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Published: March 23, 2010
Words: 57254 (approximate)
Language: English
Description
Sick of reading mediocre classic fantasy books? Looking for a remedy? When a psychic and a priest cross paths a paradox is bound to occur somewhere along the line.Adult-content rating:
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wizards, music, sorcerers, dd, the shadowbelt, battle for the red gates, psions, dragonlance, forgotten realmsAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
ajseebach
on June 30, 2011 :
I liked the premise of this book. Some of the early passages sparked my interest. Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish the book, and in the end barely read a chapter. The spelling was poor, and sometimes words were used in a way which suggested the author had misunderstood their meaning. The grammar was so poor it made reading the book very difficult, and the story content also was so inconsistent that at times it just didn't make sense. I'm sorry to be so negative, but I hope this author might find some editorial support which would perhaps help bring his ideas and imagination to better light.
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Review by:
Howard Niecy
on June 07, 2011 :
I found this to be a pretty good read. The only reason i didn't give it five stars is because the editing wasn't perfect. I didn't though because it's from a new author that isn't with some big publisher and it was free. The way the author wrote sometimes was very prolific and sometimes had a real old world feel which compelled me to read on even though I would sometimes run into typos or whatever. the characters were all well developed but I would have enjoyed some more background on them. Basically, the book left me wanting more and I was happy to find a part two out on the net. Overall I gotta tell you, I thought this was a pretty good first effort.
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Review by:
BookMarc Blogpants
on June 05, 2011 :
(no rating)
First off, let me state I'm not actually going to rate this novel at all as I couldn't finish it and so an overall rating would be unfair. Actually, "couldn't finish it" is a tad misleading as I barely made it through 7% of the book before I ended up giving up on it. The reason for that wasn't the beginning of story which was actually okay but it was down to the terrible editing. In the first 7% of the book alone - blame or thank Kindle for such accuracy on how far through I was - there were spelling errors galore, quotation marks missing from speech, capital letters missing from the beginning of some sentences and very poor sentence structure to boot. I'm guessing some form of auto correct was used also as there was "due" when it should have been "do" and "than" instead of "then" as well as words that don't even exist. I recall "surtsied" being one of those words although I think it was meant to be "curtsied". Put all those things together and the novel was unreadable...for me at least. As such, unless you can overlook very poor grammar, spelling and editing I really wouldn't recommend this ebook and although it's not for me to criticize what people like or dislike I find it unbelievable that all the acclaim for this book is actual, genuine feedback from people who have actually read the novel.
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Review by:
casey miller
on June 03, 2011 :
Let me start off by stating that I did enjoy the plot of this book. Unfortunately, that is where its virtues end.
At the risk of being emo-raged at by the author, I AM going to criticize the editing. This book lacks all polish. Sentence structure often requires rereading passages multiple times in order to understand what the author intended to say. This takes away from the flow of the story. It makes it impossible to become absorbed in the story the way you can be in a truly good novel. There are many turns of phrase that could be rather clever if they were stated in a more understandable way.
Unfortunately, editing is not this books main problem. As I stated, the plot has great potential and shows a vivid imagination on the author's part. However, the writing style leaves much to be desired. Instead of a smoothly unfolding storyline we are left with a choppy narrative of the events. Instead of painting a mental picture of his characters, their history, and the events of the story; the author simply states A then B and now C. This causes the entire story to feel rushed and incomplete. On the other hand, some passages have an almost old world poetic feel to them. If this style were carried through the entire novel I think you would have a truly unique addition to the fantasy genre.
In conclusion, this book could stand to be at least twice as long. Not because more pages equals more better, but, because we are missing about 150 pages of polish. I believe this author certainly has potential and hope he takes the time to take this criticism in the constructive spirit with which it was intended. With some more experience and more time invested in his future works we could find ourselves we a series of unique and enjoyable reads from him.
This being said I simply couldn't let stand that this book has 5 star ratings across the board. This being the case, I felt inclined to enter my 2 cents and my 2 stars. ;( Keep trying Jestin. I do feel you have potential if you were to put forth a little more effort -- and maybe found a detail oriented friend to help you with editing and polish.
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Review by:
custodybattle101
on April 17, 2011 :
My favorite ebook so far...A really great escape with some really amazing sequences.
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Review by:
heavenfreeze
on March 26, 2011 :
This book changed my life.
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Review by:
Joel branson
on March 15, 2011 :
Great characters and a well developed plot. It never slows down or gets old. I've actually got friends who claim they have read this three or four times and I believe it. The sequal was also really something else, some say it is even better.
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Review by:
Joel branson
on March 14, 2011 :
The best fantasy series on smashwords for some time now.
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Review by:
joe bob
on March 14, 2011 :
Great read!
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Review by:
captnkangaroo
on Dec. 01, 2010 :
F'n cool book. I heard part two is right around the corner.
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Review by:
readerrabit
on Dec. 01, 2010 :
This book was almost too good. What a soundtrack!
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Review by:
Gar Lambo
on Nov. 18, 2010 :
I liked it alot
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Review by:
Beavis nfhhhe
on Nov. 03, 2010 :
That was cool
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Review by:
Lisa Hairington
on Oct. 25, 2010 :
Awesome read! I even got to see Karnivool in concert after I finished it!
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Review by:
Jason Altros
on Oct. 25, 2010 :
I enjoyed reading this while listening to Karnivool. Found a cool book AND a cool band at once! How unique :)
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Review by:
ryan alhein
on Oct. 17, 2010 :
I read it twice! Two thumbs up.
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Review by:
pen name
on Oct. 17, 2010 :
Cool book. I agree with what that other guy said. This thing is set apart from the other ebooks out there that I have read.
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Review by:
anon ynous
on Sep. 17, 2010 :
This book changed the world of rock n roll.
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Review by:
gtrwegjye
on July 22, 2010 :
You know what? I actually really enjoyed it.... The editing isn't the best in the world but I liked it either way. It was better than that piece of crap ebook I paid $4.99 for a couple months ago.
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Review by:
ghwggwf wgggfw
on June 01, 2010 :
(no rating)
"I got news if you think your bad, all your other battles make me laugh."
Elias Soriano's opinion
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