My Father's Swords

by Dave Skinner

Warriors, heroes, demons, pirates, wizards, faeries, dragons, and a magic sword come together in a unique coming of age adventure.

When his father is killed by pirates, Bray is raised by the Tawshe--who everyone believes are murderous savages. His position as the Crown Prince of Nadia is denied him because the Tawshe have a secret they kill to keep. His family believe he is dead, and most of the Tawshe believe he should have been killed instead of adopted and trained as one of their own, but Bray's life has purpose; retrieve his father's swords and return to Nadia. A mad wizard's attempt to harness a demon gives him a chance to fulfill his dreams, if he can survive.

177 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2016

About the author

Dave Skinner lives in Haliburton County, Ontario with his artist wife, in a house they built themselves, after he retired, at 60, from a career in I.T. He is currently working on his fourth fantasy novel.

Reviews

[Phil Matthews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good

This would have earned four stars except for the poor grammar. Authors need to hire an excellent editor for composition and grammar.

[Jason Hubbard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book that I thought would have a simple premise turned out to include a high-concept side story about dimension hopping. The story was in danger of having too many things going on since the narrative darts all over the place, but there was a good balance to it.
What I didn't like was some examples of amateurish narrative flow, such as sticking in a simple sentence like "It was good soup." The ending, though striving to be full of action, ended up being too basic and underwhelming, and I find myself having little sympathy for a culture who kills outsiders to keep a simple and self-serving secret--unlike the main protagonist.

[Sandra Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommend by Jinks Ann.

Very enjoyable reading with diverse characters. Warriors, scaled creatures. Pirates, all coming together to make a good story. Thanks to Mister for a good tale. Can't wait for the next book.

[Simon le comte de l'érable · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun book hope it is a beginning of series.

[Barry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely entertaining coming of age fantasy. Has some of everything : dragons, magic swords and evil magicians

[fabien larco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

This is a good read and great story.
Nice adventure story with a good balance of fantasy and magic.
Can't wait to read the next adventure.

[David Broome · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding read

One of the best books I have read in a while with many great elements. Hope to see further exploration of this world.

[Mike Rooney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read.

Waiting for more. Good use of multiple stories and magic. Would like to see if the Dragon comes into play.