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The Devenshire Chronicles #2
Predator & Prey
After a hellish night and a harrowing escape from Lirpa, Daimion Devenshire, Brianna Standish, Shantira Dubris, Raven Darkseed, and Zandorth Krahl have fled into the wilderness to elude capture for crimes they did not commit.
They set off in pursuit of the Stones of Andarus, now firmly in the grasp of Xavier, a madman who would dare unleash their sinister power to conquer and dominate the entire realm!
There is only one chance: Devenshire and his companions.
As the unlikely heroes pursue Xavier, they also find themselves pursued by a compliment of the King's Royal Guard, led by the indomitable Captain Gregory Armand, Lordalise, a rogue Vampire Hunter intent on proving Devenshire is a vampire, and Darius Thieberian, who is a vampire with designs on Lady Brianna… and all are as dark as the night that Darius lives in.
They are all caught in a contest that will pit mystic might against mystic might, skill against skill, cunning against cunning, and the will to live against the desire to destroy!
With new allies including three elves, Stant, Petera and Kendra, and those who cannot be identified as friend or foe, Devenshire and company find themselves in a dire race against time and distance to thwart Xavier’s plans.
They also find themselves becoming both...
Predator & Prey!
They set off in pursuit of the Stones of Andarus, now firmly in the grasp of Xavier, a madman who would dare unleash their sinister power to conquer and dominate the entire realm!
There is only one chance: Devenshire and his companions.
As the unlikely heroes pursue Xavier, they also find themselves pursued by a compliment of the King's Royal Guard, led by the indomitable Captain Gregory Armand, Lordalise, a rogue Vampire Hunter intent on proving Devenshire is a vampire, and Darius Thieberian, who is a vampire with designs on Lady Brianna… and all are as dark as the night that Darius lives in.
They are all caught in a contest that will pit mystic might against mystic might, skill against skill, cunning against cunning, and the will to live against the desire to destroy!
With new allies including three elves, Stant, Petera and Kendra, and those who cannot be identified as friend or foe, Devenshire and company find themselves in a dire race against time and distance to thwart Xavier’s plans.
They also find themselves becoming both...
Predator & Prey!
- GenresFantasy
441 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2014
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November 23, 2018
Good story and very well adapted.
March 14, 2022
It's currently published under the Stones of The Stones of Andarus.
Sloppy sloppy writing. I put up with the small amounts of exposition/information drops in the opening scene, just to see where the story was going. Then we get to the meat of the story from the viewpoint of the first female protagonist, Shantira, and get expositions about the scantiness of her clothes and how that related to the fight scene, and then a whole description of how a middle aged male author thinks a young woman would address her budding sexuality. The hero arrives, and oh, isn't he so dreamy! Let's describe his dreamy outfit in detail!
I couldn't get get past the Tavern scene, where Shantira meets her friend, female protagonist #2, Brianna, and in the course of the simple action of walking over to Brianna's table... drops two pages about Brianna's parentage, the political system of the land, the King's edicts about first born heirs, female rights, the second female protagonists great beauty, style of dress ... and then Shantira finally sits down. We get to hear about every brainless swooning thought in Shantira's head.
It's like the author is well versed in feminism as a theory, but can't help but talking about this independent, strong, free thinking, well practiced in battle, heroine's firm young breasts at every opportunity.
It might be worth seeing where it all leads and if it gets better, but I just couldn't stand being spoon fed giant dumps of information, instead of letting the story tell the story.
Sloppy sloppy writing. I put up with the small amounts of exposition/information drops in the opening scene, just to see where the story was going. Then we get to the meat of the story from the viewpoint of the first female protagonist, Shantira, and get expositions about the scantiness of her clothes and how that related to the fight scene, and then a whole description of how a middle aged male author thinks a young woman would address her budding sexuality. The hero arrives, and oh, isn't he so dreamy! Let's describe his dreamy outfit in detail!
I couldn't get get past the Tavern scene, where Shantira meets her friend, female protagonist #2, Brianna, and in the course of the simple action of walking over to Brianna's table... drops two pages about Brianna's parentage, the political system of the land, the King's edicts about first born heirs, female rights, the second female protagonists great beauty, style of dress ... and then Shantira finally sits down. We get to hear about every brainless swooning thought in Shantira's head.
It's like the author is well versed in feminism as a theory, but can't help but talking about this independent, strong, free thinking, well practiced in battle, heroine's firm young breasts at every opportunity.
It might be worth seeing where it all leads and if it gets better, but I just couldn't stand being spoon fed giant dumps of information, instead of letting the story tell the story.
August 15, 2014
I had read The Stones of Andarus (The Devenshire Chronicles Book One) and have written a review for it. Both of these books are verified Amazon purchases.
I must say that I liked The Stones of Andarus better because it felt more confident and polished. Predator & Prey could use some fine-tuning because often I found myself reading what I thought I had just read, so there are repeated thoughts and words from characters.
The story does not disappoint. The characters are now familiar and their relationships continue to intrigue, the framing story about the man in the cave is growing more interesting, and the vampires are closing in. Central to the story are the magical and dangerous Stones of Andarus, which are being held by a infamous and evil wizard. If the wizard continues with his plans the end of the world is near.
The story does not draw to a satisfactory close because it stops in the middle of some action that obviously is a huge climactic episode. I don't love stories that do this but at least there is a frame at the end of this one to close the book out.
I look forward to the third book in the series.
I must say that I liked The Stones of Andarus better because it felt more confident and polished. Predator & Prey could use some fine-tuning because often I found myself reading what I thought I had just read, so there are repeated thoughts and words from characters.
The story does not disappoint. The characters are now familiar and their relationships continue to intrigue, the framing story about the man in the cave is growing more interesting, and the vampires are closing in. Central to the story are the magical and dangerous Stones of Andarus, which are being held by a infamous and evil wizard. If the wizard continues with his plans the end of the world is near.
The story does not draw to a satisfactory close because it stops in the middle of some action that obviously is a huge climactic episode. I don't love stories that do this but at least there is a frame at the end of this one to close the book out.
I look forward to the third book in the series.
April 3, 2015
This book was a great read!
January 13, 2016
I loved it, it's so intense as I thought to buy
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