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The Golden Rule, #2
The Unconquered Sun
AscendantSun has spilt the blood of his own kind. He has chosen his side. There’s no going back.
The burgeoning ambition of his fickle ally, Gascarp Torp, is as deadly as the invaders swarming through the mountains, but AscendantSun still dreams of stemming the invasion. The key is the fort at Cliffringden. If he can capture it, he can feed his allies through the winter and drive back the Harbinger’s legions for another year.
As he sets his plan in motion, forces already conspire to turn the fort into a trap. Unbeknownst to him, a terrible, new threat looms beyond the mountains as another of the Harbinger’s prophecies comes to fruition. The blood-thirsty god AscendantSun spurned is about to be reborn.
The Unconquered Sun is the second volume of The Golden Rule, a two-part epic fantasy for readers who enjoy unique and intriguing world-building.
The burgeoning ambition of his fickle ally, Gascarp Torp, is as deadly as the invaders swarming through the mountains, but AscendantSun still dreams of stemming the invasion. The key is the fort at Cliffringden. If he can capture it, he can feed his allies through the winter and drive back the Harbinger’s legions for another year.
As he sets his plan in motion, forces already conspire to turn the fort into a trap. Unbeknownst to him, a terrible, new threat looms beyond the mountains as another of the Harbinger’s prophecies comes to fruition. The blood-thirsty god AscendantSun spurned is about to be reborn.
The Unconquered Sun is the second volume of The Golden Rule, a two-part epic fantasy for readers who enjoy unique and intriguing world-building.
598 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 11, 2016
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About the author
Noel Coughlan
12 books43 followersNoel lives with his wife and daughter in the West of Ireland. He writes epic fantasy, science fiction and horror.
From a young age, he was always writing a book. Generally, the first page over and over. Sometimes, he even reached the second page before he had shredded an entire copybook. And you couldn’t even recycle all that wasted paper back then.
When he finally wrote and published a book, it took him fourteen years. The Golden Rule became two books so let us be generous and say he averaged seven years per novel. He has gotten a little faster since then. Honest.
His hobbies include writing, reading, and reading about writing. He has written about reading in the past, and he occasionally writes about his writing. He would happily stay at home all day writing, but the family dog, Ruby, insists on taking him for daily walks.
His pet hates include writing his biography and referring to himself in the third person.
From a young age, he was always writing a book. Generally, the first page over and over. Sometimes, he even reached the second page before he had shredded an entire copybook. And you couldn’t even recycle all that wasted paper back then.
When he finally wrote and published a book, it took him fourteen years. The Golden Rule became two books so let us be generous and say he averaged seven years per novel. He has gotten a little faster since then. Honest.
His hobbies include writing, reading, and reading about writing. He has written about reading in the past, and he occasionally writes about his writing. He would happily stay at home all day writing, but the family dog, Ruby, insists on taking him for daily walks.
His pet hates include writing his biography and referring to himself in the third person.
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February 3, 2016
When you read an epic you judge it by its ability to pull you in and hold you there and this book does just that. It follows on from the story of A Bright Power Rising and we are treated to many of the same characters. It is a tale of warfare and treachery; a battle between adherents of different religions and the war between humans (mixies) and elves (ors). It is an easy read, well written and well edited and its author has the true gift of the natural storyteller. The reader will see some parallels in this story between history and fantasy and I am sure that is not coincidental. Bearing that in mind I do feel it would be a suitable read for older children as well as adults and I personally enjoyed it.
*I was provided with a free copy of this book for an unbiased opinion.*
September 29, 2021
This novel had a great story line, building upon the characters introduced in the preceding novel. The author showed maturation in his writing from his debut novel and this one flowed wonderfully, keeping you engaged from the beginning. The foreshadowing gave way to some predictions along the way, however, the novel was thrilling throughout. I gave this honest, voluntary review after being given a free copy of the novel.
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