The Death Wizard Chronicles, a six-book epic fantasy series, crackles with excitement. In a groundbreaking paradox, the Death Wizard, a champion of good, derives his power from a source traditionally seen as negative death. His nemesis, an evil sorcerer, derives his power from the sun, the benevolent source of all life. Their struggle to control the fate of the planet Triken will take your breath away. In a truly original twist never before seen in this genre, the Death Wizard is able to enter the realm of death during a temporary suicide. Through intense concentration, he stops his heartbeat briefly and feeds on death energy, which provides him with a dazzling array of magical powers. The series also is a love triangle involving two desperate characters attempting to come together despite the machinations of an all-powerful psychopath with incestuous cravings. Graphic and action-packed, spanning a millennium of turmoil, The Death Wizard Chronicles carries readers on a journey they will never forget.
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Adult Harry Potter and Eragon fans can get their next fix with Jim Melvin s six book epic series --Karen Haymon Long, Tampa Bay Tribune
Jim Melvin is a fresh voice in fantasy writing with a bold, inventive vision and seasoned literary style. Can t wait for the rest. --Dave Scheiber, award winning writer for the St. Petersburg Times
It is beautiful-gorgeous, even-yet it is also dark and deep and vibrant. --Mary Evelyn Lewis, Virtual Wordsmith
Jim Melvin is a fresh voice in fantasy writing with a bold, inventive vision and seasoned literary style. Can t wait for the rest. --Dave Scheiber, award winning writer for the St. Petersburg Times
It is beautiful-gorgeous, even-yet it is also dark and deep and vibrant. --Mary Evelyn Lewis, Virtual Wordsmith
About the Author
Jim Melvin, 50, was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla. He received his B.A. in Journalism and English from the University of South Florida. He now lives in South Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains, a pleasant setting for writing, to say the least. He is married and has five daughters and one ebony cat. Jim was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years and retired in 2004 to become a full-time novelist. At the Times, he specialized in science, nature, health and fitness, and he wrote about everything from childhood drowning to volcanoes. He also was a designer, editor, and supervisor. Jim is a student of Eastern philosophy and mindfulness meditation, both of which he weaves extensively into his work. Meditation helps to clear his mind for long bouts of writing.
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Fourth book in the "The Death Wizard Chronicles",
This review is from: The Death Wizard Chronicles Book Four World on Fire (Paperback)
"World on Fire," by Jim Melvin, is the fourth in his six-book epic adventure series, "The Death Wizard Chronicles". In this action packed book, we pick up from book three, "Eve of War," where Mala and his army of monsters, witches, and semi-humans called the golden warriors are ready to begin the assault on Nissaya, while the druids lead by re-born vampire Urbana march to attack Jivita.
In this book we learn more about Anna, the tent city of the Tugars. The Death Wizard Torg, the Torgon, is also king of these desert nomads who are a cross between Kung Fu priests and Apache Indians. Anna is protected by sorcery inspired tornado winds encircling the city. It takes 50 years to train a Tugar to become a warrior and the best 20 of them are the Asekha. "World of Fire" is a fast, action-packed read, full of magic, mayhem, love, sacrifice, fate and destiny. Melvin reveals more of the `powers that be' and their concerns. He interweaves philosophy with action, the knowing and the doing, and fate and free-will. Here, we experience the wars that determine the fates of two of the oldest and greatest cities, Nissaya and Jivita. And, as usual, Melvin ends this with a cliffhanger. This series would make an excellent movie franchise. Death Wizard Chronicles is a series and needs to be read from book 1. Here are the previous books: Book One, The Pit, Book Two, Moon Goddess Book three, Eve of War Review by Steve, my husband.
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