Roliath

by Amber Schunk Clubb

For centuries people have always viewed vampires as monsters! They can only go outside at night, be killed with a stake through the heart and harmed by garlic and holy water. They have no reflections, sleep in coffins and drain humans of all their blood to stay alive.

As Alex Keen is told about the past of Geannifer Whitlence he quickly learns that all of the myths, legends and stories about vampires that we were told about were all just lies covering up the truth. Even the name they go by; Vampires! They’re called Eidelon, they live out their lives every day alongside the human race with many similarities. They have different races/clans, they live with rulers, leaders and followers. They even have laws and a legal system of their own. The most forbidden law, is to not kill anyone from the human race.

While they do have to feed off of humans to live, they do not have to kill them in order to do so. In present day Geannifer Whitlence is an Eidelon in the Azeron clan possessing many talents and abilities that no other Eidelon is capable of. Roliath is in a sense an origin story of how she became who she is today. How she met Devon, her life-long partner since Roliath’s beginning; Andrea, her best friend and progeny and all of the Eidelon that still travel with her in present day and how their life-long battle with the Osirians began.

376 pages, Paperback

Published June 6, 2016

About the author

Amber Schunk-Clubb was born and raised in Colorado where she found her love for writing as a young child. From poetry to short stories she always found unique ways to put her imagination into words. What started out as something to do in her free time quickly became a passion as she got older. Going into high school where she had more options, she took creative writing courses and specialty classes to help her with her passion for writing.

In the beginning of her Junior year in high school she moved to California and continued with her personal writing ventures. She took another creative writing class offered her Senior year, feeling as though that she couldn't have been luckier to land the class. Unlike any other class she took in the past, this teacher gave assignments given on college levels and was able to broaden the way she thought and wrote. Teachers can make such a great impact on a students life and the lessons she learned is still valued to this very day.

After she graduated she continued to live out her life for 13 years, continuing with her writing off and on as life allowed. Then she made a move to relocate to Missouri where she still resides with her husband and two step children.

After many years of continuous writing and creating the world of Eidelon she met her husband. He gave her the push she needed to concentrate more on her writing and the time to devote herself to it. With his love, encouragement and devotion to her talent they decided together to make the necessary steps to move forward with Roliath.

Reviews

[Nisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved to go on reading Geannifer who is Eidelon (the name vampire used for themselves)’s life story with time to time Alex asking questions. It was lovely, funny to read. To have Alex asking questions we want to ask or didn’t know we wanted to ask was nice :) This was amusing way to make us familiar with Eidelon’s World. Until some nervous or exciting events began to happen, I read this book with a smile on my face. Some of Alex questions make me laugh (little loudly) even when I’m reading from my phone in bus :)))

If you would like to read fantasy, paranormal genre novel with strong female protagonist who won’t make you mad or angry with some nonsense act. You should give a chance for his novel. In vampire stories that I read, female character will be weak or have some irritating personality and because of it you wouldn’t want to go on reading or would be annoyed all the time because of her :(. Geannifer isn’t any of this and she is absolutely lovely but if I have to say any bad thing about her would be she always think herself guilty ^_^. I just can’t explain enough about Geann and her character I think you should decide after you look for excerpt. It is from second book in the Eidelon series but it show well how is she :)))))) I hide excerpt as a spoiler for who want to look at it. But again you should look that :))

Lance started to walk away so everyone started follow and as Victor was about to pass Geannifer to walk in front of her, she tapped him on the shoulder to stop him for a moment.

“A gift!” She softly whispered as she handed him the box she held. “From me to you!

Well, from me to you until we send it back to the ancients!” She finished with a grin and

winked as she continued to walk a head with the others.

Devon stayed behind to watch as Victor took the lid off of the box to see that Sylus’s head inside and neither one of them could contain their laughter.

“Welp, we know what her alternative option is.” Devon laughed out as he saw the grin on Victor’s face grow ear to ear.

“Yes, I suppose we do Devon!” Victor replied with a look of what could pass as extreme satisfaction to see Sylus’s head in the box then slowly put the lid back on as they caught up with the others.

They quickly approached a door at the end of a hallway to see Magellan, Dillon and a few other men standing guard at the door.

“Good to see you Geann!” Magellan began as he saw them all approaching. “How was…whoa!”

“I know, I know…” Geannifer laughed out. “I look and smell disgusting, I’ll clean up when we’re done.”

“What happened?”

“The herd was bigger than I anticipated is all and I promise I’ll tell you guys everything. But first, what’s going on? What are we dealing with here?”

“Well, other than the room on the other side of this door the entire city has been cleared out now.”

“Ok, so how’s the door sealed, why not just blow our way in there?”

“Because it is made similar to what we use to secure our meeting and quiet rooms.”

