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Rimduum #2
In Shadows of Silver
The fate of RIMDUUM balances on the edge of a knife.
It's been a long winter. After months of searching for a solution to my curse, I still can't sleep in the Loamin world. I'm burdened with a single reoccurring dream—a snapshot from my grandfather’s memories fixated on a dark and haunting mineshaft.
Meanwhile, Rugnus and Andalynn are preoccupied, working feverishly, night and day, to prepare for the StoneYoke Festival. For the first time in centuries, the citizens of Whurrimduum and Tungsten City will gather for an unprecedented celebration of unity.
But as Andalynn begins the opening ceremony, terror strikes the central amphitheater. Unable to budge or access bluelink, millions of Loamin watch horrified as the very preparations for the festival turn against them.
When the dust settles, the council's suspicion falls on me. They enlist a clever and beautiful paladin to investigate the origin of the attack. Despite the risk, I’m drawn to the paladin’s intelligence and mystery. I'll need to keep my friends and family close, as well as a good shield. Mortal danger is only a dungeon away.
Don't wait to read this page-turning second installment in the RIMDUUM universe.
It's been a long winter. After months of searching for a solution to my curse, I still can't sleep in the Loamin world. I'm burdened with a single reoccurring dream—a snapshot from my grandfather’s memories fixated on a dark and haunting mineshaft.
Meanwhile, Rugnus and Andalynn are preoccupied, working feverishly, night and day, to prepare for the StoneYoke Festival. For the first time in centuries, the citizens of Whurrimduum and Tungsten City will gather for an unprecedented celebration of unity.
But as Andalynn begins the opening ceremony, terror strikes the central amphitheater. Unable to budge or access bluelink, millions of Loamin watch horrified as the very preparations for the festival turn against them.
When the dust settles, the council's suspicion falls on me. They enlist a clever and beautiful paladin to investigate the origin of the attack. Despite the risk, I’m drawn to the paladin’s intelligence and mystery. I'll need to keep my friends and family close, as well as a good shield. Mortal danger is only a dungeon away.
Don't wait to read this page-turning second installment in the RIMDUUM universe.
- GenresYoung AdultFantasy
404 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 18, 2022
1 person is currently reading
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About the author
Ben Green
6 books41 followersBEN GREEN has always been a storyteller. When he was a kid, he would tear apart his coloring books and assemble them into crossover stories with lots of drama and lots of glue. Then he discovered action figures and took to burning Cobra agents at the stake and writing whole episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation. As a teen, he wrote Star Wars fanfiction and began creating his own worlds on a Brother word processor with a tiny screen and floppy disks. Meaning he’s also very old.
Though he grew up in Arizona and Nevada, Ben now lives in southern Minnesota where he puts his degrees in teaching, history, and technology to use as a social studies teacher for non-traditional students. He is passionate about teen issues and at-risk youth. This may be why he spends so much time with his four children, telling stories, working in the garden, and encouraging them to find something to be passionate about.
Though he grew up in Arizona and Nevada, Ben now lives in southern Minnesota where he puts his degrees in teaching, history, and technology to use as a social studies teacher for non-traditional students. He is passionate about teen issues and at-risk youth. This may be why he spends so much time with his four children, telling stories, working in the garden, and encouraging them to find something to be passionate about.
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June 3, 2022
It was a good book.
June 2, 2022
There was no where to go but up. This was a fantastically written sequel! I almost wish I hadnt read it- so I could experience it all over again! Truly wonderful character development and added depth of the world's history.
May 18, 2022
What a wild ride this story is! Our hero, Clayson, has ended up with a lot more on his plate than he ever wanted. The biggest is saving the world under granite. But can he do it? You'll have to read this to find out!
These characters are really incredible and believable. They've become my friends and I miss them when I'm away. The world building is kind of astonishing because in true fantasy fashion, it's completely different from our real world.
I highly recommend this series.
These characters are really incredible and believable. They've become my friends and I miss them when I'm away. The world building is kind of astonishing because in true fantasy fashion, it's completely different from our real world.
I highly recommend this series.
March 20, 2023
D&D meets Urban Fantasy
This goes into more depth regarding the politics of how to best use technology and the underground rebellions against those in power (yes, puns intended).
There are discussions about life choices and the consequences - great set-up to get and keep youth’s attention.
Oh, and clean expletives (think Spy Kids’ “shi…take mushrooms”). Kudos to the author for providing creative ways to replace profanity!
This goes into more depth regarding the politics of how to best use technology and the underground rebellions against those in power (yes, puns intended).
There are discussions about life choices and the consequences - great set-up to get and keep youth’s attention.
