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The Ferin Chronicles #1
Forever Young
What would you do if you woke up young again?
Jason Richards is in his forties, recently divorced, and hates his job, but all of that changes when he's attacked by a redheaded vampire and left for dead in a truckstop bathroom.
He soon wakes up in a mansion, surrounded by beautiful women and told he can never go home again. More importantly, he finds that his bones no longer ache, he feels amazing, and he looks like a 20 year old kid again.
That's because he's a Ferin, a Forever Young, gifted with immortality and special abilities unlike anything he ever thought possible. With the guidance of his gorgeous female companions, Jason must learn how to survive in a world with real monsters, find and defeat the vampire who created him, and uncover the dark truth about what it means to be a Ferin.
Warning: this book contains adult situations and language. Read at your own risk.
Jason Richards is in his forties, recently divorced, and hates his job, but all of that changes when he's attacked by a redheaded vampire and left for dead in a truckstop bathroom.
He soon wakes up in a mansion, surrounded by beautiful women and told he can never go home again. More importantly, he finds that his bones no longer ache, he feels amazing, and he looks like a 20 year old kid again.
That's because he's a Ferin, a Forever Young, gifted with immortality and special abilities unlike anything he ever thought possible. With the guidance of his gorgeous female companions, Jason must learn how to survive in a world with real monsters, find and defeat the vampire who created him, and uncover the dark truth about what it means to be a Ferin.
Warning: this book contains adult situations and language. Read at your own risk.
434 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 2, 2018
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Daniel Pierce
23 books86 followersDaniel Pierce lives in Wyoming with his wife Marissa and their two dogs. After fourteen years as an engineer, Daniel decided it was finally time to write and release his first novel.
As a lifelong fan of scifi and fantasy, he wants nothing more than to share his passion.
As a lifelong fan of scifi and fantasy, he wants nothing more than to share his passion.
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November 23, 2018
Warning, minor spoilers. Nothing substantial or plot relevant!
Our MC, a recently divorced mid 40s office worker gets attacked by a vampire. He survives the encounter but does not turn into a vampire, instead he finds himself in a different state, a Ferin. He's picked up by people who are like him and show him the ropes. It's here he meets the first haremette.
The story itself isn't particularly original but written decently enough. Grammar, syntax and the general flow are overall quite good. Overall, it's pretty average. It's an entertaining enough read for a short time with some minor bumps and annoyances here and there, I'd view this mostly as a gap filler between two good books.
Some of the minor annoyances come down to the haremettes. Especially Tess, the first one around. She's a control freak, which actually is addressed in the story and something that is being "worked on". So I can let that one slide.
The problem is, she's also written somewhat conflicting in terms of her opinions, views and behaviour and this one irked me. It's established early on that she's about a hundred and something. So she still holds a lot of "antique" values, for example she chides the MC at some point because he is unable to repair a car as a man should be able to do such things, to take care of what is his and protect it. Now, this in itself isn't the problem.
The problem arises when despite it being established that Ferin live secluded from regular society for the most part. Do not partake in activities such as the internet and even television or only do so very rarely. She suddenly starts citing very recent and radical feminist views. Screaming about "toxic masculinity". Not only is this still an absolute fringe belief outside of the San Francisco Bay area and popular US internet culture aswell as very recent, which means her learning about this seems INCREDIBLE unlikely, it completely stands contrary to her prior espoused views on men and relationships.
You can't demand "Men be men" as they were a hundred years ago, then flail and scream about toxic masculinity. It simply does not work.
Another instance that "threw me off", especially since I could see where it was headed long before it came to pass was plot induced idiocy on the MCs part. The MC has fire based powers for most of the book, it's his shtick. He sets stuff on fire and burns it right down.
At some point the MC goes rogue. He gets into a scuffle with a vampire. Instead of you know, setting said vampire on fire and burning it he decides to go hand to hand, promptly forgetting that he has fire powers. He gets his ass handed to him and is almost killed, at which point Tess shows up to save him in the last moment.
The entire scene felt like it was meant to show that Tess despite everything cares about him, that she has his back even if she is stubborn as a mule and he did things on his own. Instead it felt contrived and made the MC look like a moron.