“Oh of course they have, they just love stealing our inventions! How many are there?”

“Fifteen, twenty at the most.”

“I don’t suppose that anyone happened to see the inside of the room before it was sealed did they?”

Everyone stood silent giving the answer she already knew.

“Hmmm…” She mumbled as she folded her arms and silently thought a moment. Everyone else remained silent trying to ponder a way into the room but they all knew that the way the room was constructed it was nearly impossible to break into and could possibly protect them from the explosions as long as the door was sealed. She closed her eyes while taking in a deep breath and as she exhaled she opened them and looked over to Adam for a moment. As she was trying to think of a way into the room while glancing at him she suddenly remembered one of the memories she recovered along with an explanation he gave her and started to form an idea.

“Do you know who any of them are?”

“Yea actually, Jerome was the last one in to seal the door.”

“You’re positive it was him Dillon?”

“Yes ma’am!”

“Well then…” She softly whispered as a grin slowly grew on her face. “Maybe I can get in there after all.”

“How darlen, what do you mean?”

“I don’t know why I’ve never tried a “jump” like this before Devon, it should be relatively easy using the same concepts.” Devon and Magellan were both about to ask what she meant but Adam knew exactly what she saying and spoke first.

“I don’t think it’s that easy Geann.”

“Yah, but I know it’s possible because you can do it.”

“No I can’t.”

“But you have! You told me that you did.”

“Well yes, but that was the only time I’ve ever been able to do that! I’ve tried many, many times over even more years. But, I’ve never been able to do it again like that.” “I know, but all I need to know is that it is possible.” She finished as she started to back up as far as she could and waved her hands to motion for the others to make a clear path to the door.

“Possible to do what?” Devon asked.

“To ‘jump’ and place myself next to him using his appearance as a point to land instead of a visualized place.”

“I know you're a fast learner Geann…” Lance began as he now stood next to Devon at her side. “But you haven’t had any practice at it yet, you really think you can get in there?” “Why not? I started this evening thinking that I could only ‘jump’ as far as I could see but look at me now! After getting thrown into a canyon I’m able to ‘jump’ where ever I picture myself in my head. So why can’t I picture myself standing next to Jerome and land myself there?”

She then rubbed her hands together and closed her eyes for a moment picturing

Jerome in her mind. Everyone silently watched in curiosity and after a few seconds Geannifer started to run then 'jumped' herself but landed just a few feet in front of her. She closed her eyes again as she stepped backwards until she felt her back against the wall and concentrated even more before she ran and 'jumped' again. She disappeared for about three seconds and when she landed she looked like she was trying to walk through the door and hit her head on it. Everyone around her smiled and snickered, herself included as she took a step back from it.

“I told you it might not be that easy.” Adam softly laughed out.

“Not that easy my ass! It worked! I pictured myself standing behind him and he's standing with his zack against the door talking to the others.”

“You saw the others?”

“Yup!” She began to answer taking just a few steps back this time, stopped and grinned. “Every single face!”

Just as she finished saying that she didn’t run she simply took a few steps forward and disappeared on the third step. After a few seconds went by and she didn’t re appear everyone stepped forward to stand close to the door again.

“You think she actually made it in there?” Dillon asked as he placed his ear to the door but still couldn’t hear anything just as everyone else. While he still had his ear placed on the door something suddenly got slammed into the door from the other side.

“Guess so!” Devon laughed out along with the others as Dillon leaped back from the sudden noise right against his ear.

“I can’t believe she did it, I mean, even my style of ‘jumping’ took me weeks to get down but she got it one night and now this? How does she do it?”

“Oh, trying to figure out how she does a lot of things is nearly impossible at times!” Not even seconds after Devon said that they all heard the locking mechanisms within the door unlocking and when it swung open they saw Geannifer standing in the doorway placing her sword back into the sheath at her hip.

“Clear!” She yelled out with a large grin on her face and stepped out of the room then started to walk down the hall.

I don’t want to give any spoiler so there is blurb.

As Alex Keen is told about the past of Geannifer Whitlence he quickly learns that all of the myths, legends and stories about vampires that we were told about were all just lies covering up the truth. Even the name they go by; Vampires! They’re called Eidelon, they live out their lives every day alongside the human race with many similarities. They have different races/clans, they live with rulers, leaders and followers. They even have laws and a legal system of their own. The most forbidden law, is to not kill anyone from the human race.

While they do have to feed off of humans to live, they do not have to kill them in order to do so. In present day Geannifer Whitlence is an Eidelon in the Azeron clan possessing many talents and abilities that no other Eidelon is capable of. Roliath is in a sense an origin story of how she became who she is today. How she met Devon, her life-long partner since Roliath’s beginning; Andrea, her best friend and progeny and all of the Eidelon that still travel with her in present day and how their life-long battle with the Osirians began.

