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William Codex: Knight of the Silver Sword
William Codex is just like any other man. He has a family and friends. He loves his job, most of the time. He's worthless without a strong cup of coffee in the morning. Except, in his case, he can't tell anyone what he does for a living.
Special Agent William Codex is part of the Holzer Initiative, a top secret branch of the FBI. His job is to project us, the mortals, from the threats of the supernatural and, to protect well meaning supernatural citizens from discovery and harm from the mortal world.
While responding to the murder of a dear friend and member of the supernatural community Codex discovers a much deeper conspiracy. Before he knows it Codex is caught in a spiral of murder and mystery that is somehow connected to his departed friend.
He must: protect a beautiful young woman just stepping into her considerable physic powers, deal with a deadly sorceress, track down Bigfoot and, battle wits with leprechauns. And those are just his allies.
Special Agent William Codex is part of the Holzer Initiative, a top secret branch of the FBI. His job is to project us, the mortals, from the threats of the supernatural and, to protect well meaning supernatural citizens from discovery and harm from the mortal world.
While responding to the murder of a dear friend and member of the supernatural community Codex discovers a much deeper conspiracy. Before he knows it Codex is caught in a spiral of murder and mystery that is somehow connected to his departed friend.
He must: protect a beautiful young woman just stepping into her considerable physic powers, deal with a deadly sorceress, track down Bigfoot and, battle wits with leprechauns. And those are just his allies.
231 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 22, 2012
183 people want to read
About the author
Brian Raif
1 book12 followersBrian Raif was born near Houston, TX, and the smog somehow gifted him with radioactive powers. As a result, Brian and his family had to move to an Air Force base in Colorado shortly after his birth, until he could come to control his super human abilities. Brian eventually came home to Texas with his family, but not until after The Blizzard of 1982, the creation of the Chicken McNugget, President Reagan’s ban on chemical weapons, the discovery of the Titanic wreckage, and the maiden voyage of shuttle Atlantis. Brian will neither confirm nor deny his involvement in any of these events.
The rest of Brian’s youth appears to be normal. Despite a suspicious amount of moves (possibly to prevent major natural disasters), no evidence of any superhuman activity can be found in Brian’s official record during this time. He eventually graduated from Tatum High School in 2001 and went on to college.
No one can put together a full account of Brian’s college years, but from 2001 until 2008 he never lived in the same location for longer than 18 months. Perhaps this is supporting evidence that his nomadic tendencies were to prevent natural disasters. During this time, he took to swordsmanship, befriended the queen of the frozen north, spoke frequently of supernatural conflicts, was seen flying on more than one occasion and now will only grin when asked whether or not he slayed a dragon.
Now, well into adulthood, Brian has become very good at hiding any signs of superhuman ability and no firm evidence can be found of strange happenings, but his wanderings continue and he has taken to writing “fictitious” accounts of supernatural and extraordinary events labeling them as “fantasy” and “science fiction”.
The rest of Brian’s youth appears to be normal. Despite a suspicious amount of moves (possibly to prevent major natural disasters), no evidence of any superhuman activity can be found in Brian’s official record during this time. He eventually graduated from Tatum High School in 2001 and went on to college.
No one can put together a full account of Brian’s college years, but from 2001 until 2008 he never lived in the same location for longer than 18 months. Perhaps this is supporting evidence that his nomadic tendencies were to prevent natural disasters. During this time, he took to swordsmanship, befriended the queen of the frozen north, spoke frequently of supernatural conflicts, was seen flying on more than one occasion and now will only grin when asked whether or not he slayed a dragon.
Now, well into adulthood, Brian has become very good at hiding any signs of superhuman ability and no firm evidence can be found of strange happenings, but his wanderings continue and he has taken to writing “fictitious” accounts of supernatural and extraordinary events labeling them as “fantasy” and “science fiction”.
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May 10, 2012
This is excellent reading. If you are a reader of a good detective or mystery thriller, then this is the book to read.
April 17, 2014
I didn't want to publish my own words being that I wrote the book but here is my first press release!
William Codex The Knight of the Silver Sword is a new Brian Raif book that starts a series which promises to keep pages turning and wanting more! Set in the area of Texas that harbors haunting forests, picturesque towns, and back roads made to be driven at midnight, Raif introduces William Codex, FBI agent for the supernatural citizens of East Texas. Codex handles the delicate task of protecting the boundaries between humans and supernatural creatures which can get messy fast when blurred.
