The Shards of Etherious:

Arisen

Book 1

A world ruled by living gods,

where they survive by devouring each other’s souls.

A betrayal decades in the making.

Avatar Wrath is sent on a mission to slay the goddess of nature. The plan is to kill the heads of state, destroy a city, assassinate the goddess and feed her soul to the God of War, Khyber. Victory will purchase his transcendence. Failure will ignite the Ascendancy war. Nothing ever goes according to plan.

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"It takes a talented writer to redeem an irredeemably evil character."

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“A kick-ass, face-slapping, gut-punching read with brutal fights, epic monsters, and terrifying magic."

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“a mix of Elden Ring and Dragon Age, yet uniquely it's own and fascinating.”

Maria
“A page turner of Action packed reading that will immerse you within the Authors imagination. Excellent Book !!" ”

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"Loved It. Colin J.D. Crooks is a talent with a rich imagination, painting dark, disturbing, and intelligent genre literature."

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This was a fantastic Character / World building... A page turner of Action packed reading that will immerse you within the Authors imagination. Excellent Book !!

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Arisen is about a hard-bitten, remorseless warrior on a redemption arc, set within the backdrop of a multi-nation war.

Expect: immortals dueling to the death, grand battles, visceral fights, brutal magics, political skullduggery, complex morally gray characters, deep world-building, friendships, found-family, laughter, soul searching and so much more.

Arisen won't hold your hand or pull any punches. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and drag you through a dark vivid world.

The Shards of Etherious: Arisen, Book 1, is a two time award winning Dark, Epic, Military Fantasy perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne, Pierce Brown, M.L. Wang & Steven Erikson.

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