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I am a single mother of a toddler and a career professional with little if any free personal time. On a whim I downloaded the first book of deacon as it was free and seemed interesting. I couldn’t stop reading it. I was so compelled to finish the story that I bought the other two downloads – my first ever non-free downloads and non-public library books in 5 years. Further I have slept less than four hours a night for the last three nights because I have been consumed with finishing. This is the highest praise I can offer you. Taking the time away from sleep now at half past midnight to tell you how thoroughly I have been entertained is only further evidence. Thank you for your story. I consider the time spent well worth the cost. I can’t remember the last time a was so lost in a book.
Thank you so very much. I have always felt that time is by far the most precious resource, and I can only imagine how much more precious it is to a single mother, so I assure you that the full measure of your praise is not lost on me. It is tremendously gratifying to know that you found that time well spent, and that you felt so strongly enough to share your thoughts. It is comments such as this that convince me that my own time has been well spent in writing these books. Thank you again.
Mr. Lallo….I have literally spent the last three days involved in reading The Book of Deacon…..I, like Angela on July 20th, am a mother of a 3 year old working three jobs while trying to obtain a Masters. I have spent every waking moment, practically not sleeping….and I cannot thank you enough. I am going to immedately spend the very small amount of “entertainment” funds I can afford for all of your books I cant wait to read. Thank you again….the best read I have had years.
Hi! As always I am glad that you enjoyed my story, and I thank you for spending both your money and your extremely valuable time reading my books. I too managed to earn a Master’s Degree, and that was taxing enough, even with a single job and no children. That you were willing and able to find the time to read my words is nothing short of astounding to me. I genuinely hope you enjoy the rest of the series, and thank you for commenting.
I just wanted to say that I read a lot of books but I have hardly ever come into a trilogy I enjoyed a much as I enjoyed the book of deacon! I’m a mother and I work quite a bit, normally I don’t have enough time to devote to reading fully and with your books I seem to have found the time, they had such a grip on me I just couldn’t put them down! That was the best trilogy I’ve read and I will be giving out great reviews anywhere I can. Thank you for writing such a wonderful story and I look forward to the next books you put out!
As always, it is great to hear from a fan. I appreciate you spreading the word, and I am happy to know that you enjoyed my books. Thanks for reading!
Great series. I saw The Book of Deacon rise through the ranks of the free sci-fi fantasy portion in the iBooks store and gave it a shot. Before long I’d torn through your whole series. Quite addicting and with the same flaw that every other great thing has; it comes to an end. Excellent job. Do you have a facebook page? Randolph Lalonde and his self published sci-fi, The Spinward Fringe series, has had great success pooling fans together with his group page. Just a thought. Keep up the good work.
Glad you like the series. As a lowly android user, I don’t have any way to keep track of my rank on the iBookstore, but a friend with an iPad recently sent me a screenshot of my author page, and I was amazed at the number of positive ratings and reviews I’ve received. I have a personal Facebook page, but I haven’t put together one for the series. That’s something I should certainly look into. Thanks for the comment!
Let me first say that I am an avid reader and love a great story that keeps me hooked from beginning to end. I absolutely loved your books, the story and characters kept me awake way too late for the last week, I really did not want to stop reading. Your 1st book of this trilogy was the 1st book that I downloaded on my tablet from the Amazon Kindle app, and it was only by luck that I chose your book (it was free and seemed interesting).
Stephen King has long been my favorite author and since The Dark Tower series, I have not had any other books hold my attention until now. Great job on the books! I have already been telling friends and family about how good your books are. Hope to read more about Myranda, Myn, Ivy, Deacon, and Ether someday.
Hi. Thank you for commenting. Wow, my stuff has just been compared favorably to The Dark Tower series. High praise indeed! I’m glad you liked the trilogy. It might be a while, but I think it is safe to say that we haven’t seen the last from this cast. Thanks for reading.
Absolutely loved this trilogy. I just loved how there was something happening and left me wondering what was going to happen next. I downloaded the first one Thursday night and its now Sunday night and I just finished the third. Just couldn’t put it down and looked at my husbandd when he suggested I should and get a decent nights sleep.
