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The True Tree Chronicles #2
Chaos Reigns, Vol 1: The Hand of God
The elder gods demand an end to the 500-year reign of the God of Chaos. To counter their plans, the champion of Chaos calls for the Cleansing—the sacrifice of all children under two. Ellis escapes the Cleansing with the help of Dirge, a swordsman who thinks Ellis was born to end the reign of Chaos, and Daylin, a young woman who talks with wolves. Visions drag Ellis north toward an ethereal tower, deep in The Lands of the Dead, staying steps ahead of the fire-wielding priest who killed Ellis’ parents. To the north, villagers discover an infant boy at the forest’s edge. Sensing the boy’s immense power, a local paladin declares the child will allow Chaos to reign forever. The paladin names him Betal, The Hand of God. But to the locals, he’s The Beast. As Betal grows, he must elude assassins, and a brutal, mutated creature that stalks the countryside. Gods spar, using mortals as pawns. Will the reign of Chaos finally end, or will the birth of The Beast ensure it lasts forever?
340 pages, Paperback
Published May 19, 2019
About the author
G.S. Scott
5 books20 followersG. S. Scott is the author of CLEANSED, CHAOS REIGNS, VOL 1: THE HAND of GOD, CHAOS REIGNS, VOL 2: THE TOWER of TIME, THE TYRANNY of GODS AND MEN, and SORROW’S HEART from the series THE CHRONICLES OF THE TRUE TREE.
Mr. Scott spent his youth, sitting in a basement playing tabletop role-playing games. It got his creative juices flowing. Characters of all types banged around in his head, demanding to be let loose into the world. And he obliged them.
G. S. Scott is active in local writing groups and is an avid gamer, with the Fallout series topping the list. He enjoys local theater with his playwright wife, Sarah. He knew she was the one when she quoted Monty Python on their third date.
G. S. Scott can be found at http://www.g-s-scott.com
Mr. Scott spent his youth, sitting in a basement playing tabletop role-playing games. It got his creative juices flowing. Characters of all types banged around in his head, demanding to be let loose into the world. And he obliged them.
G. S. Scott is active in local writing groups and is an avid gamer, with the Fallout series topping the list. He enjoys local theater with his playwright wife, Sarah. He knew she was the one when she quoted Monty Python on their third date.
G. S. Scott can be found at http://www.g-s-scott.com
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May 31, 2019
Chaos Reigns is a fantastically written Epic Fantasy that I had a hard time putting down. If you know me, you know Fantasy is my favorite genre and I am always excited to find an author that writes it well.
The characters in Chaos Reigns are interesting, unique and impressively written. One thing I’ve noticed can happen in Fantasy novels is the sheer number of character gets confusing. This isn’t the case here. G. S. Scott crafted each character to have their own personalities.
The action and pacing of this novel is phenomenal. As I said earlier, I had a hard time putting the novel down. I highly recommend checking out this one! You won’t want to miss it!
*I received a copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Lady Amber's Reviews & PR. All opinions are my own.*
The characters in Chaos Reigns are interesting, unique and impressively written. One thing I’ve noticed can happen in Fantasy novels is the sheer number of character gets confusing. This isn’t the case here. G. S. Scott crafted each character to have their own personalities.
The action and pacing of this novel is phenomenal. As I said earlier, I had a hard time putting the novel down. I highly recommend checking out this one! You won’t want to miss it!
*I received a copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Lady Amber's Reviews & PR. All opinions are my own.*
May 11, 2022
Fascinating story!
As the story continues, we meet some fascinating new characters and head off into a new direction.
It’s interesting to me that this story was basically continued from book 1 and yet it’s like a whole other story. There were aspects I didn’t like, such as who’s bedding who, or NOT 🤷🏻♀️
It’s my fault really because I’m a sucker for a good romance and sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. There were many things I absolutely loved as well, but not saying anything because I don’t want to give any spoilers. I was saddened by some moments & there are a few surprises throughout this story that I never saw coming. This book is a page turner, I couldn’t stop listening.
Sean Duregger performs these characters brilliantly. I often forget I’m only listening to one voice actor rather than a whole cast. His narration is one of the things that will keep you engaged, it’s like listening to a movie.
This is book 2 in a trilogy series and must be read in order.
I highly recommend this book/series.
Sisters Spotlight 💜
As the story continues, we meet some fascinating new characters and head off into a new direction.
It’s interesting to me that this story was basically continued from book 1 and yet it’s like a whole other story. There were aspects I didn’t like, such as who’s bedding who, or NOT 🤷🏻♀️
It’s my fault really because I’m a sucker for a good romance and sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. There were many things I absolutely loved as well, but not saying anything because I don’t want to give any spoilers. I was saddened by some moments & there are a few surprises throughout this story that I never saw coming. This book is a page turner, I couldn’t stop listening.
Sean Duregger performs these characters brilliantly. I often forget I’m only listening to one voice actor rather than a whole cast. His narration is one of the things that will keep you engaged, it’s like listening to a movie.
This is book 2 in a trilogy series and must be read in order.
I highly recommend this book/series.
Sisters Spotlight 💜
July 30, 2019
A fast paced fantasy adventure book that is very enjoyable.
There are fantastic characters in this book and all are well written and interact with each other well.
When Ellis was saved from the Cleansing he was hidden and as the only child of his age to survive he was hunted.
After the murder of his parents he was alone, he came upon a band of performers and joined their travelling show.
This book tells the story of both good and evil and the fight between them that ensues keeps you reading till the end. Every character has a story to tell and they do it so well.
This book, although not my usual genre, was very enjoyable
There are fantastic characters in this book and all are well written and interact with each other well.
When Ellis was saved from the Cleansing he was hidden and as the only child of his age to survive he was hunted.
After the murder of his parents he was alone, he came upon a band of performers and joined their travelling show.
This book tells the story of both good and evil and the fight between them that ensues keeps you reading till the end. Every character has a story to tell and they do it so well.
This book, although not my usual genre, was very enjoyable
July 26, 2022
This story was way too long and I lost interest. The premise of this book was good versus evil. Believing and listening to gods for these people were their undoing. I would have stopped reading this book but listened almost to the end because of the talents of Sean Duregger. Sean voiced many different characters which I thoroughly enjoyed.
September 2, 2019
Each book gets better. Actually heard about the trees this time around. Will be interesting how the next book ties it all together. The language with old English mixed with modern swearing meshed better this time. Also props for including proper epilepsy advice for seizures.
July 26, 2022
This story was way too long and I lost interest. The premise of this book was good versus evil. Believing and listening to gods for these people were their undoing. I would have stopped reading this book but listened almost to the end because of the talents of Sean Duregger. Sean voiced many different characters which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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