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The Paladin of Tarrth La
A traumatised priest, recovering in a customised seminary, is introduced to a world he cannot credit. The world is full of strange and familiar creatures. He encounters scenarios he has read from books, some he had not imagined, and some he is afraid to examine closely. Guided by an inhabitant he seeks a resolution, using all his skills in succession, even to the extent of the brutal ultimate of his martial arts training, intended to focus the negative violence he battles. The characters of the world are in the midst of an aeons-long struggle, yet accept his help only with reservation. They see in him an ancient danger they had forgotten, only existing at the edge of consciousness. Yet one of their most revered sages has stood for him, and the talisman of Ashark has validated his worth. Above all, they are desperately short of time and forces to save their friends and family from a fate undreamed of since the age of The Eternals. They must trust talisman and its bearer to find the Xoal
302 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2012
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February 14, 2014
Book review by Jeremy Poole
The Paladin of Tarrthala by Perry Mcdaid
‘Must to work harder’.
This book should have been right up my street, fantasy fiction, swords and sorcerers, just my thing, but it wasn’t.
At one point, within one page the protagonist, chided himself, scolded himself and muttered bitterly. This use of a variety of speech tags red flags the writer as inexperienced and the continual use of tell not show confirmed this fact. The ‘said’ was conspicuous by its absence.
The story itself was just as bad, it didn’t flow and I was completely lost from the first page. The jumps to alternate realities were not the problem, the problem was the writer trying to secretly hide the story and not give too much away, whilst trying to grab the reader, but he failed.
The free chapters I read weren’t enough to make me want to read on.
Sorry Perry, but needs work.
Jeremy Poole
The Paladin of Tarrthala by Perry Mcdaid
‘Must to work harder’.
This book should have been right up my street, fantasy fiction, swords and sorcerers, just my thing, but it wasn’t.
At one point, within one page the protagonist, chided himself, scolded himself and muttered bitterly. This use of a variety of speech tags red flags the writer as inexperienced and the continual use of tell not show confirmed this fact. The ‘said’ was conspicuous by its absence.
The story itself was just as bad, it didn’t flow and I was completely lost from the first page. The jumps to alternate realities were not the problem, the problem was the writer trying to secretly hide the story and not give too much away, whilst trying to grab the reader, but he failed.
The free chapters I read weren’t enough to make me want to read on.
Sorry Perry, but needs work.
Jeremy Poole
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