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Epic Unearthed
10 years in production toward a trilogy, The 3rd edition is released. In life, goals are accomplished with the people that surround you. This novel is proof of that.
After the Ice Age, the world as we know now looked quite different. While glaciers began to melt all over the planet, water levels started to rise 300 feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, in the last 5 decades, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians, dating back 12,000 years. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists in a forgotten time of the Atlanteans.
After the Ice Age, the world as we know now looked quite different. While glaciers began to melt all over the planet, water levels started to rise 300 feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, in the last 5 decades, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians, dating back 12,000 years. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists in a forgotten time of the Atlanteans.
379 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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Thomas D. Turner
3 books194 followersHISTORICAL FANTASY
Finished the 3rd edition to the 1st novel toward the trilogy. As promised, I am giving the first book away to friends and fans. Amazon does not let me give the book away and is 99 cents. However, you can go to Smashwords and get the format to fit your kindle. The book is on Nook, Sony and Kobo for free download.
For almost a decade, I have worked on and off towards the trilogy. I have failed and succeeded at the same time in accomplishing my goals as a writer. It is my family, friends, and associates who make writing worthwhile to keep going forward with my endeavor.
Living in Waco Texas, I feel I am truly at home. I have moved around my home state for a career most of my life. I was just trying to find myself in the business world. I moved back to Waco and found myself in writing. I thought I had a purpose in life until I started putting thoughts down on paper. Everything changed when I was trying to impress one girl. It is funny how life changes you to become a better person.
Finished the 3rd edition to the 1st novel toward the trilogy. As promised, I am giving the first book away to friends and fans. Amazon does not let me give the book away and is 99 cents. However, you can go to Smashwords and get the format to fit your kindle. The book is on Nook, Sony and Kobo for free download.
For almost a decade, I have worked on and off towards the trilogy. I have failed and succeeded at the same time in accomplishing my goals as a writer. It is my family, friends, and associates who make writing worthwhile to keep going forward with my endeavor.
Living in Waco Texas, I feel I am truly at home. I have moved around my home state for a career most of my life. I was just trying to find myself in the business world. I moved back to Waco and found myself in writing. I thought I had a purpose in life until I started putting thoughts down on paper. Everything changed when I was trying to impress one girl. It is funny how life changes you to become a better person.
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May 1, 2013
This is the worst book that I have read for years. Incredible. Complete nonsense. It is not coherent and lacks all suspense. I tought it would be a great story, but it is not. From historical, political and economical point of view it makes no sense at all. Only the way it starts with the archeologic find of the site and the leader of the expedition getting ill almost got me throw away my e-reader. Everything is written in the present tense and in a very simple manner : first this and then that.
I'm still reading it, but doubt whether I will finish it. My god...
I'm still reading it, but doubt whether I will finish it. My god...
January 6, 2015
My book
May 18, 2013
The story idea is great, but it appears to have been hurriedly written and the constant use of the present tense drove me nuts! (That may be just me).
January 16, 2015
Epic Unearthed by Thomas D. Turner is a 228 page novel. It has forty chapters, all in roman numerals with interesting titles. The book ends with Duncan heading to Spain on his next adventure. I was glad it will be a series.
The sheer research that went into this novel is astounding. I loved the details. I like when a history story borders fantasy, and especially when the author can blur the lines. I had too Google a few things for curiosity. I am a sucker for anything with Atlantis. I would recommend this book.
The sheer research that went into this novel is astounding. I loved the details. I like when a history story borders fantasy, and especially when the author can blur the lines. I had too Google a few things for curiosity. I am a sucker for anything with Atlantis. I would recommend this book.
January 16, 2015
Epic Unearthed was the first book I have read by Thomas Turner, but it was a very enjoyable read. It had me hooked from the beginning. The author put a fantasy and historical feel of the book making it an excellent read. It had excellent detail throughout, it had a good flow to it, and it was an easy read. I like how much the book steered toward history. I am very familiar with Atlantis, and that made this book even more enjoyable. I have read several novels revolving around Atlantis, but this one was different. It had more description as if the author has saw Atlantis for himself. Reading the author's bio on his Amazon page, I learned he stumbled across writing. This author is unique and has a unique writing style. I look forward to reading more of his books in the future. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is fond with books that have a history feel to them.
