Demonika: The Marked One

by S. Anthony, Nicole Graham (Illustrator)

Secrets are meant to be kept safe. Some should be kept safer than others. When the truth behind the Antéan people is revealed, devastation is all that awaits the peaceful village. After being taken from all that she knows, Melishia finds herself in more trouble than she could ever imagine.

402 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2017

Reviews

[M. Ganendran · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a brave move to write a full-length fantasy novel complete with world-building as a first project, but this author has risen to the challenge. Demonika contains all the elements you would expect from this genre, with politics, treason, battles and ‘magic’ – not quite in the sword and sorcery sense, but interpreted in a different and refreshing way with the abilities of the Marked Ones and how the protagonist Melishia changes as things progress. The reader can sense how much effort the writer has put in to create the story, and a detailed set of characters, lands and rivalries has been painstakingly developed. My only criticism would be that there could perhaps be more characterisation and dialogue to really bring out the individual personalities, but as the ending most certainly opens up the way for further books in the series, maybe this will come out more in future works. This is one for epic fantasy fans; think David Gemmell but with a new and inventive twist and a focus on strong female protagonists rather than the male-orientated plots traditionally seen in this genre.