The Northern Gate by J.C. Clarke Review

On December 6, 2013 the first of four volumes of The Edelyn Legacy  released on Amazon.
Please note: S.A. Jones received an Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
A Review of The Northern Gate, The Edelyn Legacy Book I by J.C. Clarke
It's not often that a mere summary of a book intrigues me so much. Sure, I'll be willing to read something based on a summary, that's the point, but with The Northern Gate I wasn't just interested, I had to read it. Maybe it's because of an overactive imagination, or because of the allure that fantasy holds, whatever it is, The Northern Gates did not disappoint to fulfill what a fantasy novel should be.I couldn't turn the pages fast enough in the book. Constantly wanting to know what was ahead for the characters. Starting from the very beginning with Nathanael (first known as Onus), my heart was pounding in my chest with anticipation. The exposure of raw emotions displayed within the first few chapters is just breathtaking. Throw the main female character, Tabitha, in the mix, and entire novel heightens.The dynamic between all the characters, from Nathanael and Neysa in the beginning, to Tabitha and her friends and family, to the awaited moments that include Nathanael and Tabitha together are just... Just fantastic.Of course, I don't want to take away and tell you everything that happens. That wouldn't be very far at all, but I will repeat that The Northern Gate brings forth everything a fantasy should entail. Of course all writers are artists of words, creating new and exciting characters on a daily basis. But Clarke created an entire world from scratch. Something that's simply awe-inspiring.As every good series should, The Northern Gate, Book I of The Edelyn Legacy, holds you tight, and doesn't let go. Not even at the end. The anticipation for Book II is already killing me! Check out below for more information!
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
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Summary:
According to the Bible, God created the world in seven days, but what if the beginning happened before Humankind documented it for posterity?

Humans didn’t see everything clearly, because they didn’t understand. They turned away in fear, forgot the beings that had come to Earth and, over time, the Seraphim became nothing but a legend, a bedtime story. Corruption and greed, bred from hatred and evil, spread across the face of the earth as Humans evolved and developed. It was in this filth, and amongst the seven deadly sins, that Tabitha Morgan was born and kept alive, hidden in plain sight from the darkness.

For seventeen years, Tabitha thrived under her grandmother’s guardianship, living a normal life and not knowing the truth about her heritage or the roots from which she came.

That all changes the day a handsome stranger named Nathan walks into her life. Will the ancient secrets he holds be enough to earn her trust? Is it the Light, or does Darkness await them beyond The Northern Gate?

Excerpt:
The thick bonds ate into the prisoner’s pale, filthy skin, and it bled against the steel. He was numb to the pain now. Instead of letting the misery cripple him, he smiled with a dark grimace and channeled the biting sting into anger. Knowing they thought he was weakening, though he was far from it, he had bided his time. With each new moon, he had grown stronger; he was fighting back. The prisoner was going against what was in his blood by nature; he was resisting what his father had given him, the tainted blood.
For centuries, maybe even longer, he’d been held in that small cell, not being fed except when his captors saw fit, and he’d spoken to no one. His jailers refused to even breathe near him, let alone converse. All he’d had to occupy his time were his thoughts and the constant, slow trickle of water seeping down the damp walls of his underground prison to pool at his feet.
Soon, the time would come when he would be free of the tomb in which he’d been encased, and he would be a person of freewill once again; he would make sure of it. So very soon.
The prisoner planned to ensure he would hear, and remember, the sounds of his captors’ deaths: every bone crushed would be a manacle opening and the sound of tearing flesh, a choir of the Seraphim.
His freedom was paramount if he were to accomplish the job he’d been given so many millennia ago. He would end the vicious circle of chaos and fear his world had been turned into.
Every mark and scar on his body would serve as reminders of what he had been birthed to do, willing him to follow his destiny. A course had been set for him to walk the earth to complete his mission: to find her. His goal was to hunt her down and tell her everything that had been kept from her: who she was, who she belonged to, and where she came from.
He would become her protector.Would fight for her.Live for her.And die—for her.

About the Author:


J.C. Clarke lives in the heart of the New Forest in England with her husband and four children. Never a dull moment, her full house provides no shortage of inspiration which fuels her writing. She loves reading and writing a variety of genres in addition to dabbling with graphic art to create book covers, swag and more.
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