THE JADE DEMONS: Book (1) One: The Quaking Lands; Book (2) Two: The Frozen Waves; Book (3) Three: The Crystal Clouds; Book (4) Four: The White Fire [Paperback]

Robert E. Vardeman (Author), Tom Kidd; (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books; First Edition edition (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380895188
• ISBN-13: 978-0380895182
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,654,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert E. Vardeman is the author of more than 100 fantasy and science fiction novels, as well as numerous westerns under various pen names (Jackson Lowry, Karl Lassiter). F&SF titles include the fantasy Dark Legacy (Magic: The Gathering tie-in) and sf novel Ruins of Power (Battletech: Mechwarrior tie-in). The reprint of his Star Frontier trilogy from Zumaya Publications was launched with Alien Death Fleet and Genetic Menace. Black Nebula will be published soon. The Infinity Plague, the first book of the Biowarriors series, recently has been published for the Kindle.

Fantasy work included the novelization of Sony Playstation videogame God of War 1 (co-authored with Matt Stover) and the forthcoming God of War 2. All nine titles in the Swords of Raemllyn series will be published in Kindle format. Look for the fantasy pirate short story, "The Coins of Darkun," in the collection Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms.

In addition to short stories for the Kindle, his collection Stories from Desert Bob's Reptile Ranch covers almost thirty years of writing.

Editorial work includes Career Guide to Your Job in Hell and the spectacular anthology, co-edited with Joan Spici Saberhagen, Golden Reflections.

Vardeman is a longtime resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, graduating from the University of New Mexico with a B.S. in physics and a M.S. in materials engineering. He worked for Sandia National Laboratories in the Solid State Physics Research Department before becoming a full time writer.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An imaginative, well written fantasy., March 18, 1999

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This review is from: THE JADE DEMONS: Book (1) One: The Quaking Lands; Book (2) Two: The Frozen Waves; Book (3) Three: The Crystal Clouds; Book (4) Four: The White Fire (Paperback)

I didn't know quite what to expect when I opened the book and started reading about a burning rainstorm of jade. Further reading, however, produced excellent character development and an understanding of the inner conflicts of heroine Kesira Minette. The addition of the half wolf half man Molimo to the adventure added to the mystery and suspense. Rouvin, however, was a bit over-exaggerated in character, even allowing for his half-demon heritage. I can't say I was completely disappointed to see him taken out of the picture three-quarters of the way through the book. Still, the way Kesira grows tougher as the story progresses (although she never comes close to being Xena) was entertaining in itself. All in all, a read good enough to make me want to buy the sequels, although from reading this first book of the series makes it pretty obvious what the other three will be about.