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Kamarill: the Earthsoul
The third entry in S. P. Muir's exciting and enthralling 'Saga of the twins of Arl' series sees the world threatened by its greatest danger yet.
Awakened by the reckless use of the Talisman of Wrath, the Kamarill - the very soul of the world - perceives humankind to be a threat to all life on Earth. So to protect the world's flora and fauna, its only recourse is to eradicate every trace of human life. And there is no defence against it; for if mankind was to kill the Earthsoul, then the world and everything in it would also die.
There is but one hope. Eight unlikely heroes are to be given the task of sending the Earthsoul back to sleep, but first they must be hidden from a coming apocalypse - if there is anywhere safe they can hide. For behind the Kamarill's righteous desire to preserve the world, a great evil is lurking with a far more malicious intent.
Awakened by the reckless use of the Talisman of Wrath, the Kamarill - the very soul of the world - perceives humankind to be a threat to all life on Earth. So to protect the world's flora and fauna, its only recourse is to eradicate every trace of human life. And there is no defence against it; for if mankind was to kill the Earthsoul, then the world and everything in it would also die.
There is but one hope. Eight unlikely heroes are to be given the task of sending the Earthsoul back to sleep, but first they must be hidden from a coming apocalypse - if there is anywhere safe they can hide. For behind the Kamarill's righteous desire to preserve the world, a great evil is lurking with a far more malicious intent.
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Published May 1, 2022
About the author
S.P. Muir
10 books11 followers S. P. Muir sounds a bit pretentious, doesn't it? Well let me lighten it up for you with a bit more information.
My name is Stephen Peter Muir, I live at the edge of England's beautiful Lake District National Park with my beautiful wife, Rosemary. I won't say quite how old I am, but Noah says to tell you all, 'hi.'
"So what about your writing, Stephen?" I hear you ask. It's funny, but it seems I began writing as soon as I could hold a pen. Poetry and short stories mainly. I wrote my first novel while I was still at school; a thriller called 'The spoilers'. It was so bad that I duly filed it in the nearest dustbin! Fantasy soon became my main love, though.
My first novel to be published, The Talisman of Wrath, is the first book in a fantasy series. It had it's beginnings way back... hey, why not check out the blog on my website for that particular anecdote? You'll find the whole tale about the genesis of that book there. There's a little bit more info about me as well.
Here's the link:
https://spmuir.com/my-blog/f/i-was-re...
And why not also click the link to my amazon page? You'll find more details about all my books there as well. It's:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/S.-P.-Muir/e...
Or why not ask me a question?
If you've read any of the 'Saga of the twins of Arl' books, you might want to ask about how they measure time and distance. Even about the religious beliefs of the different races in that world.
I might even let you in on the secret of how old I am. Shhh! don't tell anyone.
Speak to you soon, I hope.
My name is Stephen Peter Muir, I live at the edge of England's beautiful Lake District National Park with my beautiful wife, Rosemary. I won't say quite how old I am, but Noah says to tell you all, 'hi.'
"So what about your writing, Stephen?" I hear you ask. It's funny, but it seems I began writing as soon as I could hold a pen. Poetry and short stories mainly. I wrote my first novel while I was still at school; a thriller called 'The spoilers'. It was so bad that I duly filed it in the nearest dustbin! Fantasy soon became my main love, though.
My first novel to be published, The Talisman of Wrath, is the first book in a fantasy series. It had it's beginnings way back... hey, why not check out the blog on my website for that particular anecdote? You'll find the whole tale about the genesis of that book there. There's a little bit more info about me as well.
Here's the link:
https://spmuir.com/my-blog/f/i-was-re...
And why not also click the link to my amazon page? You'll find more details about all my books there as well. It's:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/S.-P.-Muir/e...
Or why not ask me a question?
If you've read any of the 'Saga of the twins of Arl' books, you might want to ask about how they measure time and distance. Even about the religious beliefs of the different races in that world.
I might even let you in on the secret of how old I am. Shhh! don't tell anyone.
Speak to you soon, I hope.
