Circle's End

by Daphne Moore

Once a leader of the resistance, Nicte bartered her own freedom in exchange for her family’s safety. Now, after years of confinement, she’s free…and determined to liberate her people from the Dominion’s reign of blood and terror. However, with no weapon or magic, her only hope is invoking an ancient legend to help her…if he still lives.
Alfonso Gonzales sacrificed his life and his humanity to fend off the Dominion armies. Now possessed by the spirit Ish, he’s retreated to the jungle to live alone in peace. Then he meets Nicte, who will do anything to convince him to join her in leading a new rebellion…
Circles End is a standalone short story in the magical and intriguing fantasy series, Justiciar’s Redemption.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2019

Reviews

[3bears · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author paints a vivid picture. She does a wonderful job combining a dystopia with ancient culture and futuristic technology. It shouldn’t work, but it does. The characters and world created are very intriguing. I want to know more… more about this world, how the Dominion came to be, what’s up with these weather witches mentioned, and what’s next for Nicte and Ish.
As short stories go, it did its job well and left this reader wanting. I look forward to exploring this world in future publication.

[Ashley Martinez (ilovebooksandstuffblog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing! An interesting short that introduces this new world of technology, magic and myths. It was a little confusing at times with the jumps in times. But it did spark my interest and I can’t wait to discover more.

[A Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daphne Moore is a fantasy and science fiction novelist to watch, her worlds rich with ominous possibility and chaotic power, her style clear, mature and laced with humour that swings between dry and sardonic and delightfully mischievous. Circle's End introduces us to the world of the future, a cautionary tale of technology sought and magic found. Political realities and all-too-human nature are depicted with scathing accuracy and the question is will passion and magic be enough to overcome them?
A wonderful and absorbing read from an author I'll be following avidly.

[Diana Mcdonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

A different and fun fantasy with human and monkey. A good read.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Nicte finally is freed she is determined to free her people from the Dominion reign. She bartered her freedom to save her family. Now it is time to free them all . There is only one problem she has no weapons or magic the only hope she has is to find the ancient legend to help her. She doesn't even know if this legend is still even alive . Until the day she finds Alfonso Gonzales who is now possessed by the legend she is looking for . She will do anything to get him to help her but will the reluctant legend want to help .

The characters in this short story are well written , It took me a bit to get to like them . NIcte well she is feisty and wants to remember what happened to her . She wants to help her family and friends . I felt that the author wanted to have her totally wiped clean of all memories . Alfonso well he just wants to be left alone . He comes off as a gruff grumpy man . How is pretty good looking too, They are lost souls who need each other but really have a hard time getting past the loneliness to become what each wants and needs .

This short story is one of those that when you sit down to read it , it takes you a bit to get into the story. But when you do you are in for an edge of your seat ride . The characters awr well written . I would of liked to see the author dive a bit more into them but alas I know it is a short story . I wish we could of seen a little bit more of the legend of Ish . It was sometimes confusing without knowing the full story behind the legend . The author does a good job of mixing dystopia,ancient cultures and future tech together seamlessly . I can't wait to read more in this series . See where the author takes us . So if you want a good story that you will be thinking over add this to your spring break reading .

[**Elle**Bee**Double U** · Rating 3 out of 5]

Diving into this one, I won't lie, it was a bit hard to get into.
Starting out right away we are introduced to Nicte fleeing from the Dominion. Once she's free beyond the reaches of them, she's determined to find Alfonso Gonzales to invoke an ancient legend to end the Dominion's reign.
However, she soon learns that Alfonso sacrificed himself and is now possessed by a spirit called Ish.

When I say that this one had parts that confused me, I think a lot of it is because as I was reading I was still trying to comprehend what I had just read previously. I wish we would've gotten a bit more about the legend that Nicte is trying to invoke.

[Shekie Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story..

This book was short.. Maybe took me about 45 minutes to read.. Never read anything like this before. Monkeys, magic and mystery.... I might read some of her other work..

[Staci Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dragged back for one more chance.

Hello again rough wake up? Long time no see. Let's just go clean this mess up shall we. We'll talk more later.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOT BORING !!!!!!!! Excitement from the start , run, to live, to find help, to survive. This is a short read BUT it is worth it

[Samantha Lundergn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good story that kept me interested from start to finish