Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
The Hero Always Wins (The Hero Always Wins #1)
by
Robert Eaton (Goodreads Author)
The knight's oath is barely off Darcy's tongue, and already the world is collapsing around him. As the demon hordes of Angra-Jyn slaughter their way toward the city, betrayal amongst the knights' own ranks threatens to destroy them before they can even make their stand.
But the blood of a hero flows in Darcy's veins. He will not be discouraged by the war he is losing. He wi...more
But the blood of a hero flows in Darcy's veins. He will not be discouraged by the war he is losing. He wi...more
Paperback, 232 pages
Published
June 22nd 2011
by CreateSpace
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
357)
Review of The Hero Always Wins by Robert Eaton
Never judge a book by its cover or by a really quick glance; initially the cover of Hero Always Wins reminded me of a romance novel, which is why it languished so long on the reading list. Oh, how wrong I was.
It was the perfect book to start my spring break reading fest. It keep me engaged while cuddled beneath the covers. Just what the doctor order, rest and recuperation with a side of adventure.
The tale begins with a young, prideful knight engaging...more
Never judge a book by its cover or by a really quick glance; initially the cover of Hero Always Wins reminded me of a romance novel, which is why it languished so long on the reading list. Oh, how wrong I was.
It was the perfect book to start my spring break reading fest. It keep me engaged while cuddled beneath the covers. Just what the doctor order, rest and recuperation with a side of adventure.
The tale begins with a young, prideful knight engaging...more
Apr 02, 2013
Daniella
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fantasy fans, especially Realms enthusiasts.
Sword and sorcery? Yes, please!
Sword and sorcery and lesbians? Engaging starving orphan eyes--please, sir, I want some more!
No, really. I want more. Where the hell is the sequel? I need to know if Carys and Arabella ever get it oooon. I mean, um, declare their deep and abiding love for one another. Yep, totally meant that. Heh.
Okay, let me get serious. Not that I'm not serious about the girl-lovin', of course, because...well. Have you met me?
Anyway, here's the deal: I can't pretend this book is...more
Sword and sorcery and lesbians? Engaging starving orphan eyes--please, sir, I want some more!
No, really. I want more. Where the hell is the sequel? I need to know if Carys and Arabella ever get it oooon. I mean, um, declare their deep and abiding love for one another. Yep, totally meant that. Heh.
Okay, let me get serious. Not that I'm not serious about the girl-lovin', of course, because...well. Have you met me?
Anyway, here's the deal: I can't pretend this book is...more
Review from the wife.
There's some fun bait-and-switch storytelling that the wife enjoyed, but she found herself annoyed with editing errors, and modern colloquial slang. The modern elements(dress sizes, high-heeled shoes in fashion in an otherwise warrior oriented society) didn't seem to mesh well for her.
She enjoyed the humorous tone of the beginning, and was tickled when it morphed into something darker, but she didn't find any of the characters to be especially compelling, and elements of the...more
There's some fun bait-and-switch storytelling that the wife enjoyed, but she found herself annoyed with editing errors, and modern colloquial slang. The modern elements(dress sizes, high-heeled shoes in fashion in an otherwise warrior oriented society) didn't seem to mesh well for her.
She enjoyed the humorous tone of the beginning, and was tickled when it morphed into something darker, but she didn't find any of the characters to be especially compelling, and elements of the...more
This was not the story I was expecting when I started it. I was rooting for Darcy, the knightly hero. I wasn't sure what to think of Arabella when she was introduced. And Brianna? This book is full of weird twists and turns and reversals that I didn't see coming.
If you're expecting the usual D&D campaign crossed with something sort of like the Shannara books, you're going to be disappointed. If you're looking for something very different but still high fantasy, this is a great read. I don't...more
If you're expecting the usual D&D campaign crossed with something sort of like the Shannara books, you're going to be disappointed. If you're looking for something very different but still high fantasy, this is a great read. I don't...more
Mar 20, 2013
Verity Brown
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
male fans of Endless Fantasy Series
I must confess that I was expecting something completely different based on the title. "The Hero Always Wins" sounded (to me) like the perfect title for a snarky and humorous fantasy send-up, and the cover art (at first glance) adds to that impression.
Instead, it turned out to be the kind of Endless-Fantasy-Series story that I've been avoiding for years. So to be fair, I must say up front that this is NOT my kind of book, and I feel a little snookered by false impressions into having read it. Ma...more
I found Robert Eaton on Twitter and was intrigued by the description of his fantasy novel The Hero Always Wins. “Think Lord of the Rings, minus the songs and hobbits.”
