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Valley of the Gods
The fabled jade idol of Gyzia is a thing of mystery and legend. A dark wizard commissions mercenary Vetravincus and his band to recover it—to their peril...
Gritty adventure. Think 'The Witcher' and 'Conan'.
Other books in this series:
AVENGER (Swords and Skulls)
DRAGON LORDS (Swords and Skulls)
Gritty adventure. Think 'The Witcher' and 'Conan'.
Other books in this series:
AVENGER (Swords and Skulls)
DRAGON LORDS (Swords and Skulls)
- GenresSword and Sorcery
151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 12, 2020
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About the author
Chris Turner
83 books85 followersChris is a prolific author of fantasy, adventure and science fiction. His books include: Swords and Skulls, The Starship Rogue series, Bindu, Haloband, The Dragon Sea Chronicles, The Alien Alliance series, Icarus, The Relic Hunter series, Beastslayer, Rogues of Bindar, Future Destinies, Fantastic Realms and Denibus Ar.
Chris is also a prolific painter, with nearly a thousand oil art works to his name. He has been involved in extensive studio recording. After graduating from University of Waterloo in Honours Mathematics and Computer Science he backpacked and biked throughout Europe and Asia in the 90s before teaching computer programming courses in Ottawa, Canada.
Chris’s other interests are guitar, cycling, meditation, canoeing and tennis.
Chris is also a prolific painter, with nearly a thousand oil art works to his name. He has been involved in extensive studio recording. After graduating from University of Waterloo in Honours Mathematics and Computer Science he backpacked and biked throughout Europe and Asia in the 90s before teaching computer programming courses in Ottawa, Canada.
Chris’s other interests are guitar, cycling, meditation, canoeing and tennis.
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March 7, 2026
This was a non-stop, fight for your life, sword and sorcery adrenaline fest. Vetra assembled a crew of stalwart warriors to bathe an idol in magical waters for a sorcerer . Unfortunately for them, and everyone else, the idol came to life in the form of a large stone Falcon. A bloodbath ensued, and Vetra used all of his skills to escape the Valley of the Gods with his life. God vs God, God vs Warrior Priests, and the mercenary band must deal with the entire lot. Good fast pace sword and sorcery.
January 23, 2020
“Any god that accepted material wealth in return for blessings was as greedy and corrupt as any mortal man.”
“Listen to the sounds of strife amongst the children of fools...”
A fabled Jade idol, a wizard, a mercenary and his misfit team, mystery and legend..as always, Chris Turner’s fantasy-dark, grim and gritty-is overwhelming, and has a great pull to draw me in. A gripping journey through an “accursed network of temples spanning many ages that sheltered multiple, hideous, nameless gods.” A twisted fate that transforms a hunt into a terrible series of undesirable and frightening events, past the Ways of Temples. While there is a great deal of violence, Turner handles it in a way that gives it its due, but doesn't trigger. And his abilities at world building – or tearing down – are good as always. The descriptions of passages, caverns, with their horrifying images and sculptures are so realistic and vivid, I was with goosebumps all the time! Lol. Fast paced and tightly woven, this is a great story, and I’m certainly going to follow Vetra’s insidious adventures with Avenger.
“Listen to the sounds of strife amongst the children of fools...”
A fabled Jade idol, a wizard, a mercenary and his misfit team, mystery and legend..as always, Chris Turner’s fantasy-dark, grim and gritty-is overwhelming, and has a great pull to draw me in. A gripping journey through an “accursed network of temples spanning many ages that sheltered multiple, hideous, nameless gods.” A twisted fate that transforms a hunt into a terrible series of undesirable and frightening events, past the Ways of Temples. While there is a great deal of violence, Turner handles it in a way that gives it its due, but doesn't trigger. And his abilities at world building – or tearing down – are good as always. The descriptions of passages, caverns, with their horrifying images and sculptures are so realistic and vivid, I was with goosebumps all the time! Lol. Fast paced and tightly woven, this is a great story, and I’m certainly going to follow Vetra’s insidious adventures with Avenger.
December 30, 2024
I CAN FINALLY EXHALE!
You might want to take a deep breath before you start reading this extremely mind-boggling quest. Mercenaries clash with vividly described wizards, witchers, sorcerers, gods, demons, priests, monsters, beasts, imps, ... With continuous very descriptive, excessively bloody, and especially gruesome encounters you will lose all sense of time - SO HANG ON!
You might want to take a deep breath before you start reading this extremely mind-boggling quest. Mercenaries clash with vividly described wizards, witchers, sorcerers, gods, demons, priests, monsters, beasts, imps, ... With continuous very descriptive, excessively bloody, and especially gruesome encounters you will lose all sense of time - SO HANG ON!
January 26, 2020
If you love swashbuckling fights with lots of gore, this is the book for you. PG, it can be read in a long afternoon and has the barest minimal redeeming social value.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 11, 2026
valley of the gods by Chris turner
Not my kind of book. Too much confusion for me in the caves. I just was lost most of the time. The ending was strange. Vetras sister was not mentioned. This book was a stand alone
Not my kind of book. Too much confusion for me in the caves. I just was lost most of the time. The ending was strange. Vetras sister was not mentioned. This book was a stand alone
January 31, 2020
Great book for those who love D & D. There's lots of action and monsters, not much character development.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 18, 2022
Decent imagery, a lot of action, reminiscent of Conan the Barbarian and similar classics. But overall the story and its characters fell a bit short for me.
January 13, 2025
Good read
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
March 3, 2025
Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
December 26, 2024
A blood-filled dungeon crawl with Conanesque hero Vetravincus and his three rough-and-tough fortune-seekers. The old pulp fiction style shines through. Love the characters and these types of stories. There's not a lot of them written anymore.
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