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A fantastic fantasy novel for all ages! Free with Kindle Unlimited!You'll ride with Taylor James and Robert of Roth as they attempt to defeat the evil Dark Duke. Along the way, you'll have to survive the dangers of Cheshire Woods, battle brutes and monsters, and overcome incredible odds. This unique book will make you laugh and keep you on the edge of your seat. You'll never have more fun reading. If you like stories such as "The Princess Bride," King Arthur, or Lord of the Rings, you'll thoroughly enjoy this engaging tale.Recommended reading 5th grade and up. Great for teens!One of the best books for middle school students and perfect for parents or kids looking for a middle grade fantasy adventure! Free with Kindle Unlimited!Praise for The Stolen "If you want action and adventure this book is for you. I was not sure if I would enjoy this book, but I could not stop reading until I was finished. This book is for every age. High Fives to the author and this book.""Has a little of everything. Humor, suspense, romance and drama. Enjoyable for youth 10 years or older and adults alike.""This was one of my favorite amazon books yet. From beginning to end it was entertaining and easy to follow.""A terrific book for kids & adults. If you're a Harry Potter fan, you will love The Stolen Kingdom." "Best book ever...I wish I could give this book 10 stars! I loved all of the story I feel like this book can be a movie it has so much action."
377 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2011
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About the author
Ross Rosenfeld
20 books24 followersI was an odd kid, that's for sure. And now I'm hoping to be the world's oddest author.
I was the kid bringing books into school and getting in trouble for reading in class. I may have been the only kid in history to have his mother called up to the school because he was reading too much.
I dreamed of adventure. Perhaps that's why my first Amazon novel, The Stolen Kingdom (now a free downloand), was an adventure tale. Unlike in the story, though, I've never been much of a hero. In fact, I've managed to do things backwards for most of my life, and that goes for writing too.
I'm an expert at failure. At one point I could've papered my room with rejection notices. One critic literally waited eleven years just to send me an email reminding me that I'm not Stephen King or J.K. Rowling yet.
But the kids I worked with while a New York City teacher and at Crestwood Day Camp and in my tutoring business helped keep me afloat. They loved the stories I would tell, and would sit transfixed as I presented my tales. And I decided that ordinary writing just wouldn't do it for me. I wanted to do something unusual: I wanted people who read my books to feel like they weren't reading - to feel like they were just hearing a story from someone who was sitting by the fire with them, taking their minds on a journey.
So far, it seems to be working. The Stolen Kingdom has attracted some very good reviews, and I've thoroughly enjoyed interacting with fans. Some companion stories are on the way, and I have some new stuff planned for later this year.
I hope you'll come on this journey with me and help me create stories for people to cherish.
I was the kid bringing books into school and getting in trouble for reading in class. I may have been the only kid in history to have his mother called up to the school because he was reading too much.
I dreamed of adventure. Perhaps that's why my first Amazon novel, The Stolen Kingdom (now a free downloand), was an adventure tale. Unlike in the story, though, I've never been much of a hero. In fact, I've managed to do things backwards for most of my life, and that goes for writing too.
I'm an expert at failure. At one point I could've papered my room with rejection notices. One critic literally waited eleven years just to send me an email reminding me that I'm not Stephen King or J.K. Rowling yet.
But the kids I worked with while a New York City teacher and at Crestwood Day Camp and in my tutoring business helped keep me afloat. They loved the stories I would tell, and would sit transfixed as I presented my tales. And I decided that ordinary writing just wouldn't do it for me. I wanted to do something unusual: I wanted people who read my books to feel like they weren't reading - to feel like they were just hearing a story from someone who was sitting by the fire with them, taking their minds on a journey.
So far, it seems to be working. The Stolen Kingdom has attracted some very good reviews, and I've thoroughly enjoyed interacting with fans. Some companion stories are on the way, and I have some new stuff planned for later this year.
