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The Adventures of Devcalion: The COMPLETE Blood Series
The COMPLETE Blood Series - All three books plus the Prequel - "It's in the Blood" - Book 1 "Destroyer's Blood" - Book 2 "First Blood" and Book 3 "Time for Blood" all together in one eBook.
From Book 1: Blood is mightier than the Sword
Dev is a Master Thief, the son of Prometheus, and a bad-boy with a talking magic sword called Betrayer.
Newly named the Protector of Men by his Titan father, he and Tray prefer to stay far away from Olympus and the squabbles of the Gods. That is until Hermes interrupts them as they climb up Half-Dome with an urgent summons from Zeus.
Before he can finish, his body is torn to shreds by their Enemy. . .the DESTROYER.
Find out what happens next - read DESTROYER's Blood. . .Book 1 of The Blood Series: A Fantasy Novel by Michael Lynes
Winner - Finalist 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards - category FANTASYSOLO Medalist - New Apple Summer EBook 2019 - Young Adult FANTASY
WINNER - Readers Favorite SILVER Medal - 2019 - Fantasy
Winner Indie B.R.A.G Medallion
Winner New Apple Literary Official Selection - FANTASY
Dev shook his head, spitting out dust and rock chips. The last rays of the setting sun stained the ground crimson. "Betrayer," he murmured, ears still ringing from the terrific explosion, "we have a problem."
The cryptic message from Olympus changes everything... One moment Devcalion and Betrayer are free, climbing up Half Dome without a care in the world, the next they are dragged into battle with the Destroyer, Zeus's ancient foe.
The Dark Power is merciless, and time is running out. It's up to Dev and Tray to try to stop him, or the world of men and gods is doomed.
Book Zero Prequel of the Blood Series - It's in the Blood
Book One of the Blood Series - Destroyer's Blood
Book Two of the Blood Series - First Blood
Book Three of the Blood Series - Time for Blood
by award-winning author - Michael Lynes
From Book 1: Blood is mightier than the Sword
Dev is a Master Thief, the son of Prometheus, and a bad-boy with a talking magic sword called Betrayer.
Newly named the Protector of Men by his Titan father, he and Tray prefer to stay far away from Olympus and the squabbles of the Gods. That is until Hermes interrupts them as they climb up Half-Dome with an urgent summons from Zeus.
Before he can finish, his body is torn to shreds by their Enemy. . .the DESTROYER.
Find out what happens next - read DESTROYER's Blood. . .Book 1 of The Blood Series: A Fantasy Novel by Michael Lynes
Winner - Finalist 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards - category FANTASYSOLO Medalist - New Apple Summer EBook 2019 - Young Adult FANTASY
WINNER - Readers Favorite SILVER Medal - 2019 - Fantasy
Winner Indie B.R.A.G Medallion
Winner New Apple Literary Official Selection - FANTASY
Dev shook his head, spitting out dust and rock chips. The last rays of the setting sun stained the ground crimson. "Betrayer," he murmured, ears still ringing from the terrific explosion, "we have a problem."
The cryptic message from Olympus changes everything... One moment Devcalion and Betrayer are free, climbing up Half Dome without a care in the world, the next they are dragged into battle with the Destroyer, Zeus's ancient foe.
The Dark Power is merciless, and time is running out. It's up to Dev and Tray to try to stop him, or the world of men and gods is doomed.
Book Zero Prequel of the Blood Series - It's in the Blood
Book One of the Blood Series - Destroyer's Blood
Book Two of the Blood Series - First Blood
Book Three of the Blood Series - Time for Blood
by award-winning author - Michael Lynes
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About the author
Michael Lynes
30 books179 followersMICHAEL LYNES is the Award-Winning Author of The Blood Series. To date, the series has won the New Apply Literary, Indie BRAG Medallion, Readers Favorite for FANTASY and most recently the IAN Book of the Year Selection for Fantasy.
It begins with the novella "It's in the Blood". Continues with Destroyer's Blood and the NEW release Book Two - FIRST BLOOD is due out on November 1st 2019.
