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Nell’s Gossip and Book Hunt 1/26/2020
Welcome to my Sunday book hunt and author gossip. Keep coming back for updates on book releases and news from favorite authors.
Back with new releases again… they keep writin’ them, we keep readin’ them.
I’m not a normal one to go out looking for science fiction. Science Fiction to me is outer planets, aliens, and stuff like that. That’s not to say that I don’t love Star Trek and Star Wars but that’s pretty much where it ends. With an exception…
Ken Lange is an exception because I got hooked on what I thought was Urban Fantasy but It wasn’t long until the sci fi element came out. He labels his books “Where Science Fiction and Myth Collide”. You really should go to his website just to look at it. The graphics are amazing. If the book covers and that website doesn’t intrigue you enough to give his characters a try then read the descriptions of the books. When you poke around on that website…because, well, who wouldn’t want to…you will find under the series, under Plague Bearer link, Ken is willing to give you a free book to try out his writing. The story is called:
Title: Cursed Ones, A Vampire Tale
Author: Ken Lange
Series: Nine Realms Saga
Description: Em, an explorer obsessed with the Plague Bearer, has stumbled his way into a sacred space on a long-dead world. Searching the ruins, he awakens the Professor, a powerful AI. She served the last vampire king by guiding the recruits of his cult. Slowly, she begins to unveil a past better left forgotten. Will Em discover his life’s ambition or succumb to the Professor, becoming her newest recruit?
Ken has also just released a new book that starts the Plague Bearer series called Dawning. It’s an OMG-I can’t wait to start this book- kind of description that you’ll read below.
Title: Dawning
Author: Ken Lange
Series: Plague Bearer #1, Nine Realms Saga
Release date: January 14, 2020
Description: It’s a story as old as time: Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve. A family. A murder. A reckoning. Good and evil personified.
You may think you know the story, but you’d be wrong.
After thousands of years, Cain awakens to find that the world has gone on without him. In his slumber humans and people of power have stopped being afraid of—well anything. Beyond that, they’ve become cruel for cruelty’s sake, fascinated with their ability to spread death through famine, war, and even plagues.
In their minds, they have no equal.
They’re wrong.
Thanks to the Norns, his brother’s treachery, his sadistic stepmother, and abusive father, Cain has been out of the loop far too long.
But that’s about to change.
Now he must reconcile his past with his present and complete a near-impossible task to find the peace he’s sought for so long. Before that can be a reality, he’ll need to walk the fine line between monster and man; too much of one and not the other will release a plague upon the world. And there will be blood. Lots of it.
Can he fight his baser nature long enough to do what needs to be done, or will fate get the better of him in the end?
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Nell’s Gossip and Book Hunt 12/15/19
Welcome to my Sunday book hunt and author gossip. Keep coming back for updates on book releases and news from favorite authors.
Back with new releases again… they keep writin’ them, we keep readin’ them.
OMG. New series and look at that cover! Awesome as always, but this is a stand alone series (like all the others) but there is also a link of series within a series. Each character has their own series and that series fits within the whole master plan. You don’t have to read all the books if you don’t want to, but you’d get more out of it if you did. You should really check it out if you like a spoonful or two of sci fi mixed with some urban fantasy. This author makes the story come alive.
Title: Dawning
Author: Ken Lange
Series: Nine Realms Saga: Plague Bearer #1
Release date: January 14, 2020
Description: It’s a story as old as time: Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve. A family. A murder. A reckoning. Good and evil personified.
You may think you know the story, but you’d be wrong.
After thousands of years, Cain awakens to find that the world has gone on without him. In his slumber humans and people of power have stopped being afraid of—well anything. Beyond that, they’ve become cruel for cruelty’s sake, fascinated with their ability to spread death through famine, war, and even plagues.
In their minds, they have no equal.
They’re wrong.
Thanks to the Norns, his brother’s treachery, his sadistic stepmother, and abusive father, Cain has been out of the loop far too long.
But that’s about to change.
Now he must reconcile his past with his present and complete a near-impossible task to find the peace he’s sought for so long. Before that can be a reality, he’ll need to walk the fine line between monster and man; too much of one and not the other will release a plague upon the world. And there will be blood. Lots of it.
