Eron Kadros is called a crime lord by many, but he prefers the term "businessman". Sure, some of his business interests are outside the law, but since when is the law correct all the time? When police illegally raid his home and murder his family, Eron finds himself with a choice to make. He can either let the police get away with taking his family from him or he can take the fight to the dishonorable law enforcement officers who slaughtered his wife and daughter. And Eron is the kind of person who likes to balance the scales...
Rickk Berry III is the author of the Realms of Valen series.
When not writing, and sometimes while he is, he enjoys photography, listening to music, reading, video games, and the occasional fireball.
Born (supposedly, theories abound) and raised in small town America, he always felt out of place and was always "that weird guy". Life passed by. Employment for which he held no passion came and went. The sands of the hourglass trickled away. Having always written in some form or another, he finally decided to tackle the beast of a lengthy tale, and found, to his delight, that it agreed with him in a most satisfying way. Thus the idea for the Realms of Valen series was born, among others to be addressed at a later time.
He can be spotted in the windows of the ruined mountain fortress that he has made his home (which only exists in his mind), darting around, pacing, writing long into the night, working on his tale, and occasionally flinging fireballs about the place. The story of Kaidia Valengaard must be told and he is, apparently, the one to tell it.
Although this is a very short and quick story to read, the characters have distinct personalities and presence during the entire story. I couldn’t stop imagining the dialogue or action scenes like I was reading a graphic novel, where the cool characters have dark humor and snarky answers - especially the car chase scene, or when we picture his little daughter coming downstairs to meet her fate. I would prefer to have a bit more description and feel for the world, but this story almost feels like an introduction to a larger one. I can see Eron and Jacques becoming a series.
Although this is a very short and quick story to read, the characters have distinct personalities and presence during the entire story. I couldn’t stop imagining the dialogue or action scenes like I was reading a graphic novel, where the cool characters have dark humor and snarky answers - especially the car chase scene, or when we picture his little daughter coming downstairs to meet her fate. I would prefer to have a bit more description and feel for the world, but this story almost feels like an introduction to a larger one. I can see Eron and Jacques becoming a series.