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Ruinmakers
According to his father, life is predictable, clear cut, easy to navigate. Duty, honor, family. But sixteen-year-old Dagoric finds it anything but predictable when he saves a strange girl from thugs and brings her home. His determination to prove his worth to her leads him to the remote parts of a mountaintop, where a tragic accident leaves him unconscious.
He awakens 500 years later with strange symbols on his hands that seem to give him magical powers. His only thought is for his true love, but what happened to her? Returning home only raises more questions, and the only people that can answer them want him dead.
Loyalties and friendships are torn in every direction as Dagoric tries to reconcile his past with the present. Can he unravel the tangle of superstition and politics long enough to solve the mystery? Or will his new “friends” get him killed in the process?
He awakens 500 years later with strange symbols on his hands that seem to give him magical powers. His only thought is for his true love, but what happened to her? Returning home only raises more questions, and the only people that can answer them want him dead.
Loyalties and friendships are torn in every direction as Dagoric tries to reconcile his past with the present. Can he unravel the tangle of superstition and politics long enough to solve the mystery? Or will his new “friends” get him killed in the process?
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2016
About the author
Jeremy J. Simmons
2 books1 followerBy day, I fight technological evil as a helpdesk technician. By night, mostly I sleep. But I also do what I love: write and sketch and sometimes write music.
My motivation for writing is quite simple: nobody else was writing the book I wanted to read, so I did it myself.
My favorite authors are, in no particular order, Robert Heinlein, Robert Jordan (is this going to be a pattern?), Cinda Williams Chima, Cornelia Funke, and Neil Gaiman.
C.S. Lewis, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Keith Laumer, Orson Scott Card, and Mark Twain were considered for the list, as was Tolkien, but the list was getting a bit long for any kind of meaningful allegiance. The truth is, I am a fan of every writer who tells a great, imaginative story with conviction and voice. Lists be darned!
My favorite food is nearly anything made with bread, cheese, and/or potatoes. Pizza and curly french fries? Gourmet!
I taught and worked in public schools as a teacher and a school technologist (sounds like a made-up word, doesn’t it?) for seven years before I moved to New York. I currently live just outside New York City with my beautiful wife Lyndsey and our three cats and rabbit.
My motivation for writing is quite simple: nobody else was writing the book I wanted to read, so I did it myself.
My favorite authors are, in no particular order, Robert Heinlein, Robert Jordan (is this going to be a pattern?), Cinda Williams Chima, Cornelia Funke, and Neil Gaiman.
C.S. Lewis, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Keith Laumer, Orson Scott Card, and Mark Twain were considered for the list, as was Tolkien, but the list was getting a bit long for any kind of meaningful allegiance. The truth is, I am a fan of every writer who tells a great, imaginative story with conviction and voice. Lists be darned!
My favorite food is nearly anything made with bread, cheese, and/or potatoes. Pizza and curly french fries? Gourmet!
I taught and worked in public schools as a teacher and a school technologist (sounds like a made-up word, doesn’t it?) for seven years before I moved to New York. I currently live just outside New York City with my beautiful wife Lyndsey and our three cats and rabbit.
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March 30, 2017
I loved this book. It was a very interesting read with an immersive universe and compelling characters. I hope to read more in the series!
May 14, 2019
Great fantasy read!
This was a great fantasy read. The characters were well developed and the story line kept you reading to see what would develop next.
This was a great fantasy read. The characters were well developed and the story line kept you reading to see what would develop next.
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