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Keystone Bone: The Complete Trilogy
In an era long-forgotten, the God of Death battled and imprisoned the ancient Arc Demon...
Ever since, the last dragon has served as the guardian of the otherworldly prison. A magical barrier is all that keeps the world of Erisdün safe from the demon’s fiery wrath.
Isolated and in captivity lies a powerful threat that has been plotting revenge for ages.
In Aea's mind, demons, dragons and other fantastical creatures are nothing but legends. However, she will soon find herself sucked into a strife as old as time itself.
To save the world from a menace greater than she ever imagined, Aea follows a path that will only be traversed at the greatest of costs.
Dark, exciting, and set in a unique world, The Keystone Bone trilogy is fantasy tale of epic proportions.
Included in this box
Desolation (book 1) – Eons has shrouded the giant dragon in legend. Ancient myths soon become terrifyingly real…
Degradation (book 2) – Lizoors and demons on the loose. The Magio Order in decay. The race for the Keystone Bone continues.
Damnation (book 3) – Escaping the realm of the dead comes at a devastating price.
Click ‘Download Free Sample’ and get a taste for the fast-paced and intriguing fantasy adventure that awaits.
Ever since, the last dragon has served as the guardian of the otherworldly prison. A magical barrier is all that keeps the world of Erisdün safe from the demon’s fiery wrath.
Isolated and in captivity lies a powerful threat that has been plotting revenge for ages.
In Aea's mind, demons, dragons and other fantastical creatures are nothing but legends. However, she will soon find herself sucked into a strife as old as time itself.
To save the world from a menace greater than she ever imagined, Aea follows a path that will only be traversed at the greatest of costs.
Dark, exciting, and set in a unique world, The Keystone Bone trilogy is fantasy tale of epic proportions.
Included in this box
Desolation (book 1) – Eons has shrouded the giant dragon in legend. Ancient myths soon become terrifyingly real…
Degradation (book 2) – Lizoors and demons on the loose. The Magio Order in decay. The race for the Keystone Bone continues.
Damnation (book 3) – Escaping the realm of the dead comes at a devastating price.
Click ‘Download Free Sample’ and get a taste for the fast-paced and intriguing fantasy adventure that awaits.
1045 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 11, 2018
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About the author
Jesper Schmidt
16 books22 followersJesper Schmidt is a bestselling fantasy author who also dabbles in non-fiction.
If you need help with writing, publishing and marketing, Jesper can be found at www.amwritingfantasy.com.
He also invites you to join the world of Ylécium, an immersive experience, full of engaging fantasy stories. Visit www.amreadingfantasy.com.
There was a time where the art of writing was something that lived a quiet life, in the back of his mind. A dormant desire and, like so many of our dreams, it was placed on a list of things to do later. That’s, luckily, all in the past.
Nowadays, Jesper write stories about underwater dragons, vampires, awesome spellcasters, and dark Gods attempting to gain a foothold in the material realm of Ylécium.
If you haven’t had enough of this bio yet, here’s more: As of this writing, Jesper is 42 years old. He lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. Denmark is that small spot of land, just North of Germany and East of United Kingdom. It’s the place where the population refuses to believe that the few can’t leave a mark on the world. Perhaps it’s the Viking heritage, but if the Hobbits could save everyone, so can the rest of us. Denmark might be an insignificant country in the eyes of Sauron, but at Mount Doom the truth will be revealed.
Jesper loves fantasy, worldbuilding – especially maps – and storytelling.
Come say hello on Facebook: http://bit.ly/28NJQXO
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchmidtJesper
Podcast: http://bit.ly/2GXfbIr (just search for “Am Writing Fantasy” in your podcast app)
YouTube: http://bit.ly/1WIwIVC
If you need help with writing, publishing and marketing, Jesper can be found at www.amwritingfantasy.com.
He also invites you to join the world of Ylécium, an immersive experience, full of engaging fantasy stories. Visit www.amreadingfantasy.com.
There was a time where the art of writing was something that lived a quiet life, in the back of his mind. A dormant desire and, like so many of our dreams, it was placed on a list of things to do later. That’s, luckily, all in the past.
Nowadays, Jesper write stories about underwater dragons, vampires, awesome spellcasters, and dark Gods attempting to gain a foothold in the material realm of Ylécium.
If you haven’t had enough of this bio yet, here’s more: As of this writing, Jesper is 42 years old. He lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. Denmark is that small spot of land, just North of Germany and East of United Kingdom. It’s the place where the population refuses to believe that the few can’t leave a mark on the world. Perhaps it’s the Viking heritage, but if the Hobbits could save everyone, so can the rest of us. Denmark might be an insignificant country in the eyes of Sauron, but at Mount Doom the truth will be revealed.
Jesper loves fantasy, worldbuilding – especially maps – and storytelling.
