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Immortal: Curse of the Deathless
If Asher Hearst had a superpower, it would have to be his ability to take a punch, laugh it off, and keep on swinging.So yeah, immortality comes with a few perks.As a college student slash small-time fixer, he's about to take a job that's best left to the pros. A proposition by a dryad to save witches from the Inquisition is a first, but he isn't one to balk when the odds are stacked against him. Especially not while he's drinking on someone else's dime.The powers that be in the supernatural world aren't anything to sniff at, so it should come as no surprise that Asher gains his fair share of enemies. At the very least, you'd think traveling across space and time would put him on a path towards a promising future-- maybe even give him a shot at romance? Yeah, Curse of the Deathless is an action-packed, dark and gritty comedy with a dash of horror. Over its three parts, the book spans a contemporary, urban setting, as well as Tír na nÓg, the demesne best known for being home to the Fae (Sídthe) from classic Celtic Mythology.
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First published May 7, 2016
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June 8, 2016
I received an e-version of Immortal: Curse of the Deathless from author Derek Edgington for review.
Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is a prime example of why I have come to enjoy reading Indie authors. This book is great, no other way to say it.
I'll start with the negatives, actually, there is only one, and it is the most prevalent in self-published indie books: typos. There weren't as many as I often encounter, but more than there should be. Note to indie authors: Get good proofreaders, reviewers like me will rise as one and praise you! So much for the negative.
Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is an epic work of fantasy. Many mythic creatures (sorry, I don't know the PC title for such) are intertwined in a thoroughly entertaining adventure. Our hero is a completely irreverent and sarcastic immortal (so that's where he got the title). His immortality is put to the test repeatedly as he deals with witches, were-people, the Fae (Fey?), zealots and regular human folk (emphasis on deals).
The case can be made that this story entails three distinct episodes, but they tie together so nicely that the case can also be made that it is just one long quest. Our hero has to incorporate tasks set on him by those who seek to either take advantage of his unique abilities or destroy him.
There is all the action, suspense, violence, bloodshed (lots of bloodshed, but not always in a bad way), romance, and sex- very hot sex. Author Edgington has the ability to weave extremely steamy sex scenes without being overly graphic (read pornographic).
Edgington does a fabulous job of balancing drama and violence with sarcasm and wry wit. Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is the first installment in a series of Immortal stories. Thankfully, this author knows how to continue a series without using the cliffhanger.
For mythic adventure, action, knock-down drag outs, sex, and humor, Immortal: Curse of the Deathless by Derek Edgington has the answer. Enjoy!
Mike
Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is a prime example of why I have come to enjoy reading Indie authors. This book is great, no other way to say it.
I'll start with the negatives, actually, there is only one, and it is the most prevalent in self-published indie books: typos. There weren't as many as I often encounter, but more than there should be. Note to indie authors: Get good proofreaders, reviewers like me will rise as one and praise you! So much for the negative.
Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is an epic work of fantasy. Many mythic creatures (sorry, I don't know the PC title for such) are intertwined in a thoroughly entertaining adventure. Our hero is a completely irreverent and sarcastic immortal (so that's where he got the title). His immortality is put to the test repeatedly as he deals with witches, were-people, the Fae (Fey?), zealots and regular human folk (emphasis on deals).
The case can be made that this story entails three distinct episodes, but they tie together so nicely that the case can also be made that it is just one long quest. Our hero has to incorporate tasks set on him by those who seek to either take advantage of his unique abilities or destroy him.
There is all the action, suspense, violence, bloodshed (lots of bloodshed, but not always in a bad way), romance, and sex- very hot sex. Author Edgington has the ability to weave extremely steamy sex scenes without being overly graphic (read pornographic).
Edgington does a fabulous job of balancing drama and violence with sarcasm and wry wit. Immortal: Curse of the Deathless is the first installment in a series of Immortal stories. Thankfully, this author knows how to continue a series without using the cliffhanger.
For mythic adventure, action, knock-down drag outs, sex, and humor, Immortal: Curse of the Deathless by Derek Edgington has the answer. Enjoy!
Mike
September 19, 2018
This was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.
"The list of things I don’t know would fill a book - no, several. Still, I’ll show you how someone who knows nothing can accomplish anything."
Asher Hearst is a college student, an avid drinker, a cliché ladies lover, but before anything he’s an immortal. And that sucks.
