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    Initiation Rites: The Bones of the Earth-Part 1:
    Initiation Rites: The Bones of the Earth-Part 1:
    Initiation Rites: The Bones of the Earth-Part 1:
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    Initiation Rites: The Bones of the Earth-Part 1:

    By Scott Bury

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    The Dark Age. The Earth has turned on humanity with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and a new plague that kills the Roman Emperor himself. Barbarian invasions shatter civilizations.

    In this chaos, Javor comes of age in a poor, remote village. Try as he might, though, he never fits in with his own people. There is just something about him that keeps him apart from the others.

    When barbarian raiders kidnap the girl he loves, he takes a mysterious dagger handed down from his great-grandfather and tries to rescue her. But that's just the beginning of new horrors that murder Javor's parents and devastate the village.

    Bent of revenge, Javor does not realize that his quest is taking him directly into the war of the earth against humanity. The young man, shunned by his own people, holds the key to humankind's survival.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott Bury
    Release dateNov 20, 2011
    ISBN9780986952982
    Initiation Rites: The Bones of the Earth-Part 1:
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    Scott Bury

    Scott Bury is a journalist, editor and writer living in Ottawa. His articles have been published in newspapers and magazines in Canada, the US, UK and Australia, including Macworld, the Ottawa Citizen, the Financial Post, Marketing, Canadian Printer, Applied Arts, PEM, Workplace, Advanced Manufacturing and others.He has two almost-grown children, an orange cat and a loving wife who puts up with a lot. You can read more of Scott’s writing at scottswrittenwords.blogspot.com and scottstravelblog.wordpress.com, and on his website, http://www.writtenwords.ca. Follow him on Twitter @ScottTheWriter.

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      I don’t usually read fantasy, but after this novel it’s a genre I’ll explore more. Scott Bury is a talented storyteller and had clearly done his homework before launching into this one. His writing is solid and vivid. I had no problem picturing setting, mythical creatures, brutal battle scenes, and feeling the emotional turmoil warrior Javor experienced with the loss of his family, betrayal, and other challenges he faced on his quest. Javor is a brilliant character, brave, fierce, loyal, compassionate, and autistic. Yes, the hero is Asperger’s. I confirmed this with Bury (@ScottTheWriter) on Twitter. I applaud how thoughtfully and subtly he “shows “ Javor’s disability. The clues are in how other characters react to Javor and how their reactions dumbfound him. However, this story isn’t about Javor overcoming his disability. He is simply who he is: wonderful and heroic. I have one caution, which I only give because I have seen this novel labeled as Young Adult. There is explicit sexual content that makes this book unsuitable for younger readers, in my opinion. So don’t make presumptions based on Javor’s age. The Bones Of The Earth is not written for someone his age. It’s intended for an adult audience, which I highly recommend it to. Oh, I almost forgot to mention my favorite scene, which is probably the most epic action scene I have ever read: a battle with a dragon. Talk about vivid! This is one that I hope one day to watch wide-eyed on “the big screen” while absently shoveling popcorn into my mouth.

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