I hope you'll come on this journey with me and help me create stories for people to cherish.
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February 20, 2015Goodreads ad: "The YA adventure that caused people to start referring to the Bible as 'The second greatest story ever told.'"
- Wow. Pomposity, ignorance, pretentiousness, and arrogance all wrapped up in one objectionable sentence. So remarkable I had to add a shelf just for this.
- Wow. Pomposity, ignorance, pretentiousness, and arrogance all wrapped up in one objectionable sentence. So remarkable I had to add a shelf just for this.
April 4, 2012
I have no idea what to make of this book. I guess I could categorize it as "Ren Fair Fan Fic." It pretty much has the whole caboodle in here, including monsters, sharks, damsels in distress, true love, messianic kings living in ignorant bliss in exile as children, days of feasting, swordplay, palaces, public hangings, rat-infested prison towers, warring kingdoms, noblemen, churlish but witty commoners, and on, and on, and on. A book inspired by an evening at Medieval Times?
The writing style is strange, too. At times it's tight and lucid; at others, childish. The climactic ending attempts to capture the excitement of a battle by making every third paragraph "Rage and fury! Fury and rage!" But there are times that this kind of clunky style seems quite deliberate, as if the author is just having fun, wink-and-nod style to the reader. How else to make sense of a paragraph like this, which comes from the opening pages:
Perhaps I can make the most sense of this is if I take a clue from the back cover, where it promises this “reads like a movie.” Indeed, it does read like a Hollywood summer epic blockbuster, the kind that is promoted for months beforehand in every magazine, talk show, and fast food restaurant; the kind that you take a date to opening weekend, sit through all three hours of, have a great time, then forget about the next day because it was fun, fluffy entertainment. So if you want to be entertained by a fun, fluffy saving-the-kingdom story where the charming perfect good-guys fight the evil perfect villains, this should do it. The author looks like he had a lot of fun writing the book, and if this is your sort of story, you’ll probably have fun reading it.
The writing style is strange, too. At times it's tight and lucid; at others, childish. The climactic ending attempts to capture the excitement of a battle by making every third paragraph "Rage and fury! Fury and rage!" But there are times that this kind of clunky style seems quite deliberate, as if the author is just having fun, wink-and-nod style to the reader. How else to make sense of a paragraph like this, which comes from the opening pages:
Belsden was a party country, too; people in Belsden liked to party, especially after victory in death and destruction. So when the war ended, the festivities began, which meant pig. Pig was hung everywhere, everywhere was pig. After a "successful" war, the people of Belsden liked to go out and kill a bunch of pigs and eat them to their hearts [sic] delight. That is why the people were being complimentary and not insulting when they referred to King Walter's reign as "The Reign of Pig."Entire threads seem built up deliberately over much of the book, only to peter out. For example, much is made of the relationships between the countries that make up this land, but in the end not much seems to come of it. This happens with entire characters, situations, scenarios, even whole armies. I guess the story had to stop somewhere.
Perhaps I can make the most sense of this is if I take a clue from the back cover, where it promises this “reads like a movie.” Indeed, it does read like a Hollywood summer epic blockbuster, the kind that is promoted for months beforehand in every magazine, talk show, and fast food restaurant; the kind that you take a date to opening weekend, sit through all three hours of, have a great time, then forget about the next day because it was fun, fluffy entertainment. So if you want to be entertained by a fun, fluffy saving-the-kingdom story where the charming perfect good-guys fight the evil perfect villains, this should do it. The author looks like he had a lot of fun writing the book, and if this is your sort of story, you’ll probably have fun reading it.
