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Dawn of War - Book 1 in the Blood War
Trilogy
#1 in Amazon's (free)
Epic Fantasy Category (Sept. 30, 2011
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For
hundreds of years, the bestial Grol have clawed at the walls of
Lathah without success. Now armed with O'hra, mystical weapons of
great power, they have returned, to conquer.
Witness to the
Grol advance, Arrin can abide his exile no longer. He returns to
Lathah, in defiance of death, with hopes to save his beloved
princess and the child born of their illicit affair. He finds her
unwilling to abandon her people. At her behest, Arrin searches for
a sanctuary for them only to be confronted by the Sha'ree, a
powerful race long thought gone from the world. Through them, he
learns it is not just the Grol that threaten the
land.
Empowered by a magic never before seen, the savage
nations spread chaos and ruin across the realm. With Lathah under
siege, and the world on the brink of cataclysmic war, Arrin must
strike a deal with the Sha'ree to take the fight to the Grol, or
forever lose his one true love: his family.
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Excerpt:
Though the Grol outnumbered him
easily, they had never faced anyone like Arrin.
Furious at
their destruction of Fhenahr, and what he imagined would come
next, Arrin felt caution slip to the wayside. He eyed the hunched
back of the closest Grol that sat on the stump of a fallen oak. He
leapt at the creature before he could rein himself in.
The
Grol heard him at the last moment, jumping to its feet as it
fumbled for its weapon still in its sheath. Arrin's blade was a
silvered blur, almost invisible in its quickness. He slipped
sideways and stepped over the log, past the Grol, heading for the
next as the first creature's neck exploded in a geyser of
blackened claret.
He heard the first's throat sucking air
as he buried his blade in the belly of its shrieking compatriot. A
twist of his wrist and a sideways tug tore the blade from the
second Grol's gut. Its intestines unraveled with a hissing sigh
and put an end to its pitiful screams. Arrin, once again on the
move, heard the two Grol crumple to the ground behind
him.
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the first chapter)
Reviews:
"This is a very good book.
I was hooked in almost record time. I read it almost every moment
I could until I finished it. The characters are interesting, and
you want to know more about them. You get caught up in their
struggles and care about them. The world is interesting, as is the
relationship of the various races that inhabit it. Good stuff all
around!" ~ RadRob
The rest of the review can be
found at Amazon
"Dawn of War" by Tim Marquitz is book I of the "Blood War
Trilogy" and is surprisingly good. This author is new to me but I
must say I am favorably impressed with his imagination and
originality. This complex dystopian tale of alien lifeforms,
planets, wars, and multiple protagonists will keep you engaged and
entertained. War, action, love lost, survival, cannabalism, and
magic, rivals many better known inditers in intensity, darkness,
readability" ~ Dave H.
The review can be found at Shelfari
"This is the first book in Tim Marquitz's epic Blood War
Trilogy, more grim and brutal in tone than you'd find in his Demon
Squad series. It's set on a complex world with a lot of layers and
twists that held my interest, and more than enough bloody and
gruesome battle scenes to give it a very visceral kick." ~ Gary W.
Olson
Chec out the review at author Gary W. Olson's
"DAWN OF WAR, book one of the trilogy is Tim Marquitz’s first
foray into fantasy fiction and he has done an exceptional
job. There is a lot going on and there are many points of
view to follow but Marquitz keeps it all tight and easy to
follow. Character development is very good, keeping each
race of people easily identifiable. This first book
introduces the various points of view and ends on just the proper
note, leaving the reader wanting to read more. I’m not
generally big on fantasy, but I enjoyed DAWN OF WAR
immensely. I think you will, too." ~ Colleen
Wanglund
The rest of the review is at The Horror Fiction Review and at the
Monster Librarian
"Outstanding! This was my first experience with this author
and his world of interesting characters. Bring on Book 2 Tim! Get
Busy!" ~ Anthony E. Wallace
The review can be found at
Amazon
"Well done. Waiting for the next installment. Lot of
characters, all of them likable and fleshed out. I don't read in
this genre often, but I enjoyed this story enough to wish the
author 'fair winds and following seas' on the journey to
completion of the series." ~ Greg Crites
The review can be
found at Goodreads
"Read this along with a few other fantasy novels and am happy
to report it is both well written and an entertaining read." ~
Blade Runner
The rest of the review can be found at
Amazon
"I found myself enthralled by the pace and the story, every
bit as exciting as any fantasy book I've read ,and that's a lot."
~ Jeremy Poole
Read the rest of the review over at
Amazon
"If you liked Tim's Demon Squad series then this book is
definitely a MUST READ!!" ~ Nayan P.
The rest of the review
can be found at Goodreads
"If you like epic fantasy, different races (as in very
different), magic and heros, this might be a book for you..." ~
Greg Duncan
The complete review can be found at Goodreads
"I could not put this book down..." ~ B
The rest of the
review can be found at Amazon
"There is a lot to like about this book and if you are fan of
epic fantasy that has many levels of complexity and takes a more
brutal approach to its story telling than most, then you will
definitely enjoy Dawn of War. Bring on Book 2." ~ Ryan
Lawler
The review can be read over at Fantasy Book
Review
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