A SIGHT UNSEEN

by Craig R Key

After the world is torn apart by a war between elves and humans, an orphaned half-elf must live among the humans disguised as one to avoid the bigotry of both sides. His life is that of a poor, simple farmhand, but that soon changes when a bard from his childhood reemerges to protect him from a bloodthirsty pirate bent on using the half-elf to open a mystical passage known as the Door of Sight Unseen. With the help of a mage and a dwarven sellsword met in their travels, the half-elf discovers that his life may determine the fate of the world. Rated 5 out of 5 stars on ReadersFavorite.com

324 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 2014

About the author

Craig R. Key was born in Fort Worth, Texas on December 7, 1983. Starting with drama courses in high school and moving on to larger college productions, he knew that his love for entertaining was beyond the simple stage and he began to branch out into screen writing and filmmaking.

Craig's first venture into epic storytelling on a micro-budget began with a three episode web-series titled "The Clay Chronicles" that was produced under his self funded production company Floor 13 Productions from 2003 to 2006. After the completion of the series, he went on to write additional short films from 2007 to 2012 including a handful of sketches for Floaters Comedy from Bad Apple Studios.

His titles during production have included director, writer, actor, editor, and he has even written music for his projects.

On July 13, 2014, Craig completed his first novel, a dark fantasy titled, "A Sight Unseen," which he dedicated to his father Gary Key, who lost his battle with cancer on May 1, 2014. Almost a year later, Craig released his second book, a comedy/drama titled, "Counting Losses," on May 21, 2015. This one was dedicated to everyone who, like the author, suffers from clinical anxiety and/or depression.

Reviews

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this fantasy novel that has all the elements of an epic adventure. A truly original mythology was created by author, Craig R. Key, as well as characters that are deep and true to life in any setting. Very action-packed, you can imagine it on the big screen as well. If you like fantasy, action, love, and an underdog story, you'll enjoy this novel.

[Kelsey Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read. Craig R Key is good at marrying his descriptions of the world he created with the characters as the story develops, so they complement each other. There's no shortage of action, but it flows very naturally, and doesn't feel contrived. I got very attached to the characters and it was wonderful to see how they evolved over the course of the book.

Just read this book.

[Hunter Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

An epic adventure with complex characters that will draw you in. Craig Key has a created a complete and solid world that is going to be a blockbuster.

*I was provided a free copy of this book via AudiobookBlast for a fair and honest review.