August 31, 2016
This book reads very fairytale like. The Dark Duke has stolen a kingdom and it is up to Taylor James to take it back. I am quite hung up on Harry Potter and I kept wanting to call the "Dark Duke" the "Dark Lord" which bothered me a little. The Dark Duke sounded a little Snape like at times. This story reads very much like The Princess Bride would. Taylor James reminds me of the Prince from the movie "Enchanted", which is a movie near and dear to my heart; "But that is my love, I must save her...". This book has a Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Caribbean vibe to it. In the end Taylor James, Robert of Roth and their band of brothers all join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. Action packed to the end, this book would be a great read for anyone reading Percy Jackson, House of Secrets and fans young and old of the Renaissance era.
July 25, 2012
Crap. This was way too similar to the King Raven series by Lawhead (pretty good series btw) and yet not even close if that makes sense (like a wannabe version). Even though it was for kids, the writing is not the best and the language (for the times) is inconsistent. Not sure how it got all the stars on Amazon. Couldn't wait to be done with it :(. And I enjoy fantasy and YA.
September 15, 2014
This book is pretty good. It is a book designed to hook young male readers into reading more books. This book is meant to be read to a kid, or by a kid, a little each night before they go to bed. To make this book feel more comforting, the book uses very familiar language and has a humorous narrator. This makes it a relaxing read and quite enjoyable, perfect just before bed. The Stolen Kingdom is a tale set in mideval times about an usurper who, as the title might imply, uses his power to take the kingdom from its rightful heir. It has sword fights and battles, against armies and monsters, as well as young romance and familial importance. I believe it has influences from William Goldman's "Princess Bride." So if you like that you should definately read The Stolen Kingdom.
I really thought this was a good book, but it had somethings I didn't like. The story is wonderfully structured, until about the three quarter mark. Then the author introduces a game changing oddity. It broke the tone he constructed. The finale held another let down. Taylor James, the main character, does some things that are just over the top. I know: he's the hero, but he's supposed to be human too. There is a limit on what can be believed, and Ross Rosenfeld lept across it.
The story really is quite good, aside from the details that render parts of it to be unbelivable. That is the only flaw in this book. It is well written and had a good plot. This is a book that should definatly be read.
I really thought this was a good book, but it had somethings I didn't like. The story is wonderfully structured, until about the three quarter mark. Then the author introduces a game changing oddity. It broke the tone he constructed. The finale held another let down. Taylor James, the main character, does some things that are just over the top. I know: he's the hero, but he's supposed to be human too. There is a limit on what can be believed, and Ross Rosenfeld lept across it.
The story really is quite good, aside from the details that render parts of it to be unbelivable. That is the only flaw in this book. It is well written and had a good plot. This is a book that should definatly be read.
June 26, 2013
I need to preface this review by saying that this book is not what I am used to reading. I love young ADULT books and this is not a young adult book. This is a story written for a much younger demographic. I would say that this book is good for ages between 9-13. Pre-teen? I say this because the writing is very simple, almost like what you would read for a bedtime story.
I also have to say that due to this type of writing, I was unable to finish the book. I tried many times, but I just couldn't do it. Due to this, I won't say more about the story as I don't want to give a false impression.
I also have to say that due to this type of writing, I was unable to finish the book. I tried many times, but I just couldn't do it. Due to this, I won't say more about the story as I don't want to give a false impression.
July 2, 2015
This was a great read. It reminded me of the old movies about Robin Hood, the Lone Ranger, just to name a few. Then cross that with the antics of Batman and Robin (the TV series) when you get to some of the battles between the good guys and the bad hooligans. There is even a little bit of a lesson on discrimination--when James learns of the disfigured people living underground. He didn't care that they looked funny and/or scary.
It was well written but kind of dragged on about the clothing and what the wealthy owned. And I'm not sure the younger kids would like the romantic scenes, but it does give reason to why the good guys needed to win.
It was well written but kind of dragged on about the clothing and what the wealthy owned. And I'm not sure the younger kids would like the romantic scenes, but it does give reason to why the good guys needed to win.
August 17, 2012
The book was very enchanting. The characters well written. I was completely drawn into the story. I think because my imagination was so activated by this book, I still have a lot of questions. I want to know more details and I want to know what happens next!