Our MC, a recently divorced mid 40s office worker gets attacked by a vampire. He survives the encounter but does not turn into a vampire, instead he finds himself in a different state, a Ferin. He's picked up by people who are like him and show him the ropes. It's here he meets the first haremette.
The story itself isn't particularly original but written decently enough. Grammar, syntax and the general flow are overall quite good. Overall, it's pretty average. It's an entertaining enough read for a short time with some minor bumps and annoyances here and there, I'd view this mostly as a gap filler between two good books.
Some of the minor annoyances come down to the haremettes. Especially Tess, the first one around. She's a control freak, which actually is addressed in the story and something that is being "worked on". So I can let that one slide.
The problem is, she's also written somewhat conflicting in terms of her opinions, views and behaviour and this one irked me. It's established early on that she's about a hundred and something. So she still holds a lot of "antique" values, for example she chides the MC at some point because he is unable to repair a car as a man should be able to do such things, to take care of what is his and protect it. Now, this in itself isn't the problem.
The problem arises when despite it being established that Ferin live secluded from regular society for the most part. Do not partake in activities such as the internet and even television or only do so very rarely. She suddenly starts citing very recent and radical feminist views. Screaming about "toxic masculinity". Not only is this still an absolute fringe belief outside of the San Francisco Bay area and popular US internet culture aswell as very recent, which means her learning about this seems INCREDIBLE unlikely, it completely stands contrary to her prior espoused views on men and relationships.
You can't demand "Men be men" as they were a hundred years ago, then flail and scream about toxic masculinity. It simply does not work.
Another instance that "threw me off", especially since I could see where it was headed long before it came to pass was plot induced idiocy on the MCs part. The MC has fire based powers for most of the book, it's his shtick. He sets stuff on fire and burns it right down.
At some point the MC goes rogue. He gets into a scuffle with a vampire. Instead of you know, setting said vampire on fire and burning it he decides to go hand to hand, promptly forgetting that he has fire powers. He gets his ass handed to him and is almost killed, at which point Tess shows up to save him in the last moment.
The entire scene felt like it was meant to show that Tess despite everything cares about him, that she has his back even if she is stubborn as a mule and he did things on his own. Instead it felt contrived and made the MC look like a moron.
November 8, 2018
So I've read this, and I didn't particularly like it. It felt kinda bland, the MC was not that interesting and the girls were beyond bitchy.
June 13, 2019
3 stars maybe 3.5, not a bad book for book one. It did have some interesting changes to the standard book of this type but nothing earth shattering. The MC was just okay and will have to grow on you. The story/plot was pretty fast paced so I did not get bored. The secondary characters can also be hard to like and have their own issues. The series does show some promise even with some plot holes but I think I will continue with it.
November 12, 2018
So it's ok.
Ok I thought that the idea for the book was good, but I wanted the women to get eaten by the vamps. They were way to controlling and grouchy.
Ok I thought that the idea for the book was good, but I wanted the women to get eaten by the vamps. They were way to controlling and grouchy.
February 20, 2019
Quite bad. The writing seems like one of those A.I. attempts at prose, but with less originality. The characters are irrational and inconsistent. But worst of all, the dialogue is just painfully unbelievable. And graphic sex scenes are thrown in like anchovies in icecream.
The protagonist constantly complains about being kept ignorant, just reminding the reader that there is no reason for this information to be withheld. The occasional planning sessions we see them do are woefully illogical. E.g. They must escape to another city. "No, we can't take a van as vans are unreliable and attract too much notice." [WTF] Instead they steal Harleys... yup, that makes sense.
Jason learns he has one special ability that might be effective against the vampires. Despite this, he constantly fights them with his fists, seeming to have forgotten about that special talent. Dude, you have a ranged weapon, don't let the super strong bad-guys get close enough to melee.
For much of the book, the experienced Ferin constantly harp on about how dangerous and unstoppable the vampires are. But from one chapter to the next they go from planning their escape to taking on the main bad guys with no backup and no plan. It's just cringe-worthy.