Self proclaimed investigator for the supernatural community (even thought he doesn’t know scraps about it and doesn’t seem to care), he founds himself avoiding a thousand of years of punishment but refueling an ageless war between the catholic Inquisition and the heretics (a.k.a. the supernatural creatures) by rescuing a covent of witches from the angry warrior priests.
And burning their church to the ground.
And killing a couple of them.
The Inquisition is livid that the supernatural community didn’t punish Asher. Yes, because you see for some reason, even if those guys are hunting and murdering all the "heretics" they can found, the said heretics thought it was a good idea to invite them in their council and give them rights during their trials. Logic.
But Asher is not the kind of guy to let himself worry over such small matters as a massive looming war. Nope. Actually, he decides this is just the time for him to pay a visit to the fae realm in order to find good ol’ mom who abandoned him long ago. Again, logic.
And just like that our hero takes off and finds himself to the bottom of the ocean where he is rescued conveniently by someone who’s going to conveniently (repetition intended) need Asher to do something for him in the exact location where our dear immortal needs to go next.
Yes, you see our little Ash-boy, in his first day in a magical city he knows nothing about, manages to find his fae step-sister who gives him three tasks in which he’ll need to succeed before she lets him meet with his mother. To sum up that part, Asher makes tons of fae enemies, beats the crap of a legendary creature, beds a princess after she might or might not have raped him (I’m still not sure about what the fuck happened in that part), gets the princess to want to marry him, finds a lost great treasure of the realm, cure a plague, finds the missing first king… Blah blah blah.
Then he gets back to the real world after several months away with rapey-princess and - oh, surprise - this is war ! And most of his friends are missing. Dang ! Who could have seen that coming ?
If my summary wasn’t clear enough, I got bored to death.
This was all over the place, I mean what’s with the first rescue-the-witches mission, then the fae part, then the war… This got way too long and when picking up a book to continue it becomes a hassle, you know there’s a problem. Especially since there were a lot of times when I got no clue what was going on, sometimes I reread the dialogues three times and still couldn’t figure what had been decided or explained in it.
Asher is one of those James Bond/Dirk Pitt/Indiana Jones kind of character (and don’t get me wrong, I got nothing against them, quite the opposite), in a younger, more magical version which kind of failed to find its own originality or personality. Shame.
As for the rest of the characters, well, I couldn’t bring myself to care about any of them and they tended to balance between pure stereotype and utter plainness.
The plot tried to include every possible legendary creatures you've ever heard of and again, it gets way too much, even more since the structure of the book feels so fragile with no real thread linking the big, middle fae part to the rest.
This is really too bad because the set up had me quite intrigued and it seemed really promising… But it didn’t live up to it in my opinion.
"The list of things I don’t know would fill a book - no, several. Still, I’ll show you how someone who knows nothing can accomplish anything."
Asher Hearst is a college student, an avid drinker, a cliché ladies lover, but before anything he’s an immortal. And that sucks.
Self proclaimed investigator for the supernatural community (even thought he doesn’t know scraps about it and doesn’t seem to care), he founds himself avoiding a thousand of years of punishment but refueling an ageless war between the catholic Inquisition and the heretics (a.k.a. the supernatural creatures) by rescuing a covent of witches from the angry warrior priests.
And burning their church to the ground.
And killing a couple of them.
The Inquisition is livid that the supernatural community didn’t punish Asher. Yes, because you see for some reason, even if those guys are hunting and murdering all the "heretics" they can found, the said heretics thought it was a good idea to invite them in their council and give them rights during their trials. Logic.
But Asher is not the kind of guy to let himself worry over such small matters as a massive looming war. Nope. Actually, he decides this is just the time for him to pay a visit to the fae realm in order to find good ol’ mom who abandoned him long ago. Again, logic.
And just like that our hero takes off and finds himself to the bottom of the ocean where he is rescued conveniently by someone who’s going to conveniently (repetition intended) need Asher to do something for him in the exact location where our dear immortal needs to go next.
Yes, you see our little Ash-boy, in his first day in a magical city he knows nothing about, manages to find his fae step-sister who gives him three tasks in which he’ll need to succeed before she lets him meet with his mother. To sum up that part, Asher makes tons of fae enemies, beats the crap of a legendary creature, beds a princess after she might or might not have raped him (I’m still not sure about what the fuck happened in that part), gets the princess to want to marry him, finds a lost great treasure of the realm, cure a plague, finds the missing first king… Blah blah blah.
Then he gets back to the real world after several months away with rapey-princess and - oh, surprise - this is war ! And most of his friends are missing. Dang ! Who could have seen that coming ?
