The Irin Wars
Book 1: The Sword and Fortress
by Jon Davey
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Pub Date 28 Jul 2020 | Archive Date 23 Nov 2020
Troubador Publishing Ltd. | Matador
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Description
JAKE IS HALF-NEPHILIM, half-witch, part cyborg and –¬ a secret weapon. He also finds the sword stained with original Irin blood…
THE LEGEND BEGINS when a renegade band of Irin angels manifest on earth to charm and subvert the ancient clans of Eastern Anatolia. An old shaman, and his apprentice, Luta, recognise their true nature, and against great odds, mobilise the spirit world and their clan to destroy these Fallen Angels. Too late, however – their offspring, the Nephilim, are released onto the world, whilst the Irin are banished to the Void and plot their return.
THE NEPHILIM scatter and inexorably infiltrate civilisations, becoming the AVERNI, a cult bent on dominating humanity and liberating the Irin from their incarceration.
THE FURIA, descendants of the surviving shamans, evolve to oppose them.
JAKE HAS A DESTINY. When his friend Jason is murdered, he is propelled into this ancient war. With the help of his friends, his witch mother, an avatar P.I.X.I.E called Eve, a resurrected Egyptian priest and a magical gypsy girl, he must take on the Averni and the Irin. He has no choice…
THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781838596194 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 200 |
Featured Reviews
Brinley L, Reviewer
This book was... strange. It definitely wasn’t what I was expecting, and got a bit too wild for me at times. The angel-devil battle I was expecting turned into a mishmash of Egyptian magic, necromancy, angels, devils, and witches. While some of these elements are normally seen together, I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with both angels and Egyptian magic. The utter uniqueness of this book threw me off at times, but I still really enjoyed this.
The main thing that stood out to me about this book was the mythology and world it created. While some books skimp on worldbuilding to provide more action, this book devoted a lot of time to creating a fleshed out world. We’re educated on every warring group, and given little snippets into the history of the world. Instead of feeling like we were being lectured like it may sound, these snippets were super enjoyable. We got to read from a character’s perspective from that time, which I though was a genius way of explaining events.
I also really loved the dynamics in Jake’s friend group. Every one of them has a distinctly different voice, and I can remember them all. I loved the way they cared for each other, and having so many different personalities made this super fun to read. Donovan is by far my favorite, but there’s a lot of potential for Rhys and Maddie to be developed in the next book!
While this book definitely isn’t the best I’ve read this year, it was an impressive start to the series. I’m interested to see where Jake and his friends go, and can’t wait to get my hands on the next book!
Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
Sean T, Reviewer
The story was well written and had a lot of great thoughts that just needed to be fleshed out a bit more.
I am co fused as this seemed to be in a fantasy world and then our world as well. I also found the characters not to my liking as they felt that they needed to have more oomph.
Not a bad book but not great. Thank you to the publisher for the ARC of this book.
