Immortal Journey

The Immortal Epic #1

by Kevin D. Blackmon

At the dawn of the Dark Ages, an elf tries to hold on to the ones he loves as a new world ruler plans to eradicate all of the races that cannot conceal themselves from the humans. What if the stories long ago of monsters were true? What if many of those monsters still exist today, and what if they walk among us? Author Kevin Blackmon tells a fantastic tale as it was told to him by an elf named Kieran. Dry your eyes through the loss of Kieran's loved ones while he struggles with his spiritual beliefs. Feel the excitement as he battles other mysterious and magical creatures through the Dark Ages. Follow his journey to its epic climax that will leave you thirsting for more!

Genres: Fantasy

290 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2010

About the author

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After watching countless vampire movies, I decided to put my own spin on the timeless creature, so I began writing a screenplay called An Immortal's Journey. There are many different kinds of vampire mentioned in folktales throughout history. Most feed on either the life blood or the life energies of the living to sustain themselves. I combined the two types to create a new kind of vampire that I could push into an exciting new direction. By combining them this way, the vampire could gain knowledge and abilities through the blood of its victims, eventually becoming godlike!

I couldn't limit my fantasy to just vampires, so I took many creatures from folklore and mythology to weave an epic story that explains why we don't see these creatures in our modern, everyday lives. But at the core of this story runs a strong vein of various religious beliefs and points of view on what is good and what is evil.

I entered into several screenplay competitions and received both praise and constructive criticism, but with no buyers of the script, I ended up shelving it for a couple of years. It wasn't until a fellow writer talked me into dusting off the old script and rewriting it as Immortal Journey: Book I of The Immortal Epic.

Reviews

[RivkaBelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vampires are *not* my thing. However Elves are. And the idea of combining the two seriously messed with my head. But it worked a lot better than I anticipated.
With a double frame story and a LOT of characters (hey, main dude's immortal - he meets a lot of peop -- err, other characters), some of whom follow expected lines and some who definitely take a different direction, it's a story you can't overthink. Gotta flow with the narrative, and trust it's all going to come clear. And I definitely appreciate the relational dynamics among key characters, because they are written with a beautiful and sensitive touch -- All. The. Feels!

[DL Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very imaginative storyline with interesting characters (and cool cover art 😄😉)

[Tara · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm still in the process of reading this book and I'm finding it difficult to get into. It starts with 2 characters reuniting, then one of the characters gives a little bit of his back story which then leads to the story of someone else, and then there is some jumping around and characters coming in and out of the story without much chance to get to know them or to know if you should get to know them. I'm not running back to this book every chance I get like I do with most books I read. I'll finish it eventually, but I'm not eager to.