If my summary wasn’t clear enough, I got bored to death.
This was all over the place, I mean what’s with the first rescue-the-witches mission, then the fae part, then the war… This got way too long and when picking up a book to continue it becomes a hassle, you know there’s a problem. Especially since there were a lot of times when I got no clue what was going on, sometimes I reread the dialogues three times and still couldn’t figure what had been decided or explained in it.
Asher is one of those James Bond/Dirk Pitt/Indiana Jones kind of character (and don’t get me wrong, I got nothing against them, quite the opposite), in a younger, more magical version which kind of failed to find its own originality or personality. Shame.
As for the rest of the characters, well, I couldn’t bring myself to care about any of them and they tended to balance between pure stereotype and utter plainness.
The plot tried to include every possible legendary creatures you've ever heard of and again, it gets way too much, even more since the structure of the book feels so fragile with no real thread linking the big, middle fae part to the rest.
This is really too bad because the set up had me quite intrigued and it seemed really promising… But it didn’t live up to it in my opinion.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 23, 2017
I'm not used to reading these types of fantasy stories. It sure was interesting and weird for me. The story-line was good (although it took me awhile to understand what was going on) and well-written. The narrator, Asher who is the Immortal, is very unique in his abilities, his outlook on life and the way he thinks and speaks. That was hard for me to understand, especially at first, getting into the story. I wasn't used to the warped terminology used for descriptions and names given. I would describe Asher as a sarcastic, brave, goodhearted being that gets involved trying to do good, but creates dire consequences for his actions, which he then needs to fix. He creates enemies and friends on his journey to fulfill favor after favor in repayment for one thing or another. He usually became the scapegoat of all that went wrong. If I could describe this book better, it could easily be turned into a Mel Brooks type movie - slapstick comedy. I would say the author, Derek Edgington created a special set of characters outside our realm of reality or at least mine. The only thing that I am bothered with or confused by, was references or interpretation to God and using the word God Slayers by the endangered beings defending themselves from the Religious Inquisitors. However, like I wrote, I wasn't used to the way words were used and I may have missed something important. It's a unique book for sure! If you like strange, this book will delight you. It has action, mystery, romance and adventure.
June 15, 2016
If you want a book about witches, weres, faes, Inquisitors, humans and immortals then this is the book to read. If you want a book with plenty of action, throw in a side of humor and let's not forget the romance then this is still the book to read. There's not much this book doesn't have.
Asher Hearst is a funny, sarcastic college student who takes on jobs of helping people when they have no where else to turn. The biggest thing Asher has going for him is his immortality. No matter what is done to him he cannot die. When he takes a job to find a certain witch he sets in motion a chain of events that even he might not survive.
Derek Edgington has written a story with rich characters and such vivid descriptions of people, places, and action that you can just close your eyes and picture what he is writing about. I love that in a book and I really love this book. Simply cannot wait to see what else Derek has in store for us.
Asher Hearst is a funny, sarcastic college student who takes on jobs of helping people when they have no where else to turn. The biggest thing Asher has going for him is his immortality. No matter what is done to him he cannot die. When he takes a job to find a certain witch he sets in motion a chain of events that even he might not survive.
Derek Edgington has written a story with rich characters and such vivid descriptions of people, places, and action that you can just close your eyes and picture what he is writing about. I love that in a book and I really love this book. Simply cannot wait to see what else Derek has in store for us.
August 15, 2016
This book is absolutely fantastic. It has an immersive plot, fun characters, tons of action and adventure. The protagonist Asher is quirky, fun, and a little bit weird. If you crave a grand adventure chock full of sarcasm, action, adventure, magic and just the right hint of romance, I urge you to pick up this book. You will NOT be disappointed I promise you. I personally devoured this book because I just couldn't put it down. I was riveted from line one.
July 8, 2017
For me the part of the book I liked the most had to do with the fay court, it was good, it could have been great if for example I enjoyed Asher's quest to see his mother. Unfortunately everything outside the fay court was less enjoyable and occasionally felt rushed and/or cluttered for example moments like that took time, time away from developing other factions or side characters, for example as for the resolution, it too was a mess I was going to say that it at least did not have a love triangle, a blue skybeam or one of the characters storming off in a huff only to come back in a critical moment but then I remembered that one of the characters in the fay arc did just that, which I did not mind, which makes me think it's more about presentation and pacing than what is happening. It really feels like the author was in a different head-space when he wrote the fay adventure. This story is not to be taken too seriously or analyzed in detail. We are meant to just ride along with Asher on his adventurer but I was unable to enjoy the ride, especially since some of it was glossed over or happened off screen. Simply put it's like there are bones of 3 or 4 stories crammed together because the author could not take them far beyond the concept stage.
