The Devil's Grasp

by Chris Pisano, Brian Koscienski

A thousand years ago, a mad wizard ensorcelled five gemstones, giving them the power to call forth and control the demons that haunt Hell itself. After a blood-filled battle with the mercenaries who helped him in his bid for this power, the wizard was defeated and the stones were spread across the continent, hidden from all but legend and bard’s tale. Now, the kingdom of Tsinel threatens the tenuous peace with Albathia. King Theomann, ruler of Albathia, sets his oldest son upon a quest with his Elite Troop of warriors to find the stones. As they soon discover they’re not the only ones searching for the stones. Unbeknownst to everyone, King Theomann’s youngest son, Daedalus, has designs for power, aligning himself with the blood-thirsty leader of The Horde, a band of vile fiends razing town after town in the kingdom. A band of ne’er-do-well thieves. A pack of insidious trolls. A group of wizards with dubious intent. All searching for the stones for their own purpose, none prepared for the power that the stones possess. The power to control Hell will be held by one hand. Whose will it be?

340 pages, Paperback

Published February 27, 2015

About the author

Chris Pisano was discouraged by his tenth grade English teacher from reading H. P. Lovecraft. Being naturally disobedient, Chris has been a fan ever since. He had minor successes early in his career by getting a few poems published, but found more success in partnering with Brian Koscienski. As a writing team, they have had stories, articles, graphic novels, and poetry published, and most recently their debut novel, The Shattered Visage Lies, by Post Mortem Press.

Reviews

[Hibbah]

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[Abrielle Emory · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this at Cupboard Maker Books in Carlisle, PA. I had never heard of it and I had no clue it was a series.

I love fantasy, particularly older fantasy books. So, this was right up my alley! I thought the cover was cool and the title grabbed my attention.

The first half of the book grabbed my attention and kept it. I loved that it bounced around characters and had multiple storylines. Daedalus is such an interestingly written character; so mysterious and secretly evil. Dearborn is also one of my favorite characters, I hope we hear from her in more books.

It started to really slow down at the end of the book, but the last few chapters were great. I had a feeling the bard was nefarious!

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books by this duo and pretty much devour anything else they write. Devil's Grasp includes everything I love about a fantasy novel and left me wanting more.

Its packed with epic adventure amazing action scenes and characters you want more from. Love it. Cant wait to read the next one.

[Channon Koty · Rating 4 out of 5]

High fantasy in a new world of good vs. evil.

[Marstine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Great book to read. This book has lots of action and fighting while keeping you turning pages to see what will taken next

[Slade · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is like if a long-running D&D campaign had one last session to wrap things up. All this build-up in the beginning two-thirds and then *bam* here's your Avenger's Endgame fight.