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Chaos and Retribution #6
Power Forged
The three young heroes are defeated. The Devourers have the key. All is lost…
Except that something is missing. The key doesn’t work. The Dragon Queen is still trapped.
With help from an unlikely source, Fen, Karliss and Aislin escape. If they can get to the last piece before the Devourers do, they might still stop them. There’s just one problem…
Only Othen, a Shaper unlike any of the others, knows where it is, and he hasn’t been seen in centuries. Pursued relentlessly by demonic creatures summoned from the Abyss, the three heroes set out on a desperate quest to find the final piece and stop the Queen before she devours their world.
Except that something is missing. The key doesn’t work. The Dragon Queen is still trapped.
With help from an unlikely source, Fen, Karliss and Aislin escape. If they can get to the last piece before the Devourers do, they might still stop them. There’s just one problem…
Only Othen, a Shaper unlike any of the others, knows where it is, and he hasn’t been seen in centuries. Pursued relentlessly by demonic creatures summoned from the Abyss, the three heroes set out on a desperate quest to find the final piece and stop the Queen before she devours their world.
390 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 8, 2019
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About the author
Eric T. Knight
34 books118 followersBorn in 1965, I grew up on a working cattle ranch in the desert thirty miles from Wickenburg, Arizona, which at that time was exactly the middle of nowhere. Work, cactus and heat were plentiful, forms of recreation were not. The TV got two channels when it wanted to, and only in the evening after someone hand cranked the balky diesel generator to life. All of which meant that my primary form of escape was reading.
At 18 I fled to Tucson where I attended the University of Arizona. A number of fruitless attempts at productive majors followed, none of which stuck. Discovering I liked writing, I tried journalism two separate times, but had to drop it when I realized that I had no intention of conducting interviews with actual people but preferred simply making them up.
After graduating with a degree in Creative Writing in 1989, I backpacked Europe with a friend and caught the travel bug. With no meaningful job prospects, I hitchhiked around the U.S. for a while then went back to school to learn to be a high school English teacher. I got a teaching job right out of school in the middle of the year. The job lasted exactly one semester, or until I received my summer pay and realized I actually had money to continue backpacking.
The next stop was Australia, where I hoped to spend six months, working wherever I could, then a few months in New Zealand and the South Pacific. However, my plans changed irrevocably when I met a lovely Swiss woman, Claudia, in Alice Springs. Undoubtedly swept away by my lack of a job or real future, she agreed to allow me to follow her back to Switzerland where, a few months later, she gave up her job to continue traveling with me. Over the next couple years we backpacked the U.S., Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand, before marrying and settling in the mountains of Colorado, in a small town called Salida.
In Colorado we starved and froze, started our own electronics business, and had a couple of sons, Dylan and Daniel. In 2005 we shut the business down and moved back to Tucson.
I am currently working on finishing The Devastation Wars fantasy series and attending graduate school.
At 18 I fled to Tucson where I attended the University of Arizona. A number of fruitless attempts at productive majors followed, none of which stuck. Discovering I liked writing, I tried journalism two separate times, but had to drop it when I realized that I had no intention of conducting interviews with actual people but preferred simply making them up.
After graduating with a degree in Creative Writing in 1989, I backpacked Europe with a friend and caught the travel bug. With no meaningful job prospects, I hitchhiked around the U.S. for a while then went back to school to learn to be a high school English teacher. I got a teaching job right out of school in the middle of the year. The job lasted exactly one semester, or until I received my summer pay and realized I actually had money to continue backpacking.
The next stop was Australia, where I hoped to spend six months, working wherever I could, then a few months in New Zealand and the South Pacific. However, my plans changed irrevocably when I met a lovely Swiss woman, Claudia, in Alice Springs. Undoubtedly swept away by my lack of a job or real future, she agreed to allow me to follow her back to Switzerland where, a few months later, she gave up her job to continue traveling with me. Over the next couple years we backpacked the U.S., Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand, before marrying and settling in the mountains of Colorado, in a small town called Salida.
In Colorado we starved and froze, started our own electronics business, and had a couple of sons, Dylan and Daniel. In 2005 we shut the business down and moved back to Tucson.
I am currently working on finishing The Devastation Wars fantasy series and attending graduate school.
