Steel, Blood & Fire: Immortal Treachery, Book One (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (715 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1491091754 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 548 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. For all that, he may be the only thing standing between the human race and utter annihilation at the hands of the mad wizard who calls himself the End-of-All-Things. If you enjoy edgier fantasy novels, then this is for you!Is this a stand-alone novel, or part of a series?This is Book One in the Immortal Treachery series. These stories make Vykers seem like a god, but he is a man, an arrogant, ruthless and bloodthirsty man. There are ghosts and wizards, but not the typical ones found in most ghost novels and mage books, and the Fey here are more dangerous than in your average fairy books. On the march, around the campfire, and in the taverns, they tell incredible stories about Tarmun Vykers, the Reaper - how he's never been cut in battle, how he once defeated hundreds of men by himself, how he exterminated an entire people over an insult. Against this backdrop, smaller, lesser folks struggle to fulfill their own destinies, folks like Aoife, burdened with a secret so dark she is driven to do the unimaginable and seek an alliance with fey powers no mortal has ever enco
"The best thing you've never read!" -- Best Fantasy Books"Vykers is a remarkable, indelible protagonist." -- Kirkus"550 pages of glorious fun!" - Unshelved"A gem! Engrossing!" -- Midwest Book Review"Engaging! Gripping!" -- Fantascize"Four-out-of-four stars!" -- OnlineBookClub
"Pretty f);):$:$: good" according to Kalen Qualls. Been looking for a new series and accidentally stumbled on thisonly complaint I got is the bouncing around of view points. Molly R. said Shakespeare meets grim-dark fantasy. I've had the pleasure of seeing Allan Batchelder do author presentations here in Seattle, and in the latest one he described this series as "grim-dark," like Game of Thrones. However, I would say it's not as grim or as dark as GoT; to me it has a delightful injection of one of Batchelder's named influences, Shakespeare. Like the Bard's plays, this book has frequent instances of bawdy, irreverent humor, moments of surprising sweetness, and a truly diverse a. A Great Read I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and objective review.I can honestly say that at first the story line of the book didn't have the strongest hook to catch my interest until after I read several chapters of the story. As it took me a while to become totally engrossed in the story, I am sincerely glad that I stuck with it.Since the story is told from the first-person perspective of a number of the characters, the beginning of the