April 29, 2014
I've read this book before, it was called the Princess Bride. All through the book all I kept thinking was how this story is The Princess Bride with minor changes , even the dialog tsk tak
November 27, 2018
As a tween, not yet being introduced to the YA or MG fantasy genre (at least not completely) this book absolutely blew me away!! I remember I was 11 and I found it while browsing on my new Kindle on the Kindle store, and seeing as it was free, I asked my dad and he gave the thumbs-up sign, and thus, I was rocketed into this dazzling fantasy adventure. I remember we had guests over the day I started, and my eyes were literally glued to the screen of my Kindle it was... kinda rude. But what can I say?? Bookworms have things to do.
I've read this book soooo many times probably around (and I'm guessing here) seven or so times? And honestly, I think I might read it again... I just checked out the quotes section (which isn't packed) and I've realised that perhaps my reading tastes have... revolutionised - since I was eleven years old. Which is cool (and normal). But this book still gets 5 stars for keeping me completely mesmerised throughout all the many rereads and those moments where you just skip to your favourite bits!
Such a creative and awesome story!
These characters were literally all my best friends and I loved the world and the story and everything. I loved the dialogue and I loved how everything turned out. Such a perfect, awesome story AND it's free so I urge you to purchase it in the Kindle store today. I know it was published ages ago but if there was ever a sequel that was on Taylor and Rosemary then I would be the first person to read it :)
Thank you so much tot he author for making such a wonderful book free!
I've read this book soooo many times probably around (and I'm guessing here) seven or so times? And honestly, I think I might read it again... I just checked out the quotes section (which isn't packed) and I've realised that perhaps my reading tastes have... revolutionised - since I was eleven years old. Which is cool (and normal). But this book still gets 5 stars for keeping me completely mesmerised throughout all the many rereads and those moments where you just skip to your favourite bits!
Such a creative and awesome story!
These characters were literally all my best friends and I loved the world and the story and everything. I loved the dialogue and I loved how everything turned out. Such a perfect, awesome story AND it's free so I urge you to purchase it in the Kindle store today. I know it was published ages ago but if there was ever a sequel that was on Taylor and Rosemary then I would be the first person to read it :)
Thank you so much tot he author for making such a wonderful book free!
February 13, 2017
Today is Family day, so I'm celebrating by reviewing children's books all week. Every day this week I'll be sharing children's and tween book. Today's book is The Stolen Kingdom by Ross Rosenfield and Sida Chen.
The story is about a boy who grew up in a loving family, with a Duke and his son as friends, and in love with a beautiful family friend. Life seemed sweet, but the boy, Taylor James wasn't who he thought he was. Taylor was actually the Prince of Belsdan.
With his identity hidden, he was safe from the Dark Duke, now king of Belsdan, Taylor's home. It's up to Taylor, his best friend Robert and their brothers in arms to rescue the town's people from a tyrant and properly tke his place on the throne.
The story is great but it's rather difficult to say what age group should be reading it. The Stolen Kingdom is full of humor, adventurous and extremely detailed. Almost too detailed! You nearly drown in details! But it's so cute and fun that you can easily look over the babble.
My son and I read through the novel in about twelve days and he didn't grow bored, so that's something right there! Maybe you or your middle grader will enjoy it too. Check it out while I move on to another book!
*Full review: www.areneehunt.com
The Stolen Kingdom
Ross Rosenfield and Sida Chen
Independent Author, Amazon Digital Services
October 7, 2011
The story is about a boy who grew up in a loving family, with a Duke and his son as friends, and in love with a beautiful family friend. Life seemed sweet, but the boy, Taylor James wasn't who he thought he was. Taylor was actually the Prince of Belsdan.
With his identity hidden, he was safe from the Dark Duke, now king of Belsdan, Taylor's home. It's up to Taylor, his best friend Robert and their brothers in arms to rescue the town's people from a tyrant and properly tke his place on the throne.
