Darkthunder's Way

David Sullivan #3

by Tom Deitz

Vintage paperback

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy

290 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Thomas Franklin Deitz (January 17, 1952- April 27, 2009) was an American novelist from Georgia. He had a B.A. and M.A. in medieval English from University of Georgia. He was the author of the "Soulsmith Trilogy," comprised of the books Soulsmith , Dreambuilder , and Wordwright . He also wrote a popular series consisting of Windmaster's Bane , Fireshaper's Doom , Darkthunder's Way , Sunshaker's War , Stoneskin's Revenge , Ghostcountry's Wrath , Dreamseeker's Road , Landslayer's Law , and Warstalker's Track . His stand-alone novel The Gryphon King centers around a few of the characters from the later novels in the last series mentioned.

Deitz also won the Phoenix Award in 2007. This award is given at the annual DeepSouthCon to a professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom.

Deitz was a well-liked college instructor as well, with stints as an adjunct English faculty member at Gainesville State College, Lanier Tech, and Tri-County Community College, and received a tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in Fall 2008 at Gainesville State College. He was recognized as GSC's adjunct faculty member of the year in 2008.

In addition to writing, Deitz's creative outlets included visual art (murals, fantasy art, and more); drama (with minor roles in a number of community and college productions); model automobile collecting; costumery; and other pursuits via the Society for Creative Anachronism. He was a founding member of the SCA's Barony of Bryn Madoc.

Deitz died on Monday, April 27 2009 of heart failure. He had a heart attack in January of this year and was a candidate to receive a Ventricular assist device (VAD) but had suffered too much damage to his heart for the device to be implanted.
(From Wikipedia)

Reviews

[James]

FIRE IN THE OTHERWORLD There are circles within circles, lands of magic and wonder that touch upon our own. But now war is on the horizon in the mystical realm of the Sidhe—a brutal clash of Faery against Faery that threatens to cross secret boundaries into the unsuspecting world of mortal men. Once more young David Sullivan has been called upon to do the bidding of Lugh Samildinach, Lord of Tir-Nan-Og. Together with three friends—one white, one red, and one immortal—David embarks on an astonishing journey through a perilous kingdom of brittle brightness. But grim betrayal lies in the path of their quest for peace in the Otherworlds. And an inescapable doom in the terrifying judgment of Uktena, the great and hideous serpent…

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bigger and somewhat better book. I think my re-read will stop here for awhile. But this one just had a little bit more. Partially because of adding Calvin and not being stuck in the more familiar Celtic mythos. In this one we got to finally see Alec become a little more of his own person. And more magic. And Uncle Dale got to hold his own some. But still not as compelling as I remember. 3.5 of 5.

[Sean Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable follow up for the ongoing story about Mad Dave Sullivan and his friends as they continue to have adventures with the otherworldly Sidhe.
This book deals largely with Dave and crew as they 'journey' to what the author considered the netherworld of the Cherokee tribe. I found it interesting, as I sadly had no previous experience with any Native American culture.

[Deborah · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is not any fault with the book; I just did not care for this story.

[James Noyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

ANother great read. These books seem to get better and better, adding a few more characters and picking up where the last one left off.