Clash of Faiths (The Paladins #2) [Kindle Edition]

David Dalglish (Author)

Book Description

"I have suffered every day since, cast off, abandoned, tortured ... and I find it all for nothing. You worship a lie. Too long I accepted you, treated you as an equal. But you’re not. You’re nothing, and at last I see it ... friend."

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Stripped of his power, and branded a renegade by his Order, Darius seeks a way to prove his god is not the bloodthirsty deity his fellows have created. Meanwhile Jerico takes refuge with a band of rebels as Dark Paladins scour Dezrel seeking to claim his life, and the lives of all who would help him. As the silent war rages, their faith is tested, and one will succumb to the promises of a prophet who has lived for centuries...

CLASH OF FAITHS by David Dalglish
Innocents suffer when holy men make war.

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About the Author:

David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife Samantha and daughters Morgan and Katherine. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and currently spends his free time playing way too much Warhammer 40k.

Product Details

• File Size: 677 KB
• Print Length: 252 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1463761988
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Eschaton Press (July 24, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005EDNIJ8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,408 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Amazing Tale August 1, 2011

By Ryne Billings

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I'm a big fan of David Dalglish's work. He writes amazing stories, and they always have dark themes to them.

Clash of Faiths was as expected.

It continues the stories of Jerico and Darius from Night of Wolves, and everyone's least favorite character (Velixar) plays a fairly large role in it too.

If you are a fan of David's work, this is a must read. Naturally, I suggest reading the Half-Orcs series first though. The level of quality that CoF has is greater than most of his earlier works, especially the first couple books im the afforementioned series.

As always, I am thankful that David became an author. He stands at my all-time favorite author.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps getting better July 28, 2011

By M. Brophy

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When I first started this series I assumed it would be a mere offshoot of the Half-Orcs series that the author did so well with, but as it turns out this is a series that has its own legs to stand on. I assumed that the series would be satisfying but not compare to the series it was based off of, not only does it equal it but I'm sure there's a few people that will say it exceeds its source. The book was so enjoyable I didn't realize I had hit the end until I was reading the author's notes and its rare that I'm so into a book that I don't notice I'm about finished.

Now for a little more detail on what made this book get 5 stars. The overall theme in this book is one that I can't deny has been done before but what theme hasn't been done already. With that being said it breathes life into the whole idea of characters being torn between good and evil and even when headed on a path to light doing some horrific things along the way. In reference to his characters he has always done well with his main, Jerico, and has put him from a character I enjoyed to one of my favorites, truly fleshing him out. But in this series he has created a new character that is a pleasure to read, Darius, I mean who doesn't love a dark paladin. Once again I've read other series with characters torn between light and darkness, but when something is done right and written this well you just can't deny it. I'm eagerly awaiting Paladins 3 and I'm hoping a book with Darius, a character that good needs his own book. I also want to give credit to whoever did the cover art, thought it was amazing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Clash of Faiths January 2, 2013

By ESCAPE CRAVER

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Let me start by saying that I'm not really an epic/sword and sorcery fantasy junkie. I started 2012 with the goal of reading as many different genres as I could and hadn't read anything like The Paladins yet, so I gave it a try. I am SO glad I did because I would have missed out BIG TIME.

It is rare that I will buy the next in a series directly after finishing a book, but after finishing Clash of Faiths, I immediately downloaded the next one. I find the conflicts, the morality issues, the friendships...all of it...it's all fascinating to me. I can't say it strongly enough how amazing the story of two unlikely friends is told in this series. Easily one of my top ten favorites.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great November 30, 2012

By teresa creevy

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great book once you start reading you can`t put it down would recommend it to every one i can`t say anymore

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read November 13, 2012

By A. Wright

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Good interesting story, quick and easy read, really like the Jerico and Daius characters. Can't wait until the next book in the series comes out. Good Value.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars great sequel. better than book 1 August 8, 2012

By Wicked

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I got the first book of this series for free. Then I had to know what happened to the characters so I bought the second book. It was amazing.

The only concern I had was that nothing was mentioned about what happened to the wolfman king. I really wanted to know if he was going to be ripped apart or if he would be able to talk his way out of it. It also seemed to me that he is the kind to try, try again so I thought for sure he would be just biding his time waiting for a chance to strike again or maybe he was killed and his pups vowed revenge on the humans, but other than the stories the people told about the attack and about how the paladins defeated them, there was NO mention. That was a little disappointing.

Everything else was spot on. Both paladins continue their journey of self discovery. One firm in his faith, the other lost and trying to cling on to what is familiar. The two meet up again, but it doesn't go as one might think it would.

The characters in this story are major draws for me and I hope book three is as interesting as one and two were. I'm really getting into this writer! I can't believe he majored in MATH!! lol

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great continuation of The Night of Wolves. June 30, 2012

By JayJay

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This book took up right where the first one left off. Our hero was captured by a band of thieves that were fighting a tyrant Lord. The outlaws brought him to their camp so that he could heal their leaders sister. As his friend of another God has lost his God's blessing. While trying to get back his God's blessing a sinister Profit from his religion starts guiding him. The two are on very different paths at the beginning of this book. The Light Paladin helping the people of the north fight against the tyrant. While the Dark Paladin kills several of his brothers to protect his own life.

The two Paladins are led towards and ultimate fight against one another. In the final battle of the book, the clash of the two Paladins. The Light Paladin keeps telling the Dark Paladin he forgave him and may he find his way. The Dark Paladin while down excepts the Light Paladins hand and excepts the Light Paladin's faith as his own. With his first act as a Light Paladin he puts a stop to the Profit.

This story is very good at the end I had to get book three. I thought for sure that the dark would truly find the Light Paladin and imprison him for all to see the last of the Light Paladins. Lots of turns and a great story line. Please read this fantastic book after the first book Night of Wolves. I think any one who likes Fantasy books would like this book and his other books as well.

More About the Author

David Dalglish graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics. When trying to be productive, and stave off returning to working fast food, he writes and self-publishes various fantasy novels, of which he's sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

He also has a lovely wife and two beautiful daughters, with all three being far better than he deserves.