The protagonist constantly complains about being kept ignorant, just reminding the reader that there is no reason for this information to be withheld. The occasional planning sessions we see them do are woefully illogical. E.g. They must escape to another city. "No, we can't take a van as vans are unreliable and attract too much notice." [WTF] Instead they steal Harleys... yup, that makes sense.
Jason learns he has one special ability that might be effective against the vampires. Despite this, he constantly fights them with his fists, seeming to have forgotten about that special talent. Dude, you have a ranged weapon, don't let the super strong bad-guys get close enough to melee.
For much of the book, the experienced Ferin constantly harp on about how dangerous and unstoppable the vampires are. But from one chapter to the next they go from planning their escape to taking on the main bad guys with no backup and no plan. It's just cringe-worthy.
September 30, 2019
I read another book by this author and they both seem to suffer from the same problem of getting off to an excellent start before losing a lot of steam and becoming stagnant very quickly.
Have you ever played one of those big single player video games where the tutorial is so overbearing that you feel like you hand is being held far too long into the adventure?
This is basically what this book is, it's two 'hot' but fairly undeveloped females leading the MC around telling him what to do and how to do it. There is little agency here and while the MC is developed fairly well with a strong start, the chemistry between the main characters is quite bad. To the point I wasn't really having fun with any part of it, despite the foundations of a good book being there.
I'm curious to see what happens in the rest of the book but, I'm not invested in anyone but the MC and he's treated like an aimless child who is being babysat for most of the story, which makes him quite hard to root for.
Have you ever played one of those big single player video games where the tutorial is so overbearing that you feel like you hand is being held far too long into the adventure?
This is basically what this book is, it's two 'hot' but fairly undeveloped females leading the MC around telling him what to do and how to do it. There is little agency here and while the MC is developed fairly well with a strong start, the chemistry between the main characters is quite bad. To the point I wasn't really having fun with any part of it, despite the foundations of a good book being there.
I'm curious to see what happens in the rest of the book but, I'm not invested in anyone but the MC and he's treated like an aimless child who is being babysat for most of the story, which makes him quite hard to root for.
October 4, 2022
*sigh* I enjoyed this book but I wanted to enjoy it more. I'm a fan of Daniel Pierce; his imagination is parallel to none but this one was a little too... Not it. Margaret played too big a role in the book for a character that has zero development. Tess was bossier than bossy and while there was a valid explanation for her behavior, I still found it tedious. Camila was my favorite and Leo did a phenomenal job narrating her character. All in all, the plot was interesting but could've been developed better. Will I continue the series? Yes. Do I recognize it isn't the best of Pierce's work? Also yes.
March 24, 2019
It’s a great book. It has a few minor issues for me. I don’t understand how the other two faerin become stronger as they keep going. Like Jess or Tess. Sorry forget her name. By the end of the book she is staking vamps and keeping up in speed with them. But early on she seems weaker and is even beat by the MC. I realize that they explain that as she was going half speed etc. But it seems odd. Also how does the strongest fire faerin need a shotgun if she was close to the MCs strength. Those were my only issues and otherwise I loved the book and can’t wait for the next one.
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December 14, 2018
Started good but couldn't keep it up.
Premise was good but story became bogged down with the main character's libido. I would suggest author change the genre from urban fantasy to sexual fantasy.
Premise was good but story became bogged down with the main character's libido. I would suggest author change the genre from urban fantasy to sexual fantasy.
July 16, 2021
This is a fun book and it comes up with a variant that I had never thought about before. Vampires can at times create almost immortal beings but not specifically other Vampires.
We all know how its supposed to go. Vampire takes you all the way to the veil of life or right past it, just to be re-forged as an immortal (Some things can still kill them but its technicalities). In this case you don't really die but the body acquires regenerative powers, strength, and extra powers. The extra powers are the interesting ones. They can vary from subject to subject.
Jason Richards gets to be a powerful fire ferin. One that shows off its power early on and to his chagrin becomes the center of the conflict between Ferin and Vampires.
Jason is joined by a couple female friends and they embark in an adventure across the country to not only let him learn his new powers and improve them but also to find surviving Ferin.
All in all lots of action and fun.
We all know how its supposed to go. Vampire takes you all the way to the veil of life or right past it, just to be re-forged as an immortal (Some things can still kill them but its technicalities). In this case you don't really die but the body acquires regenerative powers, strength, and extra powers. The extra powers are the interesting ones. They can vary from subject to subject.