Can he fight his baser nature long enough to do what needs to be done, or will fate get the better of him in the end.
Famous author Kris Michaels released new book that, again, scores high on my “gotta read list”. This book is in the Kings of Guardian series
Title: Passages
Author: Kris Michaels
Series: Kings of Guardian #13
Release date: December 9, 2019
Description: Passages: Ways through, around, under or over obstacles.
Life is a transition from one minute to the next. Moments end, lives change, and the ways and loves of the past fade into memories. Join the members of the King and Marshall family as they find their way forward.
Passages is a Kings of Guardian Novella. Please note: THERE IS NO BACKSTORY INCLUDED IN THIS NOVELLA.
This novella is not for you if you haven’t read the previous books in this series. You will not understand the characters or the dynamics. If you have not read all the Kings of Guardian, Guardian Shadow World and Gabriel’s story starting the Guardian Defender series, please consider not buying this story.
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One Book Two is spotlighting Ken Lange and his Nine Realms Saga series.
I think I owe a favorite author a catch up. Yeah, I’ve been neglecting my duties. Here is an update on Ken Lange. The last review I published was February of last year and since then Ken has been a writing maniac. Below is a listing of his works and the series involving Warden Global, Vigiles Urbani Chronicles, Plague Bearer and Withering. Plague Bearer and Withering haven’t been released yet. The following has been copied from Ken Lange’s Writing Page on Facebook. It’ll give you an idea of how to read the series. Each book listed in year one is available in audio as well.
Nine Realms Saga
Year One:
1) Accession of the Stone Born – (Vigiles Urbani Chronicles)
2) The Wanderer Awakens – (Warden Global)
3) Sleipnir’s Heart – (Warden Global)
4) Rise of the Storm Bringer – (Warden Global)
5) Dust Walkers – (Vigiles Urbani Chronicles)
6) Lamia’s Curse – (Warden Global)
7) Shades of Fire & Ash – (Vigiles Urbani Chronicles)
Year Two:
1) Children of the Storm – (Warden Global)
2) Dawning – (Plague Bearer)
3) Shattered Peace – (Vigiles Urbani Chronicles)
This reading order will provide you the biggest story possible. While it’s possible to just read individual series and still get a complete story…it’s recommended to read them all to see the overall arc for the larger story.
All books are available on Amazon’s kindle unlimited.
Nell’s Gossip and Book Hunt 10/7/18
Welcome to my Sunday book hunt and author gossip. Keep coming back for updates on book releases and news from favorite authors.
New release! Yay!! Bought this a couple of days ago and I’m waiting to crack the spine on my kindle to start reading! (The release date kind of slipped past me, so sorry about that.)
Title: Shades of Fire and Ash
Author: Ken Lange
Series: The Vigiles Urbani Chronicles #3
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Description: After surviving an unholy horde in New Mexico, Gavin Randall didn’t think things could get much worse, but the world he walked into eleven months ago grows more dangerous with each passing day.
A new threat has surfaced in the form of fanatics hellbent on destroying him, his friends, and the Archive itself. It’s his job to make sure that doesn’t happen, but these guys don’t play fair and have found a way to stack the odds in their favor.
With the primordial fires of Muspelheim lapping at his heels, can he survive long enough to fulfill his destiny, or will the world be burned to ash?
Also, if you haven’t started the series, you can slip on over to Amazon and get Accession of the Stone Born, Book #1 of the Vigiles Urbani Chronicles for 99 pennies.
My reviews of the others of the series:
- Accession of the Stone Born
- Accession of the Stone Born – audio book review
- Dust Walkers
Now this is not a book find but rather an event find. Next weekend in Sioux Falls, SD, On The Run Book Reviews will be sponsoring an amazing event called Fall Into Books.
The Sioux Falls FALL INTO BOOKS Event (FIBE) is a multi-genre book signing that is hosted by the local book blog, On The Run Book Reviews.
FIBE will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Museum of Visual Materials in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.
This event is for ALL book lovers, readers, and writers alike. A place for readers to meet their favorite authors and visa versa. Have you ever wanted to meet the person behind the pages? This event is for you!
With nearly 40 authors attending there will be something for everyone. Ranging from children’s to fantasy to romance, FIBE will have a little of everything.
