Shadebringer
Book One: The Land of Irgendwo
by Grayson Hooper
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Pub Date Jan 11 2022 | Archive Date Jun 07 2022
Greenleaf Book Group | River Grove Books
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Description
In the beginning, there was only Daedrina, and she dwelled in darkness. Clyde Robbins joins the US Army in 1969 to find purpose in life but quickly learns that in war, life is one’s only purpose. But Clyde dies like countless others before him in a rain of fire and lead, and when he thinks it’s all over—and the curtain draws shut on his final act—he awakens in the strange land of Irgendwo. He quickly meets a gruff German Luftwaffe pilot from the Second World War and a pudgy British doughboy from the First. Together, they take Clyde into the heart of an ancient city ruled by a shadowy cult to settle him into his rigorous new existence. But the cult’s sages discover Clyde is a Shadebringer, a prophesied warrior capable of challenging their power, and the ensuing struggles bring Clyde to the realization that his afterlife is just another war . . . one he cannot lose. In this thrilling first volume of the Shadebringer series, author Grayson W. Hooper introduces a vivid world of Cronenberg monstrosities, magic, soul-eating children, and the reanimated dead. The Land of Irgendwo is a fast-paced adventure flecked with savage humor, emotion, and true purpose: friends worth fighting for.
A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise
"The entire cast of characters ... were all organic and well-written. The action scenes, both modern warfare and fantasy skirmishes, had great choreography. I’d recommend that lovers of the fantasy genre give this incredible book a shot."
--- Readers' Favorite
"I've never read anything quite like it. Told in the immediate, forceful, voice of Clyde himself, it's a compelling read - urgent, energetic, in the moment... There's a host of supporting characters - from Jens Gruber, the German from WWII through Frau Gilda who was burned in Dresden, to Miriam, who burned as a witch long before the twentieth century. All of them bring something to the table to add to the strange, chaotic world Clyde finds himself in. The plot twists and turns as it should and we end on a note that makes us look forward to book two."
--- The Bookbag
"With hand-drawn maps and poignant quotes both factual and fictional, Grayson W. Hooper’s SHADEBRINGER (Book 1: The Land of Irgendwo) weaves a story that transitions from the Vietnam War era towards fantastical journeys into Death and beyond. Featuring cloudform magic, shades, terrifying beasts, and a reluctant hero, this incredible cauldron of a novel boils up a complex fantasy stew."
--- IndieReader
"The book is unflinching in its depictions of the tragedies of armed conflict, and of the people who take up arms for family and country. Clyde’s decisions and frustrations are its anchor, but the book as a whole, enhanced by the fantastical elements, is a well-oiled machine. With a jolting beginning and an ending that begs for a sequel, Shadebringer is an action-packed fantasy novel about conflict and free will."
--- Foreword Clarion Reviews
""Hooper brings wit, skilled dialogue, a telling eye for detail, and military briskness to his plot and action... an exhilarating and propulsive read."
---BlueInk
"Hooper’s writing is snappy and convincing, even in a menacing world of hollow-eyed ghost children and the soul-eating offspring of a goddess. Robbins is arrogant and undisciplined, but in his heart he knows what is right. Readers who like interdimensional landscapes of horror and atrocities mixed with military action will be engrossed in Robbins’s adventures and moral dilemmas."
--- Booklife by Publisher's Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781632994684 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
