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Blade Of The Broken
If you want justice …
Sometimes you need a killer.
As one of the greatest hunters of the Ranger’s Guild, Stefan Rickardson has always finished the job…no matter the cost. And when he's sent on a major quest to take down a bringer of Chaos, he thinks it’ll be just another mission. Yet, as events unfold, Stefan begins to question his orders when his target turns out to be someone very different from who he thought they’d be.
As a great evil begins to stir in the sweeping land of Kronea, Stefan will be driven to his breaking point in a grueling test of his emotional and psychological limits, and those of everyone around him.
His willpower will be tested …
And their blood will be spilled.
In Blade of the Broken: Book One of the Runeblade Trilogy
Sometimes you need a killer.
As one of the greatest hunters of the Ranger’s Guild, Stefan Rickardson has always finished the job…no matter the cost. And when he's sent on a major quest to take down a bringer of Chaos, he thinks it’ll be just another mission. Yet, as events unfold, Stefan begins to question his orders when his target turns out to be someone very different from who he thought they’d be.
As a great evil begins to stir in the sweeping land of Kronea, Stefan will be driven to his breaking point in a grueling test of his emotional and psychological limits, and those of everyone around him.
His willpower will be tested …
And their blood will be spilled.
In Blade of the Broken: Book One of the Runeblade Trilogy
229 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2014
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About the author
Jake Scholl
3 books19 followersJake Scholl was born in Boise, ID in 1991. He has been writing ever since childhood, and has never stopped. He released his first novel "Blade of the Broken" in 2014.
He has also written short comics for local publishers in Idaho, including Mystery House Comics, and Idaho Comics Group.
When he isn't writing, he is gaming, going on long walks, listening to Heavy Metal, watching movies, and ingesting books like a madman.
He has also written short comics for local publishers in Idaho, including Mystery House Comics, and Idaho Comics Group.
When he isn't writing, he is gaming, going on long walks, listening to Heavy Metal, watching movies, and ingesting books like a madman.
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March 3, 2019
The armored man had a helm shaped like a saber toothed cat's skull. The wide jaws were open, long teeth sharp as daggers, protruding from the jaws. His eyes burned a bright green, glittering with rage and evil intent.
The Shadowdancer walked on the water with the long measured strides of a predator. The thing started out slow, and intimidating. Fear tingled down Stefan's spine. The voices of the dead whispered in his head, telling him he would die.
Jake Scholl’s Blade of the Broken is a fast-paced fantasy packed with the elements I love about this sort of book. Sword wielding heroes, evil demon lords, faeries, trolls, elves, shape-shifters, and necromancers are all present. This is an enjoyable and easy read that isn’t bogged down by some of the overly-complex plotlines I feel sometimes plague the genre. A nicely crafted first novel.
The Shadowdancer walked on the water with the long measured strides of a predator. The thing started out slow, and intimidating. Fear tingled down Stefan's spine. The voices of the dead whispered in his head, telling him he would die.
Jake Scholl’s Blade of the Broken is a fast-paced fantasy packed with the elements I love about this sort of book. Sword wielding heroes, evil demon lords, faeries, trolls, elves, shape-shifters, and necromancers are all present. This is an enjoyable and easy read that isn’t bogged down by some of the overly-complex plotlines I feel sometimes plague the genre. A nicely crafted first novel.
September 13, 2015
Coming out of a Game of Thrones binge, I was thirsty for more adventure. Jake Scholl’s debut novel, Blade of the Broken, is the first book in the Runeblade Trilogy.
There is no waiting to embark on a journey in this book, instead, you are thrown right into myriad adventures and epic battles, from multiple points of view. What I enjoyed most, was the level of creativity infused into each and every beast. There are also more beasts than I thought possible to cram into a single book, each posing a new a different challenge.
For someone who reads fantasy often, you may find yourself wishing that there was just a bit more in this book. There is definitely room for more detail, and more explanation. However, the length and fast pace of this novel makes it easily relatable to readers of all genres. The world he has built for his characters is easy to get lost in; Blade of the Broken would be a great novel to those new to fantasy.
While I do wish there was a little bit more character development, I absolutely enjoyed this first novel, and look forward to reading the next two!
There is no waiting to embark on a journey in this book, instead, you are thrown right into myriad adventures and epic battles, from multiple points of view. What I enjoyed most, was the level of creativity infused into each and every beast. There are also more beasts than I thought possible to cram into a single book, each posing a new a different challenge.
For someone who reads fantasy often, you may find yourself wishing that there was just a bit more in this book. There is definitely room for more detail, and more explanation. However, the length and fast pace of this novel makes it easily relatable to readers of all genres. The world he has built for his characters is easy to get lost in; Blade of the Broken would be a great novel to those new to fantasy.
While I do wish there was a little bit more character development, I absolutely enjoyed this first novel, and look forward to reading the next two!
September 14, 2017
Great book for a first time author. There is plenty of suspense to keep the story moving at a fast pace. The thought and research the author put into making the book was apparent by the use of another language, world building, and the different types of people, such as rangers, mages, etc. It doesn't seem possible to have such an epic tale contained in such a small book. I honestly don't know how Scholl did it. I have a hard time with love-at-first-sight love stories because it's not something I put much stock in, especially with a protagonist that has spent most of his life not feeling like it is something he deserves. Lifelong self-deprecation isn't something that just goes away. I feel in real life the ranger would have been more hesitant to rush headlong into a relationship with a woman he just met, no matter how beautiful she was.
