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Warden: Iron League Book 2
Arastor Frostriver, Warden of the Spotted Woodlands. The ranger loved everything about his forest home. He kept the woods safe from any and all who wished the natural world harm. He had no idea a stranger at his door would thrust him back into a place he swore he would never return.
“The King has summoned you. You must go. The Ruby Mountain needs you.”
Arastor has other plans. None of them include traveling back to his homeland. That is until the Iron League sets its sights on the ranger. Now Arastor must unravel the mystery of the sickness stones and rescue the kingdom he left behind. D. W. Johnson’s epic novel of sword and sorcery is jam-packed with excitement and surprises. It is a non-stop ride, filled with monsters and magic.
“The King has summoned you. You must go. The Ruby Mountain needs you.”
Arastor has other plans. None of them include traveling back to his homeland. That is until the Iron League sets its sights on the ranger. Now Arastor must unravel the mystery of the sickness stones and rescue the kingdom he left behind. D. W. Johnson’s epic novel of sword and sorcery is jam-packed with excitement and surprises. It is a non-stop ride, filled with monsters and magic.
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Published February 1, 2020
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D.W. Johnson
5 books3 followersDW is an author and an artist. He has been creating paintings and photographs for over 40 years. He lives in Eastern Kansas with his daughter, a large epileptic dog, two cats, and a barnyard of chickens and ducks. Before he began writing Fantasy Fiction DW has worn many hats, from publishing an online photography magazine to running a no-kill animal sanctuary.
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November 9, 2018
Warden picks up the story of a dwarf ranger who was first introduced in DW Johnson’s novel, Songweaver. Let’s face it, dwarfs are not usually rangers, and the character’s genuine love of the forest makes this a fascinating misfit. He’s tough, he’s smart, and in the first chapter of the book he enjoys the best fight scene Johnson—who writes a lot of fight scenes—has yet written.
In addition to our dwarf ranger, Johnson introduces a half djinn woman named Rain who is also an intriguing warrior. Johnson is very good at developing interesting characters with little mysteries about them, and Rain even outdoes the ranger in this regard. The two unwillingly get recruited to help a dwarf kingdom resolve a particularly perplexing problem that seems to be driving them out of the Ruby Mountains. This is the heart of the novel, but in some ways it was also the most frustrating part of the novel because the dwarf king was really, really, lacking in basic common sense (this was undoubtedly purposeful on Johnson’s part) and the problems this causes are really irritating even as they add significant tension to the plot.
Overall, I think this was the strongest of the three Johnson novels I’ve yet read. I’m looking forward to learning what happens to Rain in the next book.
In addition to our dwarf ranger, Johnson introduces a half djinn woman named Rain who is also an intriguing warrior. Johnson is very good at developing interesting characters with little mysteries about them, and Rain even outdoes the ranger in this regard. The two unwillingly get recruited to help a dwarf kingdom resolve a particularly perplexing problem that seems to be driving them out of the Ruby Mountains. This is the heart of the novel, but in some ways it was also the most frustrating part of the novel because the dwarf king was really, really, lacking in basic common sense (this was undoubtedly purposeful on Johnson’s part) and the problems this causes are really irritating even as they add significant tension to the plot.
Overall, I think this was the strongest of the three Johnson novels I’ve yet read. I’m looking forward to learning what happens to Rain in the next book.
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