February 14, 2015
Good Plot
Politics **** 4 star
The story went very quickly, but came together at the end
Flow **** 4 star
After reading, I think this should need to be the next trilogy at the movies.
Originality ******** 7 star
Some of the names are hard to get use to at first, but after reading, I saw a picture of a new world. There is a hero named Quentoris--cool name--but not Jake or Bob. The more I thought about this, I do not think anyone was named Jo-- 12,000 years ago.
Stands on its own. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy
Imagination ******** 8 star
Maybe too much action--- a lot of battles
Action **** 4 star
Politics **** 4 star
The story went very quickly, but came together at the end
Flow **** 4 star
After reading, I think this should need to be the next trilogy at the movies.
Originality ******** 7 star
Some of the names are hard to get use to at first, but after reading, I saw a picture of a new world. There is a hero named Quentoris--cool name--but not Jake or Bob. The more I thought about this, I do not think anyone was named Jo-- 12,000 years ago.
Stands on its own. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy
Imagination ******** 8 star
Maybe too much action--- a lot of battles
Action **** 4 star
April 27, 2013
Different than I expected, but the plot was solid. The battle scenes were very vivid. There are two different worlds going on at the same time which kept my interest to the end. Darious and Quentoris are my two favorite characters in the story. There was a great deal of imagination that went into the novel. With the book being different and imaginative. I gave it the rating I think was appropriate.
February 21, 2015
I took three days wondering and thinking of how to rate this book. I was originally going to give it a 3 or 4 star rating. The names are more difficult than most. However, the more I thought about the vivid detail of the novel, the more I could visualize what the author was trying to get across. When I finally came to a conclusion, I gave it 5 stars on pure imagination alone. I have already recommended this book to friends.
May 1, 2013
My favorite part of the book was when Laptos told Darious. "This will put us in the history books . Everyone will know what happened here. If we live, I'll be happy.If I die, I won't care." That is a true hero
April 26, 2018
Very cool imagery, the author uses some form of spiritual travel for an archaeologist to see the last days of a lost civilization. Yep, another Atlantis book, it's not bad and actually is a pretty plausible explanation. If you are into historical fantasy, give this book a shot.
April 18, 2015
great book don't know what some people are complaining about
January 16, 2015
Man is finding new ideas about what really happened to mankind's past.'
Texan author Thomas D. Turner completes his 10-year task of writing his trilogy with the publication of EPIC UNEARTHED. Having achieved hi s BA in Business form the University of Central College he has managed restaurants, transforming them into successes in several parts of Texas. But behind his day job has been his desire to write, an obsession he has now published - first in The Last Battle of Atlantis (two chronicles) and now in EPIC UNEARTHED.
Turner is absorbed by history and mythology and the coming together of the two. His style of writing manages to make real discoveries and excavations that bring the reader immediately intact with what we have all considered myth - Atlantis. A bit of reference may bring the reader less occupied with ancient a history and myth up to date: from references we find `Atlantis (Ancient Greek: "island of Atlas") is the name of a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state. In the story, Athens was able to repel the Atlantean attack, unlike any other nation of the (western) known world, supposedly giving testament to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state. At the end of the story, Atlantis eventually falls out of favor with the gods and famously submerges into the Atlantic Ocean.'
From this little crystal of ancient writing Turner returns to the possibility that Atlantis was not a myth afterall, and in doing so he has written a book that can be compared with the complex tales of the Raiders of the Lost Ark as conceived by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman and Lawrence Kasdan. The synopsis the author provides is as follows:' After the Ice Age, the world as we know now looked quite different. While glaciers began to melt all over the planet, water levels started to rise three hundred feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, in the last five decades, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians, dating back twelve thousand years. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists of a forgotten time.' In this atmosphere Turner introduces his characters Duncan, Rachel and Kyle in present day Spain in the midst of an archeological expedition. From page one to the final page the unraveling of history and mythology combine to reveal the real possibility of an historical Atlantis.
