David M Meier
Horror, occult, fantasy
A Deadly Deal
April, 2017
ISBN: 978-1542404907
Ebook n/a
Print $11.95
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About
the Book:
Some people label the mysteries of
the world “unexplainable” and move on. But what if there were an explanation
for strange occurrences—a dangerously sinister one?
A
Deadly Deal peels back the layers of the unsolved aspects of our world
to reveal another realm existing alongside our own…a realm that uses our world
to gain power and perpetrate evil. The Realm Runners have the stunning
capability to move between one world and the next, taking what they need to
keep their own realm in balance; each world is simply a chess piece on a grand
board. As young Sophia and Solice fight to unearth the truth during this
fearsome game, they suspect they may be pawns in a master plan.
Fast paced and thrilling, A Deadly Deal examines the ways
good and innocent people can be drawn into the shadows of corruption yet still
fight for what is right. Will Solice become yet another dark creature? Will he
find the strength—alongside the brave Sophia—to end this treacherous game once
and for all?
A
Deadly Deal immerses you in a tangled fantasy world of dishonesty,
suspense, and masterful creative vision.
My
review:
An interesting concept from a debut
author, A Deadly Deal catapults readers into a parallel reality where life is a
game with all kinds of choices—or is it?
Never really sure of the era or
setting, the reader is dropped into what could be a horrible nightmare for a
young woman the day before her wedding, or a virtual visit to the netherworld.
The young woman, Sophia, is informed she is the chosen one, given a horrible
gift, and returned to a wedding day equally horrifying.
Alister Grim acts as a master of the
inexplicable parallel realm, where Realm Runner capture and return prey at will—but
who’s? Full of action, dragons, ghouls, things that go in and out of bodies let
alone bump in the night, fire and smoke, A Deadly Deal is story in which the
reader never feels as though he knows what’s coming next.
While fairly clean and with pretty
good dialog and action, the author will continue to work on technique to avoid
over-tell and repetition, despite the continual motion of the story. A typo on the
back cover copy would have made me put it down without reading it, and luckily
is something fixable immediately. I was given a review copy, and this genre is
not normally something I would pick up. Recommended for readers who enjoy dark
stories, gaming, evil and more evil, magic spells, and the like. I’m not sure
about the audience, but I don’t think I’d give it to younger than highly read
eighth graders or high schooler. Fast read.
About
the author:
David Meier has had a lifelong
fascination with stories, whether in the form of a book, movie, or song. He
ultimately chose to try his hand at the craft of writing. A Deadly Deal is Meier’s first
book.
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