Essence of Gluic

Thorik Dain's Journey #3

by Anthony G. Wedgeworth, JoAnn Cegon (Editor), Frederick L. Wedgeworth (Illustrations)

Bakalor, the demon of the Underworld, plans to resurface and rule the world. Nearing the final stages, he deceives land-dwelling leaders into waging war upon each other, making it easy for his victory. Ergrauth, the demon lord of the Del’Unday, leads his army of Altered Creatures to the final battle in order to seize the world before Bakalor claims it for himself. Learning of the pending war plans, Thorik attempts to prevent the demons from succeeding, while searching for a way to save his grandmother, Gluic. Unaware that he is being used as a pawn by those of great power, his desire to revive her inadvertently puts his life, and the lives of everyone he cares about in great danger. This book is best found under the topics of epic fantasy adventure series, epic fantasy books, fantasy adventure quest, fantasy adventure magic, adventure time, epic fantasy adventure series, and epic fantasy books.

Genres: Fantasy

313 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Cheryl]

Thorik and his band were able to prevent Darkmere from killing Ericc, though it came with a great price. Thorik’s grandmother, Gluic was killed. Though only Gluic’s body is dead. With the help of Bryus Grum, they were able to imbue Gluic’s soul into a dagger. Now Thorik must find a way to extract Gluic’s soul from the dagger. It will not be an easy journey. Bakalor, demon of the underworld has released his minions.

Essence of Gluic is book three. Each book adds to the previous one. This one is no exception. After reading the first two books, it isn’t hard to feel connected to the characters. You will find yourself cheering for Thorik. The underworld of Della Estovia was a dark, evil place. It is a place you would hope your soul never ended up in. Bakalor is every thing a demon of the underworld should be…scary and malevolence. Avanda showed herself to be not just a little girl but a nice love interest for Thorik.

[Jennifer Loschiavo]

The development has been slow overall for depth BUT it has been worth the journey. Book three and i am really in tuned with the characters and the world now. I am finding myself going “hey don’t do that” like they are listening while I’m reading. The generational stuff is coming through more now as well. And the battles
More intense.

[Nikki]

War is coming and who do you trust? The war between Darkmere and Ambrosius is coming to a head and who's side will you be on? Thorik is traveling the lands trying to round up support for Ambrosius in this war of creatures and cultures, all the while trying to save his grandmother's soul. And if that's not enough to do, he falls into a demon's territory and is nearly killed, has to find a book in a meadow of floating bubbles that can kill you or send you to who knows where, fights a killer lava creature named Grub, escape from the city of Ergrauth without loosing his soul, find out who has been spying on him, and keep the peace within his "family pod" with new member Bryus Grum. But really, that's not much right??? I could not put this book down. At times I was petrified, and at times I was laughing out loud, but I always had to keep going to see just what was going to happen next. I can't wait to read Rise of Rummon and find out!

[Tracy]

This is my favorite book in the Thorik series so far. Each one seems to get better and better. What made me like this one so much more was how much Thorik grew. His relationships with the rest of the characters continues to grow closer, including one relationship that I am loving (will not say who due to potential spoilers). I also loved how Thorik now knows more about who he is and how far he is willing to go to help his loved ones. The ending had a shocking twist for me. I ordered the fourth book as soon as I finished reading this one because I could not wait to continue reading about all of these amazing characters. I highly recommend this entire series to anyone who is an avid reader.

[Tracy]

This is my favorite book in the Thorik series so far. Each one seems to get better and better. What made me like this one so much more was how much Thorik grew. His relationships with the rest of the characters continues to grow closer, including one relationship that I am loving (will not say who due to potential spoilers). I also loved how Thorik now knows more about who he is and how far he is willing to go to help his loved ones. The ending had a shocking twist for me. I ordered the fourth book as soon as I finished reading this one because I could not wait to continue reading about all of these amazing characters. I highly recommend this entire series to anyone who is an avid reader.

[Babs]

If you like fantasy, dragons etc this book is for you. No matter how young or old you are this book is a great read. The best part is this book can stand alone. You do not have to read the others in this series to know what is going on.

[Mystee]

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[JoAnn]

Great continuing saga of a young man finding his place in the world.