The Eighth Hell
Sisters of the Storm Book 3
by Guy Estes
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Pub Date May 08 2018 | Archive Date Apr 16 2020
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Description
The most dangerous women in the world dare the most dangerous place in the world.
The Shingora, a place known and dreaded by all, the name driving those who hear it to mutter prayers and make signs for protection. None who have gone to that island ever came back… until now.
The trade guilds sent an expedition there, hoping to find a wellspring of natural resources. Only one man returned, his experience having reduced him to gibbering madness. Now the guilds are sending a new expedition, three hundred strong and armed for war, to learn the fate of the previous one and rescue the survivors… if there are any.
Joining them are the Chosen sisters: Aleena Kurrin, the Battle Queen, gifted by the gods in war, and Baezha Ambrose, the Witch Queen, gifted by the gods in magic. Sworn to recover any survivors, they are joined by a host of new friends and brave an island teeming with bizarre creatures. And on the Shingora, everything kills.
Yet an even darker discovery awaits them in the Shingora’s depths, an unnatural horror far worse than anything the island’s sinister reputation ever hinted at. And while immersed in all the island’s perils, a traitor threatens the company from within. With treacherous enemies at their backs and engulfed by a horde of abominations, the sisters will be tested as they’ve never been tested before… and even those Chosen by the gods have their breaking point.
Though listed as book 3 in a series, this is a stand-alone novel.
Advance Praise
"""Despite the fact that a big part of the story is filled with action, magic, and alchemy I was pleasantly surprised seeing that the author tackled a bit of humor and lots of emotions too. I don’t want to reveal more as not to spoil the fun of reading. I do want to congratulate the author on his writing skills and abundant imagination.""
""This had a little of everything cool in a great fantasy novel. Pirate attacks. AWESOME weaponry and epic battle scenes. Extensive world-building with varied powers, use of potions and physical fighting arts. I thought the author had clever ideas with the plotting, and loved the twists and turns once we reached the island and some of the character conflicts that had been set into motion early on came into play and we realized what was really happening (I’m being intentionally vague here so as not to give away spoilers—I squealed when I got to one particular spoiler that was super cool.) All in all, a great read.
""If you like strong heroines read all three they are worth more then they cost.""
""Aleena and Baezha are strong, beautiful and gifted heroines and I found myself really invested in their story. This is a new genre for me, but with well-rounded supporting characters and truly despicable villains, this was a fun ride that I highly recommend!""
""Must read for you lovers of swords, sorcerer, monsters and tough women who wield the weapons and magic as good or better than the men!""
""A dark cross-genre that has many notable features that lead to perturbation- in the best way. Dare I say, it’s good to be a woman?! One can be glad that such a world doesn’t exist in reality. But for the existentialist, its schemas bring one into the right level of deviation and wonder."""
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781792333156 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Sandy S, Reviewer
This book had an interesting start. I liked the way people were chosen for this rescue expedition. There were mercenaries from every different craft. I thought it interesting that when Aleena was interviewed she answered all the questions honestly, but even after she got the contract, she still had to prove herself. Her sister, Baezha, went through the same type of questioning, but she was not asked to prove herself. I am sure that this had to do with the conniving weasel that was helping to interview the fighters. He did not like or trust Aleena, so he made her do things to prove she could do the things she clamed she could. None of the other fighters were tested this way.
The trip to the Shingora on the ships was a little slow, but interesting. There were some interesting things that happened along the way that help keep my interest. There were sometimes on the trip that I would have liked to have seen some people end up in the sea.
The real fun began when the ships got to the Shingora. They were attacked before they even got off the ships. The Shingora itself was rather interesting. Estes has a very good imagination. He made his monsters as nasty, disgusting, and creepy. He did well on the description of these monsters and what they looked like.
Even though this book can be considered a standalone book, I recommend reading the first two books in this series before reading this one. I thought the ending was rather abrupt. When this book ended, I was expecting there to be more, but it just came to an abrupt halt.
Anne M, Reviewer
While I gave it 4 stars it's actually 3.5. While I still enjoy reading about the sisters and like that each book can be read as a standalone, this one was not as good as the first two.
First off, I was reading an ARC and the formatting was atrocious, however, that did no play into my rating. There was just too much;. all the books have had violence and monsters this one had too much of both. The author has a great imagination when it comes to the horrors he puts into his books, but they don't all need to to be in one book.
Since I've already paid for the next book in the series (because I liked the first two so much) I'll continue the story, however, if it's like this one it will be the last.
