Forged in Death

Jim Melvin

Aug 2012 · BelleBooks

About this ebook

Enter the realm . . .

Book One, The Death Wizard Chronicles

Only a Death-Knower can die. And live again. Only a Death-Knower can return from death. And remember. Only a Death-Knower can tell the world what he's seen. Not all care to listen.

For a thousand years, none have rivaled the power of Torg, the Death-Knower wizard, as he ruled his people and kept peace on Triken.

Now a new threat has suddenly arisen. The evil sorcerer Invictus is greater even than Torg, and his greed and ambition threaten to engulf the land in eternal darkness. When Invictus imprisons Torg in a horrifying pit bored into the solid rock of a frozen mountain, the fate of Triken hangs in the balance.

Torg becomes freedom's final hope, but first he must die to earn the victory.

Jim Melvin is the author of the six-book epic fantasy, The Death Wizard Chronicles. He was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years. As a reporter, he specialized in science, nature, health and fitness, and he wrote about everything from childhood drowning to erupting volcanoes. Jim is a student of Eastern philosophy and mindfulness meditation, both of which he weaves extensively into his work. Jim lives in Upstate South Carolina in the foothills of the mountains. He's married and has five daughters. Visit him at www.jim-melvin.com and www.deathwizardchronicle.blogspot.com.

Ratings and reviews

Okay, The story had started to improve enough I thought I might actually read the entire book. Then the author placed the character doing something that is physically impossible, any hope of suspended disbelief gone. To say there are issues would be nice. It would also be easier to read than the overly conflated vocabulary the author chooses. The dialogue is formal and stilted, doesn't feel like it flows smoothly at all. There are scenes where the author tells, then shows, sometimes on the same page. All the references to the older form of measure kept kicking me from the story. In one or two places, I found shifting POV from Third Person limited to Omniscient then back. Too much backstory is dumped, as is details regarding what may or may not be relevant to the story. The wise old dragon imparting information on the clueless young warrior. The deadly spider... *yawn* cliché much? Though if I were honest, the dragon seemed the best character up to the point I gave up. As I said, too many bad writing hurdles for me to continue reading. Not even worthy of a full star. 1/2 out of five

Exceptional book and exceptional series