Almost twenty years later, as he is battling a heroin addiction, suicidal tendencies and a violent affliction he doesn't understand, he is hired to teach swordplay to an enigmatic woman with secrets of her own, who somehow provides a link to his past.
Then a missing journal arrives that provides many answers to Jared’s past, and in it another world is revealed, one of a Goddess, prophecies, elves, a devastating love triangle, and a war in desperate need of a hero.
From the book description.
Shadow Fox is a thoroughly enjoyable read. It is written in an easily read style and Barnard keeps the pace pounding along throughout most of the book. Jared's character is especially well developed - a troubled, tortured, self-destructive soul, displaced from the world around him, trying to find any way to get through life, never really fitting in with anyone or anything, searching for who (or what) he is. His deeply flawed character is really well developed and thoroughly believable (especially when you find out who/what he is, later in the book).
The plot develops slowly at first, slowly gaining pace through the chapters until it all comes to a head at the end, and finally we understand what everything means and how it all hangs together.
I read this on "kindle for the iPhone" (and it's my first ebook) and found that I was sneaking out my phone and reading a few pages every spare moment that came about. I was very disappointed when I got to the end as I wanted more and it ends so abruptly - ready for book 2 of the trilogy.
A really good first novel and I am greatly looking forward to the next installment. Well done Ashley.
You can buy it from;
amazon.co.uk and amazon.com
The authors webstite can be found at http://www.ashleyjbarnard.com/
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