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The Coming Storm
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Elon of Aerilann, Elven advisor to the High King of Men, helped negotiate the treaty between Elves, Dwarves and men. He suddenly finds that fragile truce threatened from without by an unknown enemy and from within by old hatreds and prejudice. With the aid of his true-friend Colath, the wizard Jareth, and the Elven archer Jalila, he searches for the source of the threat.
Ailith, the Heir to Riverford, fights her own silent battle. Something's wrong, her father has changed. Her quest to discover what's changed puts her life and very soul in danger and leaves her only one direction in which to turn. Elon.
To preserve the alliance, though, Elon will have to choose between his honor and his duty.
Elon of Aerilann, Elven advisor to the High King of Men, helped negotiate the treaty between Elves, Dwarves and men. He suddenly finds that fragile truce threatened from without by an unknown enemy and from within by old hatreds and prejudice. With the aid of his true-friend Colath, the wizard Jareth, and the Elven archer Jalila, he searches for the source of the threat.
Ailith, the Heir to Riverford, fights her own silent battle. Something's wrong, her father has changed. Her quest to discover what's changed puts her life and very soul in danger and leaves her only one direction in which to turn. Elon.
To preserve the alliance, though, Elon will have to choose between his honor and his duty.
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First published March 5, 2011
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Valerie Douglas
47 books226 followersValerie Douglas is a prolific writer and a genre-crosser. She writes classic, epic, and historical fantasy, suspense, thrillers, western and romance. As V. J. Devereaux, she writes more spicy romances.
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September 9, 2017
The Coming Storm!
Several hundred years ago, the Wizard War tore apart the world of men, elves, and dwarves as mad sorcerers tortured innumerable captives to gain blood magic by which they augmented their powers to godlike levels. To defend themselves, a grand alliance sprang into existence whereby the evil wizards were destroyed - except for a handful who escaped into the dark lands and out of the knowledge of the free peoples of the world. And so, peace returned to the realms; a near universal tranquility except for political machinations at the High King's court and the constant patrol of the dark border, where tireless hunters and woodsmen from the rugged, border people and the hidden, Elven holds hunt down the dark creatures who venture into human lands at times. All seems well with the world until now!
In the Elven hold of Aerilann, Elon, advisor to the High King of Men, is filled with feelings of uneasy; his magic whispering to him of a wrongness in the land. Thus, he begins tracking the unusually increase of dark things venturing into the border lands. With the help of his true-friend Colath, Jareth, a human wizard, and Jalila, Elven archer, he sets out to discover the cause of his foreboding. But will even he, the first among many, be able to read the signs in time to understand the Alliance's true danger?
Ailith, the Heir to Riverford, resides in the highland kingdom of her father; a tomboyish girl, more likely to ride out to hunt dark creatures with her father's hunters than to dress in frilly gowns and read poetry. And that is perfectly fine with her father, King Geric and her mother Selah, who adore their only daughter. Yet, something has changed in Ailith's once loving home. A new man, Tolan, has appeared at their tiny castle, taking up an advisor position with King Geric, and the once even-tempered and jovial king is now turning into a strange caricature of himself. This mystifies Ailith, and when she turns to her once strong-willed mother for understanding, she finds her engulfed in a malaise as well, unable to do aught except stay in her rooms in a trance-like state. Left adrift and alone in a world turned mad, Ailith begins her own quest to discover what has changed her parents; a quest that will change her life and place her very soul at risk.
Sounds good so far, doesn't it? Maybe a bit too Tolkienish for some but still a good premise for an engaging story.
And the fact of the matter is - for all the criticisms you can make about editing or writing style -the first half of the book is a good read. The story draws you in, and the characters - especially Ailith for me - made me care about them and want to see where their differing quests led them. But then something just goes wrong with the book.
When a book goes wrong, it's like a cake recipe not turning out just right. Did the baker not put enough sugar in? Maybe too much? Was an ingredient left out? That is the way I view a good book turning out not quite right, and that is the way I view The Coming Storm: there are a few ingredients that just didn't mesh well.
