Also by Scott Bury:
- One Shade of Red
- What Made Me Love You?
- The Bones of the Earth
- The Bones of the Earth, Part 1: Initiation Rites
- Dark Clouds
- Sam, the Strawb Part
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Published: Nov. 20, 2011
Words: 25,387 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780986952982
Short description
The Dark Age. The Earth has turned on humanity with earthquakes, volcanoes and a new plague that kills the Roman Emperor himself. Barbarians shatter civilizations. Try as he might, Javor never fits in with his own people. When barbarian raiders kidnap the girl he loves and unimaginable horrors devastate his village, the shunned boy is the key to survival.Extended description
The Dark Age. The Earth has turned on humanity with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and a new plague that kills the Roman Emperor himself. Barbarian invasions shatter civilizations.In this chaos, Javor comes of age in a poor, remote village. Try as he might, though, he never fits in with his own people. There is just something about him that keeps him apart from the others.
When barbarian raiders kidnap the girl he loves, he takes a mysterious dagger handed down from his great-grandfather and tries to rescue her. But that's just the beginning of new horrors that murder Javor's parents and devastate the village.
Bent of revenge, Javor does not realize that his quest is taking him directly into the war of the earth against humanity. The young man, shunned by his own people, holds the key to humankind's survival.
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fantasy, epic, ukraine, dragon, sorcery, fantasy adventure, magician, roman empire, barbarians, byzantium, ogre, fantasy action, fantasy action adventure fiction novel epic romance magic dragons war fantasy action adventure fiction novel epic saga, slavs, avarsAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Roger Eschbacher
on Nov. 24, 2011 :
When his people are attacked -- first by vicious horsemen, then by an unspeakable horror from the depths of a dark pit -- village outcast Javor finds abilities stirring within that hint he might not be destined for the life of a simple farmer.
Armed with his great-grandfather's special dagger, Javor first sets out to rescue two village girls, then to seek revenge for his parents deaths -- the very beginning of an epic quest where nothing less than the fate of the human race is at stake.
Author Scott Bury demonstrates his considerable writing skills by masterfully weaving a story that, at times, has you holding your breath as you wonder what's coming next. Especially enjoyable is how he plays out Javor's gradual realization of what his true destiny might be. Part one of "The Bones of the Earth" series, I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment. Highly recommended.
(reviewed the day of purchase)