Review by Ahnaf Alavi -- The Hand Bringer
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Review by Ahnaf Alavi -- The Hand Bringer
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Hand Bringer" by Christopher J. Penington.]
Fantasy novel books are always appealing to the people who have a different level of imagination. Vampire stories have made way to the top of the list of this type of stories. The Hand Bringer is an astounding book in this premise.
Christopher J. Penington presented the age old fantasy, vampirism in a very tempting manner. Peter Hadrian, a policeman, who was on his duty when he encountered a vampire and thus started his great adventure in eradicating vampirism. The author has introduced the idea of time travel in a great fashion. The ASA, a secret organization for fighting the vampires sent a group of people including Peter, his friend and others along with Doctor Kolemis, a psychopath doc with acute narcissism. They jumped through time to the medieval ages and tried to defend the spread of vampirism. There Peter characterized himself as a brave knight and joined hands with the allies of Vlad Dracula, the Wallachian prince; so that he could finish him off as planned. Dracula was, at first a treacherous, but living prince who later became one of the dead as Deycheaba, the source of the evil, made him her companion. As Peter and his team dug deeper into the vampirism of that time, they were confronted by a lot of obstacles. But step by step they were able to destroy the evil. Only two members of the team, which was sent back through time, made it back. This is how the story goes.
In the novel, the relations between the characters are described very skillfully. The events of fight with the vampires are also terrifying to a level a fantasy lover would want. The author used many Romanian dialects in the novel which are flawless. I discussed them with some of my Romanian friends and they assured me that these dialects belonged to the earlier form of the language. The novel also has patches of romance that enhance the reader’s curiosity.
The way Christopher J. Penington presented the Wallachian prince, Dracula, who lived in the 15th century, is amazing. The tormenting, terrifying character of Dracula is skillfully brandished to us by him. He also described the main character of the novel, Peter as brave, righteous and strong; the perfect for a hero. He introduced some brave knights at different times that played an important role in making up of the story.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 because it is not only professionally edited but it also has a smooth flow of events through the whole time. The thing I like most in this book is that the author used the idea of time travel in a beautifully arranged way. Some of the events at the starting were not clearly explicable to me until I read the last part of the book where all the events were intertwined in a bond using time in a way that is very skillful and imaginative. Without it, there would have been a gap in the novel. The end was largely attractive to me. I would refer reading this book to people who tend to get lost in a fantastic and imaginative world of love, terror and bravery.
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The Hand Bringer
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Fantasy novel books are always appealing to the people who have a different level of imagination. Vampire stories have made way to the top of the list of this type of stories. The Hand Bringer is an astounding book in this premise.
Christopher J. Penington presented the age old fantasy, vampirism in a very tempting manner. Peter Hadrian, a policeman, who was on his duty when he encountered a vampire and thus started his great adventure in eradicating vampirism. The author has introduced the idea of time travel in a great fashion. The ASA, a secret organization for fighting the vampires sent a group of people including Peter, his friend and others along with Doctor Kolemis, a psychopath doc with acute narcissism. They jumped through time to the medieval ages and tried to defend the spread of vampirism. There Peter characterized himself as a brave knight and joined hands with the allies of Vlad Dracula, the Wallachian prince; so that he could finish him off as planned. Dracula was, at first a treacherous, but living prince who later became one of the dead as Deycheaba, the source of the evil, made him her companion. As Peter and his team dug deeper into the vampirism of that time, they were confronted by a lot of obstacles. But step by step they were able to destroy the evil. Only two members of the team, which was sent back through time, made it back. This is how the story goes.
In the novel, the relations between the characters are described very skillfully. The events of fight with the vampires are also terrifying to a level a fantasy lover would want. The author used many Romanian dialects in the novel which are flawless. I discussed them with some of my Romanian friends and they assured me that these dialects belonged to the earlier form of the language. The novel also has patches of romance that enhance the reader’s curiosity.
The way Christopher J. Penington presented the Wallachian prince, Dracula, who lived in the 15th century, is amazing. The tormenting, terrifying character of Dracula is skillfully brandished to us by him. He also described the main character of the novel, Peter as brave, righteous and strong; the perfect for a hero. He introduced some brave knights at different times that played an important role in making up of the story.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 because it is not only professionally edited but it also has a smooth flow of events through the whole time. The thing I like most in this book is that the author used the idea of time travel in a beautifully arranged way. Some of the events at the starting were not clearly explicable to me until I read the last part of the book where all the events were intertwined in a bond using time in a way that is very skillful and imaginative. Without it, there would have been a gap in the novel. The end was largely attractive to me. I would refer reading this book to people who tend to get lost in a fantastic and imaginative world of love, terror and bravery.
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I read this book and enjoyed it too, I liked the stories and characters in this book! Thanks for your review!
