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The God King (Heirs of the Fallen #1)
by
James A. West (Goodreads Author)
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
Steeped in tragedy and hardship, mercenary Kian Valera wants nothing more than to hang up his sword. But he cannot go home yet. Against his better judgment, he agrees to take a spoiled prince into the Qaharadin Marshes, a treacherous place all sane men avoid.
After arriving at a deserted temple, the prince va...more
Steeped in tragedy and hardship, mercenary Kian Valera wants nothing more than to hang up his sword. But he cannot go home yet. Against his better judgment, he agrees to take a spoiled prince into the Qaharadin Marshes, a treacherous place all sane men avoid.
After arriving at a deserted temple, the prince va...more
Kindle Edition, 353 pages
Published
November 11th 2011
by Amazon Digital Services
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
In the heavens above, the three moons crash together, streaming fire and death in their wake; below, the seas rage as the roiling face of the world shatters. After Prince Varis Kilvar steals powers to transform himself into a god, chaos reigns from the king's city of Ammathor to the forbidding walls of the Black Keep. At his heels marches a demonic army torn from the very bowels of the Thousand Hell...more
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
In the heavens above, the three moons crash together, streaming fire and death in their wake; below, the seas rage as the roiling face of the world shatters. After Prince Varis Kilvar steals powers to transform himself into a god, chaos reigns from the king's city of Ammathor to the forbidding walls of the Black Keep. At his heels marches a demonic army torn from the very bowels of the Thousand Hell...more
The God King by James West – An Experience Of Epic Proportions
Posted by Ella Medler at 09:45, February 4th 2012.
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This book had me fooled. It claimed to be a debut novel and yet, right from page one, the writing style showed the energy and maturity of a well-seasoned writer.
James West picked up the simplest human story, seen so many times under many guises throughout history, and fitted it inside the most amazing fantasy world I’ve ever read about. The clear des...more
Posted by Ella Medler at 09:45, February 4th 2012.
http://www.ellamedler.com/page6.html
This book had me fooled. It claimed to be a debut novel and yet, right from page one, the writing style showed the energy and maturity of a well-seasoned writer.
James West picked up the simplest human story, seen so many times under many guises throughout history, and fitted it inside the most amazing fantasy world I’ve ever read about. The clear des...more
The three moons crash and burn and the Sacred Tower falls down. Sister Ellonlef scrambles through the dust and rubble to save the lives of survivors, but this is only the beginning of the end. Magi believe there are no gods. Sisters believe the Creator will save. And Prince Varis believes he’s made a pact with the ruler of demons so he can conquer the world. Meanwhile a troop of mercenaries struggles to survive in the swamp as a God King reaches for his ill-gotten throne.
James West’s epic fantas...more
James West’s epic fantas...more
Synopsis
Title: The God King
Author: James A. West
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
In the heavens above, the three moons crash together, streaming fire and death in their wake; below, the seas rage as the roiling face of the world shatters. After Prince Varis Kilvar steals powers to transform himself into a god, chaos reigns from the king's city of Ammathor to the forbidding walls of the Black Keep. At his heels marches a demonic army torn from t...more
Title: The God King
Author: James A. West
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse...
In the heavens above, the three moons crash together, streaming fire and death in their wake; below, the seas rage as the roiling face of the world shatters. After Prince Varis Kilvar steals powers to transform himself into a god, chaos reigns from the king's city of Ammathor to the forbidding walls of the Black Keep. At his heels marches a demonic army torn from t...more
Another Fantasy win for me with this book. It has a well-thought out world and characters. Something very important in Fantasy novels is that while being fantastical, everything is still believable within the 'rules' of the world. That stands true for The God King.
Kian is a born-tough kind of man. He's survived many physically and mentally trying things in his life. He may not be leading man handsome, but he draws you into the story all the same. I really liked his history and relationship with...more
Kian is a born-tough kind of man. He's survived many physically and mentally trying things in his life. He may not be leading man handsome, but he draws you into the story all the same. I really liked his history and relationship with...more
Fun and original page-turner! Highly recommend
I stumbled upon The God King while searching for fantasy books, and decided to read it. I am so glad I did; this book is fun! It is very well done, and it pulled me in from page one. The story flowed well; I was never bored. There was a lot of action and suspense, but it also has very in-depth characters. There are strong, tough men but there is also a really cool strong woman. The author was very good at making me care about them. I also LOVED the s...more
I stumbled upon The God King while searching for fantasy books, and decided to read it. I am so glad I did; this book is fun! It is very well done, and it pulled me in from page one. The story flowed well; I was never bored. There was a lot of action and suspense, but it also has very in-depth characters. There are strong, tough men but there is also a really cool strong woman. The author was very good at making me care about them. I also LOVED the s...more
I hadn't read a fantasy book in a while when I picked this book up on my kindle. For some strange reason this book really made me want to read The Game of Thrones series. It also made me want to read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss again.
I liked this book alot but I give it a three because of the format I had to read it in. I had pdf and on my kindle I can't read pdf files because the writing is so small and when I zoom in it's just a big mess. So I have to read pdfs on my laptop and th...more
I liked this book alot but I give it a three because of the format I had to read it in. I had pdf and on my kindle I can't read pdf files because the writing is so small and when I zoom in it's just a big mess. So I have to read pdfs on my laptop and th...more
Amazing!
The God King is beautifully written. Though that is a simply put statement, it is one of the utmost truth. It really felt like a perfectly thought out and ingeniously designed world of fantasy literature. Not only is the reader taken away with an epic fantasy, but also with intricate and eloquent wording.
West has built a demigod world and allowed us a front row seat to the heroic action and fast paced story line. The characters are richly defined and easy to be drawn to.
Although it is cl...more
The God King is beautifully written. Though that is a simply put statement, it is one of the utmost truth. It really felt like a perfectly thought out and ingeniously designed world of fantasy literature. Not only is the reader taken away with an epic fantasy, but also with intricate and eloquent wording.
West has built a demigod world and allowed us a front row seat to the heroic action and fast paced story line. The characters are richly defined and easy to be drawn to.
Although it is cl...more
Awesome book!
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James is a fantasy author specializing in dark, leaner fantasy with gritty heroes and heroines who are sometimes more ruthless than the bad guys! And he even though he loves them, there are no elves, dwarves, dragons or heroes who save the day at the last possible moment in his stories.
He will write for chips and salsa :)
One interesting note about James, he does have a hired bodyguard...who sleep...more
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He will write for chips and salsa :)
One interesting note about James, he does have a hired bodyguard...who sleep...more
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