March 9, 2024
Terrible book can’t believe I wasted my money on something a 10 year old could have written better. Save yourself the hassle and purchase a different series. I feel this author has nothing going in his life.
September 28, 2023
That's a really nice imagery here, and a strong sense of adventure and anticipation. Probably better for someone who wants to experience a Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
December 11, 2023
This fantasy novel is packed with soo much adventure, epic sword battles, and amazing characters. Never a dull moment while reading this book, had me sucked in on the first page. Can't wait for the next two books.
December 3, 2014
I was a little weary of reading this book at first because I had never read anything by Scholl before and I don't usually do a lot of sword and sorcery books. My fears were, however, unfounded as I thoroughly enjoyed this offering from the first-time author.
The novel is the first book in the Runeblade Trilogy. The Runeblade is the centerpiece of the story as it is sought out by the evil sorcerer King Vulong Warrick, disciple of Morak the demon God, and the band of three: the Ranger, Stefan Rickardson, the half-elf Arinarion, and Irina the spell-singing mage.
With the powerful Runeblade Warrick threatened to expand his evil empire across Kronea by force. However, the Paladins and Mages of Seran Drakis were able to push back Warrick's forces at Raven's Field after employing agents to steal the Runeblade from the evil king. Because it was so powerful the Council of Mages broke the sword in two and hid the pieces on opposite sides of the continent to prevent its power from falling into the wrong hands again.
Thirteen years later events were set in motion that threatened to reunite the Runeblade. Warrick found the tip of the blade. On the other side of the continent the hilt and the bottom part of the blade was accidentally stolen by Arinarion, or Arin. From there Stefan and Irina are deployed to find both missing pieces of the blade to prevent it from being obtained by evil again.
Like the Runeblade the major characters of the story are also broken. Each has demons in their past that haunt or have haunted them. Stefan's parents were killed by Warrick's forces when he was just a boy. Only he and his little sister survived his village's slaughter. He later had to leave her as an orphan with the Clerics of Tuireann. Irina's parents were similarly slaughtered. Arin worked as a thief to save up enough money to purchase the freedom of his lover Jael who was trapped in a house of ill repute. Even Warrick had a difficult past.
The book is very readable. It employs, intentionally or not, a technique that I learned about in a technical writing class that spaces out its paragraphs so as to not assault the reader with superfluous walls of text. It is a technique that I have been thinking to trying out myself and it works beautifully here. Scholl's writing strikes a nice balance between elevated diction and a laconic style that suits the story well. He employs familiar sword and sorcery tropes, but also introduces original and unique ideas into the story to give the genre a breath of fresh air. It's like meeting your best friend again for the very first time. Well met!
Also, I would be remiss if I did not mention the beautiful book cover by author and graphic designer Rene Folsom. Great book. Would definitely recommend.
The novel is the first book in the Runeblade Trilogy. The Runeblade is the centerpiece of the story as it is sought out by the evil sorcerer King Vulong Warrick, disciple of Morak the demon God, and the band of three: the Ranger, Stefan Rickardson, the half-elf Arinarion, and Irina the spell-singing mage.
With the powerful Runeblade Warrick threatened to expand his evil empire across Kronea by force. However, the Paladins and Mages of Seran Drakis were able to push back Warrick's forces at Raven's Field after employing agents to steal the Runeblade from the evil king. Because it was so powerful the Council of Mages broke the sword in two and hid the pieces on opposite sides of the continent to prevent its power from falling into the wrong hands again.
Thirteen years later events were set in motion that threatened to reunite the Runeblade. Warrick found the tip of the blade. On the other side of the continent the hilt and the bottom part of the blade was accidentally stolen by Arinarion, or Arin. From there Stefan and Irina are deployed to find both missing pieces of the blade to prevent it from being obtained by evil again.
Like the Runeblade the major characters of the story are also broken. Each has demons in their past that haunt or have haunted them. Stefan's parents were killed by Warrick's forces when he was just a boy. Only he and his little sister survived his village's slaughter. He later had to leave her as an orphan with the Clerics of Tuireann. Irina's parents were similarly slaughtered. Arin worked as a thief to save up enough money to purchase the freedom of his lover Jael who was trapped in a house of ill repute. Even Warrick had a difficult past.
The book is very readable. It employs, intentionally or not, a technique that I learned about in a technical writing class that spaces out its paragraphs so as to not assault the reader with superfluous walls of text. It is a technique that I have been thinking to trying out myself and it works beautifully here. Scholl's writing strikes a nice balance between elevated diction and a laconic style that suits the story well. He employs familiar sword and sorcery tropes, but also introduces original and unique ideas into the story to give the genre a breath of fresh air. It's like meeting your best friend again for the very first time. Well met!
Also, I would be remiss if I did not mention the beautiful book cover by author and graphic designer Rene Folsom. Great book. Would definitely recommend.
December 9, 2020
Very interesting take on the fantasy genre. Some familiar species mixing with new, creative ones.
I think it’s a great feat to write a book, especially for this first time author. The author really opened their heart to people to share a world they created.
The story could use some more editing, as I found plenty of typos, but it didn’t detract from the story.
I think this is a great teen / young adult book, but I enjoyed it regardless.
I think it’s a great feat to write a book, especially for this first time author. The author really opened their heart to people to share a world they created.
The story could use some more editing, as I found plenty of typos, but it didn’t detract from the story.
I think this is a great teen / young adult book, but I enjoyed it regardless.
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