Some examples of the writing indicate the veracity of Turner's concept: ` "The religion of these people seems to have been centered on one god in their civilization, so this culture might have been monotheistic. Look around. There are no other statues to worship. Considering the history of man, this also doesn't make sense. Except for the last two thousand years, many past civilizations believed in multiple gods. The timetable is off. There are so many unanswered questions here. This culture is one of a kind." "The artifact confirms the dating. I think this is part of the lost civilization of Atlantis; not Atlantis itself, but a satellite city." "We can't rule that out of the possibilities," Duncan replies. "If this is the lost civilization of Atlantis, a new story will be told. From what I see here, Atlantis may not be a myth, but until we find out what the ancient writing says, we will never know.' "The stone horse looks as if it is about nine-thousand-five-hundred years before Christ. We need more artifacts for verification. There is a good chance you just uncovered the discovery of the century."
And in grand Gothic style Turner finds focus: `In Duncan's vivid dream state, he opens his eyes and sees a great battle taking place at the newly found city in Spain. Thousands of men and women in silver-plated breastplates fight with stainless steel swords, trying to save their homes. Although fierce warriors, the defenders cannot overtake the overwhelming numbers fighting against them. Because Duncan seems to be in control and feels he can either wake up or keep going on his journey, he chooses to continue. He then senses a great earthquake and sees a beautiful heavily damaged city being destroyed by the forces of Mother Nature. In a split second in his mental picture, the city is engulfed by the sea. Duncan floats in his mind again and feels as if he is slipping into an unread book. Almost like a fairy tale, he sees mammoths, elephants, giant rhinos, and giant elk. The animals seem to be domesticated. The archeologist witness people riding these creatures as horses are ridden today. The archeologist feels his heartbeat and the visions start to slow and become more vivid. Trying to sort his thoughts, Duncan wonders if the discovery of Spain has
anything to do with what he is viewing. He feels he has gone back eleven-thousand-five-hundred years. The archeologist does not want to believe what he is witnessing, but accepts the idea that he might be observing a great civilization that has been forgotten in time. Like a hot-air balloon, Duncan's mind is swept thousands of feet into the air, feeling as if he has been here before. He sees a landmass connected to a large continent, known as Atlantis. On the peninsula are four city-states, or kingdoms, which have united to make one centralized government. Three city-states have more than one million people within their city walls. The inhabitants have amalgamated their culture, resources, and technologies to become the most powerful empire in the world.`
Thomas D. Turner appears to have found his dream in the publication of this book. It is rich, fascinating, compelling, and a thoroughly fine read!
Texan author Thomas D. Turner completes his 10-year task of writing his trilogy with the publication of EPIC UNEARTHED. Having achieved hi s BA in Business form the University of Central College he has managed restaurants, transforming them into successes in several parts of Texas. But behind his day job has been his desire to write, an obsession he has now published - first in The Last Battle of Atlantis (two chronicles) and now in EPIC UNEARTHED.
Turner is absorbed by history and mythology and the coming together of the two. His style of writing manages to make real discoveries and excavations that bring the reader immediately intact with what we have all considered myth - Atlantis. A bit of reference may bring the reader less occupied with ancient a history and myth up to date: from references we find `Atlantis (Ancient Greek: "island of Atlas") is the name of a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state. In the story, Athens was able to repel the Atlantean attack, unlike any other nation of the (western) known world, supposedly giving testament to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state. At the end of the story, Atlantis eventually falls out of favor with the gods and famously submerges into the Atlantic Ocean.'
