James Alderdice's "The Usurper"...A Book Review

The cover of James Alderdice's The Usurper shows a bloody crown. The old adage is, "You can't judge a book by its cover," But, in this case, the visual of a bloody crown gives you a pretty good idea of what you're in for when you pick up this book.

Power, revenge, brutality, heroics, and good old-fashioned pulp fiction storytelling at its best.

Imagine a Frank Frazetta painting in literary form.

Alderdice has produced a collection of stories that follows Gathelaus and his journeys, his quests, his triumphs, and his adventures that lead him to becoming the Usurper King. This is Book 1 of The Brutal Saga. You name it--Gathelaus faces it and ultimately defeats it. Giant snakes, vampires, killer crawfish, evil sorcerers, giant gods newly awoken from stone--as you read Alderdice's account, at least my mind, goes to his imagination and ingenuity. About the time you catch your breath from the latest predicament Gatherlaus is in, the man leaps feet-first into another. I especially liked the inclusion of scripture interwoven into the stories.

This is a book of battles, of blood, of warriors killing each other so that good can prevail. If this is the kind of literature you want to read, The Usurper has it in buckets. And when you're done with this one, Alderdice has scores more. But don't worry--the man produces books almost as fast as you can read them.

Check out The Usurper on the Amazon website: HERE. Check out the adventures of Gathelaus and the Sellsword. It will not disappoint.

Jodi L. Milner's "Stonebearer's Betrayal"...Available Now!

I've only experienced it a couple of times, that feeling when a book you wrote, or a book with a story you wrote in it, goes on sale. There's so many "firsts" when you've reached that point. You've experienced the thrill of getting "the call," or "the e-mail" letting you know someone wants to publish something you've written. There's the first time you see the cover, and there's not many things that can compare with holding a physical copy of a book you wrote and that others can now read.

A friend and fellow Immortal Works Press author Jodi L. Milner is going through that thrill today because her novel, Stonebearer's Betrayal is finally available for everyone to check out, and more importantly, buy. Click: HERE to access the Amazon page.

Here's a write-up of what's inside Stonebearer's Betrayal:

Archdemoness Wrothe stirs the ashes from a long dead war, rekindling a fire that threatens to burn the world. Only the legendary Stonebearers of the Khandashii have the power to stop her, if they catch wind of her plans in time. Katira didn’t believe the legends. She didn’t believe a person could alter the fabric of reality or live forever. She didn’t believe in the dark mirror realm or in the dangerous creatures prowling there either.

That was before the first shadow hound came for her.

If this sound like a story you'd love to read, please click on the above link and order Stonebearers Betrayal today!

Yes, getting the news, holding the book, having the release day arrive--they're all amazing, but having someone pick up the story and read it until it becomes a part of them, well...that's just wonderful.