Fatemarked Origins: Volume I

by David Estes

In the spirit of fantasy epics like George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, The Fatemarked Epic promises immaculate world building, an ancient prophecy, a mysterious source of magic, a diverse cast of characters, war, political intrigue, and romance. Six Fatemarked short stories capturing the origins of some of the most pivotal and loved characters in the epic fantasy series, casting the saga in an entirely new light. A dragon massacre, a knight’s rise to fame, an arranged marriage, a dark secret, a truth untold, and, of course, the mysteries of the fatemarked. Includes the origin stories of Gwendolyn Storm, Tarin Sheary, Sabria Loren Gäric, Cecilia Thorne Loren, Markin Swansea, and Sir Jonius.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Ebooks, Adventure

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 8, 2017

About the author

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David Estes has written more than 40 science fiction and fantasy books. He loves chatting with his readers, all of whom he considers to be his friends. David lives in Hawaii with his beautiful Aussie wife, Adele, his moody cats, Bailey and Luna, and his rambunctious sons, Beau and Brody.

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Books by David Estes:

-The Fatemarked Epic- For fans of A Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and The Way of Kings! Four kingdoms. A century-old war. One ancient prophecy that could change everything.

-The Kingfall Histories- a follow up series to the #1 Amazon bestselling series, The Fatemarked Epic

-Strings- “A wonderful retelling of the Pinocchio story…I simply couldn’t put this book down.”—Rysa Walker, bestselling author of TIMEBOUND

-The Dwellers Saga and the Country Saga. Voted books to read if you enjoyed the Hunger Games on Buzzfeed and Listopia.

-Salem's Revenge trilogy- the witch apocalypse begins!

-Slip Trilogy- "Someone must die before another can be born..."

-The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves- Kid superheroes? 'Nuff said.

Reviews

[Karen’s Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Fatemarked Origins, we get several stories of the background of some of the characters we meet in Fatemarked. We also get a few backgrounds of a couple of the characters who we just hear about but don't meet, yet have major impacts to our beloved characters in Fatemarked.

1: Tarin Sheary - How did Tarin become the Armored Knight?? Now we find out!

2: Cecilia (Thorne) Loren - This tale of Rhea's mother and how she died when Rhea was young was a favorite.

3: Markin Swansea - Who was Roan's guardian and why was he so cruel? Or was he?

4: Sabria Loren - This story was another one of my favorites as we find out exactly who Annise's mother was and how she came to be Queen.

5: Sir Jonius - Who was this enigmatic Knight and what were his reasons for serving the dread King?

6: Gwendolyn Storm- We get Gwen's story of her love of the poet and the day of the fateful Dragon Massacre.

Each and every one of these stories give us huge insights into the overall story and world of Fatemarked and although some were heartbreaking, they are all well worth reading!

*Thanks to the author for providing a copy!*

[David Estes]

Fatemarked Origins: Volume I is now included for FREE when you buy Fatemarked. These origins stories are the Postludes at the end of the novel. Enjoy!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A origin collection of six short stories featuring important characters and events from the Fatemarked Epic.

1-In the opening story you learn of the tragic circumstances that transformed young Tarin Sheary into the feared warrior known as The Armored Knight.

2-Queen Cecilia Thorne Loren makes the ultimate sacrifice to keep her young son Prince Roan safe.

3-Markin Swansea sworn protector of Prince Roan must deceive his young charge in the worst way in order to save his life.

4-Sabria Loren endures a loveless marriage to a brutal man in order to deliver onto the prophecy foretold by the Western Oracle that he be slain by one of his own children.

5-Sir Jonius pays a terrible price for not taking the life of a man who he was instructed to kill on the kings command.

6-The final story paints the picture of love and loss between Gwendolyn Storm and Alistair Freestep

[Victoria Zigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome addition to the series, and an interesting look in to the pasts of some of the characters.

[InBooksILive Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved getting to read these characters back stories! It really helped me to understand them better and why they are the way they are.

[Lucee · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVED this addition to The Fatemarked Epic! I'm not usually one for backstory-driven novelettes (or any novelettes at all, honestly) but this collection of stories deepened my love and understanding of some of the side characters from the first book.

Every story gave value to the series as a whole. My respect for Estes as an author has gone up tremendously after reading this collection of stories.

I'm looking forward to my next adventure in this series!

[E.J. J Doble · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, in six short stories, shows the effortlessness at which Estes constructs characters and knocks them down just as fast, weaving relationships and tribulations excellently in many unique ways. It showcases the best of his writing, and avoids the quite flimsy development of characters when they meet each other, as I saw in Fatemarked. Overall, a nice edition to the series!

[JustBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you love this series like I do, you must read the addendum books to the main ones that gives you more insight of your favorite characters! In fact I recommend reading these books as it will help you understand why a character behaves the way they do.

[Shikha · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you love this series like I do, you must read the addendum books to the main ones that gives you more insight of your favorite characters! In fact I recommend reading these books as it will help you understand why a character behaves the way they do.

[Phil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instead of including deep character backstory interspersed with the main story line, Estes published origin books to be read between volumes. This was the first, and really dives deep into the main characters.

[Think · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, of course! I am a HUGE fan of David Estes. I can always count on him to get me out of a reading slump. Imaginative, Inventive, Charmingly Fun.

[Raqual Humphries · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fanbluddytastic!


So awesome to get background on the characters!

[Kashii · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved reading their background stories although I have to admit that gwen's story kind of bored me.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Add's some stories to first book but not necessary reading

[Cal · Rating 4 out of 5]

good background.

[Kimmie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series! I have been captivated by every character. The visions are wonderfully written.

[Evil Secret Ninja · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun set of short stories that helped me appreciate many of the characters from the first book. it was a lot of fun to read and makes me want to continue the series.

[Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of short tales filling in some of the background for important supporting characters from Fatemarked.

[susan meier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent