Kayl Karadjian

Dragonsoul, by Author Kayl Karadjian, is a unique Fantasy novel set in two distinct lands. Evenar is a magical land of colour and beauty, whereas Orin is a land of nothing but grey, which is overshadowed by a force known as 'The Gloom.' We follow the lives of Zero; a member of the 'Deprived,' which is King Tayen's highest guard. We also follow the life of a young farm boy named Denyth. When Denyth finds the last Dragon egg in existence, his path is set to collide with the fierce Zero, who is known by many as a Dragon Slayer.

Zero is furious to discover that a single dragon escaped his wrath and sets forth on a quest to slay Denyth's new friend, Littlehorn. Meanwhile, The Gloom continues to expand its borders, removing colour from the world and leaving only a grey pall in its wake.

The world building in this novel is incredible. From the first page I was drawn in, eager to learn about the strange grey world, so different from my own. It posed a healthy contrast to the colourful world of Evenar. The first line of Zero's story; 'I first looked upon my own face and was overwhelmed by fear,' immediately intrigues the reader, who will want to discover why his own face causes such an adverse response.

There was no shortage of action, with delightful new characters that were introduced gradually, so as not to overwhelm the reader. I picked out a main theme of good vs evil, with doubt as to why plays which role in this gripping Fantasy.

Can Denyth and Littlehorn bring colour back to a grey world and prevent The Gloom from spreading further? Between a dull grey world, and an enchanting world of dragons, fairies, and other mythical creatures, they will certainly try.… (mehr)

Not kindle unlimited, like The Magician's Children by Artemis Greenleaf Have checked, double checked, and triple checked...computer files in general several ways, email several ways, and still nothing via email nor by post from this author. As you can see it was right before the end of last year, so there has been all of January, all of February, and all of March plus a bit at the end of December and start of April {couple of days less for Dragonsoul}. There is no way can do this, because has not sent anything, at all, via email nor post, and it is not on kindle unlimited which I have but again it's not on that. Has sent no correspondence either, indicating any type of delay. I am going to forget about him and the book, as there are other books I have to check and/or do. I do not want this to reflect on my reviewing, as there is nothing I can do, not going to pop my cc for the book and it's not on ku. 1 Star as placeholder so will take the review, or lack of it, so could be change later possibly. Still not sure if e book or physical book, either way 3 plus months is more than enough time for either.

Addendum: STILL no email or book or anything, and it is now into May, so January, February, March, April, May...and not even an email about any kind or type of delay; it's people like this that have caused me to cut way back on even bothering to request books at all.… (mehr)