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The Un-Named Chronicles #1
Forthright and Clement
Introducing a saga of intrigue, love, fantasy and horror; The Un-Named Chronicles, this is Book One... the story of: Forthright and Clement
Pete Emmerson and Ellen Mae Franklin, brought together by a common love of Fantasy Fiction - Two authors from opposite sides of the globe have come together to create an ongoing series of adventures based around the Un-Named.
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“The use of Magic is forbidden!”
The Un-Named, the magic wielders; loathed, reviled and feared for being different, forced to hide from constantly searching eyes; from the eyes of those who would strive to expose them to The Render.
As the Un-Named struggle to acquire their rightful position in a world that has hated and persecuted them for centuries, a fearsome danger escapes from its five hundred year old prison.
Two extraordinary companions begin a journey to discover the origin of the strange phenomena that is allowing wild magic to leak into the world, but they aren’t the only ones who are interested in that source and not for the same reasons either.
The world is under threat of total destruction and only through the powers of magical arts can it be saved and protected –
But:----------
“The use of Magic is forbidden!”
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Excerpt:
‘SISTER is free; we must find sister, we must find baby sister.’
Flames grew higher and higher as the raging infernos blossomed in intensity. Rampaging around the eyrie, flashing through the vents and pipes of the old slumbering volcano, their wrath built higher and higher, screaming their raucous passions at the sky the Nasties built their frenzy until, unable to contain their all-consuming and destructive natures, they combined and flew as one from the mountain, a blazing streak of hatred poured forth.
Flashing across the firmament, they searched for their only human acquaintance. Not that Boel would have ever admitted to being a comrade to anyone or anything. Unswervingly they streaked towards his distant citadel, a tail of flame, hissing and trumpeting, straight towards the stonewalls of the Bishop’s residence.
They splashed their scorching flames up and over the walls. ‘Where is she?’ they called. “Where is he?’ they demanded. Without a forthcoming response their angers grew. ‘He promised. He lied; he cheated us; now Boel must pay. Where is she? Why has sister been hidden again? Deliver our sister to us now! Or suffer our wrath!’
Within their homes, their businesses, their taverns and in the gutters, alleyways and deep cellars the population cowered and hid.
The screaming rose to a frenzy, ‘ANSWER! ... OR YOU WILL ALL DIE!’
From above they came, whooshing down to ground level, the Nastie’s scorching ferocity consuming all before them, overwhelming and blazing through shuttered windows, thick oaken doors and even melting stone walls with their white hot firestorm. Reaching the outer wall they turned back into the shattered city, and began wreaking their destruction on anything that had endured their terrifying first pass.
Flowing relentlessly they ploughed once more through the devastated city searching for life, the plaintive cries of the survivors, their bodies scorching and burning as they fought to escape the fury of the Nasties was as terrifying as the howling banshees who pursued them through the streets.
Sated by the destruction, yet drastically weakened they turned and flew back to the eyrie, back to the volcanic earth-fires that revived them. Bolstered and overjoyed by the unexpected awareness of their sibling’s freedom, then devastated and infuriated once more at her sudden disappearance they waited, building their strength and wai
Pete Emmerson and Ellen Mae Franklin, brought together by a common love of Fantasy Fiction - Two authors from opposite sides of the globe have come together to create an ongoing series of adventures based around the Un-Named.
----------
“The use of Magic is forbidden!”
The Un-Named, the magic wielders; loathed, reviled and feared for being different, forced to hide from constantly searching eyes; from the eyes of those who would strive to expose them to The Render.
As the Un-Named struggle to acquire their rightful position in a world that has hated and persecuted them for centuries, a fearsome danger escapes from its five hundred year old prison.
Two extraordinary companions begin a journey to discover the origin of the strange phenomena that is allowing wild magic to leak into the world, but they aren’t the only ones who are interested in that source and not for the same reasons either.
The world is under threat of total destruction and only through the powers of magical arts can it be saved and protected –
But:----------
“The use of Magic is forbidden!”
----------
Excerpt:
‘SISTER is free; we must find sister, we must find baby sister.’
Flames grew higher and higher as the raging infernos blossomed in intensity. Rampaging around the eyrie, flashing through the vents and pipes of the old slumbering volcano, their wrath built higher and higher, screaming their raucous passions at the sky the Nasties built their frenzy until, unable to contain their all-consuming and destructive natures, they combined and flew as one from the mountain, a blazing streak of hatred poured forth.
Flashing across the firmament, they searched for their only human acquaintance. Not that Boel would have ever admitted to being a comrade to anyone or anything. Unswervingly they streaked towards his distant citadel, a tail of flame, hissing and trumpeting, straight towards the stonewalls of the Bishop’s residence.
They splashed their scorching flames up and over the walls. ‘Where is she?’ they called. “Where is he?’ they demanded. Without a forthcoming response their angers grew. ‘He promised. He lied; he cheated us; now Boel must pay. Where is she? Why has sister been hidden again? Deliver our sister to us now! Or suffer our wrath!’
Within their homes, their businesses, their taverns and in the gutters, alleyways and deep cellars the population cowered and hid.
The screaming rose to a frenzy, ‘ANSWER! ... OR YOU WILL ALL DIE!’
