Goodreads Synopsis:
For Jean, eternity should have meant forever.
The Eternals, they are a breed apart. Born to immortality, neither human nor vampire, a dying sun is to end their race where no other could. It is to this ultimatum that Jean, the last Eternal lord, is born. Jean accepts the end once preached by his deceased parents, where others wonβt, their arrogance furthering his melancholy. He would fight for the future where they, the Hierarchy, would waltz into nothingness.
But everything changes for Jean when he commits the cardinal sin: his bite takes the life of Princess Chantelle of The New Europa Alliance, whose sister will come to enthrall him. It is a deed Jean thinks has passed unnoticed; it has not. When the Britannian dandy, Sir Walter Merryweather, informs him of this, Jean runs. Aided and abetted by the irksome Merryweather, Jean stumbles from manipulated mishap into age-old conspiracies and beyond.
With the sunβs clock ticking, Jean must find time where there is none to reconcile his sordid past with the promise of new love.
Author Bio:Β
Richard is a former Company Director who after winning a Gold Medal on HarperCollins’ Authonomy website gave up everything to become the writer he had always wished to be.
Richard counts himself fortunate to have been published both online and in print by such wonderful magazines as Daily Science Fiction and Devoltion Z, as well as anthologies by Third Flatiron Publishing and Leap Books.
The cumulation of his storytelling has arrived in the form of The Eternals. This is the first in a trilogy of books of the same name. The Eternals is set on our Earth in the far distant future as the sun prepares to set one final time. Neither human nor vampire, the Eternal Hierarchy look to waltz their way into oblivion. Jean, a brooding and disillusioned outcast, would have it different.Β Aided and abetted by the hapless dandy Merryweather, Jean’s tale unfolds to a backdrop of love, death and deceit. With the sunβs clock ticking, Jean must find time where there is none to reconcile his sordid past with the promise of new love.
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Action, Fiction.
My review:
Well IΒ love a good old vampire story, so I was really looking forward to reading this.Β The Eternals isn’t quite a traditional vampire story.Β This is somethingΒ else. These creatures areΒ ‘neither human nor vampire.’
I enjoyed The Eternals – particularly the descriptive passages, (you really can tell that the author, Richard. A AnkersΒ is a poet too, ) which for a bit of a poetic soul like myself is absolutely wonderful.
I also really found myself chucklingΒ alongΒ to some of theΒ little touches of humour that liberally peppered the story. But, I did find the instant love, and some of the terms of endearmentΒ (at the beginning of the story,) between Jean, and Linka a little difficult to relate to, particularly if you consider that Jean has just lost his wife, (not much of a grieving period for our hero!)Β and killedΒ Linka’s sister, Chantelle. Though, there is more to this sibling relationship between Linka and ChantelleΒ than meets the eye……Β Either way, perhaps Eternals aren’t prone to having much of an emotional attachment to their siblings.Β Β The Eternals isΒ exciting in parts. Particularly in the second half of the novel, the pace picks up, and the eloquence of the prose more than made up forΒ some minor irks that I had.
Overall,Β I’mΒ a great fan of beautiful prose, and without a doubt The Eternals is absolutely chocka block full of wonderfully descriptiveΒ writing, and the dialogue flows well too.
So I’d recommend The EternalsΒ for readers who:
Appreciate a more poetic type of writing.
Who’d enjoy going on an adventure with a hero whoΒ isΒ used to women swooning at hisΒ feet, (or even dying for his return,) – perhapsΒ a kind of ruthless, but charming Sean Connery –Β James Bond of Vampires! Sean Connery always was my unchallenged favourite James Bond – Β us ladies do like the charmingly ruggedΒ Scottish bad guys!
I do believe this is the first in a Trilogy so I will be interested to see how this series progresses.
I’m sharing this as part of the Terry Tyler #AugustReviews initiative, and #FridayReadsΒ to try to encourage people to read and write a review. More about that here: Terry Tyler Blog August Reviews
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Amazon buying link:
UK Buying Link:Β http://amzn.to/2wf7t7q
My rating:
Overall rating : 4 stars.
Authors Website: Richard Ankers – The Eternals
Have you read The Eternals? Do comment if you have, I’d love to hear your opinion.
Bye for now,
I know you’re not supposed to respond to reviews of your own book, but I just wanted to say a big thank you. As long as people enjoy it, that’s all that matters to me. You’ve made my week, Marje π
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You’re welcome Richard. Enjoyed reading The Eternals. Glad it made your week (just in time for the weekend too!) Have a lovely weekend. π
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I will now, and hope you do too. π
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Reblogged this on Richard M. Ankers and commented:
Marje has read and written a wonderful review of The Eternals. Please take a look and check out the rest of her site too.
Thank you
Richard
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Thanks for the reblog, Richard. π
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The least I could do. π
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Great review, Marje. I also read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Richard’s writing is bliss π
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Indeed. So many talented writers out there.. lovely to discover new authors and to share their books on my blog. π
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An unconventional take on the vampire story, beautiful prose and laced with humor — it sounds good! (Incidentally, I agree about Sean Connery!)
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Good to know. Glad you liked the sound of The Eternals. Sean Connery was by far the best!
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Absolutely! π
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