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Ein is on a mission from God A God of Death.Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to a murdered eight year old boy to render the judgement of a God Ein knows he can t do it alone, but the empire is rife with heroes The only problem in order to serve, they must first die.Ein has four legendary heroes in mind, names from story books read to him by his father Now he must find them and kill them, so he can bring them back to fight the Reaper s war. New Download Books Never Die By Rob J. Hayes – kino-fada.fr ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.This review is quite long but the short version is this Never Die is currently one of the three best self published books I ve ever read If you still needconvincing, read further.Joining The Mirror s Truth by Michael R Fletcher and We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson, Never Die is the third self published book that currently holds a full 5 star rating from me If you re familiar with Hayes s Where Loyalties Lie, which I assume is ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.This review is quite long but the short version is this Never Die is currently one of the three best self published books I ve ever read If you still needconvincing, read further.Joining The Mirror s Truth by Michael R Fletcher and We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson, Never Die is the third self published book that currently holds a full 5 star rating from me If you re familiar with Hayes s Where Loyalties Lie, which I assume is where most of you know about Rob Hayes, the first thing you should know about Never Die is that it s completely a different kind...Do I need other reasons to read this book beyond the fact that the cover is pretty and rumor has it the story is heavily inspired by Japanese anime To quote Hamlet, act III, scene iii, line 92, noTo people that don t read much self published fiction, Rob J Hayes is here to prove exactly why you should This is a great price of fantasy writing It reminds me of mortal combat, as the characters duel to prove who is the best warrior And they are quite a memorable cast, pulled together to serve the whims of an undead boy Cho, the Whispering Blade, is as quiet as she is deadly Zhihao Cheng, the Emerald Wind, can project images of himself and sneak up behind his opponent to deadly effect To people that don t read much self published fiction, Rob J Hayes is here to prove exactly why you should This is a great price of fantasy writing It reminds me of mortal combat, as the characters duel to prove who is the best warrior And they are quite a memorable cast, pulled together to serve the whims of an undead boy Cho, the Whispering Blade, is as quiet as she is deadly Zhihao Cheng, the Emerald Wind, can project images of himself and sneak up behind his opponent to deadly effect Iron Gut Chem has impenetrable skin, Ghost Echo is a fiercely accurate leprosy riddled sniper and Bingwei Ma is a master of unarmed combat They are a motley band, but they are all great heroes forced to fight for a cause not their own As such, the characters really drove this sto...I received an uncorrected proof copy of Never Die in exchange for an honest review Thank you to Rob J Hayes for the opportunity Contains minor spoilers The tale begins with an assault on Kaishi City The notorious bandit Flaming Fist is searching for his missing daughter and will literally burn, and his accompanying rebel army will destroy anyone in his path until he has found her On the opposite side of this deadly and bloody ruckus, we are introduced to Whispering Blade Itami Cho who ha I received an uncorrected proof copy of Never Die in exchange for an honest review Thank you to Rob J Hayes for the opportunity Contains minor spoilers The tale begins with an assault on Kaishi City The notorious bandit Flaming Fist is searching for his missing daughter and will literally burn, and his accompanying rebel army will destroy anyone in his path until he has found her On the opposite side of this deadly and bloody ruckus, we are introduced to Whispering Blade Itami Cho who has taken an oath amongst her comrades to protect the city She is one of the finest warriors in Hosa, and she carries two swords, one of which she is forbidden to draw... You can find this review andat Novel NotionsNever Die is hands down the best book Rob Hayes has written to date, and this is coming from someone who has really enjoyed everything I ve read from him It s been a while since a book was so addictive that it kept me up late into the night because I needed to read just onechapter, and it was an experience I relished with this book It s undoubtedly one of the best Asian inspired fantasies I ve read, as well as one of the best self publi You can find this review andat Novel NotionsNever Die is hands down the best book Rob Hayes has written to date, and this is coming from someone who has really enjoyed everything I ve read from him It s been a while since a book was so addictive that it kept me up late into the night because I needed to read just onechapter, and it was an experience I relished with this book It s undoubtedly one of the best Asian inspired fantasies I ve read, as well as one of the best self published works I ve come across His title as winner of SPFBO Self Published Fantasy Blog Off 2017 is well deserved Sometimes peace is nothan oppression in disguise Admittedly, I