Jason Richards gets to be a powerful fire ferin. One that shows off its power early on and to his chagrin becomes the center of the conflict between Ferin and Vampires.
Jason is joined by a couple female friends and they embark in an adventure across the country to not only let him learn his new powers and improve them but also to find surviving Ferin.
All in all lots of action and fun.
December 14, 2018
Not quite vampires, but have strange powers
Ferin, seem to happen when vampires don’t kill their food. They seem more powerful than vampires as they don’t have problems with sun and silver, and get a superpower.... maybe that’s why vampires like to kill off Ferin, they are jealous of these inferior beings. This was a good story with a prophcised killer of vampires trying to skill up and stay alive long enough to become dangerous to his enemies. The harem aspects are light in this book, he has relations with 3 women at different times, seemingly not overlapping. I enjoyed the book it was fun riding along with the MC trying to figure things out. The second book has just been released so I will read it soon. I also enjoyed the authors post-apocalyptic books as well.
Ferin, seem to happen when vampires don’t kill their food. They seem more powerful than vampires as they don’t have problems with sun and silver, and get a superpower.... maybe that’s why vampires like to kill off Ferin, they are jealous of these inferior beings. This was a good story with a prophcised killer of vampires trying to skill up and stay alive long enough to become dangerous to his enemies. The harem aspects are light in this book, he has relations with 3 women at different times, seemingly not overlapping. I enjoyed the book it was fun riding along with the MC trying to figure things out. The second book has just been released so I will read it soon. I also enjoyed the authors post-apocalyptic books as well.
December 27, 2018
A nice surprise
Many harem stories out now are heavy in erotica and light on plot. It was nice to read a story that was not overwhelmed by the harem aspect. Jason is a 48- year old divorced insurance manager who had the bad luck to use an abandoned gas station bathroom. Whilst there he was attacked by a vampire and left for dead. Saved by two women, he survived and transformed into an ageless 20-year old, called a Ferin and must leave his previous life forever. Ferin are a by-product of those bitten by a vampire but live through the experience. What follows is an awakening as he struggles to adapt to his new life as he hunts down the ginger vampire who made him and his nationwide cadre.
Many harem stories out now are heavy in erotica and light on plot. It was nice to read a story that was not overwhelmed by the harem aspect. Jason is a 48- year old divorced insurance manager who had the bad luck to use an abandoned gas station bathroom. Whilst there he was attacked by a vampire and left for dead. Saved by two women, he survived and transformed into an ageless 20-year old, called a Ferin and must leave his previous life forever. Ferin are a by-product of those bitten by a vampire but live through the experience. What follows is an awakening as he struggles to adapt to his new life as he hunts down the ginger vampire who made him and his nationwide cadre.
January 30, 2019
Exceptional Vampire Fantasy
This has to be the first bit of fantasy involving vampires that I have totally enjoyed. The characters are endearing and their interplay exceptional. The story itself is remarkable from start to finish. The concept is original to my reading experience and from that there is amazement that anyone could have dreamed it up. No politics, nothing but good fun and good reading. I wholly recommend this series, so far.
This has to be the first bit of fantasy involving vampires that I have totally enjoyed. The characters are endearing and their interplay exceptional. The story itself is remarkable from start to finish. The concept is original to my reading experience and from that there is amazement that anyone could have dreamed it up. No politics, nothing but good fun and good reading. I wholly recommend this series, so far.
November 7, 2020
The first book was ok, the main character came across as a bit too whiny, but not too horrible.
He was much less whiny in the 2nd book, but the author committed a cardinal sin for me and I can not read further into the series. The bad guys actions are not just inconsistent, they are also incredibly stupid and self defeating. I read reviews of the third book and ai have no interest in finishing the series.
He was much less whiny in the 2nd book, but the author committed a cardinal sin for me and I can not read further into the series. The bad guys actions are not just inconsistent, they are also incredibly stupid and self defeating. I read reviews of the third book and ai have no interest in finishing the series.
