The Blood Stream
John Edgell
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 29, 2017)
An intriguing fantasy tale is like a good steak, you savor every bite-every page, and it sticks with you; it satisfies. The Blood Stream is such a tale. Once ingested you will want to read the series from which it is spawned. The Blood Stream is a compelling fantasy tale that will grab your attention and hold it page to page. It is the best of allegorical fantasy fiction by a Christian fantasy fiction author who writes captivating stories while subtly dealing with issues of the heart and mind. His biblical worldview underpins his stories without encumbering them with sanctimonious airs. The Blood Stream is at its heart a remarkable story that you won’t want to put down. The Blood Stream is indeed a supremely intriguing fantasy tale, a spin-off of the author’s Accidental Heroes series. It appears as an addendum to Labyrinth, the fifth book in that series. This intriguing fantasy tale will suck you in and give pause to contemplate issues of the heart. It is one of the author’s Quick Read Books (books of 80 to 150 pages designed for a satisfying quick read) that will keep you turning the pages until there are no more pages to turn. The reader of this intriguing fantasy tale about two brothers, Kandras and Kovan, who first appear in Terminus, will encounter improbable places and mystifying events that have the feel of something from another world. Evil wraiths must be destroyed, yet a shocking and surprising twist makes destroying them all but impossible. Kandras is constantly forced to choose between his heart and mind, and the orders given to him by an eccentric old man who came onto the scene as if out of nowhere. Unknown to either brother, each will make his own journey while being presented with the similar daunting challenge. How will the brothers find answers when they are so conflicted with competing desires and convictions? The powerful ending to this intriguing fantasy tale may surprise you, and hopefully it will answer some of your own life questions. This Christian fantasy author writes with a pen that inks out passion, lays out strokes one cannot help but follow. He creates gripping reality within fantasy. When you peruse this author’s other books you will find a broad spectrum of fantasy books, from this kind of unique allegory to medieval fantasy, pirate fantasy, fairytales, and short story anthologies. The author of this intriguing fantasy tale is a prolific writer with an incredible imagination. He has written more than thirty books including his numerous Quick Read Books and several epic length novels. If you are a connoisseur of Christian allegory and metaphoric tales you will also enjoy Tarnished Crown, Tower of Death, and The Jewel. You will find Christian metaphor permeating other of the author’s books as well, such as Son of Cain, The Droll Child, The Princess and the Orc, Wayhouse at Weedle Incidents, The Myth, and Moon Drale. All of the author’s books are available both in digital format for Kindle in paperback.