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February 16, 2020
4.5 stars for an excellent series. I enjoyed this a lot and was a bit sad to see this epic story come to an end. The evil powers seemed almost overwhelming, and I wasn't sure how the main and secondary characters would ever prevail. The author created fantastic battles, victories and defeats, heartbreak and hilarity, all in a relatable world full of unique powers. Although I occasionally got tired of reading the same insecurities and navel-staring introspection for 6 books from a couple of the main players, they (finally!) matured a little (or a lot) in the end. And despite the occasional irritation, I cared a lot about these people and those around them, and I enjoyed their journey.
February 13, 2019
'Chaos and Retribution' series comes to its end with this installment - and it's another great ending in another great series by Eric T. Knight.
Spoilers possible:)
As with all good books whose main theme is a quest to save the world against the most evil of all evils you predict and hope for a happy ending, but with Eric T. Knight you can be sure that whatever comes on the way to the end of the story will be unpredictable, surprising and heart-wrenching...
The plot takes over where the previous book finished - Aislin, Fen and Karliss lost their battle against the Devourers who got the key to open the Abyss... so all hope seems to be lost. But there's one thing that may still be the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel - there is no loyalty amongst the devils... Our three heroes are miraculously saved by someone you would least expect to and now they have another chance to try and complete their fate as world saviours. The only problem is, they are so different in personalities that they have to learn how to be a team - that's the part of the story that is very well done. The dialogues between Karliss and Fen are humorous, intelligent, brilliant in their not so rare absurdity. Another strong point - the subplots, the parts of the tale when we follow Ravin in Samkara and the Wolfpack (reinforced by Rendel, Hulagu and Batu), Netra and Rome in Qarath. All of them have their part in the final victory, as powerless as some of them may be - cause you don't need magical powers to fight your enemy, you just need courage and brains:)
I also like the ending of the book a lot. The way the saga started - with three separate stories of three separate kids - thus it also ends, with each of the kids getting their own closure. And each closure fits so well the personality of each of them:) (I can't write anything more not to give you any more spoilers:)).
As with all the book by Eric T. Knight, the world created is rich, masterfully described with just a few words and images, and it seems real, live, and oddly familiar. You would really like to go on holiday there and you definitely think it worth saving:)
So, if you are a fantasy fan but still don't know the worlds of Eric T. Knight's 'Immortality and Chaos' and 'Chaos and Retribution' series, don't wait any longer, grab the books and delve into them. And if you do know them, don't miss this final installment in the saga - it's a definite must!
Spoilers possible:)
As with all good books whose main theme is a quest to save the world against the most evil of all evils you predict and hope for a happy ending, but with Eric T. Knight you can be sure that whatever comes on the way to the end of the story will be unpredictable, surprising and heart-wrenching...
The plot takes over where the previous book finished - Aislin, Fen and Karliss lost their battle against the Devourers who got the key to open the Abyss... so all hope seems to be lost. But there's one thing that may still be the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel - there is no loyalty amongst the devils... Our three heroes are miraculously saved by someone you would least expect to and now they have another chance to try and complete their fate as world saviours. The only problem is, they are so different in personalities that they have to learn how to be a team - that's the part of the story that is very well done. The dialogues between Karliss and Fen are humorous, intelligent, brilliant in their not so rare absurdity. Another strong point - the subplots, the parts of the tale when we follow Ravin in Samkara and the Wolfpack (reinforced by Rendel, Hulagu and Batu), Netra and Rome in Qarath. All of them have their part in the final victory, as powerless as some of them may be - cause you don't need magical powers to fight your enemy, you just need courage and brains:)
I also like the ending of the book a lot. The way the saga started - with three separate stories of three separate kids - thus it also ends, with each of the kids getting their own closure. And each closure fits so well the personality of each of them:) (I can't write anything more not to give you any more spoilers:)).
As with all the book by Eric T. Knight, the world created is rich, masterfully described with just a few words and images, and it seems real, live, and oddly familiar. You would really like to go on holiday there and you definitely think it worth saving:)
So, if you are a fantasy fan but still don't know the worlds of Eric T. Knight's 'Immortality and Chaos' and 'Chaos and Retribution' series, don't wait any longer, grab the books and delve into them. And if you do know them, don't miss this final installment in the saga - it's a definite must!
January 24, 2019
Thank you Eric T knight for this excellent series which i have followed all along to this book 6 the grand finale which tied off all the loose strands so well and should have ended with fireworks at the end, that's how grand it was! The three shapers who we have followed from the start are finally travelling together trying their best to learn more about their powers and fighting off the evil threatening the world. The three pieces of the key have been stolen from them by the Ichthalids who have been working all along to release the Queen of Chaos from the abyss where she had been imprisoned since the beginning of time itself! Can they save the world and still retain who they are or will they lose themselves to their own powers, to the stone, the sea and the sky? A book full of magic, loyalty, courage and love and a lot of self doubt when facing such terrible evil. This is a series which every epic fantasy lover needs to own and read and the end has been a long time coming but the wait was truly worth waiting for. Well done Eric T. Knight.