These authors are some of the best in the Indie world right now. Here’s a peek at the line up.
I have reviewed two of the authors that will be attending:
The Fearless series The Kings of Guardian series
Halfway Witchy series Guardian Security Shadow World
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Dust Walkers by Ken Lange
Now….for something COMPLETELY different! An adventure to the American Southwest with a new magic “law enforcement” officer still learning the world and his own power.
Title: Dust Walkers
Author: Ken Lange
Series: The Vigiles Urbani Chronicles Book 02
Publish Date: February 20, 2018
Genre: Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy
Source: Provided by the author
Publisher’s Description: When newly minted vigil Gavin Randall is summoned to a small town in New Mexico, the last thing he’s expecting is to have to fight a cartel of necromancers. Their undead horde tests the limits of his powers and shows him just how vulnerable he really is…and that’s not the worst of it.
His enemies have spent centuries preparing for a war no one within the Archive has foreseen, and he has yet to learn to control his abilities or figure out his place in this ancient conflict. With time running out, will he be able to forge the alliances he needs to survive the coming storm?
Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel (or, in other words, SPOILERS).
Nervous Nellie says…
“Even a deaf, dumb, and blind man couldn’t miss this much concentrated assholery.”
OR
“I get it. This is just one more fire in the middle of an inferno.”
This is a science fiction/urban fantasy with a retired military problem solver brought in to solve the supernatural world’s serious problems. This book has no sex, no graphic violence (there is violence just not described in blood soaking detail-just a little ick) and no cliffhanger. There is a little swearing, but it’s just normal every day stuff. The romance that we read about in book 1, Accession of the Stone Born, is briefly touched on, but was not a focal point in this book.
To prepare, I re-read the new and improved version of Accession of the Stone Born and literally jumped into Dust Walkers.
This book has a few of the same characters as in the first book, but other than that it’s completely different. Gavin is now what you might call a supernatural law enforcement officer. He got this honor in the first book when he was chosen as vigil. With that in mind, he goes where people need help. Not us ordinary people, the people that are supernaturally based. Shape shifters, vampires, mages, witches…you get the idea.
There seems to be a problem with people disappearing in New Mexico and Gavin wants to figure it out. You’d think it would be a simple missing persons case, but you’d be wrong. It’s a lot more than that. I met a lot of new characters. I thought I’d be sad that only a couple of the regulars in book 1 made an appearance in book 2, but there was some big critical “dust up” in NoLA so those characters couldn’t help Gavin. With all that going on, Gavin was basically on his own with his own supernatural “dust up” with the Dust Walkers
Besides solving several missing persons cases, he has to solve his own mystery involving his developing powers. He has Grim and he is a Vigil. That’s a heavy load. He stumbles and falls a few times, but when push comes to shove, he nails it. There are questions from book 1 that are answered in book 2 and then more questions that come up in book 2 that will have to wait til book 3. The over arc is progressing along as more paths open up.
I really liked this second installment of this Gavin’s story. The over arc had some “make ya wanna say hmmmm…” moments when I discovered a couple of cool things. It mostly made me want to re-read The Wanderer Awakens, book 1 of Warden Global, to find more hints and suggestions to help put the puzzle pieces of the over arc together. These two series are bound together so even though you can read one and not the other, I wouldn’t advise it. It’s much more satisfying to have the whole picture painted.
This story was also serious. No, we don’t have a zombie hoard running through our town or anything, but it does show that prejudice is still alive and well. Not only supernatural vs. mundane but all kinds discrimination. It frustrates me that in this day and age, whether this world or a fantasy world, there are still those that are singled out because of one reason or another. That single mindedness is impeded because Gavin is a decent human being (relatively speaking human) and stands behind his friends no matter the situation. It’s also a bonus for me when the black hats get a taste of their own medicine.
One Book Two reviews of this series and the companion series, Warden Global:
- Accession of the Stone Born
- The Wanderer Awakens
- Sleipnir’s Heart
- Rise of the Storm Bringer
- in development Shades of Fire and Ash (Vigiles Urbani Chronicles)
- work in progress Children of the Storm (Warden Global)
- upcoming new series Plague Bearers
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