The Realms Thereunder

Name: The Realms Thereunder
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ross Lawhead
ISBN: 9781608149063

Author: Ross Lawhead

Series: An Ancient Earth #1

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Unabridged: 14 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 09/06/2011

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days. The knights are waking up. A homeless man is stalked by a pale, wraithlike creature with a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth. Maimed animals and a host of suicides cluster around a mountain in Scotland. And deep beneath the cobbled streets of Oxford, a malicious hoard besieges a hidden city. Freya Reynolds is a university student with a touch of OCD and an obsession with myth and folklore. Daniel Tully is living rough on the streets of Oxford, waging a secret war against an enemy only he can identify. Years ago, they found themselves in a world few know is real. They have since gone their separate ways and tried to put that adventure behind them. But the mythical world is now bleeding into our reality—a dark spiritual evil that is manifesting itself in forgotten corners of the British Isles. Alex Simpson is a Scottish police officer who specializes in hunting mythical creatures. Together, they must confront the past, the present, and points beyond to defeat the ultimate threat to humanity. Nothing they’ve seen so far prepares them for what awaits . . . in The Realms Thereunder.

About The Author

Ross Lawhead comes from a literary household. He has collaborated with his father, Stephen R. Lawhead, on a trilogy of speculative fiction, written and illustrated a graphic novel, and published two volumes of “awful” poetry in a series called “The Colour Papers.” He lives in Oxford, England and this is his first full-length novel. For more of Ross’s musings on comics, movies, books, and culture, visit rosslawhead.com/blog/

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura-Lee

It must be difficult to enter into the same genre that your Dad also writes in especially when he does it so amazingly. But Ross takes it head on and is no slouch himself as he introduces us to this series of Christian Fantasy books. In a nutshell, two teens go on a field trip and are sucked into a w......more

Goodreads review by Markn12

The first book of the Ancient Earth trilogy, The Realms Thereunder, is also author Ross Lawhead’s debut novel. It creates a well-thought out plot that alternates between two worlds, the world of present day Oxford and the timeless realm existing under the earth. His protagonists, the drifter Daniel......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie

This book hit a lot of sweet spots for me -- It was YA, so an easy read, but it was by no means "dumbed down". It contained classic fantasy elements (think Tolkien and C.S. Lewis), Anglo-Saxon mythology (sleeping knights) and some significant references to history (King Alfred of Wessex). The plot w......more

Goodreads review by C.J.

Fantastic read for those who enjoyed Narnia, The Inkheart Trilogy, and the Bright Empires series by Ross's father, Stephen Lawhead. Clearly Ross is a skilled wordsmith, and this was a really interesting fantasy book. His Christian worldview comes through but isn't blatant. Recommended!......more

Quotes

“[A] fantastically compelling novel mixing the best of fantasy, adventure, and intrigue.”
—C.J. Darlington, TitleTrakk.com; author of Bound by Guilt