I picked up a copy of it, settled back and started to read. I was caught up in the story within a page or two, firmly ensnared in Eaton’s fantasy world. I’m not going to write a detailed synopsis of the book, as I don’t want to give anything away. There are so many twists and turns to the story, some so unexpected I had to go back...more
I picked up a copy of it, settled back and started to read. I was caught up in the story within a page or two, firmly ensnared in Eaton’s fantasy world. I’m not going to write a detailed synopsis of the book, as I don’t want to give anything away. There are so many twists and turns to the story, some so unexpected I had to go back...more
What can I say, but to start off by saying they don't call it epic fantasy just for the hell of it. I grew up on Tolkien. My bed time stories when I was young were 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. Fantasy is and always will be my favorite genre, so when I met Robert Eaton on Twitter, I was excited. Another fantasy writer! I quickly downloaded his book and finally got to it about three months later.
'The Hero Always Wins' is fantastic. It has warlocks, knights, wyrms, healers, magic... if...more
'The Hero Always Wins' is fantastic. It has warlocks, knights, wyrms, healers, magic... if...more
Robert Eaton’s first dip into the writing world has come up aces! The Hero Always Wins is a wonderful fantasy tale that brings to mind many of the epic tales that we have seen on the shelves with a major difference. Eaton’s story deftly weaves magic, horror and fantasy into a outstanding story that immediately pulls the reader in and holds you until the very last word. There are so many twists and turns that help to keep the story engaging and keeps the reader on their mental toes!
Our hero, Darc...more
Our hero, Darc...more
The Knights of Leorht exist to protect the people of their world from Warlocks, and none is so passionate about this cause as Darcy. The hero of the story, Darcy is frustrated that the Knights refuse to be more proactive in their role - he wants, not just to protect, but to seek and destroy the Warlock menace that threatens their world. Every time he is unable to save a life, it torments him to no end.
As Darcy strives to be everything that he believes a hero ought to be, it affects all of those...more
As Darcy strives to be everything that he believes a hero ought to be, it affects all of those...more
The Hero Always Wins
Author:Robert Eaton
Published By:
Date Published:
Pages:224
Recommended Age: 14+
Reviewed By: Gerald L. Black www.sentientsword.blogspot.com
Rating: 4
Purchased from Amazon for Kindle
Summary:
The Knights of Leohrt are an order devoted to protecting the people from Warlocks and the Heathenlands. When his father is killed, Darcy Lionne becomes champion of the order, although he is still very weak in power. A series of murders involving the knights lead him to find the source of the ev...more
Author:Robert Eaton
Published By:
Date Published:
Pages:224
Recommended Age: 14+
Reviewed By: Gerald L. Black www.sentientsword.blogspot.com
Rating: 4
Purchased from Amazon for Kindle
Summary:
The Knights of Leohrt are an order devoted to protecting the people from Warlocks and the Heathenlands. When his father is killed, Darcy Lionne becomes champion of the order, although he is still very weak in power. A series of murders involving the knights lead him to find the source of the ev...more
I am a huge fan of stories that take me along for the ride. I like larger than life characters, feats of derring do, magic, passion. They make for a great time. When I started reading "The Hero Always Wins" I half expected a tongue in cheek take on the Fantasy Genre. What I got was something decidedly more serious, at times dark and sad but an impressive effort nonetheless.
Robert Eaton, a self described rock and wrestling fan opens his novel with a bang, taking the reader right into the heart of...more
Robert Eaton, a self described rock and wrestling fan opens his novel with a bang, taking the reader right into the heart of...more
Was enticed into trying this book out and am delighted I was. Had it on my 'to read' list, but jumped the gun and went ahead and moved it to the head of the line.
A debut novel and a wild ride. Lots of twists and turns and the unexpected. Well written from beginning to end and far from predictable, I highly recommend The Hero Always Wins. A great high fantasy told with vivid realism, humor and suspense.
Eaton's characters are indeed likeable, sketched with detail and as another reviewer mentioned...more
A debut novel and a wild ride. Lots of twists and turns and the unexpected. Well written from beginning to end and far from predictable, I highly recommend The Hero Always Wins. A great high fantasy told with vivid realism, humor and suspense.
Eaton's characters are indeed likeable, sketched with detail and as another reviewer mentioned...more
With a name like The Hero Always Wins, I went into it expecting a predictable adventure. Nothing could be further from the truth. From the first, page Eaton grabs your attention with a world that seems familiar and welcoming but, never the less, keeps you guessing at every turn. I can't remember a book that was harder to anticipate without using non sequitur curve balls.
It was quite a ride. I laughed out loud, and even read a few parts peering out from between my fingers. Eaton paints his chara...more
It was quite a ride. I laughed out loud, and even read a few parts peering out from between my fingers. Eaton paints his chara...more
This book started out pretty entertaining and then they returned to the Citadel. It wasn't until Bordertown that the story became interesting again. Arabella was so whiny until the last couple of chapters, which is when I finally started to like her. Darcy and his struggle was incredibly over-the-top that I found the bulk of the book quite tedious. I never got distracted by pop culture references; I didn't even notice any to be honest. What did distract me was the astounding amount of physical d...more
The Hero Always Wins is fantastic fantasy world. Robert Eaton has definitely created a dark, sadistic fantasy world with Knights, Warlocks, and magic. (little to dark for me) There is also a lot of great characters in this story, but the only one that I really started to connect with. And that was the main character, Darcy. But then the author did something I myself don't like (no spoilers) and it totally left me disliking Darcy, and once this happens in a story, I normally can't like the charac...more
This book is awesome. It's fun. It's exciting. It's a perfect blend of traditional fantasy mixed with modern sensibilities.
