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Thorn Knights #1
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Thorn Knights Book One
Flesh-eating ghouls. A kidnapped child. A knight's honor caught in the crossfire...
Christopher Hill is a knight in the Order of the Thorn—the sacred order of soldiers armed with submachine guns, swords, and magic. Their mission is destroy the ancient, profane evils that prey upon humanity.
But that mission becomes far more complicated when a young boy is kidnapped by flesh-eating ghouls, turning a routine search-and-destroy mission into a nightmare standoff. Barricaded inside a run-down house, the ghouls gain a deadly upper hand, and while the body count rises, Hill finds himself caught in a power struggle within the order that puts his life, and his honor, at risk, and threatens both the mission and the boy Hill has vowed to see home safe, no matter what...
Reader contains intense action-violence and profanity
Flesh-eating ghouls. A kidnapped child. A knight's honor caught in the crossfire...
Christopher Hill is a knight in the Order of the Thorn—the sacred order of soldiers armed with submachine guns, swords, and magic. Their mission is destroy the ancient, profane evils that prey upon humanity.
But that mission becomes far more complicated when a young boy is kidnapped by flesh-eating ghouls, turning a routine search-and-destroy mission into a nightmare standoff. Barricaded inside a run-down house, the ghouls gain a deadly upper hand, and while the body count rises, Hill finds himself caught in a power struggle within the order that puts his life, and his honor, at risk, and threatens both the mission and the boy Hill has vowed to see home safe, no matter what...
Reader contains intense action-violence and profanity
318 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2011
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About the author
Keith Melton
14 books54 followersKeith Melton is a fantasy author originally from Arizona. He still misses the spicy food.
He is working on his urban fantasy novel Spanner Jack. Chapters can be read on his website.
He is working on his urban fantasy novel Spanner Jack. Chapters can be read on his website.
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November 9, 2015
I liked this book. Chris Hill and his faithful stray worked for me. He has a rough job killing things that no one should ever have to go head to head with and he does it with humor. Forced humor sometimes because those aforementioned things aren't very funny, but humor all the same.
Then a child goes missing and Hill has to balance the idea of an innocent in the hands of monsters who do terrible, terrible things against the mission. Throw in new team members who he doesn't quite trust and things get sticky fast.
Literally sticky, in some cases. Those ghouls die hard and messy. As ghouls often do.
Flat out, this book has plenty of grit and guts. It doesn't pull any punches when it comes to what the monsters are capable of. A lot of badness, as it turns out. A lot of badness.
Then you have the moral dilemma Hill is battling with. One child's life versus many lives the knights could save by taking out the head monster. Things are tense in more ways than one as Hill and his teammates race against the clock.
I liked the world. I liked the tension. I liked the bad guys. Not liked-liked, but I liked seeing them taken out and ratcheting the tension higher with their crazy.
And I liked the loyalty of the dog. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Then a child goes missing and Hill has to balance the idea of an innocent in the hands of monsters who do terrible, terrible things against the mission. Throw in new team members who he doesn't quite trust and things get sticky fast.
Literally sticky, in some cases. Those ghouls die hard and messy. As ghouls often do.
Flat out, this book has plenty of grit and guts. It doesn't pull any punches when it comes to what the monsters are capable of. A lot of badness, as it turns out. A lot of badness.
Then you have the moral dilemma Hill is battling with. One child's life versus many lives the knights could save by taking out the head monster. Things are tense in more ways than one as Hill and his teammates race against the clock.
I liked the world. I liked the tension. I liked the bad guys. Not liked-liked, but I liked seeing them taken out and ratcheting the tension higher with their crazy.
And I liked the loyalty of the dog. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
June 4, 2016
Kat Mandu says...
In this action-packed horror novel, a soldier who fights the supernatural baddies must take a stand against flesh-eating ghouls, face betrayal within his own unit, and save a young boy’s life.
I got all giddy when I saw this particular request in my inbox. And how could I not? A fresh take on ghouls mixed in with some very Supernatural feels, this story was practically calling my name.
It lived up to my expectations well. I was very fond of the lead character, Chris, because he’s actually a really nice guy chocked full of honor and a bit of hopeless romance. Though don’t get the wrong impression from that description, because this book isn’t a romance whatsoever.
This is a bloody, gory horror story that might have you cringing. Flesh-eating ghouls living in decay and a broodsire who “creates his children” so that they can have an army of their own. Add that to a five year old kid who’s been kidnapped by the creepy ghouls and a lot of good soldiers who die in various disgusting ways. The details following said creepers around makes it all the scarier because Keith Melton is a pretty darn good writer.
I really enjoyed this…but…it was a bit too predictable for my liking. Unfortunately I saw the deep-six from a certain character coming a mile away and I had a feeling there would be a happy ending. (However, I was expecting the dog to die so, uh yeah…Because usually the dog dies in everything!).
But in the end, I still give it a four because I loved it. Chris and Tashelle are my favorites, especially how they tease each other and provide the story with a little bit of humor in places. I also like the dog. This is a great read for fans of horror and supernatural military plots.
In this action-packed horror novel, a soldier who fights the supernatural baddies must take a stand against flesh-eating ghouls, face betrayal within his own unit, and save a young boy’s life.
I got all giddy when I saw this particular request in my inbox. And how could I not? A fresh take on ghouls mixed in with some very Supernatural feels, this story was practically calling my name.
It lived up to my expectations well. I was very fond of the lead character, Chris, because he’s actually a really nice guy chocked full of honor and a bit of hopeless romance. Though don’t get the wrong impression from that description, because this book isn’t a romance whatsoever.
This is a bloody, gory horror story that might have you cringing. Flesh-eating ghouls living in decay and a broodsire who “creates his children” so that they can have an army of their own. Add that to a five year old kid who’s been kidnapped by the creepy ghouls and a lot of good soldiers who die in various disgusting ways. The details following said creepers around makes it all the scarier because Keith Melton is a pretty darn good writer.
I really enjoyed this…but…it was a bit too predictable for my liking. Unfortunately I saw the deep-six from a certain character coming a mile away and I had a feeling there would be a happy ending. (However, I was expecting the dog to die so, uh yeah…Because usually the dog dies in everything!).
But in the end, I still give it a four because I loved it. Chris and Tashelle are my favorites, especially how they tease each other and provide the story with a little bit of humor in places. I also like the dog. This is a great read for fans of horror and supernatural military plots.
October 17, 2015
Excellent novel. Worth the wait.
Excellent introspection on what makes the Thorn Knights tick. Is to primarily to kill monsters? Or to protect the human race from the monsters? Then there are the deeper questions on what the best way to deal with that is...
I've been waiting for this book to come out since it was first introduced by the author. It has been well worth the wait!
Thank you for an excellent addition to your connected series!!
Excellent introspection on what makes the Thorn Knights tick. Is to primarily to kill monsters? Or to protect the human race from the monsters? Then there are the deeper questions on what the best way to deal with that is...
I've been waiting for this book to come out since it was first introduced by the author. It has been well worth the wait!
Thank you for an excellent addition to your connected series!!
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