Ancient Dreams Omnibus Edition

Ancient Dreams #1-3

by Benjamin Medrano

This is an omnibus collection of the novels Ancient Ruins, Spells of Old, and Halls of Power. The collection has been revised and has several expanded scenes, but is largely the same. I must note that this book is dark fantasy, with an emphasis on dark.Ancient awakened after millennia of dormancy, her memories in tatters and born anew. Residing in the ruins of an ancient city, she finds herself drawn into a war between two elven nations and the slaver kingdom of Kelvanis when she rescues a princess from slavery. With her domain containing hints of forgotten knowledge, Sistina becomes a dungeon, stronghold, and source of hope all at once. And perhaps, just perhaps, she could finally find love in her new life.Spells of successfully driven off an assault and freed captives of Kelvanis, Sistina begins fortifying to defend those she cares about from further attacks. Yet with all her power within her halls, she cannot grant those under her protection true freedom. To truly bring hope to her love, Sistina must delve into who she once was, and bring forth every scrap of magic she has to become a shining beacon of hope.Sadly, Kelvanis' plans are only mildly impeded by her efforts up until now, and they will stop at nothing to bring their ends about. The only question is, whose side is time on?Halls of rocked the world via high magic that was believed lost, the dungeon Sistina has shown her power at last, as she has done everything in her power to protect those that she loves. Crowned queen of the new city of Beacon, Phynis Constella is searching for allies as full-scale war erupts between her homeland of Sifaren and the fell nation of Kelvanis.Each side must use everything in their power to defeat the other, but with the threat of the goddess Tyria looming, there can be only one victor. Long-waiting plans at last are rising to a head, and even Sistina is uncertain of whether or not she can survive them. But for her beloved Queen, she is willing to risk anything.

Genres: Fantasy

822 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 15, 2018

About the author

I was born in October, 1985. Not much of my history would likely be of interest, but I grew up primarily in Utah, a land of ultra-conservative people, and yet oddly open to Science Fiction and Fantasy.

I started trying to write in high school. That didn't go well, and I mostly lost the spark for a long time, only rarely finishing writing a story, as most of my inspiration instead went into tabletop role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. In the process I developed a possibly unhealthy obsession with elves and succubi. If I ever write a story without either, it's probably Science Fiction...and there are even odds that someone will body-mod themselves to look like an elf. Trying to be honest here.

My writing tends to focus on the relationships between characters, though it may not seem like it at times. The stories in the background are just that, a backdrop for the development of the characters and situation. I try to fully think them through, but it's not always the case.

Anyway, not much more to be said. I'm an oddball, and I know it. I'm also somewhat stunned at the success my work has attained thus far, and am trying not to panic over it.

Reviews

[Mitchell Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome story, and a great read!

Overall this was a really great read. It starts off really dark with the mind break and slavery, but the journey is worth it. Sistana as a character was very complex, and while the harem aspects got deeper than expected, it was handled, I feel, respectfully. The overall arch of the story is beautiful. There were only minor grammatical issues, usually just a small word left out of a sentence. For being a relatively new author, this is a solid series.

[Kieran Britton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still good

This was the third time reading the trilogy and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. I look forward to more like this.

[Vikarti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old series again

Old great fantasy series but now in one volume and with some expanded scenes. Of course you have to get it if you ever read even one of author's books.

[betty puls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Girl super hero

These books are a nice read can see my own dreams matching with the books. Hope there be more books where the story continues