Awakenings

Gennebar Rising, Book 1

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Pub Date 29 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 15 May 2018

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Description

From award-winning author Clint Geller comes an epic fantasy trilogy readers are calling “incredibly creative” and “hard to put down”.

Arol, a young temple assistant, is troubled by a strange experience not mentioned in any scripture. While using a dangerous shortcut outside of the city, Arol narrowly escapes an attack by a mountain lion—when time itself appears to freeze.

Arol confides in his friend Zorn, who eventually leads Arol to Bernarro, an enigmatic “wizard” who is, in fact, anything but. Using a scientific sensibility centuries ahead of his time, Bernarro opens Arol’s mind to the idea that there’s more to reality—and less to the gods—than the temple teaches.

Arol’s enlightenment may be short-lived, however, if he cannot survive the earthly dangers menacing his homeland of Gennebar. A brutal occupying army, corruption in the temple, heretics stirring up religious strife, and foretellings of natural disasters all threaten to tear Gennebar apart.

As Arol struggles to come to terms with his new understanding of the world, he must make decisions that will determine not only his own future, but the fate of his people as well.

From award-winning author Clint Geller comes an epic fantasy trilogy readers are calling “incredibly creative” and “hard to put down”.

Arol, a young temple assistant, is troubled by a strange...


Advance Praise

"...a tightly paced plot from beginning to end. An epic fantasy tale set in an ornately crafted universe." -- Recommended, Kirkus Reviews

"...a tightly paced plot from beginning to end. An epic fantasy tale set in an ornately crafted universe." -- Recommended, Kirkus Reviews


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Featured Reviews

What an absolute delight this book was! I recently joined NetGalley and this was one of the first books I got from there. As soon as I read the summary, I was interested and I requested it without a second thought.

I had never even heard of the author or the book itself but I am glad that I took a chance on this because this book is such a fun and fast read. The author absolutely knows his world and the lore and he never overdoes it. The world-building (which is very important to me) was brilliantly done, too. The details are just enough that we don't mind reading about them and they are properly scattered throughout the book. The characters and the plot was pretty awesome too!

One of it's absolutely interesting plots was the time and space manipulation shown throughout the book. I have always been an absolute sucker for fantasy and a fantasy book involving time and space, wibbly wobbly timey wimey shenanigans? Sign me up! I loved the way the whole matter was handled in the book and I can't wait to read more about it in the future books.

It was very easy to get into the book and that's one of it's plus points, I think. It's not terribly long-winded at the start and it stays that way. There was so much happening across the book and sometimes it was a bit hard to catch up (but that's mostly because I wanted to read more about Arol, to be honest.). It's not a terribly long book and it kept me interested throughout.

I can't wait for the next books in the series.

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This was such a fun and adventurous read! I just absolutely loved Arol and found myself looking forward to his scenes the most. The whole bending of time and space was just so intriguing and uniquely done. I couldn’t wait to figure out what else he could do! I really enjoyed his lessons and his journey of learning and enhancing his skills.

The author does such a great job of describing each of the action and battle scenes so you really can see everything in your head clearly. There were some parts here and there that I personally just found a little slow, but overall I really enjoyed it right from the start. Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this wonderful book!

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I enjoy fantasy books, so this book is right up my alley. This is a book about a young man, Arol , and his friend , Zorn, who work at the Sacred Temple. When strange things begin happening to Arol, Zorn takes Arol to meet his uncle. Later, Arol is introduced to Bernarro, who will help him understand what has been happening to him and learn more about the magical gifts he may have. There is a lot of political intrigue as well as within the church. And then there’s a group of rebels, fighting for their cause and shaking things up. I found the book interesting and will picking up the next book in the series when it is available.

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