May 11, 2019
Over too soon!
Reading Eric T Knight's books is such a pleasure for me. In equal measure, I can't read them fast enough and try to make them last as long as possible. The action is well paced, the dialogue witty, and the prose is smooth and readable. I never find myself skimming ahead to get to t he action. The universe Knight has built is consistent and believable without feeling too fantastic.
Knight writes a Taoist/Zen philosophy into every Chaos book I've read. (I've read them all) Reading is oft therapeutic for me and this undertone of the Tao makes it more so.
One last word on Characters: I was recently asked, "Who is your favorite Character?"
I thought long and hard about this and could not come up with a concrete answer other than, "Whichever character I am currently reading. Including all of the supporting characters."
If you like an engaging fantasy romp, read all of the books in the Chaos 'verse.
Reading Eric T Knight's books is such a pleasure for me. In equal measure, I can't read them fast enough and try to make them last as long as possible. The action is well paced, the dialogue witty, and the prose is smooth and readable. I never find myself skimming ahead to get to t he action. The universe Knight has built is consistent and believable without feeling too fantastic.
Knight writes a Taoist/Zen philosophy into every Chaos book I've read. (I've read them all) Reading is oft therapeutic for me and this undertone of the Tao makes it more so.
One last word on Characters: I was recently asked, "Who is your favorite Character?"
I thought long and hard about this and could not come up with a concrete answer other than, "Whichever character I am currently reading. Including all of the supporting characters."
If you like an engaging fantasy romp, read all of the books in the Chaos 'verse.
February 11, 2019
The sixth and final book of a great series starring the three young heroes destined to save the world; Fen, Aisling and Karliss. As I read I just didnt want the book to end because I knew I would miss these kids, but on the other hand I just had to know what happens next. The three of them travel together and learn to use their powers even more. As they deal with the crushing responsibility and their own youth and inexperience they prepare for what can only be the final showdown. Their is action, humor and angst for all. This book just pulls you unerringly to a great finish.
I am glad the conclusion and wrap up did not disappoint. The only problem is now we have to wait for Eric T. Knights next series. I know I will be ready when he publishes. Truly an author you will be glad you follow.
I am glad the conclusion and wrap up did not disappoint. The only problem is now we have to wait for Eric T. Knights next series. I know I will be ready when he publishes. Truly an author you will be glad you follow.
February 21, 2019
This is the sequel series to Immortality and Chaos. The review is for both series.
I loved all of these books. A very different take on people’s powers using song, sea,air and earth force. I am so glad I decided to read this sequel of books. It filled in a lot of gaps from the ending of Immortality and Chaos. I liked the amusing sometime laugh out loud banter between characters. Although sometime I wanted to reach into the book and smack one of them and say stop already.
If I read a book and it’s good I’ll be sad afterwards. I’m sad. The thing that would have made the book outstanding is, where was Shorn? What happened to Netras mother? And Xochitl was suppose to visit/care about the tenders again. She didn’t.
Excellent series for epic fantasy lovers
I loved all of these books. A very different take on people’s powers using song, sea,air and earth force. I am so glad I decided to read this sequel of books. It filled in a lot of gaps from the ending of Immortality and Chaos. I liked the amusing sometime laugh out loud banter between characters. Although sometime I wanted to reach into the book and smack one of them and say stop already.
If I read a book and it’s good I’ll be sad afterwards. I’m sad. The thing that would have made the book outstanding is, where was Shorn? What happened to Netras mother? And Xochitl was suppose to visit/care about the tenders again. She didn’t.
Excellent series for epic fantasy lovers
February 9, 2019
Wow , Just Wow
1st a complaint 400 pages just isn't long enough lol
After such a journey to see it end is a travesty and yes it was 6 books long but after it all.
Our intrepid heroes have become almost family and to see them do ...... and ...... it's a joyful occasion and a sad one when you come to the end of such a journey.
All I can say is I hope this gets lots and lots of reviews so encourage Knight to write more of these great stories. In the meantime I shall be forced to read his other books until hopefully reader pressure inspires some more from these characters.
OH ps the book was also very good in case you didn't guess.