From this little crystal of ancient writing Turner returns to the possibility that Atlantis was not a myth afterall, and in doing so he has written a book that can be compared with the complex tales of the Raiders of the Lost Ark as conceived by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman and Lawrence Kasdan. The synopsis the author provides is as follows:' After the Ice Age, the world as we know now looked quite different. While glaciers began to melt all over the planet, water levels started to rise three hundred feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, in the last five decades, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians, dating back twelve thousand years. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists of a forgotten time.' In this atmosphere Turner introduces his characters Duncan, Rachel and Kyle in present day Spain in the midst of an archeological expedition. From page one to the final page the unraveling of history and mythology combine to reveal the real possibility of an historical Atlantis.
Some examples of the writing indicate the veracity of Turner's concept: ` "The religion of these people seems to have been centered on one god in their civilization, so this culture might have been monotheistic. Look around. There are no other statues to worship. Considering the history of man, this also doesn't make sense. Except for the last two thousand years, many past civilizations believed in multiple gods. The timetable is off. There are so many unanswered questions here. This culture is one of a kind." "The artifact confirms the dating. I think this is part of the lost civilization of Atlantis; not Atlantis itself, but a satellite city." "We can't rule that out of the possibilities," Duncan replies. "If this is the lost civilization of Atlantis, a new story will be told. From what I see here, Atlantis may not be a myth, but until we find out what the ancient writing says, we will never know.' "The stone horse looks as if it is about nine-thousand-five-hundred years before Christ. We need more artifacts for verification. There is a good chance you just uncovered the discovery of the century."
And in grand Gothic style Turner finds focus: `In Duncan's vivid dream state, he opens his eyes and sees a great battle taking place at the newly found city in Spain. Thousands of men and women in silver-plated breastplates fight with stainless steel swords, trying to save their homes. Although fierce warriors, the defenders cannot overtake the overwhelming numbers fighting against them. Because Duncan seems to be in control and feels he can either wake up or keep going on his journey, he chooses to continue. He then senses a great earthquake and sees a beautiful heavily damaged city being destroyed by the forces of Mother Nature. In a split second in his mental picture, the city is engulfed by the sea. Duncan floats in his mind again and feels as if he is slipping into an unread book. Almost like a fairy tale, he sees mammoths, elephants, giant rhinos, and giant elk. The animals seem to be domesticated. The archeologist witness people riding these creatures as horses are ridden today. The archeologist feels his heartbeat and the visions start to slow and become more vivid. Trying to sort his thoughts, Duncan wonders if the discovery of Spain has
anything to do with what he is viewing. He feels he has gone back eleven-thousand-five-hundred years. The archeologist does not want to believe what he is witnessing, but accepts the idea that he might be observing a great civilization that has been forgotten in time. Like a hot-air balloon, Duncan's mind is swept thousands of feet into the air, feeling as if he has been here before. He sees a landmass connected to a large continent, known as Atlantis. On the peninsula are four city-states, or kingdoms, which have united to make one centralized government. Three city-states have more than one million people within their city walls. The inhabitants have amalgamated their culture, resources, and technologies to become the most powerful empire in the world.`
Thomas D. Turner appears to have found his dream in the publication of this book. It is rich, fascinating, compelling, and a thoroughly fine read!
October 23, 2015
Once you get past the present-time part, whose sole purpose seems to be to spoil the ending, it becomes increasingly obvious that there may be a good story in here, albeit a bitterly sad one. Actually, make that a great story; a thrilling, breathtaking story, which may well exist within an interesting world and have some deeper meaning to convey as well. I'd quite like to read that story, especially if the religious aspect was mainly added for realism and the deeper meaning is mainly what's spelled out in the last chapter. However, it seems I somehow ended up with the pile of highly detailed yet hastily written notes upon which a book, or even an entire series, is to be based. If, on the other hand, the author actually believes this to be a real book in any way worth publishing, my only advice to him is to either give away or sell the rights to someone who can actually write or hire a ghost writer to salvage something from it in his name.
Now I'm not even talking about the significant number of obvious mistakes, which reveal a lack of not only proper editing but even that of simple proofreading. I'm talking about the fact that nothing flows; nothing carries any weight or has any impact, no matter how momentous, shocking, desperate or heartbreaking the events and situations themselves may be; the dialogues seem like an endless stream of examples of how people couldn't possibly talk; developments are rushed and strung together beyond any shred of plausible suspension of disbelief... It's simply a pain to read and a shame, as this is a story which would deserve a better fate, if only it'd be unearthed from beneath the terrible writing.