Book One - "Destroyer's Blood"
Reviewed By Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite
Destroyer's Blood: The Adventures of Devcalion is the first entry in The Blood Series by Michael Lynes, a gripping fantasy with strong hints of Greek mythology. Meet Devcalion, "Dev," a demigod, son of Prometheus and nephew of Zeus. He has a telepathic sword and a very close friend called Betrayer, "Tray". When we encounter Dev, he and his friend are climbing up Half Dome. An encounter with Hermes changes everything, driving Dev to the last place he wants to be -- Mt. Olympus. Dev and Tray are pulled into a war they never bargained for, a war against the greatest enemy of Zeus. With the darkest power in the universe bent on wreaking havoc, do they have any chance of surviving?
Destroyer's Blood has been awarded the Silver Medal for Fantasy in the Readers Favorite Awards for 2019 and has won an Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion for Fantasy. It also won the Solo Medalist in the New Apple Summer eBook Awards for 2019. Book Two - "First Blood" will be released in November of 2019.
His short story collection, "The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed", was chosen solo Medalist Winner in the 2017 New Apple Summer Indie Book awards.
His memoir, "There Is A Reaper: Losing a Child to Cancer", was an Indie B.R.A.G. Gold Medallion Honoree in January 2017, a silver-medal winner of the 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards for Memoir, a medalist in the 2015 New Apple Book Awards for Memoir, a winner of the 2015 TISBA (The Indie Spiritual Book Awards), and a finalist in both the Independent Author Network 2015 Book of the Year award and the Beverly Hills Book Awards for 2015.
Most recently Mr. Lynes has been a Contributing Author to the 2019 Ghostly Rites Anthology.
Mr. Lynes was awarded a BSEE degree in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and currently works as an embedded software engineer. He has four sons, has been married for over thirty years, and currently lives with his wife and youngest son in the beautiful secluded hills of Sussex County, New Jersey.
It begins with the novella "It's in the Blood". Continues with Destroyer's Blood and the NEW release Book Two - FIRST BLOOD is due out on November 1st 2019.
Book One - "Destroyer's Blood"
Reviewed By Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite
Destroyer's Blood: The Adventures of Devcalion is the first entry in The Blood Series by Michael Lynes, a gripping fantasy with strong hints of Greek mythology. Meet Devcalion, "Dev," a demigod, son of Prometheus and nephew of Zeus. He has a telepathic sword and a very close friend called Betrayer, "Tray". When we encounter Dev, he and his friend are climbing up Half Dome. An encounter with Hermes changes everything, driving Dev to the last place he wants to be -- Mt. Olympus. Dev and Tray are pulled into a war they never bargained for, a war against the greatest enemy of Zeus. With the darkest power in the universe bent on wreaking havoc, do they have any chance of surviving?
Destroyer's Blood has been awarded the Silver Medal for Fantasy in the Readers Favorite Awards for 2019 and has won an Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion for Fantasy. It also won the Solo Medalist in the New Apple Summer eBook Awards for 2019. Book Two - "First Blood" will be released in November of 2019.
His short story collection, "The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed", was chosen solo Medalist Winner in the 2017 New Apple Summer Indie Book awards.
His memoir, "There Is A Reaper: Losing a Child to Cancer", was an Indie B.R.A.G. Gold Medallion Honoree in January 2017, a silver-medal winner of the 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards for Memoir, a medalist in the 2015 New Apple Book Awards for Memoir, a winner of the 2015 TISBA (The Indie Spiritual Book Awards), and a finalist in both the Independent Author Network 2015 Book of the Year award and the Beverly Hills Book Awards for 2015.
Most recently Mr. Lynes has been a Contributing Author to the 2019 Ghostly Rites Anthology.
Mr. Lynes was awarded a BSEE degree in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and currently works as an embedded software engineer. He has four sons, has been married for over thirty years, and currently lives with his wife and youngest son in the beautiful secluded hills of Sussex County, New Jersey.
