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The Death Wizard Chronicles, Book 3, Eve of War

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"The Death Wizard Chronicles" by Jim Melvin is a six book epic adult sword and fantasy. Bias alert- I'm a big fan of the series. It's like the Lord of the Rings with a touch of basic Buddhism with the action of Conan the Barbarian. It's Star Wars but in pre-medieval times. Wizards, demons, dragons, fairies, druids, vampires, snow giants, ogres, witches, and several species of humans all live in this vast land with snow capped mountains, an ancient aware forest, wide savannahs and a great desert complete with Gila monsters.

Book 3 ends with Torg entering into meditative death where his mind/karma entered a place he has been more than a thousand times, a place where there was no smelling, tasting or touching; only seeing. He turns into a ball of karmic energy and travels to the future. Just as he reached the deep-blue ball of Death energy and began to absorb the energy he heard something he has never experienced before, barely audible voices. I'll have to wait until Book 4, World on Fire, to find out more.

This is one series where I could take off from work just to read the books, I am such a fan. Even writing this review make me want to re-read and experience it again. For me, it's the same feeling as watching Star Wars movies, you know the good guys are going to win, but which good guys will be left? What's their story, their history? What bad guys are going to get it? Melvin has the same depth of detail as the Lord of the Rings had. Did I say I am a very big fan?

(Review by Steve, hubby.)