last reads

Last week I reviewed Peter Orullian's The Unremembered pretty favorably( review here ). With his new book, Trial of Intentions, just being released . Peter graciously stopped by with a guest post. So without further ado: Memory as a Weapon by Peter Orullian What if instead of a fireball, or a lightning bolt, or even a magic missile, what if the weapon you wield . . . is memory. I’ll grant you, it doesn’t have the sizzle. Or nostalgia. But there’s something potent about it, don’t you think? I mean, if you stop to really think about it. Least ways, there is for me. Go with me for a moment. If you’re an adult—somewhere down the beaten path that we call life—there’s a very good chance that where you’ve ended up is not where you meant to be. That doesn’t mean you’re in a rotten place. But . . . It can be true that the weightiest thing, the thing that most burns, is the difference between where you thought you’d be and where you’ve wound up. Mainstream novels often dwell on this topic as...

The Unremembered (Author's Definitive Edition) by Peter Orullian Publishing information: paperback; 480 pages Publisher: Tor 7 April 2015 ISBN: 978-0765379870 ASIN: B004L2LMFA series: Vault of Heaven #1 Copy: Provided by publisher Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The gods, makers of worlds, seek to create balance — between matter and energy; and between mortals who strive toward the transcendent, and the natural perils they must tame or overcome. But one of the gods fashions a world filled with hellish creatures far too powerful to allow balance; he is condemned to live for eternity with his most hateful creations in that world’s distant Bourne, restrained by a magical veil kept vital by the power of song. Millennia pass, awareness of the hidden danger fades to legend, and both song and veil weaken. And the most remote cities are laid waste by fell, nightmarish troops escaped from the Bourne. Some people dismiss the attacks as mere rumor. Instead of standing against the real ...