Oh, and clean expletives (think Spy Kids’ “shi…take mushrooms”). Kudos to the author for providing creative ways to replace profanity!
December 29, 2022
Beginning not long after the events of Forged in the Fallout, we again find Clayson struggling with the effects of living in the land of the Loamin, plagued with dreams or visions of his grandfather's dungeon, a dungeon that he might just be the keeper of. But he can't find it; at least, he can't find it without the council giving him access to the mines.
With the pressures everyone is under, Clayson and Rugnus' friendship can be described as rocky at best. Hemdi is still dealing with the loss of his tincraft, and Winta is pregnant and will be giving birth soon. Andalynn and Rugnus have been busy planning the StoneYoke festival, designed to celebrate the citizens of Tungsten City and Whurrimduum coming together as one people. Though Andalynn and Clayson haven't had a lot of time to spend together, she does convince him to come to the festival and join the celebration.
But, what should be a grand celebration quickly turns to anything but when everyone is trapped there, prevented from budging away when the structures hanging from the ceiling of the caverns fall. The death toll is enormous, and when the dust settles and people begin looking for answers, suspicion turns to Clayson.
Under investigation, can Clayson clear his name and find the location of his grandfather's dungeon? Or will he be sent to Keelcrawl for the attack on StoneYoke that killed so many Loamin?
I will admit that after finishing Forged in the Fallout, it took me a while to get into this book. I picked it up several times to start reading, only to put it back down after reading the first few pages. It's not that the book isn't good, because it was good. Really good. Rather, I think it's that I needed some time to pass between the two books. Strangely enough, about the same time passed between my reading of the two books as actually passed in between the stories. I don't know if that was a coincidence or something else, but it seemed to work.
Whereas before, Rugnus' treatment of Clayson in the beginning just pissed me off, this time it worked. Don't get me wrong. I was still annoyed with it. But I think I understood it better. It's like it made more sense, though I can't even explain why.
Once I got into the actual meat of the story, from the attack of the festival to the strange craft being used, to meeting Jeiah, to seeing all the little threads that together make up the tapestry of this story, I couldn't put it down. Well, that's not exactly true. I HAD to put it down a few times so I could sleep. But I didn't want to. If I could have gotten away with not sleeping and just reading straight through the night, I probably would have. It was just that good.
As with Forged in the Fallout, Green has several twists and turns in this story. Some of them I could predict, some I couldn't. One, I think I only figured out about one page before it was revealed. So, not very good there. LOL. Still, the way the events of this book follow through and fill out the events of the first book is really well done, and there's not a whole lot that I can talk about without giving away spoilers. And I definitely don't want to do that.
What I will say is that if you read and enjoyed Forged in the Fallout, then you should definitely read In Shadows of Silver. There is so much more to the history of Loamin, of Clayson's family, or mithrium, and even the Mithrium Wars that is revealed. And after finishing this one, I cannot wait to read the final book of the trilogy. The way this book ended, with hope even when facing... Nope, can't finish that sentence. Dang. Well, there is hope at the end, as well as a drive to move forward and finish... the thing that needs to be finished. And, yes, I know that's incredibly vague and definitely not helpful at all. The problem is, if I finish the sentence the way it should be finished, that will give away way too much, and I don't want to spoil any of the experience of discovery for you.
So, without further ado, grab a copy of the book and read it. You won't regret it.
With the pressures everyone is under, Clayson and Rugnus' friendship can be described as rocky at best. Hemdi is still dealing with the loss of his tincraft, and Winta is pregnant and will be giving birth soon. Andalynn and Rugnus have been busy planning the StoneYoke festival, designed to celebrate the citizens of Tungsten City and Whurrimduum coming together as one people. Though Andalynn and Clayson haven't had a lot of time to spend together, she does convince him to come to the festival and join the celebration.
But, what should be a grand celebration quickly turns to anything but when everyone is trapped there, prevented from budging away when the structures hanging from the ceiling of the caverns fall. The death toll is enormous, and when the dust settles and people begin looking for answers, suspicion turns to Clayson.
Under investigation, can Clayson clear his name and find the location of his grandfather's dungeon? Or will he be sent to Keelcrawl for the attack on StoneYoke that killed so many Loamin?
I will admit that after finishing Forged in the Fallout, it took me a while to get into this book. I picked it up several times to start reading, only to put it back down after reading the first few pages. It's not that the book isn't good, because it was good. Really good. Rather, I think it's that I needed some time to pass between the two books. Strangely enough, about the same time passed between my reading of the two books as actually passed in between the stories. I don't know if that was a coincidence or something else, but it seemed to work.
