Samurai : The Three Sons

by Timothy McCallum, Robyn Latice (Editor)

The Great Continent is at war. The nation of Shogun, home of the samurai; defends their lands from two invading forces. Eblan, a nation of ninjas and Kraken, the land of the knights. Together they seek to conquer the Shoguns. Now three brothers who are the sons of the legendary samurai known as the Great Black Bear, fight to defend their homeland and put a stop to this war once and for all. Welcome to the fantasy world of Samurai.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2021

About the author

Timothy McCallum was born in 1987. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. For as long as he can remember, he's been fascinated with fantasy and science fiction. Some of his favorite book series are the Witcher, Harry Potter, and Dragon Age Novels. Timothy also loves comic books, some of his favorite writers are Hickman, Ewing, Cates, and Claremont. He also loves role playing games such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Persona, and Mass Effect. All these have helped develop Timothy's creative mind which is ideal for a writer. Timothy still reside in Brooklyn, New York, when he's not at his day job as a Court Officer, he is hard at work creating his very on series of books. Timothy's ready to share with the world his imagination.

Reviews

[Terry Rudge · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the idea of this book and I like the action sequences, they are well done and do pull you in.

I did feel the story itself is a bit loose and doesn't really nit very well together.

I think there is room for the world building to develop and there is definitely a need to flesh out the characters in future books.

There is an opportunity for the next book to really kick on, but if the world and characters don't hold me more than this short story, I feel I will be left disappointed

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

Samurai: The Three Sons is a great start for author Timothy McCallum. Planting the seeds for future books, he does a nice job of creating a world that combines elements of feudal Japan (samurai vs ninjas), mystical lands and creatures, anime like battles (full of mana charged blasts), and more. A heavy dose of brotherly camaraderie and a menacing big bad (All hail, Lord Cortex!) also help to round out out the story nicely. Can't wait to see what happens next in the world of Samurai.

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was an odd story that sometimes didn't seem to know whether it wanted to be a Samurai sword and sorcery epic or an opening chapter in a "the boys go off to war" story. It's also a little long on action and short on plot hooks, but it was a fun read and the ending promises more stories in the series so maybe by then it'll have decided what it wants to be. I hope so, because this young writer shows a lot of promise.