I did enjoy Asher and the humor worked (except for the endless jokes about unspecified great cost of things, which got old fast)
I did enjoy Asher and the humor worked (except for the endless jokes about unspecified great cost of things, which got old fast)
May 24, 2022
While this work of indie fiction as a lot going for it, I am not totally surprised to see that the reviews for this adventure are rather polarizing. Personally, I couldn't really decide if this was a 3 or a 4 for me so I landed on a 4 since 3.5 isn't an option and I think there are some reviews of this book that are needlessly harsh. Here are some of my honest thoughts an opinions on some of the different aspects of the story:
PLOT/TONE
The overarching tone of this novel is something that is really setting it apart from a lot of traditionally published fiction in this genre. The author weaves juvenile slang and catchphrases into prose that is decidedly more adult to create this sort of intentional tonal inconsistency that some readers are going to love and others will likely despise. For me, I thought the tone shifts helped keep things from getting too grim as there is quite a lot of content here that would have been quite bleak and hard to get through without some comic relief. On the other hand though, the main character's irreverent humor can sometimes detract from certain moments and interactions being as impactful as they could have been.
On the plot side, I'd rather not spoil too much. I've seen a number of reviews complaining about how the story is structured and some of them are valid. Basically, the first and the third acts of the book are set in an urban fantasy version of our own world while the middle act sees Asher making a trip to the realm of the Fae/Sidthe. I didn't necessarily mind this, but I do acknowledge that it sort of felt like three distinct stories strung together. What I did mind was how gruesome and gory some scenes got, particularly when exploring Asher's healing abilities. I like to think that I can take a lot in terms of over-the-top gore as someone who enjoys the MORTAL KOMBAT series, but there are a few scenes, particularly in the third act that were just too much in my personal opinion.
CHARACTERS
This is probably one area that largely kept my rating from being higher. I liked our main character, Asher, who is an immortal/deathless college student. He's funny and quick on his feet, but he can also be a bit frustrating since a lot of the perils he finds himself in are of his own making. He's one of those characters that comes off really rude and uncouth, but deep down does want to do good in the world. Because of the snarky/sarcastic tone of the book, I felt like the deeper, more nuanced aspects of Asher's character were sometimes a little buried beneath the humor and it was hard for me to decide at the end whether he'd grown or not. There are also some pretty horrifying things that happen to Asher when it comes to the book's gore that he mostly just laughs off. It was unclear to me if he just didn't feel any pain, but some of the things that happened to him seemed like they would have been pretty traumatizing even though he knew he wouldn't die.
Where I think things fell a little on the flatter side were with the side characters. I think this book would probably fall under the "grim dark" category in that there aren't really any characters that felt like they were good people. For a lot of readers this probably won't be a problem, but it made for some unsatisfying interactions between characters for me personally when even some of the characters that seemed like they (maybe) like (or at least don't hate) Asher are kind of cruel to him. While the darkness of the cast did add to the sense of mystery and unease the story conveys it also left me with no one I was really truly routing for. Even Asher wasn't someone I wouldn't necessarily side with if he wasn't the only person taking initiative to save the world from disaster.
SETTING/WORLD
There are really two worlds in this story: the "normal" world that humans (among other creatures) live in and the land of the Fae/Sidthe. For me, I thought the latter was a much more interesting setting in that it's fleshed out and made more sense to me. The story doesn't dive too deep into the intricacies of the politics, but it is very clear that this is a land filled with powerful beings who are constantly scheming and conniving their way to the top. There's a lot of magic and wonder here, making this feel like the most fantastical section of the book.