Notice: I do not give the author or publisher permission to use parts of this review for promotional purposes. Saying this because it’s easy to see how certain bits could be taken out of context and used as such.
Now I'm not even talking about the significant number of obvious mistakes, which reveal a lack of not only proper editing but even that of simple proofreading. I'm talking about the fact that nothing flows; nothing carries any weight or has any impact, no matter how momentous, shocking, desperate or heartbreaking the events and situations themselves may be; the dialogues seem like an endless stream of examples of how people couldn't possibly talk; developments are rushed and strung together beyond any shred of plausible suspension of disbelief... It's simply a pain to read and a shame, as this is a story which would deserve a better fate, if only it'd be unearthed from beneath the terrible writing.
Notice: I do not give the author or publisher permission to use parts of this review for promotional purposes. Saying this because it’s easy to see how certain bits could be taken out of context and used as such.
October 29, 2016
I hate being so negative, but this was pretty awful to read. It took me over a year to get through a book that is less than 300 pages.
The book is written in present tense which is not something I've encountered before and I can see why. It's a clunky way to convey ideas and action. Everything seems very abrupt. The turns of phrases are awkward and could use better editing.
The story, about the fall of Atlantis, is told as a military history. Which would be fine except that the plot and battles don't make sense, possibly due to poor editing. And the sheer number of people fighting these battles is ludicrous. Several million fight in each battle, with hundreds of thousands being killed. This may have been part of the author's attempt to show what a great civilization was lost, but if this is the case it was done poorly. This obsession with numbers was also a huge hang up throughout thebook - we were told how many things took, how many miles away troops were, what the exact odds the Atlanteans were facing. Did I need to know it took twenty minutes for a warship to load? Or that the army was fighting each other nine-to-one?
None of the characters had any depth and just seemed to be mouthpieces for the action to happen. Again, being told in present tense didn't really allow the writer to have any great depth to the thoughts, since each character can only talk about what they are immediately thinking or doing.
This could have been really cool. The lost "city" of Atlantis being instead a huge civilization is really neat. I don't know why the author chose to write in such an awkward manner and focus so very much on the battles' tiny nitpicky details. With better editing I could see this book being much more interesting.
The book is written in present tense which is not something I've encountered before and I can see why. It's a clunky way to convey ideas and action. Everything seems very abrupt. The turns of phrases are awkward and could use better editing.
The story, about the fall of Atlantis, is told as a military history. Which would be fine except that the plot and battles don't make sense, possibly due to poor editing. And the sheer number of people fighting these battles is ludicrous. Several million fight in each battle, with hundreds of thousands being killed. This may have been part of the author's attempt to show what a great civilization was lost, but if this is the case it was done poorly. This obsession with numbers was also a huge hang up throughout thebook - we were told how many things took, how many miles away troops were, what the exact odds the Atlanteans were facing. Did I need to know it took twenty minutes for a warship to load? Or that the army was fighting each other nine-to-one?
None of the characters had any depth and just seemed to be mouthpieces for the action to happen. Again, being told in present tense didn't really allow the writer to have any great depth to the thoughts, since each character can only talk about what they are immediately thinking or doing.
This could have been really cool. The lost "city" of Atlantis being instead a huge civilization is really neat. I don't know why the author chose to write in such an awkward manner and focus so very much on the battles' tiny nitpicky details. With better editing I could see this book being much more interesting.
January 19, 2015
Epic Unearthed, is an interesting book.
As a fan of history, alternate history and trying to bring ancient cultures back to life through the written word I picked this up as a bit of a lark. I wasn't disappointed overall, but this book wasn't so much alternate history as fantasy.
Thomas Turner, introduced his pre-history super-civilization through archaeology and clairvoyant dreams. Some of the dialogue is stilted, but nothing too bad, and the characters are ok. When he introduces the dreams of the past, is where I got really interested in the book.