Robert Eaton unfolds THE HERO ALWAYS WINS brilliantly. He teases out the story, giving just the right information at the right time so that when the big secrets are revealed, I found myself blinking in surprise, somewhat ashamed that I didn't pick up on the twists and turns. He gives the reader all the information needed to predict many of these swerves ahead of time, but do...more
Robert Eaton unfolds THE HERO ALWAYS WINS brilliantly. He teases out the story, giving just the right information at the right time so that when the big secrets are revealed, I found myself blinking in surprise, somewhat ashamed that I didn't pick up on the twists and turns. He gives the reader all the information needed to predict many of these swerves ahead of time, but do...more
This is a fun book (a great value for the price), and the author shows a lot of potential, certainly in the realm of ideas. The magic system is one of the most imaginative, yet simple, systems I've read of late. There is a lot that can be done with the concept. However, the execution of the ideas could have used a little more polish through beta-readers and another pass by an editor, perhaps. Some of the world-building could have been expanded a bit, or expanded in less expositional ways (the ch...more
I picked up this book not knowing what to expect but I was so very pleasantly surprised by The Hero Always Wins. This book has everything a reader could want from an epic fantasy; fantastic characters, adventure, magic, and a brilliant plot twist.
I love to connect with the characters in a book and Robert Eaton sure did deliver. These are characters I want to travel with and explore with, and, of course, cheer for. His world is believable and engrossing. I loved being along for the ride and real...more
I love to connect with the characters in a book and Robert Eaton sure did deliver. These are characters I want to travel with and explore with, and, of course, cheer for. His world is believable and engrossing. I loved being along for the ride and real...more
2/544 oct17
http://www.smashwords.com/extreader/r...
I'm intrigued by the extract, could like the whole. Hero Darcy and pal knight kill cannibal beast Warlock and Heathens attacking caravan, but only survivors are prescient old man and pretty Lady Arabella. Lots of blood and gore, light hint of attraction, magic castle setting, only one odd use of "extract revenge". Usually "exact revenge"?
http://www.smashwords.com/extreader/r...
I'm intrigued by the extract, could like the whole. Hero Darcy and pal knight kill cannibal beast Warlock and Heathens attacking caravan, but only survivors are prescient old man and pretty Lady Arabella. Lots of blood and gore, light hint of attraction, magic castle setting, only one odd use of "extract revenge". Usually "exact revenge"?
This book begins with a race to assist a caravan from a band of Heathens and from there it is a non-stop adventure of overwhelming proportions. Robert Eaton has spun a tale in which a reader can fall helplessly and be unable to come up for air. This book is a must read from the word "go". Go and buy it, now! Seriously, it's a great read!!! Enjoy.
This is a pretty fast paced read; it starts off with great action of the swords-and-sorcery flavor and did not fall into any of the stereotypes I expected. The magic system feels unique, the characters are very colourful, and there are some delicious plot twists that caught me completely by surprise. I quite enjoyed it. Looking forward to more.
Robert Eaton has created a rich, imaginative, colorful fantasy world. "The Hero Always Wins" surprised me in the good sense, and that doesn't happen very often. As a huge fantasy fan, I particularly enjoyed the clever, delicate, unpredictable balance between good & evil. Above all else, the descrpitive scenes are terrific. Robert Eaton is a real writer.
So with out giving too much away I can say I really enjoyed it with some different characters than you'd normally expect in a fantasy and nothing happening quite the way I though it would. With characters you feel for both good and bad.
The only bad thing is that just as I was really getting in to it, the book ended. I look forward to the next book in the series.
The only bad thing is that just as I was really getting in to it, the book ended. I look forward to the next book in the series.
Another surprisingly good read.
Interesting characters, magic, action unexpected twists and turns. What can you expect more from a fantasy novel.
I look forward to read the next book because it ended with a kind of cliff hanger.
Interesting characters, magic, action unexpected twists and turns. What can you expect more from a fantasy novel.
I look forward to read the next book because it ended with a kind of cliff hanger.
1 like · like · see review
view 1 comment
Fantastic read! I am looking forward to reading more!
Full review to follow
Jun 16, 2013
Annstas Steise
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2013
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2013
Matthew
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Robert Eaton lives in Upstate New York, where the definition of summer is two months of bad sledding. He loves heavy metal, whether it is blasting from his radio, clanging in his gym, or rattling on the armored bodies of the characters he writes.
Robert Eaton is a proud member of the Genre Underground
More about Robert Eaton...
Robert Eaton is a proud member of the Genre Underground
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