April 22, 2021
Good but slow
Good story and ultimately a Interesting universe. However the story unfolds very slowly with a lot of character creation which is good however you don't really learn much about abilities and powers and where the MC stands in the world until near the end.The Harem Parts of the book are obvious but minimal and is secondary to the story. This series has potential to be fairly big but we'll see what happens.
Good story and ultimately a Interesting universe. However the story unfolds very slowly with a lot of character creation which is good however you don't really learn much about abilities and powers and where the MC stands in the world until near the end.The Harem Parts of the book are obvious but minimal and is secondary to the story. This series has potential to be fairly big but we'll see what happens.
November 29, 2018
Not very good
Their was something off about the main character.. I could not get to like him or even understand him...the sex was not needed if the writer could write..it he covered his lack of skill with porno..If I was a teenager I would have enjoy this book but I'm not ..so I would not recommend this book
Their was something off about the main character.. I could not get to like him or even understand him...the sex was not needed if the writer could write..it he covered his lack of skill with porno..If I was a teenager I would have enjoy this book but I'm not ..so I would not recommend this book
November 27, 2018
You know?
3 different characters hundreds of years apart in age. All the talked and thought in the exact same way. I liked the story but the characters were almost indistinguishable from each other.
3 different characters hundreds of years apart in age. All the talked and thought in the exact same way. I liked the story but the characters were almost indistinguishable from each other.
December 3, 2018
A new idea about vampires
I liked the ideas this author has about what happens to survivors of vampire bites. I just wish he had given a bit more history about them and their powers but overall a good read. Fewer editing errors them average in selfpublished books
I liked the ideas this author has about what happens to survivors of vampire bites. I just wish he had given a bit more history about them and their powers but overall a good read. Fewer editing errors them average in selfpublished books
December 23, 2018
Fun
A combination of adventures and acceptance of the change one goes through. Defiantly is worth the effort to read till the end, romance, adventures and supernatural what's not to like.
A combination of adventures and acceptance of the change one goes through. Defiantly is worth the effort to read till the end, romance, adventures and supernatural what's not to like.
January 14, 2019
Absolutely love it!! I picked this up not really knowing what it was about. I've read the authors prior work so figured I'd give this series a shot and I was not disappointed! A well-written story with characters you'll enjoy. I read this book in less than a day and loved every minute of it!
August 28, 2019
Very interesting story and great audiobook. I must say there seemed to be an unnecessary about of sexual content that, in my opinion, did not help move the story along it was just there. I will most likely pick up the next in the series.
November 7, 2018
Great start
This was a great start to a series with great promise. The harem aspect is lighter than what I'm used to, but the story moves along well enough that I didn't notice.
This was a great start to a series with great promise. The harem aspect is lighter than what I'm used to, but the story moves along well enough that I didn't notice.
December 4, 2018
Good Read
Really enjoyed this first book in the series and cannot wait for the next book in the series. Really like the mc Jason.
Really enjoyed this first book in the series and cannot wait for the next book in the series. Really like the mc Jason.
December 6, 2018
Vampires
Great read loved the charter devlopment team building and battels a must read if you live vampires and the ways to kill them
Great read loved the charter devlopment team building and battels a must read if you live vampires and the ways to kill them
December 15, 2018
Ferin???
Never heard of Ferin before. However, this book is a good read. Vampires having a natural enemy makes good of though, everything else seems to.
Never heard of Ferin before. However, this book is a good read. Vampires having a natural enemy makes good of though, everything else seems to.
January 4, 2019
Good start
A nice start to a new series. Good builder's nice flow, gives you something to look forward to with the next book
A nice start to a new series. Good builder's nice flow, gives you something to look forward to with the next book
January 5, 2019
a real page turner
January 26, 2019
Sounded like fun but I didn’t really enjoy it. Didn’t get on with the hero.
February 24, 2019
Great book
Really really really moved by the characters and how they are brought into the story brilliant story I'll be ready to read the next two installment
Really really really moved by the characters and how they are brought into the story brilliant story I'll be ready to read the next two installment
October 17, 2019
i wanted to like despite the obvious issues.
immortality is a fascinating idea when well written.
This is not one of those occasions.
immortality is a fascinating idea when well written.
This is not one of those occasions.
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