I would love it if you would write more with these characters, surely their adventures can’t be over.
Hi Charity! I’m so glad you enjoyed the trilogy. I’ve got a few projects to get out of the way, first, but I have no doubt that the cast of these books will have another adventure or two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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Thank you for a great read. All three books were riveting! Last week I picked up the first free book in your thrilogy (yes, I mispelled it on purpose) – “The Book of Deacon” through amazon. This was one of those rare occasions when it was difficult to put a book down. After finishing, I picked up the next 2 books. These book were amazingly written. Your colorful descriptions of the chosen one’s wizardry and the characters themselves kept me ‘involved’ in the story. I will recommend these books to all my friends. Please, I hope you continue soon with more for these characters (personally, I would like to see Lain resurrected). Again, thank you.
Hi Robert! I’m extremely happy to hear that you enjoyed the books so much. From reviews and comments, it seems clear that Lain is one of the most popular characters, so at the very least I hope to write a bit more back-story for him.
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Hi there!
I just finished the complete Book of Deacon series, and let me just say, I thought it was wonderful. I read it on my Kindle and I could hardly put it down. There was plenty of mystery intertwined and it did keep me guessing until the end. I loved the story, however, there were a few small technicalities that I noticed that have been nagging me until I finished. I wanted to make sure I finished your series before I posted any criticism just in case my questions were answered by the end.
First, I would like to apologize for not finding the specific page to inform you of this, (or for you to find the answer that I couldn’t). However, in the first book when Myranda leaves Wolloff to search for Myn (after she heals Myn), the dragon comes across the site of the first battle with the alliance army, where she steals her first trophy helmet, and howls a sorrowful howl. I believe the term was along the lines of she howled “like she had lost something.” (Not sure) I was curious to find out why she made this noise. I don’t believe the question was ever answered but I may have read the answer and some point before bed when I was too tired to focus.
Second, when Myn died the first time you brushed it off far too quickly. I knew she would be coming back at some point, because you can’t kill off such an important character and have Myranda not even cry. I mean she cried when she killed the man that Epidime was using as a host. Yea, that’s alright but she didn’t cry for Myn, her best friend? Regardless of the schedule she should have had time to mourn. I feel like if you would instill the sorrow in the reader you could make the reader that much more happy when she comes back to life!
Third, and this was pure technicality, there were a lot of grammar issues. At one point in the second book a sentence read something along the lines of “Ivy (insert verb) to Ivy,” when what you meant was Ether. All in all though it was never hard to figure out what you meant.
Last, I don’t want to change the character of any of your characters but I feel like Lain should have had even more redeeming qualities towards the end. Maybe a little insight into how he really felt and his relationships with the other Chosen. But I had NO IDEA that he would be the chosen to die. The whole time I thought it would be Myranda, (I’m mega happy that you didn’t kill her off though)
All in all this was an excellent series and I will be reading Jade when I get the chance. Your imagery was excellent and you built the characters magnificently! And I sincerely thank you for adding another story to my arsenal
Hi! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed the books. To keep from having to post a massive reply to this page, I’m going to send you an email. (Hope you don’t mind.) If you haven’t gotten it by the time you read this, feel free to send me one of your own. Thanks for reading!
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Celia- I haven’t read the other two yet, I’ll probably download them today! But, to answer your question on why Myn howled as though she lost something, I would believe that she was missing Leo/Lain. I didn’t finish reading your post because it had spoilers in it that you didn’t warn readers about.