The "real" world is made up of a more urban fantasy type setting. There are the regular humans who go about their daily lives and then there is the dark underground of mystical creatures and witches along with the Inquisition which is actively hunting the so called "Supernatural Community" down. Where I think things are at their best here is when the story explores more of the urban fantasy elements like a sanctuary that can change into different types of businesses, locations protected behind hidden portals, and a financial institution that is run by a literal (Were)wolf. What worked less for me was the conflict between the Inquisition and the Supernatural Community. Part of what didn't work for me had to do with how I felt like none of the characters on either side were really worth routing for. The members of the Supernatural Community are being hunted down and killed, but there wasn't really anything else shown that made me sympathize with them. In many ways they're not really a "community" at all since I felt like they could be just as brutal and backstabbing as the Fae or The Inquisition. As someone who is a modern day Catholic, I was not stoked about the way that the Catholic Church is represented. I also just had a lot of questions about how/why they had a full-blown military force that no one seemed to know about even though the members were presumably human. Was this an alternate history where the Spanish Inquisition or the Salem Witch Trials never really ended? Was there some event that tipped them off to the Supernatural Community? I really wanted some extra context into how the conflict began in the first place, but all we really seemed to get as justification is that organized religion is oppressive, evil, and filled with functioning psychopaths. While the Catholic church certainly does not have a spotless history it definitely felt like these characters were written with no real understanding of Catholicism or even religion in general.
QUALITY
I've seen a couple of reviews mentioning "typos" or editing shortcomings, so I wanted to say that I didn't personally encounter anything of note. I maybe spotted one typo and had to do a couple of double takes on a handful of sentences that didn't immediately make sense to me, but I didn't find any more errors or oddities than I would in a traditionally published book of this length. It's possible those reviews were on an early copy of the book, so I don't want to say those reviews are "wrong" I just want to be clear that I had no issues with the quality control of the prose itself.
CONCLUSION
IMMORTAL: CURSE OF THE DEATHLESS is going to be a hit with those that are looking for something truly unique and special in the horror/dark fantasy department. If you are someone who isn't thrilled about excessive gore, dark and irreverent humor, or seeing religious institutions be demonized, then I would suggest probably giving this a pass. If none of those things bother you (or are something you actively look for) then I would encourage you to give IMMORTAL a chance because you are definitely not going to find anything quite like this at your local Barnes & Noble.
PLOT/TONE
The overarching tone of this novel is something that is really setting it apart from a lot of traditionally published fiction in this genre. The author weaves juvenile slang and catchphrases into prose that is decidedly more adult to create this sort of intentional tonal inconsistency that some readers are going to love and others will likely despise. For me, I thought the tone shifts helped keep things from getting too grim as there is quite a lot of content here that would have been quite bleak and hard to get through without some comic relief. On the other hand though, the main character's irreverent humor can sometimes detract from certain moments and interactions being as impactful as they could have been.
On the plot side, I'd rather not spoil too much. I've seen a number of reviews complaining about how the story is structured and some of them are valid. Basically, the first and the third acts of the book are set in an urban fantasy version of our own world while the middle act sees Asher making a trip to the realm of the Fae/Sidthe. I didn't necessarily mind this, but I do acknowledge that it sort of felt like three distinct stories strung together. What I did mind was how gruesome and gory some scenes got, particularly when exploring Asher's healing abilities. I like to think that I can take a lot in terms of over-the-top gore as someone who enjoys the MORTAL KOMBAT series, but there are a few scenes, particularly in the third act that were just too much in my personal opinion.
CHARACTERS
This is probably one area that largely kept my rating from being higher. I liked our main character, Asher, who is an immortal/deathless college student. He's funny and quick on his feet, but he can also be a bit frustrating since a lot of the perils he finds himself in are of his own making. He's one of those characters that comes off really rude and uncouth, but deep down does want to do good in the world. Because of the snarky/sarcastic tone of the book, I felt like the deeper, more nuanced aspects of Asher's character were sometimes a little buried beneath the humor and it was hard for me to decide at the end whether he'd grown or not. There are also some pretty horrifying things that happen to Asher when it comes to the book's gore that he mostly just laughs off. It was unclear to me if he just didn't feel any pain, but some of the things that happened to him seemed like they would have been pretty traumatizing even though he knew he wouldn't die.
Where I think things fell a little on the flatter side were with the side characters. I think this book would probably fall under the "grim dark" category in that there aren't really any characters that felt like they were good people. For a lot of readers this probably won't be a problem, but it made for some unsatisfying interactions between characters for me personally when even some of the characters that seemed like they (maybe) like (or at least don't hate) Asher are kind of cruel to him. While the darkness of the cast did add to the sense of mystery and unease the story conveys it also left me with no one I was really truly routing for. Even Asher wasn't someone I wouldn't necessarily side with if he wasn't the only person taking initiative to save the world from disaster.
SETTING/WORLD
There are really two worlds in this story: the "normal" world that humans (among other creatures) live in and the land of the Fae/Sidthe. For me, I thought the latter was a much more interesting setting in that it's fleshed out and made more sense to me. The story doesn't dive too deep into the intricacies of the politics, but it is very clear that this is a land filled with powerful beings who are constantly scheming and conniving their way to the top. There's a lot of magic and wonder here, making this feel like the most fantastical section of the book.
