Title: The
Pact
Author: Graeme
Brown
Genre: Dark
Fantasy
Publisher:
BURST (May 4 2013)
Buy Links: Kobo | Kindle | Other Formats
Synopsis:
Enter the world of Will Lesterall, a boy who’s grown up
in the safety of his father’s castle.
Tales of the outside world ruled by warring kings and
creatures of nightmare have never seemed a threat, yet on the night celebrating
the two hundredth year of the sacred Pact that has kept Fort Lesterall safe, a
secret intrigue ripens, and in the course of a few hours Will is confronted
with a choice greater than he can comprehend.
Join an unlikely hero as destiny pulls him into the
middle of an ancient conflict between fallen gods and ambitious women, one that
demands blood, both holy and wicked, and the power of an ancient fire bound in
steel. As swords clash below a watching wood, hope and betrayal war as fiercely
as fear and valor.
Whether he lives or dies, Will Lesterall will never be
the same.
Author Bio:
Graeme Brown is has been enchanted by the epic fantasy
genre since he was a child, and consequently he started creating his own world
with its stories at the age of thirteen. Influenced by writers like J.R.R.
Tolkien, Robert Jordan, and George R. R. Martin, he has finally brought the
first of those stories to life with his debut title, a short story called The
Pact—48 pages that will whisk you away to a dark, medieval fantasy world with
gritty realism. When he’s not writing, he can be found exploring number theory
problems or writing computer programs, training for a marathon, or unwinding in
a yoga hot room. He has also explored other facets of art, both as a hobby and
a profession, including vector graphics, pen and ink, classical piano, and web
design. Despite being a full time student and a junior editor for Champagne
Books, he makes sure to do a little writing every day. He is presently busy
with the first of many sequels to The Pact, A Thousand Roads.
For more about Graeme, visit his website: http://www.graemebrownart.com/the_pact.html
Author links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraemeBrownWpg
My review:
This book can be read in one sitting. It is a dark fantasy
in ancient times. The author wrote this
really well I felt that I knew the main character Will Lesterall personally by the end of it. I felt that he
was a normal lad rather than a svelte handsome man that always seems to be the
hero in most books, it made refreshing
change. In the beginning I had trouble getting to grips with the plot due to
the book only being 46 pages there was a lot to know about in a short amount of
time but it got easier to digest as the book progressed.
A great start to the series.
