Insanity's Reckoning

by Joshua E.B. Smith

He begged for mercy. Now he prays for pain.

Exorcist Akaran DeHawk is done playing nice. Months of frustration, lies, and false accusations have made him doubt his own sanity. With evidence in hand of who – and what – is making the city streets run red with blood, it’s time to make a vampire answer for his sins. But to catch the killer, he’s going to have to get his magic back.

Except he can’t do it alone, and his enemies outnumber his allies. While he attempts to find a way to bury his past for once and for good, those closest to him are about to find themselves at risk of losing their lives – and worse.

Insanity's Reckoning is the brutal third book in the Auramancer's Exorcism dark fantasy quadrilogy and the next gore-filled entry in the Saga of the Dead Men Walking. If you like vengeful heroes, good guys that aren't, a world you can get lost in, and demons that would rather strike you dead than strike a deal, then you'll love Joshua E. B. Smith's unforgiving epic.

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 14, 2021

About the author

Joshua E. B. Smith is a dark fantasy/fantasy horror author responsible for the Saga of the Dead Men Walking, and at current, has published three novels, three novellas, and one short story in the series. His library of works includes Snowflakes in Summer, Dead Men in Winter, Slag Harbor, Favorite Things, Claw Unsheathed, Blindsided, and Fearmonger. In addition to writing, Joshua spends a lot of time working with the local cosplay community to find ways to bring characters to life both on and off of the written page. When he's not typing away at his keyboard or delving into the contents of one of his binders, you can often find him at conventions and festivals all over West Virginia, Ohio, and northern Kentucky dressed up as a Ghostbuster, a member of the Men in Black, or even the iconic David S. Pumpkins - but in any costume, he's finding ways to raise funds to support several different charity organizations in WV.

Before publishing, Joshua was born in the early 80's and grew up with some of the greatest movies and cultural icons paving the way for his creativity. A massive fan of all things Ghostbusters, Star Wars, the Belgariad, and lucky enough to being born into the video game cultural revolution, he was constantly exposed to new sources and methods of storytelling from the very beginning. Later in life, he attended college at West Virginia University at Parkersburg while largely serving as a stay-at-home caretaker for his grandmother and then later, his mother.

A graduate of WVU-P's business division, Joshua holds a bachelor's in Business Administration and a certificate in Logistical Competency. Sadly, as magic and fantasy have little to do with either field, the degrees are still sitting somewhere in a safe while he has devoted his life to writing, publishing, and creating new worlds.

To find out more about Joshua, or to learn more about his works, please feel free to visit his Facebook page, website, or Amazon author pages located at:

http://www.sagadmw.com

https://www.facebook.com/sagadmw

https://www.amazon.com/author/sdmw

Reviews

[Marlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

The format of these books makes it very difficult to give it an accurate review. Each book ends in a cliffhanger with no real resolution to any of the open issues of the story. It feels like the whole story was split into parts since it was so long, but each book does not stand alone. In my opinion the reading experience does suffer for it. I didn't have this issue with the Snowflake series as it is available in a set with all books compiled in one The Battles of Coldstone's Summit.

I appreciate how detailed the author is in his writing and appreciate that things were not cut off just to make a shorter book, however in the current format it is difficult to review as we can't really say if we like the book/series as we are still in the middle of the story.

Note:
I tried to give this format a try, the first two books it was going okay but once you get so deep in the story I just can't see how I am supposed to give an opinion on an incomplete story. Also, I hated how this book ended. Might need a few days before I start the last book.

[Dawna Raidmae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book!

This series continues to be an amazing one, that builds wonderfully to a nice and bloody climax of sorts. There is still an editing issue, but it's much better than previous books. A definate worth of your time to read!