First, there was too much action. The characters would go here, fight these dark creatures, then discover this new piece of the puzzles that leads them to travel to yet another place to fight more creatures. It got to the point I just skipped the action scenes because they did
nothing to actually move the story forward.
Second, one of the main character evolves too quickly from powerless to powerful. I understand that it is common fodder in fantasy books that hobbits find magic ring or farm boys discover magic sword, but those type of stories only work where the main character struggles along the way with the power. In The Coming Storm, one character stumbles onto power after power whenever that particular power is most needed to overcome an obstacle. And what was the other character's response to this? Something along the lines of "Well, I really like Steve, so while it's against the law to do this, I guess it's okay that he has this new ability to transmute stone." This stretched the believability factor too much for me and ruined the story for me.
Third, the powerless character, who discovers all these magical talents, also turns from a follower into a leader. A leader whom other - more powerful and more experienced - people just seem to automatically defer to. When you add to this the fact that the character turns from ordinary looking into this regal, beautiful creature seemingly between pages, you might begin to understand why this whole transformation just did not ring true.
Fourth, the main characters continue making these mind numbing decisions that throws them into danger; some of which just do not make any sense. The main one that keeps popping up is why this group of important people continue to travel around by themselves. Why? Honestly, once you've identified there is a danger and that an enemy is after you, wouldn't you go get a group of Elven hunters to accompany you around as protection or something. There were many things like this that just made a reader go: "What are they doing - again!"
In summation, this was a very good story idea, even if it was not breaking new ground. Somehow, the story got out of control, and Valeria Douglas tried to do too much with one character in particular. The fact that the action became distracting rather than complimentary also speaks volumes. Due to this, I would give the first half of the book a 3 star rating, and the book as a whole a 1 star.
Several hundred years ago, the Wizard War tore apart the world of men, elves, and dwarves as mad sorcerers tortured innumerable captives to gain blood magic by which they augmented their powers to godlike levels. To defend themselves, a grand alliance sprang into existence whereby the evil wizards were destroyed - except for a handful who escaped into the dark lands and out of the knowledge of the free peoples of the world. And so, peace returned to the realms; a near universal tranquility except for political machinations at the High King's court and the constant patrol of the dark border, where tireless hunters and woodsmen from the rugged, border people and the hidden, Elven holds hunt down the dark creatures who venture into human lands at times. All seems well with the world until now!
In the Elven hold of Aerilann, Elon, advisor to the High King of Men, is filled with feelings of uneasy; his magic whispering to him of a wrongness in the land. Thus, he begins tracking the unusually increase of dark things venturing into the border lands. With the help of his true-friend Colath, Jareth, a human wizard, and Jalila, Elven archer, he sets out to discover the cause of his foreboding. But will even he, the first among many, be able to read the signs in time to understand the Alliance's true danger?
Ailith, the Heir to Riverford, resides in the highland kingdom of her father; a tomboyish girl, more likely to ride out to hunt dark creatures with her father's hunters than to dress in frilly gowns and read poetry. And that is perfectly fine with her father, King Geric and her mother Selah, who adore their only daughter. Yet, something has changed in Ailith's once loving home. A new man, Tolan, has appeared at their tiny castle, taking up an advisor position with King Geric, and the once even-tempered and jovial king is now turning into a strange caricature of himself. This mystifies Ailith, and when she turns to her once strong-willed mother for understanding, she finds her engulfed in a malaise as well, unable to do aught except stay in her rooms in a trance-like state. Left adrift and alone in a world turned mad, Ailith begins her own quest to discover what has changed her parents; a quest that will change her life and place her very soul at risk.
Sounds good so far, doesn't it? Maybe a bit too Tolkienish for some but still a good premise for an engaging story.
And the fact of the matter is - for all the criticisms you can make about editing or writing style -the first half of the book is a good read. The story draws you in, and the characters - especially Ailith for me - made me care about them and want to see where their differing quests led them. But then something just goes wrong with the book.
When a book goes wrong, it's like a cake recipe not turning out just right. Did the baker not put enough sugar in? Maybe too much? Was an ingredient left out? That is the way I view a good book turning out not quite right, and that is the way I view The Coming Storm: there are a few ingredients that just didn't mesh well.
