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Evil, malicious creatures have entered this world to do the bidding of an insane wizard. Can the beasts be stopped? To save their world, they need the Sword of Anthrowst.
(World of Zaylyn #1(2nd edition) included in book #2)
World of Zaylyn fantasy novels
World of Zaylyn fantasy novels
The World of Zaylyn is a world of humans, elves, dwarves, fairy folk, centaurs, dragons, dragon-like humanoids, goblins, trolls, shape shifters, and many others yet to be discovered. With warriors, thieves, wizards, treasure, magic, strange creatures, danger, and adventure, this world is never dull. Evil, malicious creatures have entered into this world to do the bidding of an insane wizard, but can he control these beasts as he believes, and for what purpose? As the creatures slaughter his entire village, Vordin, narrowly escapes. He's told that the evil wizard has to be slain by the Sword of Anthrowst in order to send the creatures back to where they came from. Two thieves, an elf and her human companion, join Vordin in the quest as does an amateur wizard. The mysterious being they encounter, half human and half spider, is she friend or foe? Will they fall prey to the horrid evil monsters, trapped in a web of spells and ripped to pieces by huge dagger-like teeth and claws? How are they to even find this sword, wherever it may be, and the wizard for whom they only know a name? Encountering a mischievous fairy queen and her followers, vicious monsters, giant spiders within ancient underground passages, bounty hunters after the two thieves, plus so much more. Could there be bandits within the forest or a werewolf lurking about as a few believe? Worst of all, is the presence of a mysterious and evil vampiric being with immense power, called simply The Black Shadow. If he had a hand in this group coming together, what purpose does he intend for them? He wants them to complete their quest, saving Zaylyn from the wizard and his army of creatures, but why, especially when he could easily take care of the problem himself? === (site search words only) warrior thief hunter dragons werewolves vampire wizard monster creature centaur troll goblin ghost ghosts imp imps fairies bandit shifter guild spirit sketetal skeleton undead gargoyle gargoyles legend legends serpent fang fangs battle children key mirror gateway doorway
Excerpt
157,873 words (approx 650 reg size pages)
66 Chapters. page size 19 cm by 26 cm.
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---- Note #1+2 double volume available --------------
(World of Zaylyn #1 is included in book #2)
(book #1- 66 chapters, book #2- 85 chapters - 151 total)
312,879 words total (approx 1300 reg size pages)
page size 19cm by 26 cm.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY FROM WEBSITE:
= > Age: 20 - 29 yrs / favorite characters: Asdella + Blandorf / comments: i hate to read, almost as much as i hate to type, so the fact that this books is making me do both is suprizing. but at least it had a nice physcodic half naked warrior chick was nice. every time she's mentioned; you can look forward to someone eating her sword >^.^< ... then there's blandorf... well he's a gargoyle
( o.O)" .. need i say more? if so... " TOO BAD!! "
_l_ ( @.@) _l_ read the book :P
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Professional Reviews (of Book #1 only)
Category: Genre Fiction
Score of 1-5 (1 meaning poor to 5 meaning excellent)
Plot: 4 Grammar: 5 Character development: 4 Cover design: 5
= Writer's Digest judge's commentary:
== The cover is intriguing. I was particularly curious about the cloaked figure on the left-hand side of the picture. The author has clearly drawn a vivid word picture of the setting and characters in her book, Quest for the Sword of Anthrowst. This story of the forces of good and evil is strongly told, with sympathetic characters and obvious villians. The dialogue is interesting and for the most part natural. The narrative is written in a very clear, straightforward manner. The author's voice is strong and consistent, with intersting word choices and clever phrases.
Category: Mainstream/Literary Fiction
= Writer's Digest judge's commentary:
== The author has taken a great deal of care to create this unique world. It's obvious that the author is well-versed in fantasy literature and is approaching it from the perspective of creating a world like ones created by Tolkien and Robert Jordan and even George Lucas.
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Professional Reviews (of Book #1 + 2)
= Writer's Digest judge's commentary:
== The author has a talent for characterization, making clear the distinctions among various characters by their speech patterns, word choice and tone. For example, Vordin speaks/thinks in a halting, childlike manner at the beginning of the book, before his bildungsroman has commenced ("I'm a selfish coward. I was rightened. I panicked. I ran and hid...."). Shadow, on the other hand, speaks in complex sentences, with a much more sophisticated vocabulary ("He expects you to act in a similar manner to a certain degree. He will know instantly if you become attracted even in the slightest to another and will probably accept it, as long as you don't compare, or judge, or feel you must trade one love for another."). I'm impressed by the fact that once the reader becomes more familiar with the characters and the tone of each, it's often clear who's talking, even without dialogue tags. That's impressive, because effective dialogue can be a challenge.
Category: Middle-Grade/Young Adult Books
Plot: 4 Grammar: 4 Character development: 4 Cover design: 2
= Writer's Digest judge's commentary:
== If you like "Lord of the Rings" type fantasy, you will like this book. Actually, this was 2 volumes in one. The story was complicated. there are lots of characters, human, elf, creatures, etc. Ms. Mandrake-Johnston has put together a wide sweeping world and populated with many diverse characters. There is a quest and evil to outrun or defeat. For the genre, it was well done and well conceived.
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