The sheer amount of details and the care Turner took describing 'Atlantis' was exquisite and I could really see what he wanted to show. If he had made the entire story set in the past, I would have been hooked.
However he was trying put too much into it and combine it with Atlantis. Stainless steel swords, domesticated rhinos, mammoths, etc, as well as the way the great city was destroyed, it felt cramped and bends history into a pretzel.
By looking at this book as total fantasy, and focusing on the dreams and ideas of the city itself, I loved it. As a historical novel, not so much.
So I'm going to give it 4 stars. For people who like to dream of Atlantis as a super civilization lost to history it would probably be 5 stars.
As a fan of history, alternate history and trying to bring ancient cultures back to life through the written word I picked this up as a bit of a lark. I wasn't disappointed overall, but this book wasn't so much alternate history as fantasy.
Thomas Turner, introduced his pre-history super-civilization through archaeology and clairvoyant dreams. Some of the dialogue is stilted, but nothing too bad, and the characters are ok. When he introduces the dreams of the past, is where I got really interested in the book.
The sheer amount of details and the care Turner took describing 'Atlantis' was exquisite and I could really see what he wanted to show. If he had made the entire story set in the past, I would have been hooked.
However he was trying put too much into it and combine it with Atlantis. Stainless steel swords, domesticated rhinos, mammoths, etc, as well as the way the great city was destroyed, it felt cramped and bends history into a pretzel.
By looking at this book as total fantasy, and focusing on the dreams and ideas of the city itself, I loved it. As a historical novel, not so much.
So I'm going to give it 4 stars. For people who like to dream of Atlantis as a super civilization lost to history it would probably be 5 stars.
March 15, 2016
I received this book as a goodreads giveaway.
The idea is good, an archaeologist discovers a new unknown civilisation. He gets magically transported back in time, via touching an old object and see the start of the end of the Atlantis empire. Unfortunately it doesn't read well, as the author clearly was the editor as well.
A large annoyance of this story was the amount of people fighting the Atlantians. It started of with around 3 million, 750 thousand were kill which meant 6 million were left. The more people that were killed the large the size of the army became. They would have been better not killing anyone until the end. No wonder it took until the romans before world population managed to reach that level again.
Another annoyance was that Atlantis could conquer one of the three main powers with simply 3 divisions yet the three countries were able to destroy all of the Atlantis army and civilians, plus the original country they attacked was able to destroy the majority of the Atlantis elite division when they attacked.
The idea is good, an archaeologist discovers a new unknown civilisation. He gets magically transported back in time, via touching an old object and see the start of the end of the Atlantis empire. Unfortunately it doesn't read well, as the author clearly was the editor as well.
A large annoyance of this story was the amount of people fighting the Atlantians. It started of with around 3 million, 750 thousand were kill which meant 6 million were left. The more people that were killed the large the size of the army became. They would have been better not killing anyone until the end. No wonder it took until the romans before world population managed to reach that level again.
Another annoyance was that Atlantis could conquer one of the three main powers with simply 3 divisions yet the three countries were able to destroy all of the Atlantis army and civilians, plus the original country they attacked was able to destroy the majority of the Atlantis elite division when they attacked.
February 14, 2015
Good Plot
Politics **** 4 star
The story went very quickly, but came together at the end
Flow **** 4 star
After reading, I think this should need to be the next trilogy at the movies.
Originality ******** 7 star
Some of the names are hard to get use to at first, but after reading, I saw a picture of a new world. There is a hero named Quentoris--cool name--but not Jake or Bob. The more I thought about this, I do not think anyone was named Jo-- 12,000 years ago.
Stands on its own. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy
Imagination ******** 8 star
Maybe too much action--- a lot of battles
Action **** 4 star
Politics **** 4 star
The story went very quickly, but came together at the end
Flow **** 4 star
After reading, I think this should need to be the next trilogy at the movies.
