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Legacy / The Warlock Legacy #0.5
Dread Night
Halloween short story.
Follow Eric Ashendale, fixer of weird and magical conundrums, on this brief holiday adventure as he deals with a teenage megalomaniac who's been dabbling in the dark arts.
Follow Eric Ashendale, fixer of weird and magical conundrums, on this brief holiday adventure as he deals with a teenage megalomaniac who's been dabbling in the dark arts.
48 pages, ebook
First published October 23, 2013
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Ryan Attard
33 books86 followersAuthor of the Legacy Series, the Pandora Chronicles and the Esper Files under Egan Brass
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September 9, 2014
A very good short about a wizard fighting evil, using a character from The Legacy series. I thought it extremely well written with the strong voice of the wizard - such a great character.
I really enjoyed the writing style being first person bringing alive this somewhat jaded and sarcastic character and the subtext messages - I don't give spoilers.
Recommended.
I really enjoyed the writing style being first person bringing alive this somewhat jaded and sarcastic character and the subtext messages - I don't give spoilers.
Recommended.
January 22, 2025
This could be a spin-off of Harry Dresden Files, wich I love.
A bit darker and with enough singularities to be similar but not the same.
For a short story it makes a good picture of the main character and his sidekick.
Good enough explanation of the magic problem and resolution.
As a sample of the main series it catches me. I'll try it.
A bit darker and with enough singularities to be similar but not the same.
For a short story it makes a good picture of the main character and his sidekick.
Good enough explanation of the magic problem and resolution.
As a sample of the main series it catches me. I'll try it.
October 31, 2013
Get Your Spook On - When you read this Five Star Novella -
Erik Ashendale hates Halloween. He and his talking cat, Amaymon accept a job from a nerdy kid named Francis Halowitz who’d been dabbling in druid magic. The problem, according to the young druid, started when one megalomaniacal wanna be druid discovered a darker side of magic.
Tobias Fartham - yes that is the name author Ryan Attard selected for the antagonist in this spooky fast paced drama. Tobias, believes he needs a more appropriate moniker, so he calls himself "Dreadnite" and proceeds to create havoc with dark magic in reprisal for having been rejected by a teenaged girl he’d been lusting after.
As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, Dreadnite becomes more bold and attempts to cast the ultimate spell, “a Hallow spell.” The wizard Ashendale deploys his magical talents and converts his feline cohort into human form so that the two can battle their dark rival Dreadnite. The story’s climax occurs at the stroke of mid-night on Halloween when the two heroes confront Dreadnite in a final battle.
In this short novella, readers will enjoy Attard’s sense of humor and his grasp of the young adult genre. Well worth the $.99 for a quick romp with a few spooky kids who shouldn’t have been playing with magic in the first place.
Erik Ashendale hates Halloween. He and his talking cat, Amaymon accept a job from a nerdy kid named Francis Halowitz who’d been dabbling in druid magic. The problem, according to the young druid, started when one megalomaniacal wanna be druid discovered a darker side of magic.
Tobias Fartham - yes that is the name author Ryan Attard selected for the antagonist in this spooky fast paced drama. Tobias, believes he needs a more appropriate moniker, so he calls himself "Dreadnite" and proceeds to create havoc with dark magic in reprisal for having been rejected by a teenaged girl he’d been lusting after.
As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, Dreadnite becomes more bold and attempts to cast the ultimate spell, “a Hallow spell.” The wizard Ashendale deploys his magical talents and converts his feline cohort into human form so that the two can battle their dark rival Dreadnite. The story’s climax occurs at the stroke of mid-night on Halloween when the two heroes confront Dreadnite in a final battle.
In this short novella, readers will enjoy Attard’s sense of humor and his grasp of the young adult genre. Well worth the $.99 for a quick romp with a few spooky kids who shouldn’t have been playing with magic in the first place.
November 9, 2013
A great short story and prequel to firstborn. The characters are so likable in their own unique and twisted personalities. Not to mention Ryan Attard's sense of humour and sarcasm throughout the book.
Just when you think Erik Ashendale gets a break, he ends up dealing with teenage drama enhanced with magic, power and ego. The author really pulls of showing the issues within teenagers, and really liked the whole magic ego touch - as if normal teenagers weren't a handful already.
Can't wait to read more!
Just when you think Erik Ashendale gets a break, he ends up dealing with teenage drama enhanced with magic, power and ego. The author really pulls of showing the issues within teenagers, and really liked the whole magic ego touch - as if normal teenagers weren't a handful already.
Can't wait to read more!
September 21, 2015
Great read. Although I'm not normally a fan of short stories, these have everything. Nonstop action ,warlocks, talking cats, magic, sarcasm, & humor. I very much enjoyed this book & am ready for more. It was a cannot put down story adding to the storylines from his first books by back-filling in pre-history. Thank you Ryan Attard
May 25, 2014
Full of action, sarcasm and dark humor - three of my favorite things. Erik Ashendale is quickly becoming one of my favorite literary characters.
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