Soulkeeper
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'A FAST-PACED, PAGE-TURNING RIDE. HUGELY ENTERTAINING' John Gwynne, author of Malice The first in an all-new epic fantasy series by USA Today bestseller David Dalglish. THE MAGIC NEVER DIED. Devin Eveson is a Soulkeeper, traveling through remote villages as a preacher and healer. But when a mysterious black water washes over the world, the veil is torn, flooding the land with ancient magic and forgotten races: fire that dances as if alive, corpses that walk, and creatures that can manipulate time itself. And not all the creatures that have reawakened remember humanity fondly. As the land grows more dangerous and more chaotic, Soulkeepers are turning up dead, their bodies transformed into macabre works of art. Devin must set aside his words of peace and accept his new role: slayer of monsters and protector of the human race. 'Soulkeeper is a fast-paced page-turning ride. It's the definition of entertaining' John Gwynne, author of Malice 'Dalglish is well on his way to join the ranks of Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks as influential authors in a new generation of fantasy' Fantasy Faction onA Dance of Cloaks 'A winning combination of A Game of Thrones, sword-and-sorcery RPGs, and vivid description' Publishers Weekly on A Dance of Cloaks For more from David Dalglish, check out: Shadowdance A Dance of Cloaks A Dance of Blades A Dance of Mirrors A Dance of Shadows A Dance of Ghosts A Dance of Chaos Seraphim Skyborn Fireborn Shadowborn
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4 primary booksThe Keepers
The Keepers is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by David Dalglish and Ted Sanders.
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This is the first book by David Dalglish that I've ever read and going in I didn't know what to expect. The little blurb on the back sounded interesting enough and I've always liked books and characters that deal with religion (as I am a Christian myself). But after reading this book, David Dalglish is an author to watch.
Sure, this book deals with religion and monsters and the discovery of a long lost ‘world' but this book is all about the characters. I absolutely fell in love with all of them. The way they come together, find each other, and interact with each other is just great. The dialogue between the group of friends is what blew me away. It's believable and it's also down right hilarious. Devin in one my favorite literary characters and the afterword made the character even more special.
This book is dark. There are tons of deaths and many of them are extremely gory. It's probably the most gore I've ever read. Some might feel that the book is dark enough to make it Grim Dark but I don't. At it's core, it's about friendships, relationships, and hope. There is so much love and hope and humor that shines beyond the gore. I mean, I literally laughed and cried while reading this book!
I devoured this book in six days (I have a full time job and then spend several hours with my Granny after work). I just couldn't get enough of it! I can't wait to see where the next book goes but if it continues on the same path, this Trilogy will become one of my all time favorites.
I loved this book. If you can handle gore (descriptions of blood and organs, etc) read this book.
We follow a cast characters where people start to gain powers and a lot of creatures that no human knew to exist start to appear, some of the creatures wants to kill the humans while others want them to coexist together. The world is very interisting and I wanted to know what was going to happen next all the time.
The book is easy to read, since I managed to read 360 pages in one day (normally I read 20-50 pages a day).
This book has 4 awesome female characters that have point of views (2 of them we get only one chapter with their point of view).
There also gay characters, there was a random couple of guys that are married, and one the main characters is gay. And no one seems care about that, besides the fact if he is going to be able to date the guy he likes.
I need more fantasy books like this where there is more than one girl “that is not like others girls” (or the wife or daughter) and there are lgbtq+ characters.