The "real" world is made up of a more urban fantasy type setting. There are the regular humans who go about their daily lives and then there is the dark underground of mystical creatures and witches along with the Inquisition which is actively hunting the so called "Supernatural Community" down. Where I think things are at their best here is when the story explores more of the urban fantasy elements like a sanctuary that can change into different types of businesses, locations protected behind hidden portals, and a financial institution that is run by a literal (Were)wolf. What worked less for me was the conflict between the Inquisition and the Supernatural Community. Part of what didn't work for me had to do with how I felt like none of the characters on either side were really worth routing for. The members of the Supernatural Community are being hunted down and killed, but there wasn't really anything else shown that made me sympathize with them. In many ways they're not really a "community" at all since I felt like they could be just as brutal and backstabbing as the Fae or The Inquisition. As someone who is a modern day Catholic, I was not stoked about the way that the Catholic Church is represented. I also just had a lot of questions about how/why they had a full-blown military force that no one seemed to know about even though the members were presumably human. Was this an alternate history where the Spanish Inquisition or the Salem Witch Trials never really ended? Was there some event that tipped them off to the Supernatural Community? I really wanted some extra context into how the conflict began in the first place, but all we really seemed to get as justification is that organized religion is oppressive, evil, and filled with functioning psychopaths. While the Catholic church certainly does not have a spotless history it definitely felt like these characters were written with no real understanding of Catholicism or even religion in general.
QUALITY
I've seen a couple of reviews mentioning "typos" or editing shortcomings, so I wanted to say that I didn't personally encounter anything of note. I maybe spotted one typo and had to do a couple of double takes on a handful of sentences that didn't immediately make sense to me, but I didn't find any more errors or oddities than I would in a traditionally published book of this length. It's possible those reviews were on an early copy of the book, so I don't want to say those reviews are "wrong" I just want to be clear that I had no issues with the quality control of the prose itself.
CONCLUSION
IMMORTAL: CURSE OF THE DEATHLESS is going to be a hit with those that are looking for something truly unique and special in the horror/dark fantasy department. If you are someone who isn't thrilled about excessive gore, dark and irreverent humor, or seeing religious institutions be demonized, then I would suggest probably giving this a pass. If none of those things bother you (or are something you actively look for) then I would encourage you to give IMMORTAL a chance because you are definitely not going to find anything quite like this at your local Barnes & Noble.
September 16, 2022
Immortal: Curse of the Deathless had a lot of potential. I liked Asher Hearst's sarcastic Han Solo vibe and the whole super hero in hiding concept, but the story became redundant. Get a break from school, go on a quest, be torn to pieces, go back to school, rinse dry repeat ... There's only so many times you can watch someone get ripped to pieces before it feels like he's just doing it on purpose for attention. The story itself had a lot of holes in it. Some chapters had months of time in between them with no transition. You'd just turn the page and be somewhere in the future. I wasn't a fan of Asher and Aine's relationship. It felt really shallow, like Asher just fell in love with the first girl who gave him a chance and was too afraid to be alone to either leave or fully commit. I did like his roommates though. I thought they added a little fun and lightheartedness to the story. All in All, I liked it, but it kind of felt like I was reading a draft and not the finished piece.
P.S. I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway!
P.S. I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway!
January 25, 2019
Good stuff
This book had been on my radar for a while and I finally got around to reading it. It was good, different, but not in a bad way. I felt like the story started a little slow at first and was somewhat hard to follow at times, tending to jump around some.
However, I liked the main character and his wit, he certainly kept things entertaining. Once the story got established everything fell into place. A very unique story.
This book had been on my radar for a while and I finally got around to reading it. It was good, different, but not in a bad way. I felt like the story started a little slow at first and was somewhat hard to follow at times, tending to jump around some.
However, I liked the main character and his wit, he certainly kept things entertaining. Once the story got established everything fell into place. A very unique story.
August 15, 2018
DNF I gave it a good try read all the way to 51% but I just can't get in to it
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December 28, 2024Immortality is a gift - or so you would think. For Asher Hearst, it means in his job as a small time investigator it becomes his main talent, he can take a punch, or a stabbing, and get right back up. He wears his opponents down with his undying nature and his witty banter (or so he likes to think). So when he takes on a job that against all advice he should have simply walked away from, he is going to need all his ‘talents’.
