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Blademaster: Lamp of Sorrows
A prophetic dream. An island drowning in sorrow. A djinn who feeds on grief itself.
Rukes, Blademaster of Urlas, has walked between worlds before... But when visions of a distant island plague his dreams—where shadows weep and manifestations of grief walk among the living—he knows the barriers between realms are fraying in ways he never imagined.
On the Isle of Marmara, an ancient copper lamp has been dredged from the depths, unleashing a force that transforms sorrow into living nightmare. The dead appear to torment the living. Guilt takes physical form. And at the heart of it all waits Nasira, a djinn of terrible beauty who amplifies human grief until it consumes everything it touches.
But Nasira is no mere monster to be slain. She is chaos incarnate, a force of transformation who sees suffering as evolution. And the rogue djinn following in her wake threaten to tear reality apart.
As Rukes battles through manifestations of his own deepest regrets, he must forge an impossible work with the very entity causing the crisis, or watch as emotional wounds become doorways for creatures that should never exist in the mortal realm.
Some boundaries should never be crossed. Others must be crossed to save them.
From J.T. Williams comes a haunting tale of grief made manifest, where a warrior must confront not just supernatural threats, but the sorrows that define us all.
Rukes, Blademaster of Urlas, has walked between worlds before... But when visions of a distant island plague his dreams—where shadows weep and manifestations of grief walk among the living—he knows the barriers between realms are fraying in ways he never imagined.
On the Isle of Marmara, an ancient copper lamp has been dredged from the depths, unleashing a force that transforms sorrow into living nightmare. The dead appear to torment the living. Guilt takes physical form. And at the heart of it all waits Nasira, a djinn of terrible beauty who amplifies human grief until it consumes everything it touches.
But Nasira is no mere monster to be slain. She is chaos incarnate, a force of transformation who sees suffering as evolution. And the rogue djinn following in her wake threaten to tear reality apart.
As Rukes battles through manifestations of his own deepest regrets, he must forge an impossible work with the very entity causing the crisis, or watch as emotional wounds become doorways for creatures that should never exist in the mortal realm.
Some boundaries should never be crossed. Others must be crossed to save them.
From J.T. Williams comes a haunting tale of grief made manifest, where a warrior must confront not just supernatural threats, but the sorrows that define us all.
92 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2025
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June 3, 2025
Once again, we have the pleasure of Blademaster Rukes’ company in this adventure!
I say pleasure, because every Dwemhar Realms book I’ve read involving Blademaster Rukes is indeed a pleasure to read. The subject matter is rarely fun, but it is always an adventure. This story is no exception to that. However, in this one we are dealing with nightmares, sorrow and pain. Once again, J.T. Williams weaves a tale that pulls one in from the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very last word. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of the Dwemhar Realms books I have read and highly recommend them to all fantasy lovers.
I received an Advanced Readers Copy and am voluntarily leaving this review.
I say pleasure, because every Dwemhar Realms book I’ve read involving Blademaster Rukes is indeed a pleasure to read. The subject matter is rarely fun, but it is always an adventure. This story is no exception to that. However, in this one we are dealing with nightmares, sorrow and pain. Once again, J.T. Williams weaves a tale that pulls one in from the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very last word. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of the Dwemhar Realms books I have read and highly recommend them to all fantasy lovers.
I received an Advanced Readers Copy and am voluntarily leaving this review.
June 23, 2025
This latest adventure is every bit as exciting and enthralling as we join up with Rukes, the Blademaster of Urlas. We venture into the unknown lands in the dreams to where the Lamp of Sorrows resides. This is a different journey, one of mental strengths, one of nightmares and one of sorrow but it is faced head on as once again this author does an incredible job weaving such an immersive tale that has you hooked from start to finish.
June 19, 2025
A short but amazing book that will have you wishing there was more. Well written to draw you in and keep you there. Kept me wondering what could possibly happen next.
June 30, 2025
Urlas is one realm secured for the elves for good reasons. As Rules, the blademaster of Urlas, can attest too. More so as he was involved previously ensuring strengthening between the elves and humans.
But now a rather strange dream is having him feeling rather concerned that the hidden boundaries are on danger. A prophetic dream?
Well, the island of Mamara is about to confirm that in horrifying detail as a third realm, with some terrifying creatures, is about to be involved in some fearsome breaches!
Blademaster; Lamp of Sorrows, by J T Williams is about to exceed your rate of paging a book tremendously as a rather immersive and suspenseful plot develops.
Enjoy
But now a rather strange dream is having him feeling rather concerned that the hidden boundaries are on danger. A prophetic dream?
Well, the island of Mamara is about to confirm that in horrifying detail as a third realm, with some terrifying creatures, is about to be involved in some fearsome breaches!
Blademaster; Lamp of Sorrows, by J T Williams is about to exceed your rate of paging a book tremendously as a rather immersive and suspenseful plot develops.
Enjoy
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