When a murder of werewolf smacks of a supernatural professional job and two hunters are ripped to shreds, Codex finds himself protecting a young lady empath by the name of Cassi Ross that has more problems than she realizes. Cassi, a college student from Longview, finds herself present at the murder scene of two hunters with no knowledge of how she got there, only memories of a nightmare that somehow connected her with the murder victims. With several whirlwind twists and turns, she gets a crash course in Codex’s job finding out that she is more a part of that world than she is the “real world”.
Raif introduces a world of wendigos, assassin elves, a French Big Foot with a life in the internet world, werewolves with everyday lives, a witch with issues, exiled leprechauns hooked on beer and video games, all that come with rights that belong to every law abiding citizen of the United States. William Codex is the Texas tough agent that is assigned to the East Texas region to hold down the lid.
Kick off your boots, grab a beer and come sit a while! This is the book to keep you spellbound to the last page.
~Greta McKee Frusha
William Codex The Knight of the Silver Sword is a new Brian Raif book that starts a series which promises to keep pages turning and wanting more! Set in the area of Texas that harbors haunting forests, picturesque towns, and back roads made to be driven at midnight, Raif introduces William Codex, FBI agent for the supernatural citizens of East Texas. Codex handles the delicate task of protecting the boundaries between humans and supernatural creatures which can get messy fast when blurred.
When a murder of werewolf smacks of a supernatural professional job and two hunters are ripped to shreds, Codex finds himself protecting a young lady empath by the name of Cassi Ross that has more problems than she realizes. Cassi, a college student from Longview, finds herself present at the murder scene of two hunters with no knowledge of how she got there, only memories of a nightmare that somehow connected her with the murder victims. With several whirlwind twists and turns, she gets a crash course in Codex’s job finding out that she is more a part of that world than she is the “real world”.
Raif introduces a world of wendigos, assassin elves, a French Big Foot with a life in the internet world, werewolves with everyday lives, a witch with issues, exiled leprechauns hooked on beer and video games, all that come with rights that belong to every law abiding citizen of the United States. William Codex is the Texas tough agent that is assigned to the East Texas region to hold down the lid.
Kick off your boots, grab a beer and come sit a while! This is the book to keep you spellbound to the last page.
~Greta McKee Frusha
December 31, 2015
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to the author for allowing me the opportunity to read his work.
William Codex: Knight of the Silver Sword follows a federal agent charged with the task of monitoring the local population of supernatural beings. The story introduces us to werewolves, elves, and a bigfoot, just to name a few, as the main character attempts to track down the murderer of one of the werewolves.
Unfortunately, I found very little to like about this book. None of the characters were well developed and, as such, the dialogue was uninteresting. In too many places, the author's writing was confusing and difficult to understand. The book was also full of grammatical errors.
The final two chapters were actually rather good. The storytelling was well done and the characters began to feel well rounded. It was just a little too late to impact my overall impression, though.
William Codex: Knight of the Silver Sword follows a federal agent charged with the task of monitoring the local population of supernatural beings. The story introduces us to werewolves, elves, and a bigfoot, just to name a few, as the main character attempts to track down the murderer of one of the werewolves.
Unfortunately, I found very little to like about this book. None of the characters were well developed and, as such, the dialogue was uninteresting. In too many places, the author's writing was confusing and difficult to understand. The book was also full of grammatical errors.
The final two chapters were actually rather good. The storytelling was well done and the characters began to feel well rounded. It was just a little too late to impact my overall impression, though.
January 3, 2015
Awesome first effort
Great story line, great setting. Well thought out characters. Hoping there are future novels in this series. Highly recommended for a good read.
Great story line, great setting. Well thought out characters. Hoping there are future novels in this series. Highly recommended for a good read.
February 13, 2015
Fun and easy read with an interesting plot.
April 11, 2015
With a freshly edited edition, this book is now FANTASTIC. And I don't say that just because Brian is a friend and colleague.
KotSS is a fun paranormal detective story that combines the feel of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles, while paying particular attention to the setting, which is the general Tyler, TX area. Having spent many years there personally, Brian takes care to include local legends and "sightings" in the story, in a way that works even if you aren't familiar with the area.
Can't wait for book 2!
KotSS is a fun paranormal detective story that combines the feel of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles, while paying particular attention to the setting, which is the general Tyler, TX area. Having spent many years there personally, Brian takes care to include local legends and "sightings" in the story, in a way that works even if you aren't familiar with the area.
Can't wait for book 2!
June 25, 2012
I hated this book and all I can say is that I strongly caution anyone who is thinking about buying it. It is so poorly written that it just doesn't make a lot of sense. I really wanted to like it but it was bad.
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