The job brings him into a dalliance with the Inquisition, a jaunt into supernatural packed world of Tír na nÓg, a romance beyond any that he could have ever imagined and more enemies than you could shake a ever healing fist at. With every action seeming to make him more vengeful enemies, will there be a limit to his immortality?
When I started this book I initially thought it was slightly similar to some that I had read before, supernatural detective-esque. I almost dismissed it. Luckily I persisted, because I quickly found myself drawn into the action, and was kept surprised by the constant twists and turns of the story. It was gorey, it was funny, it was entertaining, it kept the pace up and most importantly, it left me hanging and wanting more at the end. This book is volume 1, and my biggest question is - when is volume 2 out?!
I received this book from NetGalley for review, but all opinions are entirely my own.
The job brings him into a dalliance with the Inquisition, a jaunt into supernatural packed world of Tír na nÓg, a romance beyond any that he could have ever imagined and more enemies than you could shake a ever healing fist at. With every action seeming to make him more vengeful enemies, will there be a limit to his immortality?
When I started this book I initially thought it was slightly similar to some that I had read before, supernatural detective-esque. I almost dismissed it. Luckily I persisted, because I quickly found myself drawn into the action, and was kept surprised by the constant twists and turns of the story. It was gorey, it was funny, it was entertaining, it kept the pace up and most importantly, it left me hanging and wanting more at the end. This book is volume 1, and my biggest question is - when is volume 2 out?!
I received this book from NetGalley for review, but all opinions are entirely my own.
August 10, 2016
Derek Edgington`s "Immortal: Curse of the Deathless" was entertaining from beginning to end. The story follows Asher Hearst on a journey that takes him from his college campus to a beautifully underwater world and then back again. The character was interesting and had a good sense of humor; his take on the world around him and the other characters elicited quite a few laughs out loud, which attracted some strange looks from the other passengers around me on the train.
The story was broken apart into three parts, while all of them were good, my favorite was the second. Edgington`s descriptionｓ of the underwater world were amazing. There were four different cities, and each had a distinct feel to it; the images of the city really jumped off the page to me. I also really enjoyed the adventures that Asher was sent on in this part.
Another aspect of the book I really liked was how Edgington weaved the story into the everyday world of the college campus. It was an interesting juxtaposition of the boring day-to-day happenings of a college student and the fantastical elements of Asher Hearst and his story.
The story was broken apart into three parts, while all of them were good, my favorite was the second. Edgington`s descriptionｓ of the underwater world were amazing. There were four different cities, and each had a distinct feel to it; the images of the city really jumped off the page to me. I also really enjoyed the adventures that Asher was sent on in this part.
Another aspect of the book I really liked was how Edgington weaved the story into the everyday world of the college campus. It was an interesting juxtaposition of the boring day-to-day happenings of a college student and the fantastical elements of Asher Hearst and his story.
June 24, 2017
so I give this a 2.5; the comedy was OK, the intro was fast and action packed. MC was confident without being jerk and he his quest to find his mother was fun. Him being immortal lets him play off alot of horrible events casually ex. being physically attacked by Faries.
Then it kept going with the Church plot line and i just cared nothing for it, during that last arc he comes into his powers but I could not care, I dropped it after that. It was not bad, just no interesting.
The farie plot line is the best, he goes to another dimension looking for his mother, does 3 Tasks to prove himself, becomes friend/enemies with a haughty noble, has a steamy sex scene with that nobles sister, and has an awkward dinner with his long lost family. The Faries discriminate against others who are not perfect like they see themselves and this never lets up, but they don't become unlikable, just funny in their relentless effort to show how much they dislike Ashar and their pursuit of centuries of intrigue and grudges.
Read if you don't mind a 3rd act that is the generic fight the crazy priests; awaken superpowers, get revenge plot.
Then it kept going with the Church plot line and i just cared nothing for it, during that last arc he comes into his powers but I could not care, I dropped it after that. It was not bad, just no interesting.
The farie plot line is the best, he goes to another dimension looking for his mother, does 3 Tasks to prove himself, becomes friend/enemies with a haughty noble, has a steamy sex scene with that nobles sister, and has an awkward dinner with his long lost family. The Faries discriminate against others who are not perfect like they see themselves and this never lets up, but they don't become unlikable, just funny in their relentless effort to show how much they dislike Ashar and their pursuit of centuries of intrigue and grudges.
Read if you don't mind a 3rd act that is the generic fight the crazy priests; awaken superpowers, get revenge plot.
