Thursday, July 19, 2012

Throwback Thursday (74)


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I found this picture of Trinity College Library, and thought it would work for this meme with a little play with lighting and adding the words.


Let's talk about those books already on the shelves, yours or the stores.

I have a post for books I'm looking forward to coming out;
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Looking Forward To...
But what about all those wonderful books that are ALREADY on the shelves.

Whether it be on your shelf waiting to be read or on the shelves in the stores waiting for you to give it a good home.

So, I thought I would share a book a week that is just waiting for me to travel through it's world.

Now... where do I start? Lets go by Published Date on the books...

This Week:

This one I probably need a smack for not reading yet.  I loved the first book, and couldn't wait for this one to be released.  I really enjoyed the creation of the shadows being demons, and the symbols that the Warded Man uses to protect.  Oh, I really need to get to this one!!

Goodreads Synopsis:
The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that arise as the sun sets, preying upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind ancient and half-forgotten symbols of power. These wards alone can keep the demons at bay, but legends tell of a Deliverer: a general—some would say prophet—who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. Those times, if they ever existed, are long past. The demons are back, and the return of the Deliverer is just another myth . . . or is it?

Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the warlike desert tribes of Krasia into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer, and he carries ancient weapons—a spear and a crown—that give credence to his claim. Sworn to follow the path of the first Deliverer, he has come north to bring the scattered city-states of the green lands together in a war against demonkind—whether they like it or not.

    But the northerners claim their own Deliverer. His name was Arlen, but all know him now as the Warded Man: a dark, forbidding figure whose skin is tattooed with wards so powerful they make him a match for any demon. The Warded Man denies that he is the Deliverer, but his actions speak louder than words, for he teaches men and women to face their fears and stand fast against the creatures that have tormented them for centuries.
 
Once the Shar’Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends, brothers in arms. Now they are fierce adversaries. Caught between them are Renna, a young woman pushed to the edge of human endurance; Leesha, a proud and beautiful healer whose skill in warding surpasses that of the Warded Man himself; and Rojer, a traveling fiddler whose uncanny music can soothe the demons—or stir them into such frenzy that they attack one another.  

    Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are blissfully unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent—and deadly—than any that have come before.

16 comments:

  1. I did try and start but I got so pissed when the 200 first pages is about the guy I hate

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    1. You know Blodeuedd, I've heard that. And that, that character is not a favorite to read. Thanks!

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  2. Ooh this sounds like a book with a bit of a difference, I'll be certain to keep an eye out for it.

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    1. Petty Witter, Oh, do hope you get to try the series out. I do enjoy it. :) Thank you!

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  3. Oh, I need to read this one as well! I adored the first book so this was one book I had on pre-order...and still not read!! We will have to read it together! :-)

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    1. Mel, we have several books we need to read together! LOL! But we should do a book at some point together. That would be fun!

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  4. OMG! I loved both of them! I cannot wait for the third to come out! The first one still might be the best though.

    Beth ^_^
    http://sweetbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/

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    1. Beth D. So glad to hear you enjoyed the second one too! :D I keep running out of time but have to get back to this series. :)

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  5. I've been wanting to read his books. Sounds great.

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    1. Melissa (Books&Things) They are very neat! Hope you get a chance to give them a go at some point. :)

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  6. *Smack!*

    Okay, I smacked you, but only because you asked for it. Now get to reading. :)

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    1. LOL! Missie, The Unread Reader, you are the only one that did as I said! :D Thank you! LOL!

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  7. I had read this book without knowing anything about it, specificity who the narrator would be, and I think that really increased my enjoyment of it. I was surprised by the new angle that Brett took with this book and I think it worked really well. I do hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and don't get put off by anything that you heard about it.

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    1. Simcha, yes, I remember you enjoying this one. And you are the one to get me to read The Warded Man. :) I do want to get to it. Thank you!

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  8. I have book 1, Painted Man, in my TBR shelf which I need to bump up the queue...

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    1. Cherry, I really enjoyed the Painted Man. Really. I hope you do as well.

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