Lost From Legend
By Billy Wong
3/5
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Action-packed fantasy adventure with a touch of romance and one or two badass female warriors.
After losing his memory, Jack had moved on and started a family with the woman who saved his life. But when his former love finds him at his humble inn and reveals Jack was once a warrior king, he remembers her place in his heart. For all he adores his wife, he is hard pressed to reject the powerful queen who loves him.
Urged to take back his throne and longing to complete his memory, Jack visits his homeland. There, he battles an elusive mage with ambitions to take the crown while his wife is terrorized by a ghostly stalker seeking revenge. But as he struggles to defend his loved ones from these mysterious foes, the mistakes of his own past may be prove to be his undoing.
A full length novel.
Billy Wong
Billy Wong is an avid fan of heroic fantasy, with a special love for strong female warriors. He draws inspiration from the epic legends of old, and is on a quest to bring over the top deeds and larger than life heroes back to prominence in today's literary world.Billy lives in Coney Island, Brooklyn and as one can see from the picture, works as a ninja.A Chinese ninja.
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Reviews for Lost From Legend
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The swords and axes and hammers and spears are all very large; the action is very active; the heroes and heroines are very heroic; but there is a lot missing from the story. A lot of the dialog is cliche. Some of the sentence structures left my head spinning as I tried to figure out which of several subjects was doing what to whom. I think the author has a good story to tell, he needs a bit of help from a brutal editor to make it more readable.Superhuman strength and the the ability to sustain grievous injury without slowing down are pretty cool abilities to have. I wish I had them. I also wish that the author had put a bit more detail about the mythology and magic that makes it all possible. There's only a (very) brief mention of a mentor who taught the trio of warriors about using their spiritual energy to sustain their physical bodies. We are left to wonder if the long-ago ceremony left them permanently awesome, of if there is some sort of follow-up done in complete secret during the story.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was looking for a great action story but for some reason I could not get into this read. There was a lot of action but I felt like the character development was lost....at times it was hard to read when trying to figure out what went with what character. There was no idea of how this "world" came into existence...I think Wong is on a great start with this one but more could be done...seems that there may be a continuation from the end of the reading ...however I would not be interested in reading it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Firstly, and as always, I didn't pay anything for this book but instead received it for the purposes of review. Also as always, my candid opinions follow.To begin, I will say that this turned out to not be my cup of tea, as the proverbial phrase goes, but I can see how some might like it. Therefore, I'll spend some time describing it rather than trying to critique it.The heart of this book is action... then there's more action. Then after that there's even more action. Despite that there's still somewhat of a story line but that seems completely secondary to the blood dripping and the sweating and the grunting and the slicing thing's heads off and main characters getting stabbed fatally but still being perfectly fine. It's non-stop grip it and rip it insanity from beginning to end.In summary, a good book for those who want to simply lose themselves in the imagery of crazy fast-paced action-adventure can look here. It's not the most coherent work I've read in the past year but it certainly doesn't mess around. If you like the first 4 pages you'll love the whole thing.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book seems to be based on violence in the same way of the movie 300. So, if you know the movie and think it's one of the best you will surely like this book.As for me, I had to stop reading this book at page 89 because I found too much thing that was bothering me. First, the story time seems strange. Second, the dialogue are out of nowhere and without any sense and finally, there is not enough explanation.I really like the idea of this book and it would only need small changes to be of my taste.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.After reading the authors "Iron Flower" series I knew this would be action packed. However this storyline just seemed to fall a little short. The descriptions were more vague and you sometimes filled in the blanks on your own, making it hard to construct a picture in your head. That being said I wouldn't be quick to just turn my nose up at this novel.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is action packed, but just falls a bit short. The story line is what got my attention and was a wonderful idea. The story just seems to focused on action and not enough on anything else.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lost from Legend by Billy WongJack lost his memory, even of the wife he once had. When she comes back and his memory is return,he is urged to fight for the Kingdom he once ruled. Battles occur on his quest, and he is torn between the wife and family he knows and the wife he has forgotten.Another action filled adventure by Billy Wong. This one with a bit more romance. I liked the story line and the characters. I was up all night reading Lost from Legend. I recommend to Fantasy/Adventure/Romance lovers.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Jack remembers nothing of his life before he was rescued from drowning by Emily, the woman who became his wife and the mother of his children. He is content to maintain a simple existence with her, working as an innkeeper in a small town. Then, a mysterious female warrior from his past discovers him, triggering Jack’s memories and launching him on a journey to reclaim a lost kingdom and lost love. Lost from Legend takes its inspiration from heroic fantasy epics. As such, the story consists of a lot of action and very little else. The characters spend most of the book battling with armies of evil monsters and sustaining grievous injuries, but still managing to emerge victorious. In that regard, the story felt more like a video game than a novel. Though the simple, almost episodic plot makes sense for the type of action-heavy story the author is telling, it had a few glaring continuity issues, especially concerning the birth of Emily’s baby. The author did come up with good ideas for interesting characters, but I found the execution of their development rather lacking; their motives were often either unclear or insufficient explanation for their thoughts and actions, and they seemed to swing from one extreme to another without much provocation. For example, towards the end of the book Manon and Emily go from hating each other to being nearly sisters in the space of a few short chapters. The author also seems to have done relatively little in terms of world building. Almost no information is given about the setting, or the people that inhabit it; there is hardly any mention of mythology, history, or politics. All of this is passed over in favor of relentless action. Furthermore, the prose is in need of more careful editing to improve awkward phrasing and unrealistic dialogue.Fans of hack-and-slash battle action and simple storylines will enjoy this book, but those who prefer complex plot and character development should look elsewhere.