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Tyrants of the Dead #1
Down the Dark Path
Down the Dark Path Book One of the Tyrants of the Dead trilogy Darkest of all dark fantasy epics. When Andelusia Anderae leaves home in search of a better life, she accidentally plunges into the world-ending war between Graehelm and Furyon. The deeper she falls, the more she senses the dark powers rising within her, and the more she realizes she is not so different than the enemy. Love might not be enough to save her, for the Furyons are all-powerful, and the shadow within her desires her more than any living man ever will. Down the Dark Path chronicles the struggles of six individuals during the Furyon invasion of Graehelm and sets the stage for the horrific powers lurking behind the war. For even as the Furyons threaten to end all life, the true enemy, the ancient civilization of the Ur, draws nearer to rebirth. Down the Dark Path is the complete first volume in the Tyrants of the Dead trilogy.
- GenresFantasy
768 pages, Paperback
Published June 24, 2013
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About the author
J. Edward Neill
64 books194 followersHi, I'm J Edward Neill,
Nice to meet you.
I write a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean a LOT. :)
I'm the author of sci-fi hits A Door Never Dreamed of and the Eaters of the Light trilogy. I wrote the dark fiction Tyrants of the Dead trilogy, penned Hollow Empire, a six-part medieval opera, and recently finished The Hecatomb, a horror novella. And I'm the creator of the Coffee Table Philosophy series, spanning twelve books and more than 1,100 party-ready philosophy questions.
I live in North GA, where the summers are blistering hot and winters really don't exist. I love the rain, good red wine, and I truly adore painting.
Catch up with me on my websites TesseraGuild.com and DowntheDarkPath.com.
Nice to meet you.
I write a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean a LOT. :)
I'm the author of sci-fi hits A Door Never Dreamed of and the Eaters of the Light trilogy. I wrote the dark fiction Tyrants of the Dead trilogy, penned Hollow Empire, a six-part medieval opera, and recently finished The Hecatomb, a horror novella. And I'm the creator of the Coffee Table Philosophy series, spanning twelve books and more than 1,100 party-ready philosophy questions.
I live in North GA, where the summers are blistering hot and winters really don't exist. I love the rain, good red wine, and I truly adore painting.
Catch up with me on my websites TesseraGuild.com and DowntheDarkPath.com.
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December 11, 2017
Having read several of the author’s other stories, I can say that one of his greatest strengths is the richly drawn and vibrant characters he creates.
This is a case where an author’s strength becomes a weakness, because I can say without hesitation that I absolutely hated the main character, and the more I experienced her background, personality, desires, fears and preferences, the more I despised her. She is, quite simply, a selfish, impulsive, empty-headed dreamer who gets by on an accident of appearance and the good will of others, and should have been sent home with a spanking her second chapter in.
This is not necessarily a deal breaker in a story. I disliked Maia in Richard Adams’ novel by the same name and for much the same reasons as this character, but the story in Maia moved more quickly and the side-characters were interesting enough that I was able to overlook the main character’s flaws, but the pace of Down the Dark Path is glacial. I understand Dark Moon Daughter and the third volume can be read independently and perhaps I’ll give it a chance, because there is an interesting story in the background. In point of fact, I found the chapters and scenes that do not include or touch on the main character to be very interesting.
But then the reader is ‘treated’ to more of her, and the irritation resumes.
I will say that it speaks well for the authors talent to craft a fictional character who can rouse some strong emotion in the reader, even if that emotion is negative. The quality of writing alone is enough to almost make this a three-star book. Definitely try his other works.
This is a case where an author’s strength becomes a weakness, because I can say without hesitation that I absolutely hated the main character, and the more I experienced her background, personality, desires, fears and preferences, the more I despised her. She is, quite simply, a selfish, impulsive, empty-headed dreamer who gets by on an accident of appearance and the good will of others, and should have been sent home with a spanking her second chapter in.
This is not necessarily a deal breaker in a story. I disliked Maia in Richard Adams’ novel by the same name and for much the same reasons as this character, but the story in Maia moved more quickly and the side-characters were interesting enough that I was able to overlook the main character’s flaws, but the pace of Down the Dark Path is glacial. I understand Dark Moon Daughter and the third volume can be read independently and perhaps I’ll give it a chance, because there is an interesting story in the background. In point of fact, I found the chapters and scenes that do not include or touch on the main character to be very interesting.
But then the reader is ‘treated’ to more of her, and the irritation resumes.
I will say that it speaks well for the authors talent to craft a fictional character who can rouse some strong emotion in the reader, even if that emotion is negative. The quality of writing alone is enough to almost make this a three-star book. Definitely try his other works.
December 11, 2017
The only complaint I have for this book is that it's too damn long. I actually got so frustrated that I skipped a few chapters just to get to the end. The author changes perspectives (by that I mean switching to events happening elsewhere) at the most inopportune moments. So that's two complaints I suppose. Oh, well. At least it gets better in the second book.
November 20, 2014
Really great
I read a lot when I have the time. Now it's normal not this deep into the fantasy genre that dive into. Now this book, while I struggled to read at first, opened my eyes to the genre in a whole new way. A budding J.R.R. Tolkien almost. But in a whole, the story,plot,search for lost ones, you hung on till the very end. I can't wait to read more!
I read a lot when I have the time. Now it's normal not this deep into the fantasy genre that dive into. Now this book, while I struggled to read at first, opened my eyes to the genre in a whole new way. A budding J.R.R. Tolkien almost. But in a whole, the story,plot,search for lost ones, you hung on till the very end. I can't wait to read more!
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