Whoo! Readers talking to other readers! Neat! With regard to the spoilers showing up in comments, once I get a chance to brainstorm with my web guy, I’m going to try to find a way to deal with that issue. Hopefully I can find a way to hide the offending portion of a comment while leaving the rest readable. I wonder if Word Press has some sort of “spoiler text” plugin…
I just finished reading The book of Deacon and wanted to drop a line to let you know how much I enjoyed reading it! In fact I just purchased the next one in the trilogy. You asked why people were downloading your book. Two reasons got me to download the first one. First reason was that it was free! I’m a new Kindle owner and new to any e-reader, so I didn’t want to invest more money into something I may not enjoy doing. the second reason I got your book was the cover. Who says you can’t judge a book by its cover! I plan on reading all three of the books in the trilogy, and than try out some of your other stuff. Thanks again for (so far) a great adventure! Mike
Hi Mike! I’m glad you enjoyed the first book, and I hope you continue to enjoy the story, and any of my other writing you end up reading. Thanks for letting me know why you picked up the book, it is good to know I’ve been making good decisions. Convincing Amazon to make the first book free took a while, but I knew that there were a lot of people out there who would be reluctant to try out a new author. I felt that making it free was the best way to eliminate as much risk as possible for new readers. And as for the cover, I must agree. Nick, the artist who drew that masterpiece, really outdid himself. I couldn’t be happier, and the professional covers were easily the best investment I’ve made. I’ve already got him working on replacement covers for Jade and Bypass Gemini, and an unnamed sequel to Bypass Gemini will be my first book to debut with a professional cover. Thanks for reading!
So I just got a kindel for Christmas, my husband figured it would give me something to do after I have my baby. I came across your book on Christmas and I just finished it. It was fantastic! I couldn’t put it down. I have never read a book so quickly and I look forward to reading the other 2 books in the triliogy. You are truely a talented man, keep up the great work!
Thanks! Congrats on getting the kindle, and good luck with the baby! I’m glad you enjoyed the first book. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the rest of the trilogy, too. Thank again!
I would really like it if you would somehow block “spoilers” from your fans in posts. I wasn’t too happy to read that, well, I’m not going to add who died so my post won’t spoil the mystery/adventure.
I loved the first book and just bought the next two, and that is the first time I have done that. I read a book a day and buying books would put me in the poor house. So normally I rely on the library or free downloads. But you are so fresh and interesting that I felt like I owed it to you to encourage you to keep going.
Being a “gamer” and I think you must be also, I recognized many characters from the RPGs I have played over the years. Seeing them incorporated into a novel was a treat. (Those not familiar with the above terms will probably shrug their shoulders and wonder… let them. )
Let’s see, what is good? The story line, the characters. I loved the old wizard in the woods. (I’m bad about names) He was a delight, a true curmudgeon with a good heart. I cared enough that I was worried about his safety as things progressed. The blind priest? Well, I really wanted him to get a smack or two. I thought you did a really good job describing the treks through the snow because it wan’t like it was so much a hardship and a normal challenge… well done. The young dragon was a delight, as I am sure everyone would agree. I also loved how you gave the different instructors such different personalities..brilliant.
Missing something? Without spoiling things for future readers, I would have liked to be invited a bit more into the thoughts of Leo/Lain. I am sure you did what you did for the mystery effect and for your next installment, but I sometimes felt like Myranda was in a bubble when integrating with her friend/protagonist.
What was bothering me? The general/godmother and her character, I felt like it left too much to speculation. But bear in mind that I have not read the second book yet, I just bought it before I started this post.
You have talent, and I speak as one that has been reading science fiction since the mid 1950′s. Yes, I’m old, I’m 70. But I think you are on the right track. Your writing reminds me a bit of Heinlein and Stranger in a Stange Land… let the imagination flow and expect the impossible.
Hi. Thanks for the comment, and sorry about the spoilers. They have been getting a bit prevalent in comments and reviews. I’ll have to talk to my web guy about finding a way to deal with them without deleting the comment or changing its content. Again, to avoid putting a multi-paragraph reply here, I’ll reply in an email. If you haven’t gotten it by the end of the day, feel free to email me directly. Thanks again!
I just read the first book in the trilogy. I enjoyed it very much, however, there were several spelling and grammatical errors that could not be overlooked. It cheapened the experience
Hello, Anna. Thanks for the comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the first book, and I apologize about any lingering typos. I’ve been doing my best to weed them out, and have issued many corrected editions. If you downloaded the book a while ago, but only read it recently, you may have an old version. Regardless, I hope to do another sweep of corrections soon. Thanks for reading.