First, there was too much action. The characters would go here, fight these dark creatures, then discover this new piece of the puzzles that leads them to travel to yet another place to fight more creatures. It got to the point I just skipped the action scenes because they did
nothing to actually move the story forward.
Second, one of the main character evolves too quickly from powerless to powerful. I understand that it is common fodder in fantasy books that hobbits find magic ring or farm boys discover magic sword, but those type of stories only work where the main character struggles along the way with the power. In The Coming Storm, one character stumbles onto power after power whenever that particular power is most needed to overcome an obstacle. And what was the other character's response to this? Something along the lines of "Well, I really like Steve, so while it's against the law to do this, I guess it's okay that he has this new ability to transmute stone." This stretched the believability factor too much for me and ruined the story for me.
Third, the powerless character, who discovers all these magical talents, also turns from a follower into a leader. A leader whom other - more powerful and more experienced - people just seem to automatically defer to. When you add to this the fact that the character turns from ordinary looking into this regal, beautiful creature seemingly between pages, you might begin to understand why this whole transformation just did not ring true.
Fourth, the main characters continue making these mind numbing decisions that throws them into danger; some of which just do not make any sense. The main one that keeps popping up is why this group of important people continue to travel around by themselves. Why? Honestly, once you've identified there is a danger and that an enemy is after you, wouldn't you go get a group of Elven hunters to accompany you around as protection or something. There were many things like this that just made a reader go: "What are they doing - again!"
In summation, this was a very good story idea, even if it was not breaking new ground. Somehow, the story got out of control, and Valeria Douglas tried to do too much with one character in particular. The fact that the action became distracting rather than complimentary also speaks volumes. Due to this, I would give the first half of the book a 3 star rating, and the book as a whole a 1 star.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2013
Elon is an Elf and Adviser to the High King. He helped Men and Dwarves to work together even on the now shaky ground, as things are happening that are very dark. He has a small close group of friends made up of Colath an Elf, Jalila also an Elf, and Jareth a Wizard. Each of them has an important part to play in helping Elon find what this dark is. Animals that are not supposed to be in the lands are coming in and some are even working together. This is the first that will alert many that Darkness is coming. Elon and his small group must fight off the beast and go to each Kingdom to alert the Kings also to see if they have had any problems with these beast. At one such kingdom Riverford, things are not as they seem, The King is acting strange, and the new adviser is strange. The Princess of Riverford is having problems of her own. Ailith has been trained in all aspects to run her Kingdom, yet with the new adviser and her Father and Mother acting strange she must tread carefully. When Elon and his group of friends leave, she over hears her father and his adviser talking about sending beast to kill this small group. With thoughts of only to save them she risk her very life to warn them. This starts a life time of friendship. Soon Ailith becomes part of this group now known as The 5. It is up to them to rally support, to help their fellow man. Not always knowing who to trust leads them into some very tricky spots.
I SO LOVED THIS BOOK!! If I could give it a Ten I would! This book reminds me of Lord of The Rings , but so much better!! This book would make an awesome movie that would rival the other and I am sure leave it in the dust. You have Elf, Dwarves,Wizards, Dark Magic, White Magic Friendship that is tested and made even stronger. Fight scenes that I read twice just because they were so well written! Romance written so beautifully it leaves you with tears in your eyes. Every part of this book goes into such detail that you are drawn right into each scene and picturing every detail! I can not wait to read Book 2 in this series. I cried at the end well last few chapters really, my heart stings were pulled for all of them. I put this book down and was so sorry to do that. I had to reread it I had no choice!
I Highly Recommend this book to everyone it has everything any reader could ever want!
5 STARS - MORE IF I COULD GIVE THEM
Patches
July 4, 2012
I loved this book. Ailith is a great heroine...strong of character, brave, and unshakable in her sense of right and wrong. I love that she is human in this book, meaning she is not an impossible beauty who never makes mistakes. She is fallible and quick to admit it. I easily found myself in her world, and was caught up in both her fate and the fates of her companions. If you are a fan of fantasy, I recommend you try this book.
January 29, 2012
A Tolkien like fantasy that had me enthralled so much I gave myself a headache as I could not put the book down. The three plot built whilst unfolding the five main characters stories. Only issue I had was that it should of been proof read better, there were some grammar errors. Must get the follow on book.