From above they came, whooshing down to ground level, the Nastie’s scorching ferocity consuming all before them, overwhelming and blazing through shuttered windows, thick oaken doors and even melting stone walls with their white hot firestorm. Reaching the outer wall they turned back into the shattered city, and began wreaking their destruction on anything that had endured their terrifying first pass.
Flowing relentlessly they ploughed once more through the devastated city searching for life, the plaintive cries of the survivors, their bodies scorching and burning as they fought to escape the fury of the Nasties was as terrifying as the howling banshees who pursued them through the streets.
Sated by the destruction, yet drastically weakened they turned and flew back to the eyrie, back to the volcanic earth-fires that revived them. Bolstered and overjoyed by the unexpected awareness of their sibling’s freedom, then devastated and infuriated once more at her sudden disappearance they waited, building their strength and wai
298 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 22, 2013
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November 24, 2013
(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Ideally, I would have given this book 3.5 stars, but since I can't give half stars, I'll leave it at 3 stars.
I really did like the idea behind this book - and there were quite a lot of things I did like about it. Unfortunately, though, I kept getting confused because of how many characters there were and how quickly the book changed between those characters.
The whole Un-Named thing was pretty interesting, but I wasn't entirely sure what the rules were behind the magic. I originally thought that people just had one ability - but by the end of the book, it seemed that characters developed more abilities.
I was a bit unsure about Clement's whole relationship with the water sprites, although I did like the whole concept. I felt for the sprites and was glad that Clement took them with him when he became the Caretaker.
I really hated Boel, I have to say. I was also confused - I thought there was only one wolf-woman in the book, but it seems there were two. Either that or the werewolf didn't actually feel emotions - which would have made things quite difficult with Krad.
I found it really difficult to relate to the twins for a while. I still don't really like Krad that much - but I did really empathise with Thgil after what happened to her.
I did struggle a bit to read the writing, since there were quite a lot of errors - mostly grammatical and punctuation errors, as well as sentence fragments. The plot did keep me reading, though.
I think I would have found the book easier to read if there had been fewer POV characters. But, on the whole, I did like the book - and I'd probably eventually be interested in reading more books in this series.
(This review may contain spoilers).
Ideally, I would have given this book 3.5 stars, but since I can't give half stars, I'll leave it at 3 stars.
I really did like the idea behind this book - and there were quite a lot of things I did like about it. Unfortunately, though, I kept getting confused because of how many characters there were and how quickly the book changed between those characters.
The whole Un-Named thing was pretty interesting, but I wasn't entirely sure what the rules were behind the magic. I originally thought that people just had one ability - but by the end of the book, it seemed that characters developed more abilities.
I was a bit unsure about Clement's whole relationship with the water sprites, although I did like the whole concept. I felt for the sprites and was glad that Clement took them with him when he became the Caretaker.
I really hated Boel, I have to say. I was also confused - I thought there was only one wolf-woman in the book, but it seems there were two. Either that or the werewolf didn't actually feel emotions - which would have made things quite difficult with Krad.
I found it really difficult to relate to the twins for a while. I still don't really like Krad that much - but I did really empathise with Thgil after what happened to her.
I did struggle a bit to read the writing, since there were quite a lot of errors - mostly grammatical and punctuation errors, as well as sentence fragments. The plot did keep me reading, though.
I think I would have found the book easier to read if there had been fewer POV characters. But, on the whole, I did like the book - and I'd probably eventually be interested in reading more books in this series.
October 3, 2013
This is the first book in a new epic fantasy series - The Un-named Chronicles titled Forthright & Clement.
It is a collaboration of two passionate writers and lovers of fantasy between Ellen Mae Franklin from Australia and Peter Emmerson from the United Kingdom.
I found this story to contain all the exciting elements of a good fantasy read. Its many characters bought to light the foundations of a complex and intriguing tale. The story itself is woven from many different threads and it carried me along through this world of magic, leaving me frustrated on the turn of the last page, finding that it had come to a close.
I am excited to know that the next book of this series is in progress and can't wait to see what happens to those that survive the ordeals in this book 'Forthright & Clement.'
It is a collaboration of two passionate writers and lovers of fantasy between Ellen Mae Franklin from Australia and Peter Emmerson from the United Kingdom.
I found this story to contain all the exciting elements of a good fantasy read. Its many characters bought to light the foundations of a complex and intriguing tale. The story itself is woven from many different threads and it carried me along through this world of magic, leaving me frustrated on the turn of the last page, finding that it had come to a close.
I am excited to know that the next book of this series is in progress and can't wait to see what happens to those that survive the ordeals in this book 'Forthright & Clement.'
January 2, 2015
I won this book in the Goodreads Giveaway. This was an fantastic read, full of intriguing mystery's. The story is well written and the characters interesting and believable. Sometimes i had to go back and reread a few pages because there is so many characters that it made me a bit confused from time to time, but it did not make the story less enjoyable, so there for i still give it 5/5. I am truly looking forward to Book 2. Highly recommended.
January 29, 2015
I won a copy of this book and found it to be a well written fantasy filled with an adventurous fight between good and evil.
I liked the unusual names of the characters which fit well into plot and enjoyed the created world and the interaction between each.
A very good read for lovers of fantasy, and a great start to the series.
I liked the unusual names of the characters which fit well into plot and enjoyed the created world and the interaction between each.
A very good read for lovers of fantasy, and a great start to the series.
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