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April 29, 2021
This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought:
Title: The Adventures of Devcalion, The Blood Series
Author: Michael Lynes
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Number of Readers: 15
Stats
Editing: 7/10
Writing Style: 6/10
Content: 7/10
Cover: 7/10
Of the 15 readers:
11 would read another book by this author.
11 thought the cover was good or excellent.
9 felt it was easy to follow.
10 would recommend this story to another reader to try.
Of all the readers, 7 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘plotting a story’.
Of all the readers, 5 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘developing the characters’.
Of all the readers, 3 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘writing style’.
10 felt the pacing was good or excellent.
11 thought the author understood the readership and what they wanted.
Readers’ Comments
“Interesting storyline with just slightly too much telling and info dumps. The author’s created a complex world based on Greek mythology, and populated it with complex and flawed characters. The POV will make you work but it’s worth it.” Male reader, age 42
“An exciting set of books with a strong cast of characters and a setting incorporating Greek mythology. Slightly confusing POVs here and there but overall it's a thrilling read with plenty of twists and turns to keep avid fantasy lovers enthralled.” Female reader, aged 50
“Wow! This is a big book. Then I realized it's all three books plus a prequel in one volume. Well, this way I don't need to worry about annoying cliffhangers. I read this ‘collection’ over a number of months, stopping and starting, falling in love with it and then getting annoyed by it. I like the characters, and I love the sword, Betrayer. I also liked all the adventure, the fighting and suspense over the set of books. But I did think the plot dragged on a little and there was too much padding, killing the pacing. I think anybody who enjoys fantasy novels will find much to enjoy here.” Male reader, aged 52
“Compelling characters and a strong, richly described setting, this is a fab novel for fantasy lovers. There's a Greek mythology element to it which works well, adding to the richness of the story.” Male reader, aged 39
To Sum It Up:
‘A cleverly crafted set of fantasy novels with strong hints of Greek mythology.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Title: The Adventures of Devcalion, The Blood Series
Author: Michael Lynes
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Number of Readers: 15
Stats
Editing: 7/10
Writing Style: 6/10
Content: 7/10
Cover: 7/10
Of the 15 readers:
11 would read another book by this author.
11 thought the cover was good or excellent.
9 felt it was easy to follow.
10 would recommend this story to another reader to try.
Of all the readers, 7 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘plotting a story’.
Of all the readers, 5 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘developing the characters’.
Of all the readers, 3 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘writing style’.
10 felt the pacing was good or excellent.
11 thought the author understood the readership and what they wanted.
Readers’ Comments
“Interesting storyline with just slightly too much telling and info dumps. The author’s created a complex world based on Greek mythology, and populated it with complex and flawed characters. The POV will make you work but it’s worth it.” Male reader, age 42
“An exciting set of books with a strong cast of characters and a setting incorporating Greek mythology. Slightly confusing POVs here and there but overall it's a thrilling read with plenty of twists and turns to keep avid fantasy lovers enthralled.” Female reader, aged 50
“Wow! This is a big book. Then I realized it's all three books plus a prequel in one volume. Well, this way I don't need to worry about annoying cliffhangers. I read this ‘collection’ over a number of months, stopping and starting, falling in love with it and then getting annoyed by it. I like the characters, and I love the sword, Betrayer. I also liked all the adventure, the fighting and suspense over the set of books. But I did think the plot dragged on a little and there was too much padding, killing the pacing. I think anybody who enjoys fantasy novels will find much to enjoy here.” Male reader, aged 52
“Compelling characters and a strong, richly described setting, this is a fab novel for fantasy lovers. There's a Greek mythology element to it which works well, adding to the richness of the story.” Male reader, aged 39
To Sum It Up:
‘A cleverly crafted set of fantasy novels with strong hints of Greek mythology.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
May 5, 2022
This book was a page turner for me. Great fantasy book with imagination, adventure, action, drama, and funny moments. a must read for book overs every where.
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