Originality ******** 7 star
Some of the names are hard to get use to at first, but after reading, I saw a picture of a new world. There is a hero named Quentoris--cool name--but not Jake or Bob. The more I thought about this, I do not think anyone was named Jo-- 12,000 years ago.
Stands on its own. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy
Imagination ******** 8 star
Maybe too much action--- a lot of battles
Action **** 4 star
August 5, 2016
Turner has a great plot in mind, but the execution doesn't live up to his wonderful ideas. The book is riddled with grammatical errors, homonym/homophone mistakes, misused vocabulary, and stilted dialogue. The political discussions are juvenile; the frame story is awkward. Some of the logic used to move the plot along is confusing or not well-thought out. There is a lot of "telling" instead of "showing" in this book, which lessens the emotional impact of some really important moments. On the other hand, the battle scenes and their descriptions are really great, well-researched, and gripping. Since they make up a good part of the book, these went a long way toward improving it (for me).
June 8, 2015
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I was much curious to read the book and started it as soon as it arrived….much as anticipated the book is fantastic from front to back. Though I not much familiar with Atlantis, I had to google few details to quench my excitement. I simply could not put the book down…the book is already on demand amongst my friends…cant wait for next part “Duncan heading to spain”..
I simply loved the role of Persephone.. all in all a goodread…very well researched and written by Mr. Turner,,awaiting for the next shot sir..
I was much curious to read the book and started it as soon as it arrived….much as anticipated the book is fantastic from front to back. Though I not much familiar with Atlantis, I had to google few details to quench my excitement. I simply could not put the book down…the book is already on demand amongst my friends…cant wait for next part “Duncan heading to spain”..
I simply loved the role of Persephone.. all in all a goodread…very well researched and written by Mr. Turner,,awaiting for the next shot sir..
January 18, 2015
I found this story to be quite interesting. At first I thought it would be just a straight historical fiction book based on the description. However, as I read it, it was so much more. Now a warning, if you are not too familiar with historical settings, such as Atlantis, etc, getting to know that subject first might make it more enjoyable reading. Thomas Turner, rewrites history in this fantasy, and does a wonderful job.
February 24, 2015
I love the concept of Atlantis, and the author did a good job putting the story together. The novel is a fast read, which did not describe a leaf a hundred different ways, which I liked. I had to get use to the names and places, but once I did, I was hooked. As I read, I went on line, searching things mentioned in the book. I was amazed at what was found just right after the ice age. There was a lot of research involved to create this story.
October 2, 2016
This is not literary greatness, but I was not expecting that. However, I was hoping that the author could string two related sentences together to build a topical paragraph. The author's writing style is quite immature: Sentence structure is simple, one sentence does not flow into the next, a paragraph is made up of disjointed thoughts, and there is no character development. I put this book away after 20 pages.
January 21, 2015
My dad got this book for me. There are some long names in the book, but the battles were awesome. The best part of the book was the the the sparing match in the arena. My favorite characters where Quentoris and Laptos. They both went through a lot in the book
April 30, 2015
Fantastic book from beginning to end. I couldn't put the book down. I always wanted to find out what would happen next or to a character. strongly recommend this book. Can't wait till book 2 comes out.
May 5, 2015
Persephone is my favorite character, she is a very strong female protagonist. The plot is unlike any other plot I have read about, very unique, but it worked really well! I thoroughly enjoyed the entire novel and all it's aspects of originality. Very well written, can't wait for the next one!
June 23, 2015
I received this book from the author.
This was a great book.
Yes, the characters had unusual names, there were some typos, and in my opinion it was a war story, which I typically don't enjoy reading.
I loved the characters and am looking forward to reading the continuation of the story.
This was a great book.
Yes, the characters had unusual names, there were some typos, and in my opinion it was a war story, which I typically don't enjoy reading.
I loved the characters and am looking forward to reading the continuation of the story.
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April 22, 2015Such an amazingly good book. caught my complete attention from beginning to end. I didn't want to put it down. Great story line and memorable characters. Can't wait for the continuation.
May 21, 2015
Review to come :)
April 29, 2015
Very, very good story. Rich in detail and fast moving.
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