Review: The creatures of hell try to take over the world
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I was excited when I realized this book is a continuation of Jack Conner's, black tower trilogy: a really well written trilogy. however it is a stand alone book. you in no way have to read the trilogy first. [But the trilogy is worth the read! :) ] this story is the prequel ( the beginning, before the black tower trilogy) ***lol...I read them out of sequence , which just goes to show you how much they are their own identities. :)  Anyway, this story hints at an evil Lord of hell called, Golgareth. we don't get to meet him,  only his lieutenants. he has been planning for centuries the demise of the human world. he hates with a fire that should wipe away the human world but since just hating us won't make us go away, he sends his evilest of creatures to war against the humans. while his armies prepare , he sends Raugert to infiltrate the city that t contains the emphamis moonstone; the symbol and energy of light and grace. The priest's gain and re-energize their own light as well as their individual stones. it is the pillar of the people. and Golgareth wants it! Will he get t it? this story is full of hate, deceit, death, love, and hope. at the end of the book the priestess Naria does a very surprising and cunning action trying to save her people but will it work and at what cost to her and her secret, illegal lover, prince Giorn. these 3 are the main characters of the story. the book is well written and edited. Which is sooo..nice!! it's close to 500 pages in length which the author utilized to create the environment, the characters and their interactions to their fullest. I personally love a book this size or larger. you can "almost" be assured of an entertaining read with that amount of pages and this book accomplishes just that!  I'm definitely moving on to the next moonstone book.I want to see what happens to the two lovers; do they survive, can they overcome?since I've already read "the blacktower's" trilogy, I'm just going to put in a plug and tell you it's a really good trilogy (available in omnibus, now). From this book thru the trilogy, the books become more graphic and violent, not violent like "the 300" but war and torture and some sex scenes. so this is definitely an adult and perhaps older teens series.