Whereas before, Rugnus' treatment of Clayson in the beginning just pissed me off, this time it worked. Don't get me wrong. I was still annoyed with it. But I think I understood it better. It's like it made more sense, though I can't even explain why.
Once I got into the actual meat of the story, from the attack of the festival to the strange craft being used, to meeting Jeiah, to seeing all the little threads that together make up the tapestry of this story, I couldn't put it down. Well, that's not exactly true. I HAD to put it down a few times so I could sleep. But I didn't want to. If I could have gotten away with not sleeping and just reading straight through the night, I probably would have. It was just that good.
As with Forged in the Fallout, Green has several twists and turns in this story. Some of them I could predict, some I couldn't. One, I think I only figured out about one page before it was revealed. So, not very good there. LOL. Still, the way the events of this book follow through and fill out the events of the first book is really well done, and there's not a whole lot that I can talk about without giving away spoilers. And I definitely don't want to do that.
What I will say is that if you read and enjoyed Forged in the Fallout, then you should definitely read In Shadows of Silver. There is so much more to the history of Loamin, of Clayson's family, or mithrium, and even the Mithrium Wars that is revealed. And after finishing this one, I cannot wait to read the final book of the trilogy. The way this book ended, with hope even when facing... Nope, can't finish that sentence. Dang. Well, there is hope at the end, as well as a drive to move forward and finish... the thing that needs to be finished. And, yes, I know that's incredibly vague and definitely not helpful at all. The problem is, if I finish the sentence the way it should be finished, that will give away way too much, and I don't want to spoil any of the experience of discovery for you.
So, without further ado, grab a copy of the book and read it. You won't regret it.
January 30, 2023
Wraithking.
Reading about Clayson struggling with his fame in the beginning was very entertaining and feeling his discomfort and humbleness makes him all the more endearing of a character.
This is another action packed, intriguing, world building phenomenon of an inclusion into the world of Rimduum.
I absolutely love how author Ben Green made Clayson's character seem a little older, a little more experienced, his growth prominent in this book. Most YA books set the bar for this, for that coming of age moment, then how that character grows and evolves and Green does that flawlessly in the first person view.
Clayson is an excellent character who doesn't wish for power, but it seems to ride on him. He's like a magnet that his friends are drawn to, they orbit around him. Perhaps it's his last name: Brightstorm. Seems fitting.
If you like adventurous Sci-Fi fantasy, dungeon traipsing, relic seeking, epicness you really need to give this series a go. The uniqueness of this work and this world is so captivating. Green is truly masterful with creating incredible places, creatures, crafts, and everything in between that this world swallows you up with every page you read.
“Lithic trolls don’t die; they just shatter into hundreds of tiny poisonous pieces.”
Reading about Clayson struggling with his fame in the beginning was very entertaining and feeling his discomfort and humbleness makes him all the more endearing of a character.
This is another action packed, intriguing, world building phenomenon of an inclusion into the world of Rimduum.
I absolutely love how author Ben Green made Clayson's character seem a little older, a little more experienced, his growth prominent in this book. Most YA books set the bar for this, for that coming of age moment, then how that character grows and evolves and Green does that flawlessly in the first person view.
Clayson is an excellent character who doesn't wish for power, but it seems to ride on him. He's like a magnet that his friends are drawn to, they orbit around him. Perhaps it's his last name: Brightstorm. Seems fitting.
If you like adventurous Sci-Fi fantasy, dungeon traipsing, relic seeking, epicness you really need to give this series a go. The uniqueness of this work and this world is so captivating. Green is truly masterful with creating incredible places, creatures, crafts, and everything in between that this world swallows you up with every page you read.
“Lithic trolls don’t die; they just shatter into hundreds of tiny poisonous pieces.”
September 21, 2023
This world gets more and more consuming the deeper you go. At some points if felt like one of thsoe train wrecks you can't look away from. The main character is so naive and well-meaning, yet you know everything is going to go horribly wrong. We learn more about the characters and the history of their whole world, yet this ends in a desolate place lacking in hope. I can't wait to read book three and see how they all get out of this!
April 5, 2023
For some strange reason my review didn't go through for part 2?! :( The adventure just continues to grip you and pull you in! It's extremely well written and the story just has an all-around flow to it! The characters are great! It's a page-turner! The world-building just continues to amaze me!
February 11, 2023
Another amazing story highly recommended to any fantasy book fan
February 16, 2023
Loved it! just as good as the first one
It's a great series
It's a great series
April 24, 2023
I love the story love the storyline and characters can't wait for the next one
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