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Dedicated to preserving the balance of nature, the reclusive Haarn Brightoak must compromise his beliefs as a druid to protect the city of Turmish, a place that has never welcomed him, from an ancient evil that has returned to the world of the living and has gathered an undead army to destroy all huTags
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This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: The Jewel of Turmish Series: The Cities Author: Mel Odom Rating: 2.5 of 5 Stars Genre: SFF Pages: 320 Format: Kindle Synopsis: A half elf teams up with a human mercenary to hunt down a wolf that has taken to killing humans. Said elf is part of an enclave of Sages dedicated to keeping the undead from their part of the Sea of Fallen Stars. At the same time, a long dead show more zombie lord arises and begins anew his assault on the area. The conclave must defeat the zombie lord, who is being backed by a group of mysterious black magic sorcerers. My Thoughts: The only other book I've read by Odom is The Rover and I remember not really liking it. This was just a mish mash of tropes all pushed together. The mysterious group of magicians for instance. They are mentioned and used as motivation and then just abandoned like they never existed. It was annoying. The half elf and the mercenary lady were as stiff as a whittled pine board and their supposed romantic feelings were as believable as me expressing my feelings for a mountain. Overall, this was just bleh. Odom did nothing to make me want to read more of his stuff. I've got one other Forgotten Realms trilogy by him that I'll eventually get to and then it'll be quits between us. " show less
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Mel Odom (born 1957 in California) is a writer who has published more than 140 books. He is best known for his novels of science fiction and fantasy, though he has also written non-fiction about computer gaming. He teaches undergraduate courses at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Professional Writing program at the show more University of Oklahoma. One of his best known fantasy novels is The Rover (2001), which in 2002 won the Alex Award, an American Library Association award given to novels written for adults that would also appeal to young readers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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