An ancient race discovers a lost device able to create souls and
comes in conflict with those sent to reclaim it.
Suppose you had to fight a war in a place you could not go. So you
sent warriors protected in specially made armor to do the fighting for
you.
For thousands of years you sent them in your name. For thousands
of years they fought and died only to be resurrected and returned,
again and again, engaged in an eternal war, waged by immortal
warriors.
Now suppose the device to grant them infinite life has been stolen by
your enemy who now has the power to existence-erase your warriors
forever.
A science fiction horror story set in the Sixth Millennium, the first
book of the apocrypha trilogy is told in a tense Gothic style immersed
in Anglican and Norse myth and lore. Chronicling the quest for the
lost ark of souls, Odyssey into Oblivion takes you into an alien
civilization on the verge of redemption and resurrection. A culture
very similar to our own and every bit as terrifying.
What thing so vile, Good and Evil have joined forces against it?
comes in conflict with those sent to reclaim it.
Suppose you had to fight a war in a place you could not go. So you
sent warriors protected in specially made armor to do the fighting for
you.
For thousands of years you sent them in your name. For thousands
of years they fought and died only to be resurrected and returned,
again and again, engaged in an eternal war, waged by immortal
warriors.
Now suppose the device to grant them infinite life has been stolen by
your enemy who now has the power to existence-erase your warriors
forever.
A science fiction horror story set in the Sixth Millennium, the first
book of the apocrypha trilogy is told in a tense Gothic style immersed
in Anglican and Norse myth and lore. Chronicling the quest for the
lost ark of souls, Odyssey into Oblivion takes you into an alien
civilization on the verge of redemption and resurrection. A culture
very similar to our own and every bit as terrifying.
What thing so vile, Good and Evil have joined forces against it?
Author's Note:
This novel is not for the faint of heart. It contains graphic, gruesome and
grotesque depictions of violence. It is through such physical suffering that the
spirit is forged and the soul purged of impurity. The more painful the experience,
the more important the lesson. And the greatest lesson to learn in the conflict
between Good and Evil is to discern between Good and Evil.
In war, it is wise know your enemy. But when the greatest threat lies beyond
death, only those who truly know themselves shall be saved.
"From the hottest fires come the purist ashes."
The DARK CRUSADE TRILOGY introduces the nine races of the Known Realm
and acts as the preamble for the CHRONICLES OF THE DARK CRUSADE and
the WARS OF THE LORD serial novels. The Chronicles are divided into
LEGENDS, which tell of the adventures of some of the most notable characters
found in the trilogy; and LEGIONS, which recounts the missions of the various
races in there quest for the Codelax.
This novel is not for the faint of heart. It contains graphic, gruesome and
grotesque depictions of violence. It is through such physical suffering that the
spirit is forged and the soul purged of impurity. The more painful the experience,
the more important the lesson. And the greatest lesson to learn in the conflict
between Good and Evil is to discern between Good and Evil.
In war, it is wise know your enemy. But when the greatest threat lies beyond
death, only those who truly know themselves shall be saved.
"From the hottest fires come the purist ashes."
The DARK CRUSADE TRILOGY introduces the nine races of the Known Realm
and acts as the preamble for the CHRONICLES OF THE DARK CRUSADE and
the WARS OF THE LORD serial novels. The Chronicles are divided into
LEGENDS, which tell of the adventures of some of the most notable characters
found in the trilogy; and LEGIONS, which recounts the missions of the various
races in there quest for the Codelax.
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Author D. L. Burt paints a vivid picture of this make-believe world, taking the
reader on a journey of extremes. The language is intense and graphic, with
strong use of description and enough language of the world peppered throughout
the book to give the reader a strong sense of setting. The "lexicon" of vocabulary
terms at the back of the book is excellent. The theme of good versus evil has
always been one of the best foundations for stories, and this author does an
excellent job of execution.
. . . instant gratification of good storytelling from the beginning
. . . this book is very good
Writer's Digest
reader on a journey of extremes. The language is intense and graphic, with
strong use of description and enough language of the world peppered throughout
the book to give the reader a strong sense of setting. The "lexicon" of vocabulary
terms at the back of the book is excellent. The theme of good versus evil has
always been one of the best foundations for stories, and this author does an
excellent job of execution.
. . . instant gratification of good storytelling from the beginning
. . . this book is very good
Writer's Digest