After purchasing my first Motorola Xoom, The Book of Deacon was my first e-book download ever. The story was so engaging that I was compelled to pay for the other two books of the trilogy, thus I made my first e-book purchases. I would encourage other to read this story. The story takes many surprises and turns that keeps one reading past ones bedtime. E-books have opened up easing for me in a manner that new for me and I have have completed four books (your three and one other) since the week before Christmas and the first week of January 2012.
Thanks for an excellent trilogy.
Thank you for the comment. I’m proud to know that you enjoyed my books, and that they were among the first things you picked up for your fancy new tablet. It is one thing to give someone a few hours of entertainment, it is another to help convince them that eBooks are worthwhile. Thanks for reading!
I enjoyed your book very much, unfortunately I am unable to locate -find where I can purchase the other books in the trilogy so am off to find other books. It is as i said unfortunate in that you wrote an excellent novel
Next time you might want to consider letting your readers informed of this info. Your website has to much info.
Hi! I’m glad you liked the first book. My books page, http://www.bookofdeacon.com/books/ contains links to both the Amazon and Smashwords sales page for each book. And a search for my name on virtually any eBook retailer should turn up my entire catalog, if you are still interested. Out of curiosity, where and how did you find the first book in the series?
Wonderful first read with my new kindle and how grand to discover this wonderful story. Thank you and now on to book 2 in the series._
Thanks, enjoy reading!
Reading the second book of deacon trilogy and loving it, i was wondering if you can come up with a drawing or picture of Lain:) thanks! I am a fan from the philippines!
Hi! Thanks for picking up the second book, I hope you like it. As I said in the tweet, head on over to the artwork page. Lain makes his shadowy appearance on the cover of the third book, The Battle of Verril. I’ve had a few people looking for pictures of various characters, so I may get together some simple drawings of the most requested ones and create a “characters” page.
I am someone that finds it very hard to get into a story; I have tried all of the major authors but could never get “hooked”. Too political, overly complex, dumbed down/up magic, far too many characters, and so on and so forth. I have gotten to the point of giving up on this genre; until, The Book of Deacon.
The last complete series I have read was The Sword of Truth from Terry Goodkind. Very good books in the beginning, but quickly lost something; not so with these phenomenal books by Mr. Joseph Lallo. From the first book until the last you are pulled along at a pace that even the call for dinner can’t make you stop. I finished all three books in three days – and I just crave more.
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Mr. Lallo does an awesome job of building his characters, every single one of them has such a strong distinct personality. I was at first worried that there may be too many, but they are all put together so nicely and every one of them is just as important – except that one general that dies first. I was however, worried about Lain. At first he was so lively but quickly became very distant – Lallo did an excellent job of continuing this and it did fit nicely, but I do wish he would have been a tad happier. Although, as another has said, i’m still hoping that maybe he just might have slipped away to join his friend again.
Ether was another that I wasn’t sure about, not in personality, but power. At first she seemed so powerful but as the story played on her weakness over took her at an astonishing rate – she became almost useless. I do like how that was played into the story a bit, but she could have used some extra luck.
Speaking of luck, It would have been nice if the generals weren’t so undefeatable. It seemed that in book three, every chance the hero’s had at fighting they would lose. Going back to Ether, I wanted to mention that I do like the limitation of the powers for everyone – it just didn’t seem to apply as much to the “bad side”, but overly so to her.
Well, I didn’t intend for this to sound like a review as much as quick comments, but overall I just wanted to say thank you so much for your hard work on these stories. Of course there were the couple spelling/grammar errors, as well as some holes in the story (another book hopefully!), but overall, I found it much better than any other book I have read in a very long time. Like I said, I didn’t want it to end.
Easy 4-4.5/5
Now I need to find something else to read until the next one
thanks again
Travis
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Almost forgot, I wanted to point out that I loved how each book flowed into one-another so effortlessly. Also, I rather enjoyed the layout of the book without chapters.. to me it just kept it flowing better. I notice some others complaining about this, but it just seemed to fit the story so well.
Thanks. In the (hopefully) upcoming paperback edition I’m working on, I was briefly debating on adding chapters to the story, but I’m not sure the story would flow the same if I did. Plus, that’s a fair amount of work, and my agenda is full enough as it is, so I’ll probably remain faithful to the original presentation.
