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The Demon Crown Trilogy #1
The Glass Warrior
Lord Dews Gaemock is betrayed and besieged!
The divided kingdom of Porotane in which he lives has been ravaged by a bloody civil war for the last twenty years.
Two factions have been fighting for control of the region and the conflict threatens to destroy any and all within the realm get in the way.
Neither are saints…
To win the war, one side must possess the power Demon Crown, which had been forged by the dark beings as a symbol of their surrender to the mortal inhabitants of Porotane.
Wrought by demons the plain gold circlet is wondrously magical, and in the wrong hands it is pure evil.
To end the war the Glass Warrior must find the twin heirs of the dead king of Porotane – Lokenna and Lorens – and restore them to the throne.
The twins have been missing for twenty years, now the Demon Crown is missing and only the Glass Warrior can bring them together.
The Glass Warrior - in whose possession the Demon Crown is, and whose task it is to reunite the lost, noble twins and reinstate them with what is rightfully theirs - dispatches all those who came after her and the Crown. Her skill and knowledge with the sword are outmatched by none…
Thankfully she doesn’t have to undertake this journey alone.
She has the help of two seemingly simple thieves of stout hearts with whom she takes on the many perils of the quest at hand…
The divided kingdom of Porotane in which he lives has been ravaged by a bloody civil war for the last twenty years.
Two factions have been fighting for control of the region and the conflict threatens to destroy any and all within the realm get in the way.
Neither are saints…
To win the war, one side must possess the power Demon Crown, which had been forged by the dark beings as a symbol of their surrender to the mortal inhabitants of Porotane.
Wrought by demons the plain gold circlet is wondrously magical, and in the wrong hands it is pure evil.
To end the war the Glass Warrior must find the twin heirs of the dead king of Porotane – Lokenna and Lorens – and restore them to the throne.
The twins have been missing for twenty years, now the Demon Crown is missing and only the Glass Warrior can bring them together.
The Glass Warrior - in whose possession the Demon Crown is, and whose task it is to reunite the lost, noble twins and reinstate them with what is rightfully theirs - dispatches all those who came after her and the Crown. Her skill and knowledge with the sword are outmatched by none…
Thankfully she doesn’t have to undertake this journey alone.
She has the help of two seemingly simple thieves of stout hearts with whom she takes on the many perils of the quest at hand…
234 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1988
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September 12, 2014
I first read this book in high school. It's a fine action-adventure fantasy novel with a healthy dose of political intrigue thrown in. I have no illusions; it's not one of the great novels of our time. However, it is entertaining, reasonably paced, and exciting. It's a great "guilty pleasure" sort of book. It's an excellent choice if you read a lot of fantasy and are looking for something well away from established, popular authors. It won't make any "If you only read one book this year..." lists, though. If you aren't looking to think too much and just want to have some good escapist fun, you'll have a good time with The Glass Warrior.
April 1, 2018
Gripping story ... Terrible edits!
This story really pulled me forward despite the many typos that broke the flow as I tried to figure out what the most likely word was. Larger than life characters and complex plot gave lots of thrills and drew me on through the adventures ... the ending made the next in the series a "must read"!
I would recommend to lovers of fantasy, action and heroic journeys.
This story really pulled me forward despite the many typos that broke the flow as I tried to figure out what the most likely word was. Larger than life characters and complex plot gave lots of thrills and drew me on through the adventures ... the ending made the next in the series a "must read"!
I would recommend to lovers of fantasy, action and heroic journeys.
September 19, 2018
I read this book for the first time a very long time ago. It was the omnibus paper edition and must have been fairly close to when it was released. It's an enjoyable tale that's a bit of a guilty pleasure. It's almost tongue in cheek with the cliches, but still very enjoyable. It borrows heavily from Lord of the Rings and general fantasy lore.
March 20, 2019
The editing on this is poor, with typos, missing punctuation, and section breaks that don’t make sense. These disrupted my flow, and given I was also struggling with the story meant I quickly put this book down.
December 26, 2022
Odd school fantasy. Appears to have been written off the cuff, or possibly serialised? Not brilliant.
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