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Atlantis Rising (Warriors of Poseidon, Book 1) (The Warriors of Poseidon)

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Over eleven thousand years ago, before Atlantis sunk into the sea, a group of warriors met with the sea god's high priest. They were divided into seven groups of seven and assigned each a sacred duty and a magic-imbued gemstone. Some were to sink to the bottom of the world, shielded from prying eyes. Others were to join the lands of humans at assigned locations. They would serve as first warning on the eve of humanity's destruction. Only then would Atlantis rise again.

Conlan, High Prince of Atlantis, had been captured by Anubisa, the vampire goddess, and tortured for seven years. When he finally returns to Atlantis, nearly dead, it is to learn that Poseidon's Trident has been stolen. He, and the rest of the Seven Warriors of Poseidon, are to surface and retrieve it. Along side the group would be the high priest and Ven, the King's Vengeance. Poseidon's Trident has been the vehicle of ascension for Atlantean kings for millennia. Without it, Conlan could not ascend to the Atlantean throne.

Still raw from Anubisa's torture, Conlan does not wait for the others before heading out for the surface. Upon reaching air, his mind is bombarded with a mind link that only Atlanteans have been able to access. However, this time the link came from a human female who is being attacked by creatures of the night. Conlan finds himself possessed with the need to locate her, protect her, and make her his. Problem is that desiring a human is taboo.

Riley Dawson is a dedicated Virginia Beach social worker. She and her sister, Quinn, have always been emotional empaths. However, they believed it to be a type of twin speak (even though they were almost a year different in age). Being an empath is hard on the heart, especially in her profession. Therefore, she often heads for the beach for quiet healing. Riley knew she should not be out after human curfew. (Only recently have the vampires and shape shifters announced their existence.) But nothing could keep her from the beach after such a dreadful day. The last thing she expected was to be attacked by a group of men. Or for a male of obviously great power to link with her and heed her mental call for help. Riley certainly never expected to find herself among a group of Atlantean Warriors and in the middle of a war!

***** OMG! OMG! I have never come across a plot such as this! I found it to be totally original. Author Alyssa Day grabbed me with an iron hook before I even finished reading the very first paragraph. When that happens, I know the story has great potential; Alyssa Day did not let me down.

This IS a stand alone story, but I am having difficulty forcing myself to wait for the second book in this series. (Actually, book two will be a novella in the May 2007 anthology WILD THING. Book three, ATLANTIS AWAKENING will be released as a full length novel in November 2007. Sample of it is in the back of ATLANTIS RISING.) Be sure you keep note of the info above, because I pity anyone who misses out on this stellar series. Paranormal Romance gets no better than this! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Conlan is the high prince of Atlantis. After being tortured by Anubisa the vampire queen for seven years he has finally returned home. Only to find that Poseidon's Trident has been stolen and he must reclaim it. Riley Dawson (an empathic social worker) gets caught in between the vampires and Conlan's Atlantean Warriors. She and Conlan are drawn towards one another, but Conlan must remain loyal to Atlantis and Riley is human.

I've read the other reviews and can't help but wonder if I've read the same book. It's generally not a good sign when within the first two pages I am already mentally editing the text - and this continues throughout the book.

Riley is always speaking before she thinks, and worse sometimes acting before her brain is out of park. On p66 she's musing about how she and her sister Quinn are like twins - "ten months apart was close enough to be almost twins". Well no it's not, not unless your mother had the longest pregnancy on record. And once we meet Quinn it quickly becomes clear that Riley doesn't know her sister at all, which makes her 'twins' statement even more ridiculous.

Both she and Conlan are so two-dimensional, that you just don't care about them. Conlan has been viciously tortured for seven years by the vampire queen. But the only reason we're aware it's happened is because every so often he either tells someone, or somebody else mentions it. Because we have little emotional connection to the characters when horrific things happen to them it just doesn't horrify. Riley yelling "Stay away from my boyfriend!" along with Conlan's "Die you foul hellspawn!" just made me want to throw the book at the wall.

To go with our two-dimensional hero and heroine we have a 2-d villain. Anubisa chews the scenery, kills her minions and is appalling. But I don't care because I don't understand why she is that way - she just is.

After the other Warriors turn up there is an improvement in the storyline, mainly because the other Warriors are far more interesting than either Conlan or Riley. How I wish the book had been about them, with Riley and Conlan as a sub-plot.

The frustrating thing is that it isn't all bad. There are flashes of humour between the characters that made me smile. And some of the interactions between the Warriors are very well written - especially Denal, Bastien and Brennan. The problem is that Conlan and Riley should be the most interesting thing in the story and they aren't. There is a good story here, but you have to work hard to find it.

Consider it if you're really stuck for a new paranormal series.

This is a tale of Atlantis and the chosen warriors who protect humankind. Conlan, the High Prince of Atlantis has been held captive and tortured for seven years by Anubisa, a powerful vampire. He has been released from her torture and now he has come home to find the stolen sacred object, Trident. In his quest, he meets Riley Dawson, a social worker and empath, who has just survived a harrowing ordeal with one of her clients and goes to the ocean seeking solace. There she encounters Conlan, who protects her from degenerates on the beach who are about to attack her.

