Hero Forged (Ethereal Earth)
Description
"Debut author Erikson blazes onto the urban fantasy scene with a cornucopia of deceptively simple worldbuilding and meticulously plotted storytelling...xa0This is an intricate mystery laced with humor and lore. Precise characterization, and an equal focus on personal evolution and the everyday fantastic, lend the novel a satisfying gravitas. Fans of Jim Butcher and Craig Schaefer will gobble up this trilogy launch and eagerly await more." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Looks like I've got a new author to add to my personal pantheon of fantasy favourites! - Bookshine and Readbows Hero Forged is one of those just-another-chapter books, and if you do manage to put it down, you want to get back to it as soon as you can. It's action-packed, creatively imagined, and one of the most genuinely funny books I've read in ages, with real heart lightly hidden beneath the humour. - Fantasy Book Review Josh Erikson spent twelve years in the hospitality industry before life gave him a swift enough kick to propel him toward writing. Now he splits his days between thinking up stories for the awesome people reading this and spending time with his wife and two young children. He lives in rural Nebraska, does not own any livestock, and likes corn just fine, thank you very much.
Features & Highlights
- Gabe thought he had covered all the angles, but it’s tough to plan a contingency for accidentally trapping an evil god in your brain.
- Gabriel Delling might call himself a professional con artist, but when walking superstitions start trying to bite his face off, his charm is shockingly unhelpful. It turns out living nightmares almost never appreciate a good joke. Together with a succubus who insists on constantly saving his life, Gabe desperately tries to survive a new reality that suddenly features demons, legends, and a giant locust named Dale—all of whom pretty much hate his guts.
- And when an ancient horror comes hunting for the spirit locked in his head, Gabe finds himself faced with the excruciating choice between death...or becoming some kind of
- freaking
- hero.
- Hero Forged
- is the first book in the new series,
- Ethereal Earth
- , a modern fantasy adventure that challenges the natures of myth, humanity, and what it means to be the good guy.
