Blog Tour | When Shadows Fall by Bruce Blake

Twitter is always a marvellous thing and thanks to it I stumbled across Jenny. She was asking if anyone wanted to take part is a blog tour, and review a book. I said yes and now here's my thoughts on the book along with some information. You can find Jenny here on her blog and here on Facebook.

Blurb: A hundred times a hundred seasons have turned since the Goddess banished the Small Gods to the sky, leaving the land to mankind alone.

For Prince Teryk, life behind the castle walls is boring and uneventful until he stumbles upon an arcane scroll in a long-forgotten chamber. The parchment speaks of Small Gods, the fall of man, and the kingdom's savior—the firstborn child of the rightful king. It's his opportunity to prove himself to his father, the king, and assure his place in history. All he needs to do is find the man from across the sea—a man who can't possibly exist—and save mankind.

But ancient magic has been put in motion by a mysterious cult determined to see the Small Gods reborn. Powerful forces clash, uncaring for the lives of mortals in their struggle to prevent the return of the banished ones, or aid in their rebirth.

Named in a prophecy or not, what chance does a cocky prince who barely understands the task laid before him stand in a battle with the gods?

Without giving too many spoilers about the book here's my review:

The opening to this book was very gripping. It snagged my attention instantly and made me want to read everything as fast as I could. I loved that it opened with a bit of action and fire balls. Who doesn't love fire balls? 

The amount of description in this book is something to envy. Even though when I started this book I had no idea about the world or the characters because it's so descriptive and informative you feel like you are the one who created the world the characters are living in. 

The ending was just as compelling as the beginning. If it doesn't make you want to read the second book you clearly did not read this book properly. 

I loved every word in this book. Not only did I enjoy a good story, I found a new series of books I would like to read, and with being a writer myself finding good writing only inspires me to make mine better. 

Definitely worth reading - this original and imaginative idea could really take you places!

Get Your Cope Here:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SR1DFCE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18453373

Author bio:

Bruce Blake lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. When pressing issues like shovelling snow and building igloos don't take up his spare time, Bruce can be found taking the dog sled to the nearest coffee shop to work on his short stories and novels.

Actually, Victoria, B.C. is only a couple hours north of Seattle, Wash., where more rain is seen than snow. Since snow isn't really a pressing issue, Bruce spends more time trying to remember to leave the "u" out of words like "colour" and "neighbour" than he does shovelling (and watch out for those pesky double l's). The father of two, Bruce is also the trophy husband of a burlesque diva.

Bruce's first short story, "Another Man's Shoes" was published in the Winter 2008 edition of Cemetery Moon. Another short, "Yardwork," was made into a podcast in Oct., 2011 by Pseudopod. Bruce's first Icarus Fell novel, "On Unfaithful Wings", was published in Dec., 2011 while the follow up, "All Who Wander Are Lost", came out in July, 2012. The third in the series, "Secrets of the Hanged Man", came out in July, 2013. The first part of his Khirro's Journey epic fantasy trilogy, "Blood of the King", was released Sept., 2012, book 2, "Spirit of the King," in Dec., 2012, and book 3, "Heart of the King," in Feb., 2013.

The two books in the Small Gods series, "When Shadows Fall" and "The Darkness Comes", were released in 2013, after which Bruce took a year out to concentrate on his family and career. Book three in the Small Gods series is Bruce Blake's current project.