Come say hello on Facebook: http://bit.ly/28NJQXO
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchmidtJesper
Podcast: http://bit.ly/2GXfbIr (just search for “Am Writing Fantasy” in your podcast app)
YouTube: http://bit.ly/1WIwIVC
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July 27, 2018
Keystone Bone: The Complete Trilogy is a vivid tale which brings something new to the genre of fantasy which is based on Norse/Nordic mythology and popularised by Tolkien. This is so exciting for me that I have found it most helpful to compare this trilogy from Jesper Schmidt, a Dane, with more familiar fantasy books from J R R Tolkien and Terry Pratchett, who are English.
Schmidt’s descriptions of dragons and elves (who he calls ‘Duian’) are fascinating, as is his focus on certain aspects of his female characters and his clever and unique treatment of their matriarchal religious practices in their patriarchal societies. His pacing, in which he somehow manages to balance his characters’ stories with building up their worlds, helped me to devour ‘Desolation’ even faster than I did Tolkien’s ‘Fellowship of the Ring’.
They do say ‘never judge a book by its cover’, and as a female reader (and this is something I do not think about normally, I have to admit), I did initially have reservations about reading books with female protagonists entitled ‘Degradation’ and ‘Damnation’, and I did wonder what route these would take, but rest assured, these titles do not match the content of these two books.
‘Degradation’ and ‘Damnation’ need to be read more than once, and each reading cannot be quick. They actually delve into unusual, extreme forms of ritual, magic, self-discovery and self-redemption in a PG-12, maybe ’15 rated’ way. The most arresting part of ‘Degradation’ is the exploration of ‘willpower’ and ‘arrogance’ (which I do not normally see in many books I read), while ‘Damnation’ introduces something I have never seen before in fantasy: what I can only call ‘red herring protagonists’ and ‘red herring antagonists’ (as opposed to scene-stealers like Greebo in Pratchett’s books). It does take time to work out who is who, and does feel anticlimactic at times, but this does mean that the plot/storyline to ‘The Keystone Bone Trilogy’ stays constant throughout.
‘The Keystone Bone Trilogy’ contains far more action and much less dialogue and humour (humour is in the eye of the reader, so I am willing to be corrected on this) than Pratchett, and holds back where Tolkien would have gone overboard. There are, for example, no appendices describing languages, and no drinking songs. This does speed up the pace of the trilogy and introduces a certain moodiness to it, without sacrificing too much detail of the worlds that have been built.
The conclusion of the trilogy and fates of many of the characters are unexpected, and the ending might close off the possibility of sequels but certainly not spin-offs, which I would really welcome as there is still a lot left to explore. I do hope Schmidt will continue, and look forward eagerly to any new tales he might have from the worlds he has created.
Schmidt’s descriptions of dragons and elves (who he calls ‘Duian’) are fascinating, as is his focus on certain aspects of his female characters and his clever and unique treatment of their matriarchal religious practices in their patriarchal societies. His pacing, in which he somehow manages to balance his characters’ stories with building up their worlds, helped me to devour ‘Desolation’ even faster than I did Tolkien’s ‘Fellowship of the Ring’.
They do say ‘never judge a book by its cover’, and as a female reader (and this is something I do not think about normally, I have to admit), I did initially have reservations about reading books with female protagonists entitled ‘Degradation’ and ‘Damnation’, and I did wonder what route these would take, but rest assured, these titles do not match the content of these two books.
‘Degradation’ and ‘Damnation’ need to be read more than once, and each reading cannot be quick. They actually delve into unusual, extreme forms of ritual, magic, self-discovery and self-redemption in a PG-12, maybe ’15 rated’ way. The most arresting part of ‘Degradation’ is the exploration of ‘willpower’ and ‘arrogance’ (which I do not normally see in many books I read), while ‘Damnation’ introduces something I have never seen before in fantasy: what I can only call ‘red herring protagonists’ and ‘red herring antagonists’ (as opposed to scene-stealers like Greebo in Pratchett’s books). It does take time to work out who is who, and does feel anticlimactic at times, but this does mean that the plot/storyline to ‘The Keystone Bone Trilogy’ stays constant throughout.
‘The Keystone Bone Trilogy’ contains far more action and much less dialogue and humour (humour is in the eye of the reader, so I am willing to be corrected on this) than Pratchett, and holds back where Tolkien would have gone overboard. There are, for example, no appendices describing languages, and no drinking songs. This does speed up the pace of the trilogy and introduces a certain moodiness to it, without sacrificing too much detail of the worlds that have been built.
The conclusion of the trilogy and fates of many of the characters are unexpected, and the ending might close off the possibility of sequels but certainly not spin-offs, which I would really welcome as there is still a lot left to explore. I do hope Schmidt will continue, and look forward eagerly to any new tales he might have from the worlds he has created.
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