Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

by Richard C. White

Morgan the Wizard, Layla the Valkyrie, Korb the elven archer, Orlando the Warrior, and Phineas, Knight of the Order of Skye-adventurers all-must seek out and destroy the evil that is haunting the land of Viridus. In order to accomplish that, they need to gather up the four shards of the Gryphon Window, a mystical portal to the ethereal realm between the physical and the spirit worlds-that is where the great dark lord behind all their problems is hiding. But finding the shards won't be an easy task-not when the dark lord's minions are waiting in every shadow, behind every tree and stone, waiting to kill at their master's bidding

Genres: Fantasy

Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Richard C. White is the author of the "For a Few Gold Pieces More" collection of dark fantasy short stories being released by Musa Publishing.

Along with writing Fantasy and Science Fiction, Rich has been bitten by the "New Pulp" bug and has several stories coming out by Pro Se Productions in the near future. The first of his, "Notes in the Fog" has been released in the "Charles Boeckman Presents: Johnny Nickle" duology in May 2013.

He also is a media tie-in writer, having written for Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Incredible Hulk. His novel, "Gauntlet Dark Legacy", was the best-selling tie-in for his publisher in 2004.

Richard is also active in writing organizations, being a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. Additionally, Richard serves on the Writer Beware committee for SFWA.

A former soldier, who was stationed with the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Richard also works as a Technical Writer/Analyst for a defense contractor when not working on his latest story.

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok book nothing great but not awful

[Matthew Schacht · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Writing wasn't that good, and it seriously needs several more passes by an editor. The cover is kinda misleading too. There's only four heroes, and it's a warrior instead of a knight.

[Robert Noll · Rating 2 out of 5]

I will admit the author received a hand with several low cards. I also realize the point of selling a book is to make money, so I do not fault anyone for blatantly leaving the door open for a sequel, if not an entire series. However, the culmination of the quest seems abrupt. I also quit caring about any alleged backstory involving Orlando, Morgan, Kore or Layla. In fact, I do not recall Layla even having any story, but the other three characters only had snippets revealed.

Overall, the book seems geared towards the teenage fans of the Playstation 2 game from about 16 years ago. With the success of books based on "Halo," as well as the success of books based on Blizzard Entertainment characters, what's the harm in trying to build another franchise?