Rarely do I come across a book that so quickly and completely captivates my imagination. Twilight Falling, the first novel of "The Erevis Cale Trilogy," is one such book. Paul Kemp has crafted a novel of dark fantasy, rife with meaning, tone and richly detailed characterization, all the things you would wish from an outstanding work of literature. Along with an interesting plot and a writing style that practically forces...
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The Forgotten Realms, and most shared fiction universes, tend to be disdained as less-than-substantive, and the writers as second-rate folks who don't have what it takes to get a "real" book published. Once in awhile, sure, a tie-in book is mediocre, but don't you get that everywhere? A lot of authors have proven time and again that tie-ins can be pretty damn great, and Paul Kemp is one of them. The only complication about...
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Dark!!!! That's a good book!!!! I almost quit reading forgotten realms. Thank you Mr.Kemp. Cale is one mysterious,complicated, and"dark" assassin who teams up with his little friend and fellow hitman to save the world and exact a little revenge too! All in all great plot deep characters and a cliffhanger ending, keeps you wanting more from this author!!!!
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We liked Angel in Buffy, Belthazzar in Charmed and we now have Erevis Cale as our semi bad guy who trys to do good. This book is really gritty and down to earth. No airy fairy type crap in here. I liken it to David Gemmell's "Waylander". Dark but good. Cale is an assasin/butler whose master is dead. He decides to leave his employment and is hunted down by a vicious band of terrorists( joking), shapechangers who are after...
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TWILIGHT FALLING is an exciting, fast paced book that keeps you involved throughout. After I became disenchanted with D & D product related books, a friend suggested I look into the books containing Erevis Cale by Paul Kemp. I found the story line refreshing and the characterization superb. I have been following the author's work, and the main character's story line, avidly since. This book in particular is a delight to...
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