November 4, 2016
I've become a fan of this series. It didn't start this way, since I wasn't impressed by Origins. (I actually went back and edit my original review after reading this episode). I still believe it's the weaker of the three. But usually first books in multi-episode series are like that. Not weak perhaps but odd? The series improved with each episode. Maybe they're not up there with the top tier authors -and overly advertised I might add- but they held their own, managing to travel the patient reader through a fresh and interesting fantasy realm. It's not a common fantasy story. There are no typical patterns followed here. Some things I liked, like the strange romance angle and the villains.The last a rather difficult thing to distinguish as in the LSC books the evilest of them all turns out to be its shadowy protagonist.
Everything in this story is 'hanged' on him. The Rootless is many things as it turns out; he has many faces, a character within a character to paraphrase the 'prophetic' quote from Origins -a sword hidden inside another sword- and nothing at all. Because as it turns out, explaining many difficult to grasp events from the first books, the Rootless, the 'Prison Sword' and the castle in his dreams are nothing but a 'construct'; 'Lifelike fleshy shells' but not exactly real. Behind them, buried or trapped in his eternal prison the real protagonist lies in wait, ever moving the strings. The real puppet-master. Working towards his goal, to escape first, then return to his Realm in search of his vengeance.
'Servant of the Princess' answers almost all the questions left from the previous books. Especially Origins. I realized it was much easier for me to understand the first book of the series after reading this one.
It made apparent what happened to Phillip, it explained the strange 'immortality' of Rousse and expanded on the author's vampire mythology through the story of Persianna, the Tribe's naughty Princess.
The Lodge & the Tribe had ended with Rootless' admission that he was indeed the sword. In flesh. In the Servant everything becomes clear in an ending I failed to predict. I was close but the story managed to surprise me.
There's a huge backstory in this series. Whole worlds or Realms hidden but always present. Sometimes it becomes difficult to follow everything but only for a moment. There is Nazis and Legionnaires, sorcerers and vampires, a colorful blend of people living in a pseudo-historical -or altered- setting. There are moral characters and utterly corrupted ones. Despite some flaws and the need of a better editing in some parts, this rather long book, I think it's close to seven hundred pages, is an easy read. A page-turner. A remarkable effort from an indie author.
Three and half stars from me and I will definitely read the final one. I want to find out what happens in the end.
Everything in this story is 'hanged' on him. The Rootless is many things as it turns out; he has many faces, a character within a character to paraphrase the 'prophetic' quote from Origins -a sword hidden inside another sword- and nothing at all. Because as it turns out, explaining many difficult to grasp events from the first books, the Rootless, the 'Prison Sword' and the castle in his dreams are nothing but a 'construct'; 'Lifelike fleshy shells' but not exactly real. Behind them, buried or trapped in his eternal prison the real protagonist lies in wait, ever moving the strings. The real puppet-master. Working towards his goal, to escape first, then return to his Realm in search of his vengeance.
'Servant of the Princess' answers almost all the questions left from the previous books. Especially Origins. I realized it was much easier for me to understand the first book of the series after reading this one.
It made apparent what happened to Phillip, it explained the strange 'immortality' of Rousse and expanded on the author's vampire mythology through the story of Persianna, the Tribe's naughty Princess.
The Lodge & the Tribe had ended with Rootless' admission that he was indeed the sword. In flesh. In the Servant everything becomes clear in an ending I failed to predict. I was close but the story managed to surprise me.
There's a huge backstory in this series. Whole worlds or Realms hidden but always present. Sometimes it becomes difficult to follow everything but only for a moment. There is Nazis and Legionnaires, sorcerers and vampires, a colorful blend of people living in a pseudo-historical -or altered- setting. There are moral characters and utterly corrupted ones. Despite some flaws and the need of a better editing in some parts, this rather long book, I think it's close to seven hundred pages, is an easy read. A page-turner. A remarkable effort from an indie author.
Three and half stars from me and I will definitely read the final one. I want to find out what happens in the end.
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