Grimdark: Tales of Exile by Kyle Fox
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jacobus is a fallen knight who fought bravely against the invading demon horde, but ultimately failed and was captured. Not, he is being taken to the land of Grimdark, where he will be expected to labor as a slave and be tortured, until he finally perishes. Jacobus is not broken, and he will fight his new masters until he is free. Using a once in a lifetime opportunity, when he is given an ancient artifact, Jacobus starts to fight in earnest against the demons and he seeks his ultimate return to his homeland.
This book was a full-length novel distilled into a novella frame. With that, certain shortcomings were to be expected, however, the author was able to still bring a well thought out story, a well fleshed out plot and a great deal of action scenes in a coherent manner. I was not expecting the cliffhanger at the end, so that was a disappointment, but other than that this was a very well written book.


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