Hi Travis,
It is really rewarding to know that I’ve helped to keep your interest in genre alive.
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The quick shift from Leo to Lain is something that left many readers hoping to see a return of the cheerful personality he left behind. Hopefully the character he became and the interactions he had were still enjoyable even without his upbeat attitude. As I’ve said elsewhere, I hope to revisit the character in a way that will serve as an explanation for some of his attitudes and actions.
Ether was sort of a dilemma for me, because in theory her presence on the team should have made them unbeatable, but I really liked the idea, so I had to find a way to make her vulnerable in some way. I went with “a stubborn showoff with bad judgement.” One of my friends REALLY dislikes the character as a result. It is the same way with the villains. I thought, after a few centuries of war, these guys would have to be pretty darn formidable, but it may have been overdone.
I do indeed intend to extend the story, and there are a few dangling threads I intend to tie up, but feel free to send me a message with any holes you may have found that you’d like to see addressed. They may not have been intentional.
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Thanks again for your comments, and thanks for reading!
I thought your novels were awesome! Of course there were some grammatical errors, to be expected even in professionally edited material. The story line was intriguing and the characters were well developed. I loved how I could actually see the characters evolving. The only thing I could ask more of was more of a development from Ether. I saw how she had changed from the other Chosen but not from herself; perhaps more commentary from her or insight to her mind. Overall the novels were pretty great, I finished all of them within a week! I couldn’t put them down! Awesome job, and great detail!!!
Thanks! As always, I’m hot on the trail of these remaining errors. One of these days I’ll root them out. Another reader interested in Ether? Wow! I guess I must be doing something right if even my least popular character is sparking interest! I’ll start floating ideas on how to expand the character in future writing. Thanks for the comment!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Books of Deacon trilogy. They somevery long nights pleasant. I look forward to others. Your manner of writing was uniquely intriguing. Well done!
Hi Mr Lallo,
I’m a student at MMU and am currently reading The Book of Deacon. Thoroughly enjoying it, one of the most well written and intriguing novels I’ve read in a long time. So suprised after I got it free on my kindle, as an aspiring author I was wondering how you go about getting work published on kindle and was also wondering if you could possibly give me feedback on the starting paragraphs from my first work copied below:
“Every person has their ups and downs, the days where you feel you could fly and the days where you think taking a long walk off a short pier would solve all your problems. Today is one of those days that you put on your walking shoes and prepare for the hike across those wooden boards to the water’s edge. As you stand there staring into the cold, unforgiving depths you consider the road that led you here, you look back at your life, all the moments that made you smile and your heart glow. Then begins the tango of conflict, where all the times where you’ve felt down or hurt begin to compete for your attention. As you’re standing unsteadily on this precipice of turmoil you realise that the time has come to make a choice, the step into the merciful dark or the long trying journey to recovery.
Yet amidst this crescendo of emotional turmoil, life continues around you, people live, people love and people die. Your thoughts turn to those you’ve lost and those who will lose you, some you feel guilty for, their potential loss, and those who you feel deserve to know that your death will lie heavy on their conscience. It is in these moments that your true character is revealed, you are stripped bare to the very core of your essence. They say life flashes before your eyes but I know this isn’t true, only the important decisions you ever made come back to haunt you. The moments you pushed away those you loved for someone who didn’t care for you.”
Many thanks,
Greg
Hi Greg! I’m glad you’re enjoying The Book of Deacon. Rather than giving you a long reply here, I’ll follow up with an email about publishing on Amazon and my thoughts on your paragraphs. Thanks for the comment!
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Mr. Lallo, The Book of Deacon was such a fun, creative story. I am currently on the second book and am enjoying as much as I did the first. I’m an artist and for years have lost inspiration for my art but your book has since rekindled that lost passion. I want to thank you for inspiring my creativity again.
Hi! Thank you very much for the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the first book enough to continue the story. If I truly helped to inspire you to create art again, I cannot begin to describe how great of a complement it is to be told that I am responsible for such a thing. If you find yourself creating something based on the Book of Deacon, I’d be proud to display it on the artwork page!
