Isiah is having a tough time. The Devil is making his job very difficult. Samuel Harrigan is a murdering lowlife. He used ancient blood magic to es...
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Mar 21, 2009
Brenton
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RealmShift
Self published in 2006 by Alan Baxter (AHWA Member and all around nice guy) and rereleased in 2008 by Blade Red Press
ISBN-13: 978-0980578201
On starting to read this offering I was filled with dread as deus-ex machina seemed ingrained. In a modern day setting, gods, devils, and characters with superhuman powers were everywhere, with our protagonist, Isiah, chief among them.
A 400 year old tool of a vaguely described entity called “The Bala More...
Self published in 2006 by Alan Baxter (AHWA Member and all around nice guy) and rereleased in 2008 by Blade Red Press
ISBN-13: 978-0980578201
On starting to read this offering I was filled with dread as deus-ex machina seemed ingrained. In a modern day setting, gods, devils, and characters with superhuman powers were everywhere, with our protagonist, Isiah, chief among them.
A 400 year old tool of a vaguely described entity called “The Bala More...
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Jun 02, 2011
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Jun 05, 2011
Leticia
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RealmShift is the first of Alan Baxter‘s novel-length works that I have read. Having previously published his short fiction, I knew first-hand how talented he is. RealmShift confirmed to me that his abilities in long fiction are equally tight.
Not generally a big fan of dark fantasy, I put all my prejudices aside and dived in. It was a gripping and interesting tale right from the beginning; and the construct was nicely delivered.
RealmShift tells the story of Isaiah and Samuel More...
Not generally a big fan of dark fantasy, I put all my prejudices aside and dived in. It was a gripping and interesting tale right from the beginning; and the construct was nicely delivered.
RealmShift tells the story of Isaiah and Samuel More...
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Mar 05, 2011
While journalist Katherine Bailey investigates a crystal skull discovered in Guatemala, a psychopath is intent on killing her companion, and Isiah--an immortal of sorts, an angel of sorts, and also slightly human--must save a blood mage's life so he can fulfill his destiny and save Katherine's life.
There's a depth of mythology in this book and a lot of great action. All realms are covered, from earth to Hell. Satan makes an appearance (not slick and clever but a real demonic Beelzebub) More...
There's a depth of mythology in this book and a lot of great action. All realms are covered, from earth to Hell. Satan makes an appearance (not slick and clever but a real demonic Beelzebub) More...
Mar 05, 2011
Kylie
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Imagine if everything you believed in, everything anyone believed in was real. All of the Gods and Goddesses; heaven and hell, all of it. Imagine that if you believed it enough, the tooth fairy and the Grinch and a pink, fluffy Easter Bunny existed.
Imagine that they were real because you believed in them. Such is the world created by Alan Baxter in RealmShift.
Baxter creates an original, but very plausible, alternative to how we view religion. Everybody’s righ More...
Imagine that they were real because you believed in them. Such is the world created by Alan Baxter in RealmShift.
Baxter creates an original, but very plausible, alternative to how we view religion. Everybody’s righ More...
Apr 10, 2010
Tracy
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There are some people’ whose heads you really don’t want to be inside and dark fiction author Alan Baxter is one of those people. In Realm Shift Alan Baxter takes you from blood sacrifices to the varied realms of hell and back again, battling demons, gods and Lucifer himself in a gore fest that makes your head spin.
Not only does Baxter spin a tale of life on the dark side, he questions, quite soundly, the basis for all religions, modern and ancient, treating all with the same irrever More...
Not only does Baxter spin a tale of life on the dark side, he questions, quite soundly, the basis for all religions, modern and ancient, treating all with the same irrever More...
Mar 05, 2011
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Nov 24, 2009
Karen
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RealmShift is a mixture of genres, but it’s mainly horror. It reminded me of some of the Anne Rice books I read years ago – as in theme, not actual storyline. There are vampires, immortals, evil humans and tons of killer instinct, which always means blood and guts are sure to follow. Luckily, that doesn’t bother me.
Of course, there’s lots of swearing too. I’m not one for swearing, but I found I didn’t really have a problem with it in this setting. The characters are mainly male a More...
Of course, there’s lots of swearing too. I’m not one for swearing, but I found I didn’t really have a problem with it in this setting. The characters are mainly male a More...
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Mar 14, 2011
Amanda
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RealmShift is a difficult story to classify. It is a well-written dark fantasy with a detailed cosmology that feeds heavily into the plot, but the characters populating the story are less important than their purposes to facilitate plot continuity, which makes me hesitate to recommend it.
The plot revolves around Isiah, an immortal tool for the Balance, which facilitates change within the world by maintaining order between good and evil. Humans unknowingly create their own realities More...
The plot revolves around Isiah, an immortal tool for the Balance, which facilitates change within the world by maintaining order between good and evil. Humans unknowingly create their own realities More...
Dec 24, 2010
Joanna
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I read fiction to relax and escape, and prefer a rollicking, fast paced adventure novel, and Alan delivers on that in RealmShift. I enjoyed the supernatural themes and religious comment that was intertwined with the gory action. The character of Isiah is complex and I love the idea of the gods being sustained by faith.
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