Ian’s Comments (group member since May 01, 2017)

Ian’s comments from the Net Work Book Club group.

The third (and probably last) “Early Earth/Monger '' eBook (in the style of Rob’t E. Howard’s “Conan”) in the series is now available!
It’s entitled, “Monger: Ice, Wood and Nightmares, Book Three of the Early Earth/Monger Series” and is available wherever you get your online reading material. It’s a more conventional eBook with 3 short stories rather than the full-length novels of the first 2 books.

Book Three of the Early Earth/Monger Series continues the rugged, muscular, northern barbarian’s search for his kidnapped little sister and only living relative, Binny. Author Ian Pike Hammer offers three more action/adventure, sword-swinging, swashbuckling tales of fantasy and wonder in the stories, “Mons Glacies Magus” (The Mountain of the Ice Mage), “The Troll of Darkwoods,” and “The Dream Stalker.”

The master yarnspinner and narrator Eovaldar guides you through a harrowing encounter with the powerful wizard Hronix atop the pass at Bortzabor, as Monger and his new traveling companion Zhang seek to cross the top of the mountain before a deadly blizzard hits. The warrior must get from Khambatta to Mesmin Tora before winter sets in, ‘else he will be stuck on the north side and have to winter it out there, losing three long months of precious time; a commodity he has very little of. This journey will tax the fighter to the very edge of survival, but survive he must, to find his sister in, “The Mountain of the Ice Mage.”

In “The Troll of Darkwoods,” Monger confronts a troll with a powerful magik, so much so that he controls the Darkwoods Forest and EVERYTHING in it with absolute authority. He isn’t merely in the woods, he IS the woods. With an angry spell, he can turn Monger into firewood.

The barbarian fighter has a near-fatal, supernatural encounter with a soul-snatching being called the “Dream Stalker” in the third story of the book and takes a fantastical trip to “the other side,” a place of gray mist and blackness… and dark entities dwelling there.

Cover designed and illustrated by the ultra-talented and cosmically aware Andrija Dreznjak.

Let Ian Pike Hammer take your mind for a ride.

Book Three, “Monger: Ice, Wood and Nightmares” as well as the first two eBooks, “There Lived Giants,” and “The Weeper,” Book Two of the Early Earth/Monger Series can be found at
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There’s a new barbarian in town… and he’s angry.

Authors note: If you are truly interested in reading this, t’would be best to start at the beginning with Book One “There Lived Giants” Otherwise the most important, repeating characters will not make sense to you. “Giants” is a full-length novel yer gonna love. The first chapter is a bit slow, but read on Pilgrim!

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Early Earth: savage and brutal. If you can run, you better run fast. If you can hide, hide well. If you must fight, you'd best be prepared to fight to the death. It's pretty simple: kill or be killed. This is the savage and primitive world Monger the barbarian is born into.

Will the young warrior Monger safely see the young Princess Ursuleeta far, far to the south, across Zamzummim, the last stronghold of the race of ancient giants, or will the cold-hearted fighter abandon her and their band of fighting brothers if worse comes to worst? Her safe arrival and wedding to a foreign prince and the signing of a secret treaty mean life or death to the entire populations of six nations, though the barbarian could care less personally. You see, only HE can find and rescue his little sister Binny, his only living relative, kidnapped by slave raiders three years earlier. He is her only hope. He must stay alive at all costs; he must!

Come along with Monger on this epic and bigger-than-life adventure of action and swordplay as he battles twenty-foot-tall giants and other deadly foes across the known world of Early Earth!
Hand-drawn maps of Early Earth included.

Authors note: Chapter one is a tad bit slow as I introduce Eovaldar, the narrator of the book. You're gonna love him! Read on to chapter two where the action picks up, then never stops!
Step aside Conan- there's a new barbarian in town!

Sup Luxera? My two ebooks fit into several genres and sub-genres including, at your request, Fantasy. Also Action/adventure and Sword and Sorcery. My second ebook ("The Weeper") is a bit of a departure as it dips seriously into the Horror genre as well.
I accepted the fact that I needed to write 'outside the box' and include a tad bit of my random sense of humor in my first ebook, "There Lived Giants," by Ian Pike Hammer, (my pen name), when advised by my writing coach, who insisted I include it. Good advice, it turns out.
Though it's hard to envision a young, cold-hearted barbarian with a sense of humor, it actually fits well in the storyline and makes for a very enjoyable read. (Don't worry- I didn't over do it!)
"Giants..." is a full-length novel following the quest of "Monger", as he searches "Early Earth" for his little sister Binny, kidnapped three previously by slave traders from the south.

The books include several hand-drawn maps of Early Earth (painstakingly long and labor intensive, but a blast to do!) and each has the "look inside" feature which allows the reader to get a good peek at the contents.

Authors note: Just a quick heads up- The first part of the first chapter of "There Lived Giants" is a little slow, as I introduce Eovaldar, the colorful, intelligent and loveable narrator of the story. I urge you to stay with it, as the action picks up rapidly after that.
It's a "good read" and you will enjoy each and every one of the characters, which are developed well, as is the dialogue. Also, there's a lengthy synopsis on my "Ian Pike Hammer" page on Facebook= @IanPikeHammer.

The ebooks are both available on Amazon.com under the pen name "Ian Pike Hammer." I hope you enjoy them Luxera!

well said.

Groovy wrote: "Lee, I couldn't agree more. You write your way. I always say, if you write it, they will come:) Your fans will find you!"

Yr an intelligent and groovy guy.

Seems like the movies are full of vicious "killer" types who were born in books: Dracula, Frankenstein, Phantom etc... These are all classics of horror tho my book leans toward action/adventure, S & S [Sword and Sorcery]. I know for a fact that "Conan" followers, tho they may be small in number, are among the most loyal readers of any genre. I believe "action/adventure" readers expect, to a certain extent, the hero to be "evil" sometimes. I gotta write what 's in my brain. Lee

I don't know yet. Am unpublished but will start editing soon with my publisher. Ppl seemed to flock to "Conan" books and movies and he sure was an ass![and a killer]. I'm hoping the premise of the story [little sister and only living relative being kidnapped by slaver traders and his search for her] will give the reader sympathy for him from the get go. Thus they can "pull" for him to overcome every life threatening obstacle and find her.

I have many stories centering around a "barbarian" type main character, who is bad natured [through no fault of his own of course]. I try to counter act all his negativity [violence, pillaging etc...] by giving him a sense of humor. It seemed out of place at first but I got used to it the more I wrote. He is young and bitter because his little sister and only living relative has been kidnapped by slave traders. Since he is a "tough guy" he is trying his best to cut off all of his emotions and deals with stress and pressure with humor. It's thinking" out of the box" I know but seems to work for me.

I have just hired a fellow from Chile to do the cover for my second book, [first one will start editing soon!]. Go to Deviantart and look for "Zicuta." Tell him Lee send you. He's very good with "backgrounds" and "scenic landscapes."