A Darkness Forged in Fire
Book One of the Iron Elves

There are so many things wrong with this book that frankly I'm surprised I was able to finish it. I'll tell you from now, there was a lot of eye rolling on my part. 1. Some fantasy authors do a great job introducing the readers to a different world filled with magic and mythical beings. Evans does a......more

*** 3.65 *** There is a real promise of a good storyteller here, but it being his first book, I can forgive many of the inconsistencies both in world building and language. I appreciate the different view of the magical creatures of legend and the idea of them moving to a different continent - From t......more

This is a very creditable first novel & a good start to a trilogy. Interesting magic in lands peopled by all sorts of interesting critters including many varieties of dragons. Not all are huge monsters such as the skunk-dragon. The characters were good & memorable such as the main character, Konowa......more

In the far west of the Hyntaland, the land of Elves, lies a dark mountain covered in flesh-eating trees whose roots have burrowed deep into the rock. At the pinnacle rests a single sickly Wolf Oak, a corrupted tree that bonded with an Elf who has become as twisted as the tree: the Shadow Monarch. To......more