One Elf Too Many

One Elf Too Many #1

by K.C. Warwick

Amber has a problem -- he can remember nothing except his name and the fact that he has to rescue someone from somewhere. He also appears to have an uncanny ability to attract unsuitable traveling companions, most notably Starlight, the beautiful, badly-behaved elf, who is inexplicably devoted to Amber.Battling against dragons, rock demons and the notorious Duck Queen, and pursued by the armies of the Elf King, Amber struggles to perform a heroic quest which he knows nothing about. Though he has the help of an armed escort and the benevolent goblins, he also has to endure the company of an unpleasant old dwarf, together with Starlight's ex-lover, the warrior elf, Adamant.Is Amber's relationship with Starlight doomed to failure, and will he ever find out who he really is?

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, M M Romance

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 22, 2010

About the author

I write fantasy, history and humour, all with an m/m theme.

I live in the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by animals (none of whom have yet proved to be shape-changers.) I was brought up on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and later on read the historical novels of Rosemary Sutcliffe and Mary Renault, who were great influences on my writing.

Reviews

[Deeze · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started out as a fun quirky read, and it stayed that way.

While I enjoyed the tale, I found it dragged on a bit too much. With no real romance I found myself less and less entertained.

By the end I was rather glad it was over. The ending seemed to be rather poor compared to the fine start. The whole Starlight, Adamant, and Amber thing was really rather a drag, and to be honest the last 2 or 3 chapters felt like a waste of time.

OK If you are just looking for some quirky fun but nothing to really get excited about.

[Tailtiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute and funny adaptation of fairytales, very low on the romance part and
I loved it......more please.

[Elisa Rolle]

This is probably one of the funniest fantasy I have ever read: Amber is a young man in a quest but he doesn’t remember anything if not that he has to save someone somewhere; wandering from place to place he “collects” friends who apparently don’t want to leave him: Nockin, a dwarf who Amber saved from the captivity of an evil enchanter; Marta, a very motherly bodyguard, who Amber hired to protect him, but who takes the task very literally, protecting Amber’s virtue other than his body; Starlight, prince of the elves, who Amber inadvertently bounds to him with a wish (by the way, I forgot to mention that Amber has a very strange pet, a cauldron which provides him money at necessity and grants him wishes, even if Amber doesn’t know it); Adamant, Starlight’s former lover, who actually joins Amber more to “retrieve” Starlight than to really help Amber.

This is not strictly a romance, even if Starlight indeed will manage to debauch a bit Amber and Kevin, Marta’s son, will do somersaults at the heart of Amber. The main theme of this story is to give a fun intake on all the legends about witches, fairies, demons, goblins, elves and so on and so forth; when indeed Starlight and Kevin are alone and able to do something, it’s so fast and so light that you have to read two time the sentence (yes, the sentence, not more than that) to really understand if something happened.

Due to this lightness of the romance side, this is probably a story that will appeal to a wider target; it’s for sure a very light fantasy, it reminds me those movies which parody the “real thing”, but for my taste, I prefer this light version to the full immersion.

It’s true that our heroes will face various adventures, and some of them should be dangerous, but never once the author pushes on that button and in the end, it was always more a fairy tale of the sweet and innocent nature than the dark and heavy story. Plenty of laughs and clever characters are the main ingredients of this fantasy melting pot.

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[Dandi · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF 33%

[Adelaide · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a light, mildly amusing read, however I did feel like there were just too many obstacles closer towards the end. I liked Starlight and Adamant, but Amber was rather insufferable and dense. The whole love-spell left a bad taste in my mouth as I do not think that coercion magical or otherwise, plus cheating is a good start of any relationship. It was just wrong all throughout and I skipped the sexy scenes (fortunately, there weren't many and they were not detailed). That was not funny or cute in any way and I was disappointed when the spell had been lifted but apparently had done enough damage that Starlight still could not let go of Amber. The fact that Amber failed to understand, even in the end, that making Starlight like him by magic (which forced him to consequentially abandon Adamant who was his sworn partner) is not in any way a good thing. That he still wanted to keep up whatever it was he was doing with Starlight - honestly, that just about killed his character for me. Unlikeable.

[Karin Wollina · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was my First Story by this Autor, but surely not the last. The Story was very funny and Player really nie with lots of different boks and Autors of this genre.It remainded me most of Terry Pratchet, Not so much LOTR or HP. and I really luvet the ending.
Now I have to Look for all the Otter Books by KC Warwick

[Sona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only halfway through the book but am loving it. It's like Harry Potter on steroids meets m/m writer!!