The Dawn of Unions

Written by JP Corwyn, LLC

Narrated by Simon Vance

When he is given a desperate battlefield promotion, he may face a grisly end … or a dark new beginning.

Kaith knows he’s been luckier than most. Born to a blacksmith, he’s grateful that hard work and good fortune have granted him a position as a man-at-arms in the Countess’s service. But when he accompanies her entourage to a joyful annual festival, the young man is shocked to find the village besieged, the people cursed, and Her Excellency’s knights slaughtered.

Forced to shelter in the now-helpless town, Kaith and his fellow armsmen are charged with repelling the demonic enemy. But when the force that returns is an army of familiar faces twisted with lifeless malice, he fears his tiny contingent will soon join their ranks. Facing rampant terror with little hope, can Kaith prevent darkness from claiming anyone left standing?

The Dawn of Unions is the first book in the sweeping Cycle of Bones, a dark military fantasy series. If you enjoy unlikely heroes, realistic battles, and fighting for survival, then you’ll love JP Corwyn’s gritty novella.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 4 Horsemen Publications
• Release date: Oct 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798823201544

Reviews for The Dawn of Unions

[ragwaine · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

My best advice about reading this book is, "If you're confused, keep reading." The story jumps around a lot with no notice. So it starts with a kind of calm setting and then suddenly your in the middle of horrific events, and then your back again, and then it's after that battle, and then back to the battle again. I've seen this kind of thing done before, but there are usually tags like "48 hours earlier" or dates, that let the reader know where they are in the timeline. If you start a chapter and you're confused, after a paragraph or two things will probably start to make sense.This is an independently published first novel and it has some of what you would expect, some grammar problems that the editors didn't catch, some strange similes, and some "overwriting". Overall the plot was pretty original and I like where it's heading.One more thing is that the mass battle scenes are written with a lot of detail, so if you're into "shield walls" and the nomenclature of medieval battlefield tactics you'll definitely enjoy this.