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Insanity's Requiem
The saints sing for mercy - and the condemned cry for justice.
Blinded by divine fury, Exorcist Akaran DeHawk is ready to bring down holy vengeance across the neck of the sadistic vampire that's been plaguing his every waking step with rapturous glee. With the fate of the Auramancer in the balance, he'll burn the city down to save her if he has to – if the bloodsucking bastard doesn't do it first.
Finding a respite from the mayhem means unleashing a reckoning the likes of which the Kingdom has never seen. Because if he doesn't, the woman he's sworn to protect will be trapped in eternal slavery...
...and her screams will be his requiem.
Insanity's Requiem is the fourth and final book in the brutal grimdark fantasy series, The Auramancer's Exorcism. If vile monsters, stacks of bodies, and tortured minds take your interest, then you'll love Joshua E. B. Smith's final entry in his gore-filled epic.
Order today - and let them sing the song of insanity.
Blinded by divine fury, Exorcist Akaran DeHawk is ready to bring down holy vengeance across the neck of the sadistic vampire that's been plaguing his every waking step with rapturous glee. With the fate of the Auramancer in the balance, he'll burn the city down to save her if he has to – if the bloodsucking bastard doesn't do it first.
Finding a respite from the mayhem means unleashing a reckoning the likes of which the Kingdom has never seen. Because if he doesn't, the woman he's sworn to protect will be trapped in eternal slavery...
...and her screams will be his requiem.
Insanity's Requiem is the fourth and final book in the brutal grimdark fantasy series, The Auramancer's Exorcism. If vile monsters, stacks of bodies, and tortured minds take your interest, then you'll love Joshua E. B. Smith's final entry in his gore-filled epic.
Order today - and let them sing the song of insanity.
517 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2022
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About the author
Joshua E.B. Smith
16 books37 followersJoshua 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:
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January 3, 2024
3.5 Stars
While I will admit I enjoyed the Snowflake series more I can say this was not a bad series. I do feel they dragged the story out and by the fourth book I was ready to get to the end and get some answers.
I will use review to discuss the Auramancer series as a whole. I finished the Snowflake series and set my eyes on this next one as I really enjoyed Akaran's story. The first two books I was really enjoying and felt optimistic of the direction, however by the end of the third I felt the story was losing momentum and was a bit drawn out. As I reached the forth one I went into more with a mindset of let's just get this over with and finish this series.
Rmaci - the ending in book three might be one of the reasons why I felt disillusioned. Akaran sent so many to the Pit that it finally felt good to have him do some good in terms of offering someone a way to atone for their sins. There was a promise of a redemption arc for Rmaci that I feel we didn't get. I understand she is still working behind the scenes, but her absence left a hole in the story that none of the female characters could fill.
Erine and Badin - These two really got played. The person who killed Erine didn't pay directly for what he did. For a Goddess of love you would think she would have been the one to enact vengeance for what one of her follows did. It's also upsetting that Akaran was never told why Badin betrayed the Order of Love. For Erine I would have expected to see more of her even after death, especially given who her Goddess was. It feels like an opportunity missed. Or the Author was juggling too many knives in the air to keep them all going.
Seline - In each series the author seems to write a female character who is just annoying and is just there to annoy Akaran and get him to doubt and judge himself. First Mirah and now Seline, I actually really liked her in the beginning but then she just became annoying and a waste of pages as she didn't add anything to the story.
The Manor - It was left unspoken if those in charge would see the error of their ways, how can you treat others if you have never been in their shoes if you have never been in the front lines and seen the horror they witness. It all seemed like they felt they were better than their charges or maybe better described as if those in charge felt they knew more than those they deemed to have lost touch with reality. Where will it go from there, how ill they rebuild? Who would be put in charge?
From that perspective I feel that the author wrapped up the Snowflake series a bit better, letting us know who was left in charge and what direction Toniki was going.
As the series concluded we did get answers to the connection between the brothers and a glimpse of what they were working toward.
While I will admit I enjoyed the Snowflake series more I can say this was not a bad series. I do feel they dragged the story out and by the fourth book I was ready to get to the end and get some answers.
I will use review to discuss the Auramancer series as a whole. I finished the Snowflake series and set my eyes on this next one as I really enjoyed Akaran's story. The first two books I was really enjoying and felt optimistic of the direction, however by the end of the third I felt the story was losing momentum and was a bit drawn out. As I reached the forth one I went into more with a mindset of let's just get this over with and finish this series.
Rmaci - the ending in book three might be one of the reasons why I felt disillusioned. Akaran sent so many to the Pit that it finally felt good to have him do some good in terms of offering someone a way to atone for their sins. There was a promise of a redemption arc for Rmaci that I feel we didn't get. I understand she is still working behind the scenes, but her absence left a hole in the story that none of the female characters could fill.
Erine and Badin - These two really got played. The person who killed Erine didn't pay directly for what he did. For a Goddess of love you would think she would have been the one to enact vengeance for what one of her follows did. It's also upsetting that Akaran was never told why Badin betrayed the Order of Love. For Erine I would have expected to see more of her even after death, especially given who her Goddess was. It feels like an opportunity missed. Or the Author was juggling too many knives in the air to keep them all going.
Seline - In each series the author seems to write a female character who is just annoying and is just there to annoy Akaran and get him to doubt and judge himself. First Mirah and now Seline, I actually really liked her in the beginning but then she just became annoying and a waste of pages as she didn't add anything to the story.
The Manor - It was left unspoken if those in charge would see the error of their ways, how can you treat others if you have never been in their shoes if you have never been in the front lines and seen the horror they witness. It all seemed like they felt they were better than their charges or maybe better described as if those in charge felt they knew more than those they deemed to have lost touch with reality. Where will it go from there, how ill they rebuild? Who would be put in charge?
From that perspective I feel that the author wrapped up the Snowflake series a bit better, letting us know who was left in charge and what direction Toniki was going.
As the series concluded we did get answers to the connection between the brothers and a glimpse of what they were working toward.
March 1, 2022
Loved it!
The whole series following the newer do well exorcism is a non-stop adrenaline rush. The perfect read for those who tip toe on the darker side.
The whole series following the newer do well exorcism is a non-stop adrenaline rush. The perfect read for those who tip toe on the darker side.
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