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January 22, 2021
I give this book, and the series as a whole, five stars because these are the first books of fantasy I have ever completed. Even the most widely sold books in this genre by well known authors, I have never been able to fully enjoy and never once read one to the end. As a rule, I don’t enjoy fantasy. This series by S.P. Muir caught my attention however, and when I actually completed the first book I knew I would read the next two. This surprised me. I enjoyed this book, Kamarill: the Earthsoul best but it helped that I had read the preceding two books. By this book I had grown very attached to certain characters and enjoyed following and engaging in their lives and travels.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences is quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
Merged review:
I give this book, and the series as a whole, five stars because these are the first books of fantasy I have ever completed. Even the most widely sold books in this genre by well known authors, I have never been able to fully enjoy and never once read one to the end. As a rule, I don’t enjoy fantasy. This series by S.P. Muir caught my attention however, and when I actually completed the first book I knew I would read the next two. This surprised me. I enjoyed this book, Kamarill: the Earthsoul best but it helped that I had read the preceding two books. By this book I had grown very attached to certain characters and enjoyed following and engaging in their lives and travels.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences is quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences is quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
Merged review:
I give this book, and the series as a whole, five stars because these are the first books of fantasy I have ever completed. Even the most widely sold books in this genre by well known authors, I have never been able to fully enjoy and never once read one to the end. As a rule, I don’t enjoy fantasy. This series by S.P. Muir caught my attention however, and when I actually completed the first book I knew I would read the next two. This surprised me. I enjoyed this book, Kamarill: the Earthsoul best but it helped that I had read the preceding two books. By this book I had grown very attached to certain characters and enjoyed following and engaging in their lives and travels.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences is quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
May 24, 2020
I got into this series right at the start, so I generally have an impatient wait in between instalments! It’s a suitably sprawling epic, with evil villains, beautiful warrior-maidens and heavily-muscled heroes as you would expect, but the imaginative concepts, the breadth of story-line and the sheer number of deeply-considered characters are all superbly executed. The good guys are often flawed and others straddle the line between noble and villainous; for some of them we are still waiting to see which side of the line they fall – I particularly like the confessed psychopath Dint, who nevertheless sees the single-minded care of certain vulnerable characters as his appointed task. The series was envisaged as a trilogy, but the story just keeps coming. That’s fine with me, I’m really enjoying it and can’t wait for the next (last??) one!
June 25, 2020
I give this book, and the series as a whole, five stars because these are the first books of fantasy I have ever completed. Even the most widely sold books in this genre by well known authors, I have never been able to fully enjoy and never once read one to the end. As a rule, I don’t enjoy fantasy. This series by S.P. Muir caught my attention however, and when I actually completed the first book I knew I would read the next two. This surprised me. I enjoyed this book, Kamarill: the Earthsoul best but it helped that I had read the preceding two books. By this book I had grown very attached to certain characters and enjoyed following and engaging in their lives and travels.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences was quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
Nancy Kuykendall, author of Mornings on the Porch, and other books.
I sometimes have trouble following the story lines of fantasy (as well as espionage) and lose interest. Though I did at times need to look back to refresh my memory of a place or who a character was, I generally followed this story easily. The constant good against evil in mysterious settings with powers that are not part of our real world were intriguing. Muir’s writing about these other-world powers and experiences was quite descriptive showing his great imagination, and wit.
My favorite thing about this story is the people, the characters. There were many characters and were of quite different personalities, described well by the author. These ancient people were not unlike people today, yet they had an uncanny ability to accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses and draw upon each other to save their lives and the lives of others. The characters were outstanding in their physical and mental strengths, yet had moments of weakness. I liked that even the strongest and most wise sometimes faltered, as real people do. While the best sometimes faltered, the worst among them sometimes became heroes and saved the day. The characters impressed me.
This book became more and more interesting and exciting as it progressed. Though you’ll need to read the book to understand, those who were followers of Mordan shine in their spirits. Like any good story, there is sadness and tears for the reader but also happiness and laughter.
It seems likely that this saga could continue. I recommend this book, and this series, especially if you enjoy fantasy.
Nancy Kuykendall, author of Mornings on the Porch, and other books.
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