The story is great but it's rather difficult to say what age group should be reading it. The Stolen Kingdom is full of humor, adventurous and extremely detailed. Almost too detailed! You nearly drown in details! But it's so cute and fun that you can easily look over the babble.
My son and I read through the novel in about twelve days and he didn't grow bored, so that's something right there! Maybe you or your middle grader will enjoy it too. Check it out while I move on to another book!
*Full review: www.areneehunt.com
The Stolen Kingdom
Ross Rosenfield and Sida Chen
Independent Author, Amazon Digital Services
October 7, 2011
October 30, 2013
This is a story with a different feel from many fantasy books. It reminded me more of the traditional fairy tale style (heavy in the narration), but with modern remarks which keep it fresh while adding a pinch of extra humor. The writing is perfect for 4th graders and up. Although it feels too young for upper middle-grade or teens (the descriptions, narration and comments), the plot can hold the attention of older readers.
The world is well constructed. Due to the heavier narration, I never felt closely connected to the characters, but then again, the writing form doesn't really require this to happen, nor does it ever give the impression that this will be the case. This sets it off from many other stories.
The plot itself fits perfectly into the traditional knights/dragons fantasy tales. There are fight scenes, evil dukes and enough unexpected twists and turns to keep the reader flipping the pages.
I'd recommend it to 4th- 6th graders, although the length is a bit heavy for the age group. Any child who enjoys knights, swords and loves battles with evil forces will enjoy this story and the humorous comments.
The world is well constructed. Due to the heavier narration, I never felt closely connected to the characters, but then again, the writing form doesn't really require this to happen, nor does it ever give the impression that this will be the case. This sets it off from many other stories.
The plot itself fits perfectly into the traditional knights/dragons fantasy tales. There are fight scenes, evil dukes and enough unexpected twists and turns to keep the reader flipping the pages.
I'd recommend it to 4th- 6th graders, although the length is a bit heavy for the age group. Any child who enjoys knights, swords and loves battles with evil forces will enjoy this story and the humorous comments.
September 26, 2015
The Stolen Kingdom by Ross Rosenfeld is about Taylor James and the Kingdom of Belsden. The Kingdom of Beslden is a happy and peaceful Kingdom with King Edmund and Queen Beatrice ruling, until the Dark Duke takes control in a terrible "accident". He oppresses his people and lives an extravagant lifestyle paid for by taxes. Taylor was found when he was an infant by Tibbie and Brianna and they adopted him as their own. Taylor grows up in Monstero with his best friend Rosemarie until one day he meets Robert of Roth and they soon also become best friends. He trains with Robert and becomes a great man, but there isn't much to do in their peaceful Kingdom. Until the Dark Duke decides to attack. Taylor and Robert of Roth are the last defense of their Kingdom. They embark to defeat the Dark Duke and place the rightful heir back on the throne. This book was very good overall, it was complicated, though provoking and at times you had no idea how they would survive. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a Knight in shining armor and true love.
January 28, 2014
Funny and adventurous, but mostly adventurous. The author has a quirky writing style that keeps you engaged throughout the saga of a prince who spends most of his life not knowing that he is the rightful heir to a usurped throne and what he does with that knowledge. The baddie is definitely bad, although he has a few quirks that make him less scary, so you could probably read this to your children. The major battle scenes at the end you might want to edit a little, but they're not super descriptive and just tell you, stuff like, "And he hacked with his sword and the guy lost a leg. Hack, hack, hack, duck, swing...." It doesn't say what the severed stump looked like or whatever other bleck the author could have come up with. The only real problems I had were when the author said that something happened or something existed that wouldn't have happened or existed back then. Over-all, I really enjoyed the book.
