Kindle Edition Amazon Category:  Fantasy Publisher: Erindor Press ISBN-10:  0996005900 Pages: 373 Copyright: April 2014 ISBN-13: 9780996005906 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Necromancer Awakening is a portal fantasy that follows the journey of Nicolas Murray, an archaeology student from Texas, as he travels to a mystical world where Life magi battle Death magi in a war that spans life and afterlife.  “Knowledge in the absence of wisdom is a dangerous thing.”   Texas archaeology student Nicolas Murray has an ironic fear of the dead. A latent power connecting him to an ancient order of Necromancers floods his mind with impossible images of battle among hive-mind predators and philosopher fishmen. When a funeral service leaves him shaken and questioning his sanity, the insidious power strands him in a land where the sky kills and earthquakes level cities. A land where the undead serve the living, and Necromancers summon warriors from ancient graves to fight in a war that spans life and afterlife.   If Nicolas masters the Three Laws of Necromancy, he can use them to get home. But as he learns to raise and purify the dead—a process that makes him relive entire lifetimes in the span of a moment—the very power that could bring him home may also prevent his return. For the supreme religious leader, the Archmage Kagan, has outlawed Necromancy, and its practitioners risk torture and execution.   As warring nations hunt Necromancers to extinction, countless dead in limbo await a purification that may never come.   Nicolas’s power could be his way home...   Or it could save a world that wants him dead.

Absolutely Stunned.
Best book I've read this year. Buy it now it's $2.99. Raymond E. Feist's Magician was my favorite book until I read this. I kind of wish I hadn't read it because now I have to wait for part 2 which is coming out sometime in 2015. It's painful. I've been thinking about re-reading it.

A refreshingly unique story from a great new author
This book was great from beginning to end! It's always exciting to discover a talented new author, and it's obvious that Russo knows his craft. Necromancer Awakening is a compelling new story with a very unique take on what being a necromancer is all about.

The pacing is great, the characters are memorable, and the world he's created is culturally diverse and well thought out, including some unique non-human cultures.

If you read Russo's bio, it's obvious that his background in the Seminary is paying dividends with his religious symbolism and the element of mysticism in the story.

All in all a great read, and I'm already anticipating the next book. Can't come soon enough!

Pleasantly Surprised
Pleasantly surprised! Necromancer Awakening has to be the best new fantasy book I have read in a long while, the story grabs a hold of the imagination from beginning to end. The world he created is well defined, culturally diverse with strong character. His writing reminds me of Robert Jordan with a mixture of Tad Williams, Nat Russo in a new Author you should be keeping an eye on. Looking forward to seeing what he does next.

I highly recommend this book.