Wizard Scouts are a mixture of technology and magic-like abilities. They have long been the defenders of the Intergalactic Empire, but they are fast becoming a dying breed. Now it seems only Wizard Scout Richard Shepard and his friends stand ready to defend the Empire and their allies in the magic dimension against certain destruction.
For a hundred thousand years the elves’ Tree of Light has protected the forces of good from an evil so dark it threatens to destroy every living creature in three galaxies. That time of protection may be coming to an end. The forces of darkness have in their possession a key that can open a gate to the demonic plane that will unleash armies of nightmare creatures on unsuspecting civilizations.
Longtime enemies must put away their grudges to find common ground as a wizard scout and an elf high priestess rally the forces of good to fight those of the dark. Can humans and elves work together to find a way to prevent the gate from opening? Can combining technology and magic win the day? Or will eternal darkness finally triumph over the light?
Haunted by his past, the beleaguered Richard must overcome his own hatreds before he can hope to rally his hard-won allies to victory. The way is fraught with peril, but if he succeeds, even a wizard scout may find redemption at the end of the day.
Rodney Hartman is a retired US Army veteran with over twenty years of experience in military operations ranging from Infantry Private in the paratroops to Chief Warrant Officer flying helicopters during the Persian Gulf War. Mr. Hartman worked for many years as a computer programmer before retiring and pursuing a career as a fulltime writer. Mr. Hartman lives in North Carolina with his wife and family along with their cat, McKenzie.
This book could have been the completion to the series, but the author didn't end it here. I'm hoping the extra books are as good as the previous ones have been, but I'll know more once I begin reading the next book. I don't mind authors drawing out their stories to make more books, more books is never a bad thing. ONly, I hope this series isn't like the Wheel of Time, where the forward progress of the story reduced drastically after the first 5 or 6 books. My impression while reading the rest of the books was that the progression had dropped to 1/4 speed. I sincerely hope that isn't the case here. For now though, I will continue with the series, and we'll see what happens next.
Hartman writes stories if heros with the nibek character if the Superman I read in comics in my youth. But those stories long ago had nothing of the tense action, fierce battles, and complex conflicts of the Wizard Scout series. Superman was 63 years ago for me. But here I am, at 4:43 in the morning, writing a review for another volume of a saga I don't want to end. And best of all, I can recommend it to my grandkids - which I cannot do for today's 'Superman'. Maybe Hartman writes for his family, too.
Have really enjoyed the this series so far, however book 7 was a real let down. The book jumps from one thread to another, one thread getting so far in the timeline and then the next goes back to earlier and starts again The storyline as a whole takes forever to progress, I would estimate you could tell the same story just as effectively in half the number of pages Book 8 is out there and I will read it, but the author needs to up his game back to previous levels, or book 8 will be the last for me
Jenna and Richard are back in Silverton and they and their friends are in for the fight of their lives. Read to find out what they are up against and how they handle it!!
And a great part in the series, just as you thought that the obvious enemy's were going to battle it out with the good guys to end the series, think again. Really enjoyed the book and the series...
Interdimesional warfare at it's best. How the author keeps the timeline straight is a mystery to me. Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure. I look forward to the next one 😀
Ok the author has started to take the story in a way that makes me think it is about to end.Overall I enjoyed this book and really look forward to reading more.