1st a complaint 400 pages just isn't long enough lol
After such a journey to see it end is a travesty and yes it was 6 books long but after it all.
Our intrepid heroes have become almost family and to see them do ...... and ...... it's a joyful occasion and a sad one when you come to the end of such a journey.
All I can say is I hope this gets lots and lots of reviews so encourage Knight to write more of these great stories. In the meantime I shall be forced to read his other books until hopefully reader pressure inspires some more from these characters.
OH ps the book was also very good in case you didn't guess.
March 8, 2019
Exciting this final book In the series is full of action and humor. All the different themes in the book kept me reading to see what would happen next to each set of characters. I really hate to finish the series. I've set alot of my favorite authors on the sideline so I could finish this series.
this final book In the series is full of action and humor. All the different themes in the book kept me reading to see what would happen next to each set of characters. I really hate to finish the series. I've set alot of my favorite authors on the sideline so I could finish this series.
this final book In the series is full of action and humor. All the different themes in the book kept me reading to see what would happen next to each set of characters. I really hate to finish the series. I've set alot of my favorite authors on the sideline so I could finish this series.
February 11, 2019
Awesome! This book picks up right where the last one stopped (on the brink of utter failure), hangs a sharp twist, and never slows down. Not only do we have non-stop, keep you up to late, action, adventure & twists, but you discover we haven’t been following the stories of just three heroes. We’ve been following the story of fourteen heroes. (And we love them all!) Way to wrap it up! Outstanding series! I highly recommend it!
March 23, 2019
I give the series 4 1/2 stars. Five, I reserve for the favored few that I read multiple times.
A whole lot happened involving the individual characters and their growth in power and maturity or rottenness, as well as the countries and people’s involved. Hardly a dull moment to be had and those were needed, along with the humor, to balance the tension and dark parts. Satisfying ending.
A whole lot happened involving the individual characters and their growth in power and maturity or rottenness, as well as the countries and people’s involved. Hardly a dull moment to be had and those were needed, along with the humor, to balance the tension and dark parts. Satisfying ending.
July 26, 2022
Power Forged is the epic conclusion to this series. The heroes have to come back from the brink of defeat to save their world. It's a classic premise, and nicely executed here. The battle scenes haven't stuck with me, but the ending, which sees each of the characters getting a just reward for their heroism, has. This was really a character-based series for me, and so I was grateful to see them get happy endings.
February 11, 2019
Great ending to a great series!
The finale was action packed and satisfying. Read it in two days. All the human characters got good clear endings to their stories, but I would have liked to see a few pages on the non-human ones. I'm stil curios what happened to Melekath for example.
The finale was action packed and satisfying. Read it in two days. All the human characters got good clear endings to their stories, but I would have liked to see a few pages on the non-human ones. I'm stil curios what happened to Melekath for example.
February 13, 2019
Love Fen, Karliss and Aislin!
Awesome ending to an awesome story. I loved how they all came together and fought together for everyone. I also enjoyed how all their friends came together and made a team together. If your read the other books, you should read this one. Great author and great Ending!
Awesome ending to an awesome story. I loved how they all came together and fought together for everyone. I also enjoyed how all their friends came together and made a team together. If your read the other books, you should read this one. Great author and great Ending!
May 7, 2019
I really enjoyed this book and series, if you were waiting for the final book before starting it up wait no more! Book 6 brought us to a satisfying conclusion to the series and I can't wait to see what's coming up for his next fantasy series. Something about Fen really resonated with me, going to miss these kids!
September 29, 2019
A blast to read, with deep archetypal human struggles cleverly hidden among the delightfully described adventures and magical creatures...stone, sky and sea!
I found answers to questions about the spiritual conundrum of human relations as the characters found truth in uncovering that power not only was within them...but that they WERE power...
I found answers to questions about the spiritual conundrum of human relations as the characters found truth in uncovering that power not only was within them...but that they WERE power...
July 22, 2020
Wonderful
An absolutely amazing addition to the first series. Any loose ties and questions I had were answered. The story didn't feel as if it was tacked on like many other books I have read. So many of those loose ties became huge story points. I am again impressed by Knights world building and character development. 5 stars all the way. I would give more if I could.
An absolutely amazing addition to the first series. Any loose ties and questions I had were answered. The story didn't feel as if it was tacked on like many other books I have read. So many of those loose ties became huge story points. I am again impressed by Knights world building and character development. 5 stars all the way. I would give more if I could.
April 20, 2021
A wonderful series!