The overall story was fairly interesting and I enjoyed the different characters. However, I found some of the dialog to be somewhat sophomoric and it made me cringe more than once. Overall, I am not certain that I would buy the next in the series. This was an Okay book, but it just wasn't great.

Atlantis Rising, the first in the Warriors of Poseiden series, tells the story of Prince Conlan and his "Seven" warriors on a quest to retrieve an ancient atlantean artifact. Without giving away too much detail, let me say it is a book not to be missed if you love paranormal romance.

This book had me captivated from the start. The Atlantis backdrop was really fascinating to me, as I have never read a book with that type of setting before. I loved the whole idea of living in and walking through water, turning to mist, etc. The characters are exciting and have so much depth that I can't wait to see explored even more in future stories.

Conlan and Riley were perfect for each other, and their romance was real and powerful and very romantic. I loved the telepathy and that they were able to read each other's thoughts. It made me wish that was something that could happen in real life. I had the sense that Riley, as much as it might have bothered her at first, always felt safe and protected knowing that she could channel Conlan from anywhere at any time. What woman doesn't want that?

The formal speak, mixed with current lingo was fun and the two balanced each other out well. Yes, there was some violence, but books and stories about war are violent. If that is something you can't handle, don't read stories about war. There was also enough comedy to take the edge off the darkness.

The romance in the book was steamy hot! Conlan and Riley had chemistry that burned the pages. I cannot wait for more of this series and the chance to read about the rest of the amazing and "hot" Warriors of Poseiden!

The idea of the book is very good, unfortunately the writing of the author was almost immature. She didn't fully bring to life her thoughts but rushed on. And it's OK to have your characters who are exceptionally old fall back to a more formal way of speaking, but that same formality doesn't belong in the thoughts or speach of your more modern characters or your descriptions of their world. I know Ms. Day is using a psuedonym and is an established author and the second half of the book did seem far better...but I would have expected the books writing style to be more cohesive.

As far as plot, the Crown Prince of Atlantis has returned home after being turtured by a goddess of vampires for 7 years. 7 seems to be a number the author is obsessed with. He comes home only to find that the most sacred object of Atlantis has been stolen. When he, his band of 7 warriors, his brother, and his freind the chief preist set off to find it they also find Riley, whom the prince falls in love with. She's also an empath. This story is set in a world where vampires and shape-shifters came out of the woods 10 years ago (at least it's not 7)and have taken over the media and congress. I hope the series grows upa bit and if it does I'm sure I'll catch the next installment.

Atlantis Rising absolutely rocked!!!!! Loved it, loved it, loved it. In fact, I ran right out and got Wild Thing just so I could read Bastien's story. Bring on the vampires and the warriors. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am eagerly awaiting Ven's story, Justice's story and all of the others.

I'm a big Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon fan also.

I'll keep this review short and say that YES! This is great new series to get into. Alyssa Day has a great view on Atlantis and it was wonderful to read.

This book is wonderful and I recommend it. Alyssa Day is a great writer and I can't wait for the rest of the series to unfold.

This is fascinating romantic fantasy tells a great tale of Atlantis with its own twists involving shapeshifters and vampires! Allysa Day does a fabulous job of crossing genres again! While on a quest to recover the powerful missing Trident, the High Prince of Atlantis comes across the attractive Riley who is a social worker, but more importantly an empath. It is forbidden for a Sentinel of Atlantis to fall in love with a human and he denies the sensations that begin to manifest when he is around Riley. Riley, being an empath, knows he is her soul mate and won't let him go without a fight. Crossed between love and duty is their romance doomed for failure or will love conquer all! I was completely drawn into this story. You won't want to miss out on this tantalizing fantasy!

If you like this book then you may also want to check out The Nymph King by Gena Showalter and Sleeping with the Fishes by Mary Janice Davidson! Happy Reading!The Nymph King

Returning to Atlantis after seven years of torture, Conlan, High Prince of Atlantis is ready to rightfully claim his throne as King. When Poisedon's Trident is stolen, Conlan and his warriors must go to the surface to retrieve it before he can claim the throne.

Social Worker Riley Dawson heads to the beach after a horrific day of violence on the job. Forced to kill someone in self-defense, Riley retreats to the place that brings her so much peace. When she is surrounded by a group of thugs with less than good intentions, Riley wonders how things could get worse. Running for her life, she is startled to her a voice in her head telling her that "he" would protect her.

ATLANTIS RISING is an interesting book. It starts quickly and then drags for awhile, then picks up speed again. Riley is a loveable heroine. Her empathy and caring for people makes her seem perfect, but we soon find out that she's far from perfect. With a cast of secondary characters that liven up the book, the reader will look forward to the next installment in this series. The only issue (a small one at that) that I had with the book is that every time the Trident was mentioned, I would think of King Tritan in The Little Mermaid.

While this is Alyssa Day's first book in Warrior of Poseidon series, I certainly hope it won't be the last one. The combination of using Warriors from the lost city of Atlantis with other paranormal beings is an interesting blend. Plus, it is nice to read about beyond vampires.

Day takes us into the world of Atlantis where the Warriors are sworn to protect the human race but never reveal themselves to us. Don't tell this to Conlan and Riley who discover they are bound together.

I found myself wanting to finish the book but wanting it to continue. We are artfully pulled into this world where I wanted to learn more and now can't wait for more stories about the Warriors of Poseidon.