You are a wonderful story teller and a strong writer. An excellent combination. I could not stop reading until the first Book of Deacon was complete. I immediately acquired the next two and look forward to losing myself again in the world and lives of the characters you have created with such completeness. Many thanks.
Thank you for the kind words. I truly hope that you find the remaining books of the trilogy to be as enthralling as the first. Thanks for reading!
I was wondering who is on the cover of the great convergence? Next to myranda
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Hi, Clay! That’s Deacon on the cover next to Myranda.
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Just finishd reading Bypass Gemini and I loved it. I thouroughly enjoyed the characters and the story. A lot of authors have a hard time writing both fantasy and sci-fi books but you did an excelent job with Bypass Gemini.
It seems you left it a little open at the end with job offers from the mob and the mad scientest and I was wondering if you had any plans to extend the book into a series?
Again excellent job on Bypass Gemini as well as the Book of Deacon series.
Hi Dan. Wow! Another person who made the rare leap to Sci Fi. I’m glad you feel I did a good job on it. I did indeed leave a bit of an open ending, and I do indeed intend to extend it into a series. As a matter of fact, I’m releasing the second book in the series TOMORROW (Feb. 27th, for those reading this in the future.) I’ll do a full post once it is available. Thanks for reading!
I see your new book on the smashwords website but not in the nook shop. Any idea when it will be available on the nook?
Hi Dan. I distribute to Barnes and Noble through Smashwords, and they both have their own authorization and distribution schedule. Assuming I get through the Smashwords “Premium Approval” gauntlet in the next few days, it will get shipped out to Barnes and Noble on Thursday or Friday. From there, it will be another week or two before it hits the Nook. Therefore, generally speaking, it should be available for the Nook about two weeks from Friday, assuming everything goes well. They often beat their estimates though, so I’ll be sure to post here if I notice it has become available before then.
I do not do much reading, but i recently purchased a Nook color. This is the first book,”The Book of Deacon” i have read on it. I could not believe how well the story floed. I flew through the 926 pages. I loved the story and will be reading the rest of the trilogy. Thank you.
Great! Glad you like it! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.
Joe, could you put the Facebook Fan page address on the contact page? I can’t seem to find it here or by searching Facebook (well, it’s blocked at work, so I’ve only got the mobile app). Looking at your blog posts, I’ve apparently missed polls that would have been fun to participate in!
Thanks
–Amy
PS, I had a great idea for a pendant, I’ll send you an email with a picture in it when I get it finished
Done and done. (By the way, if you look at this site on a full browser, there is a little widget on the right side that takes you there, too.)
Ah, that explains the rectangle on the right hand side of this page that says “THIS SITE BLOCKED BY FILTERS” (yes, I’m doing real work too, not just reading websites. honest!)
Heh, you’re talking to a guy who is sneaking in replies on his phone between assignments at work. I understand completely.
I have read hundreds of fantasy novels over the last 30 years and until now have never bothered to make a comment or review of a book or author. For you I will make an exception,
You are obviously a competent story teller, your series is a good and original basic concept, good characters, However, it is so negative that I can only relate it to my last visit to my dentist.
get off the grass and try again, you have the ability to be great!
Hi Bernie. Well, I certainly intend to continue writing, so thanks for the encouragement! Out of curiosity, do you mean that the tone is negative, or your opinion of the book is negative? If you felt the tone was too negative, you’ll be happy to know that I’m hoping to mix a little more humor and lightheartedness into the series (with the exception of the very next book, which is unavoidably dark at times.) If you simply didn’t feel the story was adequate, I’m always trying to improve, so hopefully future stories will be more to your liking. Thanks for reading!
Joe,
Sorry about my tasteless comment, it was not called for. I was annoyed
by the fact that the “bad guys” were created indestructible, whilst the “good guys” were ineffective, in particular the heroine who’s superior training in all magic forms took up a large part of the plot.
The negativity I spoke of arises from constantly watching the “good guys”
getting their backsides kicked, when unrelenting, it becomes depressing.
Hi. Don’t worry about it. You’re absolutely entitled to your opinion, and I’ve been criticized for the over-powered villains in more than a few reviews. Hopefully I can learn how to even things out a bit in future books. Thanks again for commenting!