February 22, 2014
Besides the oft-mentioned lack of proof-reading, about the only thing that could improve this book (unless I missed it) is a map :)
June 26, 2015
Valerie Douglas manages to create a fantasy world with seemingly very little effort in her novel, The Coming Storm. From page one, the reader is taken into a world full of mythical beasts and magic that we don’t understand. She hasn’t set her rules for the magic yet, but somehow it works. The unknown from the reader’s perspective adds to the fear and tension that Douglas creates. Understanding comes later when the characters can take a breath, yet we are so wrapped up with what just happened and wanting answers that the story instantly invites us in and promises a good read.
That is precisely what it delivers as well.
When a peaceful lands starts to be torn apart by savage beasts from the borderlands, the High King has his work cut out for him keeping the Lesser Kings happy as they demand the money needed to protect their borders. But not all of the borders need to be protected from without. Riverford, a small kingdom yet ruled by an exceptional king has fallen under threat from within when a mysterious advisor arrives and things start to change. The king’s heir, Ailith, survives through what appears to be sheer luck at the beginning as she flees and seeks alliances with the illusive elves and a wizard who likes nothing better than to be comfortable, despite what restraints his position supposedly places on him.
But as the tale unfolds, it becomes apparent there is far more to Ailith than meets the eye, and she herself has no idea precisely what she is capable of. As friendships deeper than understanding are formed, the five friends; three elves, a wizard and a girl just coming up to her coming of age are forced to race across the kingdoms in an effort to stop the terrorising power spreading from Riverford. The more they learn, the worse the situation appears, especially when it is revealed the man responsible for Ailith’s nightmare is nothing more than a puppet.
With battles and skirmish, magic and loyalty, Douglas takes her readers on the journey with her characters and keeps their hearts in their mouths as twists and turns keep the story from becoming predictable. However, the characterisation of Ailith perhaps weakens things a little. While there is no denying that she is a strong and capable young woman, the gifts that keep being revealed to Ailith in the nick of time starts to become slightly irritating. Every time an impossible situation arises, she comes out with something new. Her bond with the elves is deeper than a simple friendship, diving into the status of true-friend and even to be soul-bonded with one of them. That does become somewhat predictable as you realise the only way they have to get out is for Ailith to come out with something she doesn’t know she can do.
However, despite this niggle, it doesn’t truly detract from the power of Douglas’ story-telling and certainly wasn’t enough to turn me away from the book. Considering I finished it hoping there was another, I would say that was a story well told indeed.
That is precisely what it delivers as well.
When a peaceful lands starts to be torn apart by savage beasts from the borderlands, the High King has his work cut out for him keeping the Lesser Kings happy as they demand the money needed to protect their borders. But not all of the borders need to be protected from without. Riverford, a small kingdom yet ruled by an exceptional king has fallen under threat from within when a mysterious advisor arrives and things start to change. The king’s heir, Ailith, survives through what appears to be sheer luck at the beginning as she flees and seeks alliances with the illusive elves and a wizard who likes nothing better than to be comfortable, despite what restraints his position supposedly places on him.
But as the tale unfolds, it becomes apparent there is far more to Ailith than meets the eye, and she herself has no idea precisely what she is capable of. As friendships deeper than understanding are formed, the five friends; three elves, a wizard and a girl just coming up to her coming of age are forced to race across the kingdoms in an effort to stop the terrorising power spreading from Riverford. The more they learn, the worse the situation appears, especially when it is revealed the man responsible for Ailith’s nightmare is nothing more than a puppet.
With battles and skirmish, magic and loyalty, Douglas takes her readers on the journey with her characters and keeps their hearts in their mouths as twists and turns keep the story from becoming predictable. However, the characterisation of Ailith perhaps weakens things a little. While there is no denying that she is a strong and capable young woman, the gifts that keep being revealed to Ailith in the nick of time starts to become slightly irritating. Every time an impossible situation arises, she comes out with something new. Her bond with the elves is deeper than a simple friendship, diving into the status of true-friend and even to be soul-bonded with one of them. That does become somewhat predictable as you realise the only way they have to get out is for Ailith to come out with something she doesn’t know she can do.