haven t read loads of Asian inspired fantasy, but some of those I have read felt a bit gangly, as though ...This review and other non spoilery reviews can be found The Book PrescriptionHonour can be lost a dozen times, and regained Life can only be lost once, and never regainedAfter 3 years of reviewing books, I developed a hunch for the books I will like It is like the clinical sense in medicine, something that is gained with experience and trial I sometimes try to give books chances even if I feel I won t like them They mostly end up being disappointing so I learned to follow my gut even This review and other non spoilery reviews can be found The Book PrescriptionHonour can be lost a dozen times, and regained Life can only be lost once, and never regainedAfter 3 years of reviewing books, I developed a hunch for the books I will like It is like the clinical sense in medicine, something that is gained with experience and trial I sometimes try to give books chances even if I feel I won t like them They mostly end up being disappointing so I learned to follow my gut evenA couple of weeks ago, I was scrolling through Twitter when I saw the cover of this book and I had a strange feeling I felt that I NEEDED to read this book ASAP The post was a chance to get an ARC and review this book It looks like the stars aligned that moment and everything went perfect, the second day I had my E ARC waiting in my inbox Another fact about me I take a glimpse on the first few pages and read the prologue whenever I get a new book I was intrigued super quickly I fell in lov...This story is pure adrenaline From the very first line through its twisty conclusion, Never Die showcases Rob Hayes talent in creating interesting and memorable characters while placing them in ever escalating life or death situations This is a story of vengeance and honor, delivered with the style and speed of an expert katana slash It incorporates elements of Japanese mythology, including various species of yokai spirit monsters , death gods, masters of qi, and resurrection, to name but a This story is pure adrenaline From the very first line through its twisty conclusion, Never Die showcases Rob Hayes talent in creating interesting and memorable characters while placing them in ever escalating life or death situations This is a story of vengeance and honor, delivered with the style and speed of an expert katana slash It incorporates elements of Japanese mythology, including various species of yokai spirit monsters , death gods, masters of qi, and resurrection, to name but a few It explores what it means to be a warrior, and its tolls on the human psyche It s not a long book, yet it packs in an incredible amount of content told at a blistering pace Simply put, this is one of the most fun and action packed stand alone books I ve read.One of theimpressive feats that Hayes pulls off is how he was able to flesh out his characters so quickly, using so few pages I felt like I knew the... I received an eARC of this book from the author.Now, that s what I m talking about when I say I love the Grimdark subgenre This is it exactly.Many describe Grimdark fantasy as that which is bleak and full of misery, lacking in hope But to me, that s not what it is at all It might have some of these things on the surface, but it s muchthan that I see itas the story of grey characters striding the line between being a hero and a villain It s a struggle within and the study of the I received an eARC of this book from the author.Now, that s what I m talking about when I say I love the Grimdark subgenre This is it exactly.Many describe Grimdark fantasy as that which is bleak and full of misery, lacking in hope But to me, that s not what it is at all It might have some of these things on the surface, but it s muchthan that I see itas the story of grey characters striding the line between being a hero and a villain It s a struggle within and the study of the internal conflict that the characters must deal with as they contemplate and live with their choices Never Die is full of blood and mayhem and poor odds of survival and success for our characters But at the heart of that is hope, as each of them looks within and considers the balance between right and wrong.Ein is a child gifted with the ability to bring fallen heroes back from the dead ...Wuxia is violent and anti Confucian But also fun Hayes delivers a thrilling take on classic principles and conventions of wuxia while casting them in a new light and in a secondary world based on east Asian influences Wandering warriors are mostly, but not fully, alive Some follow a code of honour, others don t care about such nonsense A mysterious murdered eight year old boy Ein sets on a mission to kill Emperor of Ten Kings He can t do it alone He needs the help of heroes, preferabl Wuxia is violent and anti Confucian But also fun Hayes delivers a thrilling take on classic principles and conventions of wuxia while casting them in a new light and in a secondary world based on east Asian influences Wandering warriors are mostly, but not fully, alive Some follow a code of honour, others don t care about such nonsense A mysterious murdered eight year old boy Ein sets on a mission to kill Emperor of Ten Kings He can t do it alone He needs the help of heroes, preferably legendary ones To serve hi...

Never Die
  • English
  • 25 March 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 274 pages
  • Rob J. Hayes
  • Never Die