Wow! What a book. I was completely absorbed by it and could not put it down.The book took some rather sudden and unexpected twists and turns, which I think is good as there were surprises that I had not expected, although I was annoyed at some of the twists and turns.I had expected it to follow A...
A brilliant second book of the Shadowdance series, the Watcher, Trifect, and the guilds all wage war over the city of Veldaren. Furthering the development which had been left off at the end of A Dance of Cloaks, the story is just as compelling as it was in the first book. An amazing story by an a...
Love the Series and cannot wait till may for book 4!This book takes us away from home to an adventure down south, bloody and gripping. Would reccomend buying the full series if you are reading this in the future because if your anything like me you will need book as soon as you have finished this...
This book had two five star ratings on Smashwords, and was also Free. I saw that it was the beginning of a series (now up to five books I believe) and I thought I'd give it a shot. I've never been a true fan of paladins, but one of the reviewers said that Dalglish did a good job writing them. Plu...
Herein Harruq and Qurrah meet up with a band of mercenaries and go about their lives in the wake of former lives as terrible, terrible people. Harruqs trying to move past it. Qurrah? Not so much. The problem is, while this books supposed to be the growth of these characters, showing how things ar...
Let me start by saying that I'm not really an epic/sword and sorcery fantasy junkie. I started 2012 with the goal of reading as many different genres as I could and hadn't read anything like The Paladins yet, so I gave it a try. I am SO glad I did because I would have missed out BIG TIME.It is ra...
Valessa used it to propel her onward. She longed for the comfort of sleep, for a respite from the pain and guilt. But it would not come, so onward she followed the red star. It led her through plains, farmlands, and at last to a forest whose name she did not know. The sun and moon rose and fell, ...
Despite Daniel’s arguments against it, Darius had ensured Valessa a pivotal role in their attack. The Blood Tower, even with its skeleton crew, could still easily hold off the hundred or so men allied together under Daniel’s rule. They had no siege weapons, no catapults to bust gaps in the surrou...
The cool spring breeze was weak compared to the ice that locked his spine. He held a torch in one hand and a shortsword in the other. At first, he had thought himself foolish waking in a full panic from a nightmare he could not remember. Then he saw others about, lit torches in their hands, and h...
He’d left only a token guard, and come morning, he fully expected it to be a burned heap instead of safe and sound. His head ached, and his armor felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, but the night was done, the sun rose above the walls, and at last he might have some rest.“Get men sleeping in ...
The war demons were well practiced at their nightly duties, but this night they seemed tense. She knew they were approaching the lands guarded by Felwood Castle, but was it possible the creatures of battle felt nerves and doubt like everyone else?She huddled closer to her own fire. She felt dirty...
The road they traveled had turned sharply to the north, and sure enough a great chain of mountains loomed to their west. The peaks were purple and red, and Tessanna commented on their beauty.“We are not far,” Qurrah said. “It is only a two-day ride, given Seletha’s speed.”“She’s a good girl,” Tes...
Qurrah seethed in silence, pondering Harruq’s eyes and the glow of his swords. He went over their battle again and again. At no point had his brother tried to score a killing blow. He had struck with the hilt of his swords, or at his legs and hands. Compared to their previous battle after Aullien...
Where only days before there had been flowing fields of wheat and dense thatches of maple and birch trees, all that remained was a smoldering wasteland. Flames still crackled in some places, trees and underbrush licking red and yellow, and the air was thick with smoke. He had to cover his nose an...
She went to her room and sat down on the bed beside Nathaniel, who’d been waiting there per her request. “Is everything all right?” her son asked. Alyssa wrapped the boy in her arms, holding him against her as she struggled for the right words. “It will be,” she said. “I promise, it will be.” Tha...
Chilled to the bone, he slumped in the back of the carriage as it lumbered up the rough-hewn Gods’ Road. Ben Maryll lay beside him, peacefully snoring away. Geris both envied and hated him for it. The caravan had left Safeway more than two weeks ago, after Ashhur—with ample input from Ahaesarus a...
Between the mobs, the elves, and the merchants, every guard would be on high alert, and that wasn’t even counting the added protection because of the Wraith, or Haern’s earlier midnight visit. Still, she was one of the faceless, if not the last. Nothing would stop her from getting in. Her patienc...
Her arms and back ached tremendously, the result of another lengthy set of hours training while Sonowin rested from their flight. Her fingers felt raw, and the idea of pulling back her bowstring even one more time made her queasy. Staring up at the stars, she breathed in deeply, then let it out, ...
It whispered evil into her ears whenever she felt a glimmer of hope, suffocating her though she lay in open space. Her cell was kept dark at all times, even when food was brought to her. Those who brought it were formless in the black, invisible demons offering her disgusting slop. Every noise sh...
Aurelia said as she walked through the marketplace, little Gregory’s hand in hers. “It feels great to get out of the castle.” Aubrienna bounced atop Harruq’s shoulders, legs wrapped around his neck, hands gripping his hair. “It’s also slightly painful,” Harruq said. Aubby tugged hard on his hair ...
Nearly a dozen men and women stood waiting, their ears full of rings. They were his best, his brightest … what was left of them, anyway. Those whom Thren Felhorn hadn’t butchered the night before. “What do we know?” Muzien asked as they gave way, allowing him access to the large round table in th...
His older son, Randith, was out with the rest of his guild, preparing for his own meeting that night. Much as it worried him, Thren knew Randith was seventeen now, and needed to handle certain things on his own. That meant waiting instead of organizing things himself. That meant pacing and drummi...