Scrolls Season One

by A.C. Hall

Marty Schultz is a young man who just wants to be left alone. While his fellow students at Barker State University are living it up, Marty keeps his distance, spending most of his time alone. The used bookstore where he works specializes in the trade of ancient scrolls and Marty copies down their details for use in his web-comic. Little does he know that in the right hands these scrolls can be used to perform powerful magic and his use of them has drawn the attention of some very dangerous people. As Marty struggles to come to grips with the reality of the scrolls and his growing ability to harness their power he also has to face the past that he moved over 3,000 miles away to escape. Marty just wanted to be left alone, but that’s no longer an option. His life is suddenly very full and whether he likes it or not he has to find a way to deal with it. But if he’s going to reconcile with his angry ex-fiancée whom he left two years ago with no explanation, pacify his big sister who is trying to uncover a secret he’s worked hard to hide and get out from under the thumb of a scheming classmate he’s going to have to find a way to survive against a magic wielding madman who has decided that Marty Schultz must die.

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Born feet first on a hot summer day in 1981, A.C. (spoiler alert: the initials stand for Aaron Charles) resides in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. He’s a journalist for a local newspaper by day, a writer of fiction at night and in between he writes some more. A.C. loves spending time with his three nephews and the rest of his family who live right around the corner from his house. He also enjoys listening to music, watching television and going to the movies. One of his proudest accomplishments is co-founding Hall Brothers Entertainment with his beloved big brother Phillip. Catch up with A.C. at hallbrosentertainment.com or by emailing him at freejenkins@gmail.com

Reviews

[Johanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A.C. is one of my good friends. I've been reading things he's written for years, and I enjoy everything he writes. He could write a book about basket-weaving, and I would probably read it. I've been following his blog, http://achallblog.blogspot.com/, for a long time.

This book is written a little differently than others I've read. He labels it "episodic fiction." He started it on his webpage and came out with a new "episode" each week or so. It was set-up like a TV show with so many episodes in a season. I thought that was a neat idea.

I started this book on his webpage, http://www.hallbrosentertainment.com/..., but I ended up buying it. I'm glad I did. There is a "Behind the Scenes" section at the end of the purchased book that explains a little about how he came up with the idea and more about the characters and what to expect from the next book. I really enjoyed that b/c it answered some questions I had about the characters.

I liked the storyline. I felt like some of the characters could have been developed more, but this the first in a series, so I'm sure there will be more character development in the next book. The ending of the book left me wanting to read the next one.

I'd recommend it to my friends, and I have. My friend liked it, as well. It's an easy read, and I like to see which spells Marty figures out next.