I am so waging for the movie or better series. Cannot remember when a storyline hooked me hard, oh, yes I can,it was lord of the rings. Starting triology over, first time had to find out about characters, now, want to spend more on the battles. Love the honest of each lone, but mun needs to be rewarded with speach.
Hi! I’m glad you think highly enough of the series to want to see it come to the big (or small) screen. Thanks for reading (and thanks for reading a second time!)
I read all 3 of the books and I really couldn’t put them down! I thought they were awesome. I really wanted to know more about the Lain character. As I have always wanted to be a script writer, I thought that this book would be awesone if made into a movie! However, there will be details missing in the movie. And I think that the old wizard wouod have to be Sean Conary, I can’t think of how to spell his name right now but you know who I ean, nontheless. And Demont would have to be either Orlando Bloom or Ben Affleck! As for the main character, I think that either Anne Hathaway or someone along that sort. Caya would have to be someone like Sandra Bullock or Kathrine Heigl or Cameron Diaz, someone who has a funny character. Anyway, I loved the books, thank you for sharing!
Thanks very much! It will be a while before it is done, but you’ll be happy to know that my current project is a Lain Origin story. If all goes as I intend, it will take you from his earliest moments all the way to one or two of the events he describes in the trilogy.
Sean Connery is an excellent choice for Wolloff, by the way.
Thanks for reading!
I loved the first book in the series and I will be getting the next two. I also love how easy it is to simply talk to you because with many authors you don’t get to do this. I loved the character development through out the book and how you gave them more depth as time went on. Many well known authors can’t be bothered to do this and its a craft. The only thing I can say that was a little rushed would be the main characters transformation from “scavenger” to “warrior wizard”. I understand being a prodigy but it had great potential to be more of a defining transformative moment I think. Beyond that the imagery was great and very detailed. I look forward to what you put out there in the future!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the book. I hope you enjoy the rest. Talking to my readers is one of my favorite results of my plunge into self publishing, and I hope that I can continue to do it for a long, long time. I’ll agree that the speed at which Myranda assumed here new role is one of the weaker aspects of the story. Pacing is a little bit tricky for me. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for reading!
I have to take the time to thank for writing such an awesome series of books! I have three adopted disabled children and often turn to reading after they are all in bed for the night, to help me relax. I had Book of Deacon for a while before I got around to reading it, I was so intrigued with the story line that I found myself carrying my iPad everywhere I went with the hope that I would be delayed and would have time to read a few more pages. I was sad that the series had to end. I enjoyed your writing and the subject of your story, as I was reading, I felt as though the characters were friends. Keep up the great work, I look forward to more of your books in the future!
Thanks Shana. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, particularly with what I’m sure is a very full schedule of very important tasks. I’ll do my very best to keep the stories coming.
I downloaded Book of Deacon on Amazon.com. When I started reading and discovered Lain was a “fox-man,” I was so disappointed. Normally I tend to not like this type of book because of elves, dwarfs, dragons, etc…
But I kept reading. The more I read, the more intrigued I became. I couldn’t put the book down until I was finished. I immediately went to your website and via amazon purchased books two and three.
Excellent reading. I felt that if I concentrated as Myranda would, then I should be able to casts the same spells. I am excited to start the second book in the trilogy.
I plan to tweet, like, and pin your books.
Many thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying the story. Every now and then I hear from someone like yourself who is not initially a fan of “high fantasy.” It makes me feel good when I can win you over, because it means that you enjoyed my tale in spite of its genre, rather than because of it. Thanks for the comment, and I hope you enjoy the rest.
I have just finished reading Book of Deacon, on my Kinddle
I absolutely loved every moment of it & really had to force myself to stop reading at times & get on with the other things in life you have to deal with.
Earlier in the week I downloaded the other 2 books ready to continue reading. I love things to do with dragons, fantasy, magic etc & adore Myn.
I have never written to an author before – thank you for some wonderful reading.
I’m glad you enjoyed it so much, and I hope the rest of the trilogy brings you the same level of enjoyment. Thank you for the kind words!