However, despite this niggle, it doesn’t truly detract from the power of Douglas’ story-telling and certainly wasn’t enough to turn me away from the book. Considering I finished it hoping there was another, I would say that was a story well told indeed.
April 26, 2013
The Coming Storm (The Coming Storm #1) by Valerie Douglas
Elon is an Elf and Adviser to the High King. He helped Men and Dwarves to work together even on the now shaky ground, as things are happening that are very dark. He has a small close group of friends made up of Colath an Elf, Jalila also an Elf, and Jareth a Wizard. Each of them has an important part to play in helping Elon find what this dark is. Animals that are not supposed to be in the lands are coming in and some are even working together. This is the first that will alert many that Darkness is coming. Elon and his small group must fight off the beast and go to each Kingdom to alert the Kings also to see if they have had any problems with these beast. At one such kingdom Riverford, things are not as they seem, The King is acting strange, and the new adviser is strange. The Princess of Riverford is having problems of her own. Ailith has been trained in all aspects to run her Kingdom, yet with the new adviser and her Father and Mother acting strange she must tread carefully. When Elon and his group of friends leave, she over hears her father and his adviser talking about sending beast to kill this small group. With thoughts of only to save them she risk her very life to warn them. This starts a life time of friendship. Soon Ailith becomes part of this group now known as The 5. It is up to them to rally support, to help their fellow man. Not always knowing who to trust leads them into some very tricky spots.
I SO LOVED THIS BOOK!! If I could give it a Ten I would! This book reminds me of Lord of The Rings , but so much better!! This book would make an awesome movie that would rival the other and I am sure leave it in the dust. You have Elf, Dwarves,Wizards, Dark Magic, White Magic Friendship that is tested and made even stronger. Fight scenes that I read twice just because they were so well written! Romance written so beautifully it leaves you with tears in your eyes. Every part of this book goes into such detail that you are drawn right into each scene and picturing every detail! I can not wait to read Book 2 in this series. I cried at the end well last few chapters really, my heart stings were pulled for all of them. I put this book down and was so sorry to do that. I had to reread it I had no choice!
I Highly Recommend this book to everyone it has everything any reader could ever want!
5 STARS - MORE IF I COULD GIVE THEM
Patches
complimentary book given for a free review. juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
Elon is an Elf and Adviser to the High King. He helped Men and Dwarves to work together even on the now shaky ground, as things are happening that are very dark. He has a small close group of friends made up of Colath an Elf, Jalila also an Elf, and Jareth a Wizard. Each of them has an important part to play in helping Elon find what this dark is. Animals that are not supposed to be in the lands are coming in and some are even working together. This is the first that will alert many that Darkness is coming. Elon and his small group must fight off the beast and go to each Kingdom to alert the Kings also to see if they have had any problems with these beast. At one such kingdom Riverford, things are not as they seem, The King is acting strange, and the new adviser is strange. The Princess of Riverford is having problems of her own. Ailith has been trained in all aspects to run her Kingdom, yet with the new adviser and her Father and Mother acting strange she must tread carefully. When Elon and his group of friends leave, she over hears her father and his adviser talking about sending beast to kill this small group. With thoughts of only to save them she risk her very life to warn them. This starts a life time of friendship. Soon Ailith becomes part of this group now known as The 5. It is up to them to rally support, to help their fellow man. Not always knowing who to trust leads them into some very tricky spots.
I SO LOVED THIS BOOK!! If I could give it a Ten I would! This book reminds me of Lord of The Rings , but so much better!! This book would make an awesome movie that would rival the other and I am sure leave it in the dust. You have Elf, Dwarves,Wizards, Dark Magic, White Magic Friendship that is tested and made even stronger. Fight scenes that I read twice just because they were so well written! Romance written so beautifully it leaves you with tears in your eyes. Every part of this book goes into such detail that you are drawn right into each scene and picturing every detail! I can not wait to read Book 2 in this series. I cried at the end well last few chapters really, my heart stings were pulled for all of them. I put this book down and was so sorry to do that. I had to reread it I had no choice!
