The Jade Demons Quartet

The Jade Demons

by Robert E. Vardeman

Kesira Minette's world has shattered amid a terrible rain of jade. The magical jade has killed the patron demon of her order and turned ordinary humans into strange werecreatures. Worse, the demons who were not killed have become...insane. She leaves the safety of her cloistered existence, accompanied by a sentient green bird and a tongueless shapeshifter, Molimo.


Together they fight the growing powers of the Jade Demons, who have plunged the world into chaos. Eternal winter, earthquakes of impossible magnitude, clouds that cut human flesh and worst of all, the white fire that burns both body and soul are the obstacles they must overcome. But what fate lies in store of Kesira, even if she is successful in saving the world. In her lies the destruction--and birth of a new world.


The Jade Demons Quartet contains the complete text of all four novels, The Quaking Lands, The Frozen Waves, The Crystal Clouds and the stunning finale to the series, The White Fire. Individually published in the USA and as an omnibus in the UK, this is the first time all four titles have been collected into one ebook.

Genres: Fantasy

Paperback

First published September 21, 2014

About the author

Also writes as:
Daniel Moran
F.J. Hale
Edward S. Hudson
Karl Lassiter
Jackson Lowry

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a long time ago when I was about 14. I'd run out of books on holiday and they had a copy of this behind reception for people to borrow. I would never normally have read pure fantasy like this but I was pleasantly surprised and loved it.

I'd say it's clearly aimed at the male reader as it plays to the "sexy" idea of Kesira as a desirable Amazonian type figure (the book art sums that up quite neatly) but it's a really good imaginative romp.

[Paul Womack · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bought/Read this a long time ago, re-reading it now to pass the time (it's a big volume!)

It it hadn't come out so long ago, I would be convinced it was a credible effort in AI; the AI having been trained on a huge volume of Fantasy novels, it has successfully produced a book containing all the basic elements of the novels it was trained on.

Sadly, to the best of my knowledge, Robert E. Vardeman is a human.

(Also, the cover art is a remarkable exemplar of Fantasy or Historical imagery always reflecting the time is was created. That image of Kesira couldn't look more like an 80's disco queen if she tried, complete with hair gel!)

Still, it passes the time easily enough.

[Belinda Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Atrociously badly written book.

[Ukgreenman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book light easy read great characters

[Bianca Isherwood]

DNFd

[Rick Brindle · Rating 1 out of 5]

OK, so I've re-read this book in kindle format after reading the paperback many years ago. Sadly, this is a very weak book. As one half of the amazing War of Powers books, Robert E Vardeman can do a lot better than this. The premise is OK, nun Kesira Minette's demon patron has been killed, and she seeks revenge on the jade demons for this, thereby saving the world at the same time. All well and good, but the quality of writing is abysmal. Repetitive, ponderous, and a way too heavy author footprint throughout the prose. I couldn't wait to get to the end of it. If the story had been edited and polished a bit better, it could have been much more enjoyable.

[Tracey · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a fantasy novel it is not too bad. If you have read Vardeman's War of Powers there are similar elements, like the hero having a sidekick/familiar that always leads them into trouble etc.
I enjoyed the book and it was okay. Certainly has some interesting ideas but just never really fleshed out.