I loved how Devon and Geann talking each other it was funny :) I usually liked way events go on but Geann handle everything just too neatly for my bad habit liking things when it little chaotic. I can’t say I didn’t like because I loved the way story go on. Just I had a feeling something was missing.

In this book first one in The Eidelon Series we met with Geannifer learn about her abilities and her world with an entertaining way. Highly recommended and I can’t wait to read other books in this series and I feel lucky to have a chance to read this book :).

**Thanks Amber Schunk Clubb for providing me free copy of this e-book exchange for honest review.**

[Leandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am addicted and I am hooked. Once I found a few moments of my chaotic life to settle down and turn a few pages I couldn't stop. I found myself, on my tiny 15 minute breaks and short 30 minute lunches at work, with my nose in the book leaving food spills and cheesy fingerprints on the pages. I took every minute I could find to absorb myself in the world of Roliath. I kept finding myself hoping for certain things to happen, getting an adrenaline rush during the action and falling in love right along with the characters. And for a few of the other characters, I find I want to run to the store and pick up the book of their story, I want more. I wasn't finished when the book ended and now find myself wandering aimlessly (feels like it anyway lol) trying to figure out what to do with all those extra minutes of time I have now. As my break is now ending, and I still somehow managed to fill it with Roliath, I can get back to work and hope I don't have to wait too long until I can once again have the company of some amazing Eidelon to fill my few minutes of empty time during the day. Can't wait for the next!

[lucky spade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book!!! Not exactly what I was expecting...it was better! I can't wait for the next book in the series. Roliath breaks all vampire stereotypes and brings to light a more realistic view on vampires. I love the way the characters exist unseen to the world and prefer the humans to view them as the mythical monsters known as "vampires" when they are actually far from it. The author brings the characters to life in such ways that they almost seem real and even makes you feel what they are feeling. I even found myself at one point rooting for a character who's perceived to be the bad guy at first. The struggles, fights and even emotions are not what you would think you would find in a book like this. If you're into vampires, witches, paranormal, action and even romance...I highly suggest you read "Roliath", it's got it all and will surely come across as a surprise and a delight and it might even make you think twice about the world we live in. It's been a long time since I've found a vampire series that intrigues me the way "The Eidelon Series" does and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

[Nancy (The Avid Reader) · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know Roliath kind of puts me in the mind of Interview with a Vampire because Roliath is a story; a true story of the life of Eidelon Geannifer Whitlence as she tells it in her own words to a reporter Alex.

Geannifer Whitlence is out walking one night when she comes upon her best friend Brenna who has been attacked by what she has not idea. While Geannifer is trying to talk to her friend in her last minutes Brenna’s husband finds them and thinks that Geannifer is the one who attacked Brenna and takes her to jail.

But Geannifer is lucky and finds a way to escape. Later she wakes up in the middle of nowhere with three guys who try to kill her but Geannifer gets lucky and kills two of them and after she takes care of the third one she throws him into a ravine.

She later finds an old abandon house and stays there for a few days trying to recover from her attack. While there a man shows up and he knows what is wrong with Geannifer and why she is so tried. He tells her that she is now an Eidelon and he teaches her how to live her life now and how to survive as an Eidelon.

After Geannifer and Arghan part ways she finds an old abandon town and decides to make this her home so she moves into one of the homes and starts remodeling. It is not long before humans and Eidelon show up and want to move to the town and before she knows it she has her own little city.

Some of these people are Devon Glayson, Trevor Louce, Dillion and Kenneth when they find out that Geannifer is an Eidelon and that she is the Mayor as well as the Eminence of Roliath they decide that they want to live there as well and become a part of the community.

Geannifer and Devon hit it off real quick like and things start to heat up real quick like between the two. But Geannifer has other things she has to deal with like entities in her town as well as being attacked by Osirians. The Osirians have been after Geannifer for a very long time. They are a life-long enemy of hers one that she didn’t know about it. They are ready to end the little games they have been playing with Geannifer all these years. But the Osirians don’t know who exactly it is they are messing with. Osirians think they are going to end Geannifer but they are in for a surprise. Geannifer is a lot stronger than they think. Besides you don’t miss with the people Geannifer loves and get by with it.

Once I started reading Roliath I didn’t want to put it down it pulled me in right from the beginning and didn’t let go until I read the last page. Well actually it hasn’t let go yet. I am waiting on more. Well at least I hope there will be more stories about the Eidelon’s and Geannifer and Devon as well as all the other characters.

I highly recommend Roliath to anyone who loves to read about vampires, witches and other paranormal creatures. With Roliath you get a mixture of it all and I think that is probably what makes it so amazing.