I Highly Recommend this book to everyone it has everything any reader could ever want!
5 STARS - MORE IF I COULD GIVE THEM
Patches
complimentary book given for a free review. juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
July 4, 2011
The Coming Storm is the most compelling book I've read in a long time. I realize that's a gushy way to start a review, but as a long-time reader of fantasy novels, I'm comparing it to the often cliched books of the same type.
Regardless of genre, Valerie Douglas has created a realistic and internally consistent world of compelling characters. I like strong female characters, and Ailith is certainly that. She's heroic without being annoying. She doesn't succeed at everything she does, and is well aware of her faults, but her strength of will and devotion to her friends is touching. My heart ached for her tribulations and rejoiced with her triumphs.
Her companions are well-suited to her. Elon, Colath and Jalila are Elves, Jareth is a human Wizard. The Elven society is intriguing, making me want to know more of it close up. Elon is wise, noble and caring, but not in such a way that makes him seem too perfect. These are people you would like to spend more time with. I'm anxious to read the next book.
A slight negative--about two-thirds of the way through, I began noticing some typographical errors such as omitted words, as if there were some missed sections in editing. These errors were noticeable because the rest of the book is so well edited. Still, I have to give it such a high rating because of the compelling story, endearing characters and noble, selfless actions that had me cheering and crying.
The Coming Storm is an excellent read. I look forward to further adventures of these five heroes.
Regardless of genre, Valerie Douglas has created a realistic and internally consistent world of compelling characters. I like strong female characters, and Ailith is certainly that. She's heroic without being annoying. She doesn't succeed at everything she does, and is well aware of her faults, but her strength of will and devotion to her friends is touching. My heart ached for her tribulations and rejoiced with her triumphs.
Her companions are well-suited to her. Elon, Colath and Jalila are Elves, Jareth is a human Wizard. The Elven society is intriguing, making me want to know more of it close up. Elon is wise, noble and caring, but not in such a way that makes him seem too perfect. These are people you would like to spend more time with. I'm anxious to read the next book.
A slight negative--about two-thirds of the way through, I began noticing some typographical errors such as omitted words, as if there were some missed sections in editing. These errors were noticeable because the rest of the book is so well edited. Still, I have to give it such a high rating because of the compelling story, endearing characters and noble, selfless actions that had me cheering and crying.
The Coming Storm is an excellent read. I look forward to further adventures of these five heroes.
March 23, 2014
The Coming Storm is one of those books that suck you into a different world, one you hate to leave whenever you have to put the book down. Even worse than that: after finishing it, I had to run over and get the last book in the trilogy because I have to know how the whole story ends! Valerie Douglas wrote a masterpiece, taking the reader to a fantastic world with Elves, Dwarves and Men, where battles of the mind and the heart are fought next to a war against an uncanny enemy.
If you’re a fan of epic fantasy and you are not reading The Coming Storm then you are doing yourself no favour.
If you’re a fan of epic fantasy and you are not reading The Coming Storm then you are doing yourself no favour.
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June 19, 2012I'm starting to get into this now. It was slow to begin with and I wasn't sure who was Elf or Human, but I'm getting there and now my interest is piqued I shall keep going.
I'm interested to find out what this 'nothing' is exactly.
I'm interested to find out what this 'nothing' is exactly.
April 5, 2013
Although it could use some more polish and at least one transition left me in total confusion, I really enjoyed this fantasy. But it isn't a light and happy one, so don't read it if that's what you want. It is a powerful tear jerker instead.
August 6, 2012
ENJOYED IMMENSLY
January 17, 2014
Loved, loved, loved! Immediately bought the sequel...couldn't put it down!
May 10, 2015
An amazing book about Elves,Dwarfs and Wizards. I did't want to put the book down as I was pulled into their magical world!
May 3, 2019
Right Title. Wrong Novel.
September 29, 2014
I only got a few pages into this one. I am never a stickler for grammar or punctuation, but I found myself re-reading paragraphs over and over again. I'll try the book again later, hopefully after it has been to an editor.
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December 7, 2013False
June 19, 2012
A great story, but the writing is extremely repetitive, and the book was poorly edited.
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