November 20, 2017
An interesting story, although the character does show lots of normal flaws he does seem a little resilient for even an Immortal , but I would advise that you stick with the story as it does get better.
The constant sticky situations that our hero Asher finds himself in stand out , his methods of extraction do take you by surprise and the action can be quite fluid.
Found that especially at the start the tone was just a little too flat and it took quite a while for me to get used to the voice before I started picking up on the subtle inflections, not too sure if I would find the narrator better suited to a different type of book , but eventually I did find that it didn't affect the storytelling as time went by
Dependant on price and availability I might either go the Ebook route for the next in series or try another audible now that im more used to the narrator.Overall I would state that this is worth trying out .This is for the audio version
The constant sticky situations that our hero Asher finds himself in stand out , his methods of extraction do take you by surprise and the action can be quite fluid.
Found that especially at the start the tone was just a little too flat and it took quite a while for me to get used to the voice before I started picking up on the subtle inflections, not too sure if I would find the narrator better suited to a different type of book , but eventually I did find that it didn't affect the storytelling as time went by
Dependant on price and availability I might either go the Ebook route for the next in series or try another audible now that im more used to the narrator.Overall I would state that this is worth trying out .This is for the audio version
March 29, 2017
A couple of my colleagues recommended this book and one of them loaned me her copy of it and just wouldn't stop raving about how good it is. I hardly ever read books that are shoved down my throat but after reading the description of this one, I just couldn't stop myself from reading it.
First off, the scene setting right from the beginning is praise worthy. Derek Edgington is no doubt an amazing writer who really knows how to keep his audience at the edge of their seats throughout. In spite of being a fairly slow reader, I finished reading this baby in a couple of days. This is the kind of book that gives you the comic-booky feel throughout as it is both adventure packed and really fast paced. The thing I really liked the most was the subtle dry humor the book offers throughout the story. All in all, grab a copy of this book and escape reality.
First off, the scene setting right from the beginning is praise worthy. Derek Edgington is no doubt an amazing writer who really knows how to keep his audience at the edge of their seats throughout. In spite of being a fairly slow reader, I finished reading this baby in a couple of days. This is the kind of book that gives you the comic-booky feel throughout as it is both adventure packed and really fast paced. The thing I really liked the most was the subtle dry humor the book offers throughout the story. All in all, grab a copy of this book and escape reality.
April 30, 2017
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher.
it was pretty interesting actually, liked that the plot was pretty solid and the humorous part of it was cool. Asher didn't seem to end a problem and was getting in another altogether how I never knew, he just had that luck, the twins were pretty comical.
the character development was great and the twists here and there were well placed and exploited, it was a good listening.
the second one sounds pretty interesting too for what I got from the preview and seems asher is coming back to the luck that make him what he is.
it was pretty interesting actually, liked that the plot was pretty solid and the humorous part of it was cool. Asher didn't seem to end a problem and was getting in another altogether how I never knew, he just had that luck, the twins were pretty comical.
the character development was great and the twists here and there were well placed and exploited, it was a good listening.
the second one sounds pretty interesting too for what I got from the preview and seems asher is coming back to the luck that make him what he is.
March 8, 2017
I found this book to be very interesting. It's not all peaches and cream to be Immortal. I liked that twist. One thing that was a bit confusing for me was Asher's constant thoughts or retorts. Was he breaking the fourth dimension and yelling at the author? Was he correcting the author or the reader? Or were they simply his thoughts in the time of action? I admit it made it hard to read the book as a whole. I found it to be a unique story and great fantasy. I did enjoy reading this book and will definitely be reading the sequel.
October 8, 2016
While there is humor and lots of action, most of it feels unmotivated. Plenty of gore, lots of gratuitous sex, incoherent comic book style plotting. No real character development, but since the protagonist is a college student, that may reflect many of that age group. I checked it out from Hoopla accidentally during my first browse of their updated web page and don't know why I finished it since I needed to restart several times just to keep track of what was and wasn't going on.
April 6, 2017
I was hooked on this book! It was fast-paced and filled with action. The characters were also well-written and fleshed out. The plot was crafted perfectly. Asher is not your typical hero and his journey is unlike any hero's journey I've read about before. This book took my imagination on a wild ride. Immortal is an urban fantasy novel with an addition of comedy. I found it hard to put this book down because it's just that good.
July 3, 2016
Fun Read
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's very witty and has lots of action and supernatural characters. I can't wait to read the next one.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's very witty and has lots of action and supernatural characters. I can't wait to read the next one.
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