March 17, 2015
Meant for a much younger audience than I originally expected, and a bit violent for such, but the story was well told. I actually enjoyed it a lot, until near the end, when the writing stopped being a narrative and seemed to drop to an even younger mindset with a ton of two and three word sentences (a lot of rage and fury, fury and rage) and sound effects. I lost a lot of interest here and just skimmed over most of it (again, I found it a little too violent for what I thought the intended age group but that could just be me).
Still, a very engaging story and I could see a 9-11 year old getting into it. Would have given 3.5 stars really, if halves were possible.
Still, a very engaging story and I could see a 9-11 year old getting into it. Would have given 3.5 stars really, if halves were possible.
February 18, 2014
Cute story, lots of good action. There's definitely some "Princess Bride" correlations, which made me smile. My only "complaint" is that the author seemed to get caught up in the excitement of the story, and the writing got a bit rushed and over-exuberant in a detracting way (too many exclamation points and run-on sentences), but kudos for being involved in the story! :)
October 6, 2016
First of all, this is touted as a book for middle graders. I would not agree with this. Language and events of the first few chapters alone are much too old for middle graders. Aside from that, it's supposed to be a kind of fairy tale, and I suppose it is to some degree, but not done well enough to set it apart from others like it.
November 30, 2011
I absolutely loved this book. If you're a fan of real action adventure like Raiders or Star Wars unlike Harry Potter(couldn't get into it) then you'll love Stolen Kingdom.
There are so many fantastic characters. What a terrific imagination - i didn't want it to end. Can't wait for part 11
There are so many fantastic characters. What a terrific imagination - i didn't want it to end. Can't wait for part 11
December 6, 2011
Five stars. A page turner. Full of interesting characters; be it Taylor James, John Miglene, or the Pooglie-Wooglie's. Even the side characters have great stories. Full of sword fights and arugula this book is not to be missed.
July 16, 2016
My review of the stolen kingdom
I throughly enjoyed this book, but it is poorly written. It jumps from place to place and is very hard to keep up with. But the story line is there and it was magnificent! One of the best I have read after you get accustomed to the writing.
I throughly enjoyed this book, but it is poorly written. It jumps from place to place and is very hard to keep up with. But the story line is there and it was magnificent! One of the best I have read after you get accustomed to the writing.
December 1, 2011
It was an epic journey with lovable charachters. The Star Wars of our generation. Stop everything you are doing and read this book. You will have a great time.
October 11, 2015
It's a long story, still in need of editing in bits. Not the easiest to read, but I got all the way through it. Probably wouldn't read another though
November 12, 2015
So mush is need in this story
There is so much needed to make this storyline a great book, to much bloodshed, to many die. No compAssion very little joy,
There is so much needed to make this storyline a great book, to much bloodshed, to many die. No compAssion very little joy,
August 2, 2016
I really wasent in too it
January 15, 2017
Amazing!
This is the best book in the world! So amazing. You could reread this a million times, and still love it.
This is the best book in the world! So amazing. You could reread this a million times, and still love it.
December 1, 2018
I liked it a lot at first, but there wasn’t a lot of development for the characters.
We see Taylor James grow up from infancy, but we don’t see him BECOME a hero. He just kind of naturally is one without any training, and without knowing about his heritage until he’s about 20. After finding out he’s the heir, it just becomes instantly familiar to him and he’s mentally just READY to defeat the Dark Lord and take his place as leader of Belsden. And whenever he tells others he’s the rightful heir, it’s just sort of accepted by everyone without much convincing?
Rosemarie was super spunky as a kid, but then once she’s grown up and falls in love with Taylor James, she’s exclusively the damsel in distress and does little else.
Robert was there to learn life lessons as a child so Taylor James could continue to be perfect. And also to lose a family member so Taylor James could not. Poor Robert.
John Miglene and Ezra...I really don’t know what the point of them was? They’re just kind of carbon copies of Taylor James and Robert.
Rahavi, Farv, and Nome were all so generically evil, context was the only way to tell them apart. They do the Dark Duke’s bidding because they love TORTURING others and causing PAIN. That’s it. That’s the extent of their characterization.
