The Wielder: Sworn Vengeance

The Wielder #2

by David Gosnell

After sending the Dzemond soul reaper Maldgorath running to save his skin, you’d think Arthur MacInerny’s life with his team of summonlings would become a little less stressful. But no... But Maldgorath returns, not only takes to shot at revenge on Arthur and his band, but to plunge the world into turmoil. He attacks Rome with thousands of his summonlings, setting his grand plan into motion. That plan is use radical Islam as a lever to create chaos among the world’s religions. After who benefits more from holy war than the unholy? The world turns on itself. Arthur and others have to go into hiding. But Arthur isn’t one to stay on the sidelines. He is sworn to vengeance against Maldgorath not only for the death of his son, but for the family of the warrior he killed while duped into thinking the church was responsible. The second installment in the six-part series, follows Arthur, his band of summonlings, and other friends he’s picked up along the way, as he pursues his Sworn Vengeance. This is a second edition text, which has addressed grammatical issues the great reviewers below have brought to attention. In addition, this edition includes a bonus sneak preview of the next installment as a "Thank you!" for reading.

Genres: Urban Fantasy

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2014

About the author

David Gosnell is a former ad-man, now full-time insurance adjuster who writes a bit to keep his sanity while working away from home. David is a terrible, but loud musician, a fair tennis player, and wishes he had time to play fantasy MMORPGs they way he used to..

The Wielder: Betrayal was David's first novel. It's been followed by four more installments in the series and a novella focusing on the succubus character, Silithes.

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Reviews

[Mandy Waldrop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ready for the next one

the series has characters that you care about and want to root for. there is humor and action. It also challenges stereotypes.

[Tim Bauchman · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome chapter to a thrilling series. This series is a must read for anyone who lives fantasy.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fight scenes in this book are awesome and once again very reminiscent of a battle out of a MMORPG. This time it has more of a boss fight feel than a Battle Ground feel but it's definitely there. I was into the book on one hand and on the other I couldn't help but here my raid leader screaming "Kill the adds!" Seriously. They were well written and fast paced. There was definitely one fight that didn't end quite the way I expected it to. It did, however end in a logical manner that sets up the next book.

The scary thing about this book isn't the demons. It's not the magical conjurations or even the attempt to turn Earth into a literal hell. No, I see this book in light of my history degree. The terrifying thing here is that much of the conflict in The Wielder: Sworn Vengeance could happen at any time. Christians fighting Muslims is nothing new. Vlad the Impaler earned his nickname (No, his mother did not call him her "little impy" when he was growing up.) by impaling his enemies and those who had betrayed him and his kingdom as a Christian at war with Muslims. (And he's still considered to be a national hero in Romania because he kept the Muslims/Ottoman Empire out.) ISIS is beheading Christians daily. The attempts by the demons to draw Israel and the greater Jewish community into the fray ring too true for comfort. I really liked this part of the book but it haunts me. We could see something similar emerge in the near future and it wouldn't take a supernatural event to make it occur. This one is going to keep me up at night.

[Jim Kratzok · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good sequel to the first book in the series. The tone is a bit darker and I'm concerned about Arthur and his state of mind by the end of the story. I guess we will have to see what happens in the third book.