I really enjoyed reading the whole series. The way situations and characters were written are so unique. Many personalities and storylines keep you invested in every character, and I could help but love the main three. The world that was built is detailed and extravagant.
I really enjoyed reading the whole series. The way situations and characters were written are so unique. Many personalities and storylines keep you invested in every character, and I could help but love the main three. The world that was built is detailed and extravagant.
June 22, 2022
Great series! I grinned and gasped through it all
I love,love,love this series! The repoire the heroes have with their friends and family was wonderful. I even loved the way Aislyn communicated her confusion and anger. The writing was superb and witty and I read the series in a week. I can't wait to meet more friends of Mr. Knight.
I love,love,love this series! The repoire the heroes have with their friends and family was wonderful. I even loved the way Aislyn communicated her confusion and anger. The writing was superb and witty and I read the series in a week. I can't wait to meet more friends of Mr. Knight.
March 5, 2019
I don’t recall the last time I devoured a six-book series the way I have this one. With lovable, quirky, and yet still relatable characters, the author weaves a imaginative story. The diversity of characters is refreshing and adds a depth to this tale. Well done!
March 5, 2019
Good read
Great to be back with the trio again as they finish what they started, together, at last. All our other fave characters playing minor or major roles.
Ending wraps this storyline up neatly. Thanks, E.K. I've enjoyed the journey.
Great to be back with the trio again as they finish what they started, together, at last. All our other fave characters playing minor or major roles.
Ending wraps this storyline up neatly. Thanks, E.K. I've enjoyed the journey.
September 4, 2019
Just brilliant
What can I say? The last 11 books have flown by, I love a well written, exciting and at times laugh out loud funny story and these books have done it for me. Thank you Mr Knight!
What can I say? The last 11 books have flown by, I love a well written, exciting and at times laugh out loud funny story and these books have done it for me. Thank you Mr Knight!
March 28, 2019
Brilliant
Fantastic series of books, hooked from the first line through to the last. Recommend you read this series now 😊
Fantastic series of books, hooked from the first line through to the last. Recommend you read this series now 😊
June 4, 2019
Loved it! I am sad its over I want more of all 3 of their stories.
June 8, 2019
G rest book
This whole series of books is a grand adventure. You can't help cheering for the heros. You read one book and can't wait to get to the next one. I recommend this series whole heartedly if you like fantasy and adventure.
This whole series of books is a grand adventure. You can't help cheering for the heros. You read one book and can't wait to get to the next one. I recommend this series whole heartedly if you like fantasy and adventure.
July 23, 2019
Excellent books
I have thoroughly enjoyed both of the series I have read. The characters are interesting and well developed. The stories are entertaining and keep you reading.
I have thoroughly enjoyed both of the series I have read. The characters are interesting and well developed. The stories are entertaining and keep you reading.
August 7, 2019
Good reading !
Its not exactly a teeny bopper story, fluid and descriptive.......mandatory word count for review I really do not vare for tho
Its not exactly a teeny bopper story, fluid and descriptive.......mandatory word count for review I really do not vare for tho
June 22, 2020
Brilliant
I could not put the books down once I started reading them. I loved the different characters and how they interacted.
I could not put the books down once I started reading them. I loved the different characters and how they interacted.
November 26, 2020
The first part is rough, but the second part is pure grand epic fantasy and I'm here for it. An easy but good read.
August 5, 2022
This was a long series, but I really enjoyed it.
February 24, 2019
the ability to work together
Fen, Karliss and Aislin know they must find the final piece of the key before the Devourerers do. to do this, the potential they hold inside themselves must be unlocked and they must fully commit to this mission. anything less and Chaos will destroy the world.
What a wonderful, epic of the eternal champions. the Life and Death and rebirth, destruction and rebuilding, and the eternal evil versus the eternal good. the characters, protagonists and antagonists, primary and secondary, are so well written. the dialogue reads well with the occasional overuse of silliness BUT the reason behind it is excellent. I don't have enough thumbs to give to say how much I enjoyed reading it.
Fen, Karliss and Aislin know they must find the final piece of the key before the Devourerers do. to do this, the potential they hold inside themselves must be unlocked and they must fully commit to this mission. anything less and Chaos will destroy the world.
What a wonderful, epic of the eternal champions. the Life and Death and rebirth, destruction and rebuilding, and the eternal evil versus the eternal good. the characters, protagonists and antagonists, primary and secondary, are so well written. the dialogue reads well with the occasional overuse of silliness BUT the reason behind it is excellent. I don't have enough thumbs to give to say how much I enjoyed reading it.
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