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The God-Slayer Chronicles #1
The Elemental
Life had been hard for the people living in the human dwellings up north of the Great Desert for as long as they could remember. Trapped between the ever-encroaching golden sands and the darkness within Wündalær, the few, small villagers at the edge of the realm struggled for survival. Many found their end starved to death or frozen, others swallowed by the desert, but some got dragged inside their graves by fangs and paws. Aerö was one of them.
He was the son of Eldur, an Elemental, and much he wished he was like him, filled with knowledge and power. However when his powers flared and burned to the ground the village of Woods, Aerö understood the curse that came with them. He could not longer be among his family and friends, not until he could command his father’s flame.
Together with Velas, an old Sorcerer, his father’s crimson pendulum and a tattered map, Aerö begins his long journey to the City of Sands where the Healer promised that the King will teach him to control his gifts.
Millennia after the last great war, the Sorcerers decide it is the time to cleanse the world of Beasts once and for all. The war that will forever change the life of those who lived in Urukk has began. But a war fuelled by millennia-old hatred is rarely easily won.
Aerö is captured by the Beasts who seem to have an interest in him. Trapped deep inside their Lair, Aerö learns the truth about his foretold birth, about his origin and most of all about the parents he knew not.
Now, Aerö must choose, to fight and find certain death or flee and live on the run.
He was the son of Eldur, an Elemental, and much he wished he was like him, filled with knowledge and power. However when his powers flared and burned to the ground the village of Woods, Aerö understood the curse that came with them. He could not longer be among his family and friends, not until he could command his father’s flame.
Together with Velas, an old Sorcerer, his father’s crimson pendulum and a tattered map, Aerö begins his long journey to the City of Sands where the Healer promised that the King will teach him to control his gifts.
Millennia after the last great war, the Sorcerers decide it is the time to cleanse the world of Beasts once and for all. The war that will forever change the life of those who lived in Urukk has began. But a war fuelled by millennia-old hatred is rarely easily won.
Aerö is captured by the Beasts who seem to have an interest in him. Trapped deep inside their Lair, Aerö learns the truth about his foretold birth, about his origin and most of all about the parents he knew not.
Now, Aerö must choose, to fight and find certain death or flee and live on the run.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
December 13, 2016
I have mixed feelings about this book.
Positives:
The author has a great imagination and the overall plot shows it. There's plenty of death and gore for those who like it. This could be a fine story except ...
The Negatives:
This desperately needs the services of a good editor. Preferably a professional who knows how to write a good yarn as well as someone with a good grasp of English. The author's 20 years in Transylvania shows. Add to that his current residency in Britain and you have a recipe for a story that appears "wrong" to American tastes.
The story is full of spelling errors, wrong word problems (but correctly spelled), and a big problem with descriptions disguised as descriptive adjectives.
The word, "shun" is used constantly in place of "shined" (such as "the light shun onto the floor").
Adjectives are poorly constructed and very wordy. Many sentences beg to be rewritten. The problem is so bad that it tears the reader (me) out of the story and leaves me wondering what's being described.
The main character is one-dimensional and far from sympathetic. In fact, he's pretty much of a wimpy, crybaby brat. And he's the one that will be in the next book as well, I suppose. I have that book, but I don't know if I'm going to read it.
The only reason I didn't give this just one or two stars is because the story itself has some redeeming qualities. If the author can get a better grasp on the language and learn to create sympathetic characters, future works may go beyond mundane to greatness.
I read in the comments of another review (on Amazon) that the author plans to "fix" as many errors as he can. I hope he does it with the aid of a good editor. It's a shame that this book got out in the "wild" before it was really ready because the reputation of the story is already tarnished and will require quite a bit of promotion to overcome reviews such as this.
Positives:
The author has a great imagination and the overall plot shows it. There's plenty of death and gore for those who like it. This could be a fine story except ...
The Negatives:
This desperately needs the services of a good editor. Preferably a professional who knows how to write a good yarn as well as someone with a good grasp of English. The author's 20 years in Transylvania shows. Add to that his current residency in Britain and you have a recipe for a story that appears "wrong" to American tastes.
The story is full of spelling errors, wrong word problems (but correctly spelled), and a big problem with descriptions disguised as descriptive adjectives.
The word, "shun" is used constantly in place of "shined" (such as "the light shun onto the floor").
Adjectives are poorly constructed and very wordy. Many sentences beg to be rewritten. The problem is so bad that it tears the reader (me) out of the story and leaves me wondering what's being described.
The main character is one-dimensional and far from sympathetic. In fact, he's pretty much of a wimpy, crybaby brat. And he's the one that will be in the next book as well, I suppose. I have that book, but I don't know if I'm going to read it.
The only reason I didn't give this just one or two stars is because the story itself has some redeeming qualities. If the author can get a better grasp on the language and learn to create sympathetic characters, future works may go beyond mundane to greatness.
I read in the comments of another review (on Amazon) that the author plans to "fix" as many errors as he can. I hope he does it with the aid of a good editor. It's a shame that this book got out in the "wild" before it was really ready because the reputation of the story is already tarnished and will require quite a bit of promotion to overcome reviews such as this.
October 6, 2014
I greatly enjoyed this book and will happily read book two.
June 26, 2015
I did enjoy this book, however at times I found it hard to follow and I started to get bored of it. I kept putting it off after the first few chapters and one afternoon decided to finish the book. I'm glad I did, it got better towards the end. I still have mixed feelings about the how the author worded many things but it made the story different to anything I have read before.
But I am willing to give book two a go.
But I am willing to give book two a go.
March 12, 2016
The powers awake
Pretty darn good book. It started very slow. But the story is convuluted with answers to many guestions slow to reveal themselves. But like all really good fantasies , the characters are layered & not always what they seem to be. I am looking forward to the next book to see where the story goes & how the characters grow
Pretty darn good book. It started very slow. But the story is convuluted with answers to many guestions slow to reveal themselves. But like all really good fantasies , the characters are layered & not always what they seem to be. I am looking forward to the next book to see where the story goes & how the characters grow
May 5, 2015
Wasn't sure about this, but boy I am happy I picked it up. The language would need a bit more work, but as a fist novel, I am looking forward to the author's future work. The second book (which I just finished) was amazing. Well done!
September 30, 2014
Really imaginative. Enjoyed reading it.
May 21, 2020
Good start!
December 27, 2014
Excellent book - Vivid and easy to follow. Excellent choice - the young hero with dormant powers. Can't wait for the sequel!!
June 15, 2021
I didn't finish this book....too many good books to spend a time on a, this one isn't...
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