I did enjoy the book, don’t get me wrong. But the lack of compelling characters really made this book lose points for me. I do admit that it works better as an oral telling than as a read, which is what the author intended, but I didn’t find that out until about 75% of the way through. If I’d known that from the beginning, I probably would have enjoyed it more.
We see Taylor James grow up from infancy, but we don’t see him BECOME a hero. He just kind of naturally is one without any training, and without knowing about his heritage until he’s about 20. After finding out he’s the heir, it just becomes instantly familiar to him and he’s mentally just READY to defeat the Dark Lord and take his place as leader of Belsden. And whenever he tells others he’s the rightful heir, it’s just sort of accepted by everyone without much convincing?
Rosemarie was super spunky as a kid, but then once she’s grown up and falls in love with Taylor James, she’s exclusively the damsel in distress and does little else.
Robert was there to learn life lessons as a child so Taylor James could continue to be perfect. And also to lose a family member so Taylor James could not. Poor Robert.
John Miglene and Ezra...I really don’t know what the point of them was? They’re just kind of carbon copies of Taylor James and Robert.
Rahavi, Farv, and Nome were all so generically evil, context was the only way to tell them apart. They do the Dark Duke’s bidding because they love TORTURING others and causing PAIN. That’s it. That’s the extent of their characterization.
I did enjoy the book, don’t get me wrong. But the lack of compelling characters really made this book lose points for me. I do admit that it works better as an oral telling than as a read, which is what the author intended, but I didn’t find that out until about 75% of the way through. If I’d known that from the beginning, I probably would have enjoyed it more.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2019
Enjoyable read
Well-written for the most part although I found a few technical errors and misuse of words. Lots of fun characters as well as the serious hero and loyal sidekick. The antagonist and his allies were believable as they carried out acts that Brought them tremendous enjoyment of human suffering. Lots of action with a few smatterings of humor. The style was a bit like that of Terry Pratchet with lots of POV characters, and a disregard for many of the "rules" of good writing. Horrendous things happen to many of the major and minor characters and I would not recommend the book for anyone younger than 15 or 16. The author did not see the need to use a lot of profanity which I appreciate.
Well-written for the most part although I found a few technical errors and misuse of words. Lots of fun characters as well as the serious hero and loyal sidekick. The antagonist and his allies were believable as they carried out acts that Brought them tremendous enjoyment of human suffering. Lots of action with a few smatterings of humor. The style was a bit like that of Terry Pratchet with lots of POV characters, and a disregard for many of the "rules" of good writing. Horrendous things happen to many of the major and minor characters and I would not recommend the book for anyone younger than 15 or 16. The author did not see the need to use a lot of profanity which I appreciate.
April 13, 2020
It started pretty well. A "Princess Bride" vibe. And I thought, "This is fun. I can recommend it for readers who like fantasy-adventure." Sure, some editing problems. "Affect" instead of "effect." That sort of thing. But as the story went on, my rating went down. Plot holes. Flat characters. Inconsistent writing. Then about three-fourths of the way in, it fell apart completely. Past tense turned into present. Why? The last twenty pages or so was just cartoon style. "Pow. Bang. Crash." and over-and-over "Fury and rage." It was free on kindle, so I suppose I got my money's worth, but I really can't recommend it.
September 21, 2017
What a great story!!
This is the first book I've read by Ross Rosenfeld, and it definitely won't be the last! This book grabs you from the first page, and keeps you reading page after page. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy story, and hope they like the book as much as I have.
This is the first book I've read by Ross Rosenfeld, and it definitely won't be the last! This book grabs you from the first page, and keeps you reading page after page. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy story, and hope they like the book as much as I have.
August 22, 2019
This book is really a rollercoaster ride and will have everything from monsters to jousting competions . It is quite long, and I got distracted, but overall if you like this genre them definitely get this book😊
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