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Tim Akers

Author of The Horns of Ruin

64+ Works 858 Members 30 Reviews

Series

Works by Tim Akers

The Horns of Ruin (2010) — Author — 236 copies
Heart of Veridon (2009) 181 copies
Dead of Veridon (2011) 56 copies
The Shadow Players Guide (1997) 51 copies
Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Moon (2013) — Author — 29 copies
Knight Watch (2020) 20 copies
Bones of Veridon (2013) 4 copies
Valhellions (2022) 4 copies
Toke 1 copy
The Doll 1 copy
The Song 1 copy
The Quiet Front (2013) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 3 (2009) — Contributor — 98 copies
Sword & Planet (2021) — Contributor — 16 copies
Free Stories 2020 — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1972-12-12
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
USA
Birthplace
North Carolina, USA
Places of residence
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Organizations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Agent
Joshua Bilmes
Short biography
Tim was born in deeply rural North Carolina, the only son of a theologian. He moved to Chicago for college, where he lives with his wife and their German Shepherd. He splits his time between databases and fountain pens.

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Reviews

This is a fun read for anyone who enjoyed the Burn Cycle books, Dead of Veridon and Heart of Veridon. I hope for more tales in this setting. Bones of Veridon is a collection of early sketches by the author and supplemental short stories that are related to the universe that Veridon resides within.
 
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RyeToast | Oct 23, 2023 |
This was likable, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Akers' Burn Cycle books. I love his imagery in this tale, especially how the main character boosts her abilities by inciting myths related to her god. Akers has a wonderful talent for storytelling. The only part that I didn't like about this tale was that the main character was a little to "cut and dry" for me. It made her difficult to like, but that could have been part of the author's objective.
 
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RyeToast | 7 other reviews | Oct 23, 2023 |
Akers spins up an intricate magic system, with bound souls and angels and demons and... quite a bit of humor inbetween.

The magic works, even as it takes up quite a bit of space for all the explanations, a surprising way to use magic ends up playing a vital part. It does get handled before but it's a bit convenient for our heroes. Still, a good read.
 
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cwebb | Aug 7, 2023 |
Wirklich fantastisch. Urban Fantasy aber mal ganz anders aufgebaut, es gibt nicht einfach alles an Monstern und Mythen sondern diese sind in Unrealitäten die dann öfter mal mit der Realität übereinkommen.

Und: es ist superwitzig.

Es ist offensichtlich der Start einer Serie, oder soll es sein, aber da sehe ich einige Probleme auf den Autor zukommen. Als Einzelbuch aber sehr unterhaltsam.
½
 
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cwebb | 1 other review | Mar 21, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
64
Also by
3
Members
858
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Rating
½ 3.6
Reviews
30
ISBNs
86
Languages
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Touchstones
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