Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Challenge of the
Gods
Subtitle:
Author:
Michael Siddall
Genre: Science Fiction
Part of a series?
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24861543-challenge-of-the-gods
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
The book started a little slow. I almost abandoned
it after the first chapter but was glad I didn’t. After a few chapters, the
pace picked up and the book became a pageturner.
Enter a group of warrior friends who try to
complete a challenge and gain the favour of the Gods. Several warriors die,
three survive. And then, they settle down. However, the warrior blood runs
deep. Will they be able to resist another challenge?
What
I liked about the book:
How the friends still looked after each other
despite being adversaries.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
The slow pace at the start.
My
favourite bits in the book:
When Fafnir was able to go back in time to
attempt changing the order of affairs.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
When Fafnir lost Iona so close to the end of
their quest.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This is the first book I’ve read by this author
and as I understand, the first fantasy book.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This is a different genre from what I usually
read. I can’t compare it with any other books at present.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like fantasy and myths, this book may
be the book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
In the terrifying darkness of the silent
night there parades a carnival of lost souls... ugly, black, dreadful things...
and even worse lurking in the shadows behind them.
In the World of the Blackhawks the formidable
and fearsome face of evil comes in many guises, all of them deadly, but none
deadlier than Morbious, an old enemy.
Now the Warrior-Rangers' cunning and courage
will be pitted against their ultimate adversary; an invisible
Hunter-Killer-Shadow-Warrior in the quest... Challenge of the Gods.
About
the Author:
Michael
Siddall was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England and his aspirations to
become a writer began after devising the board game: 'Challenge of the Gods'.
Educated
at Newfield School in Sheffield he left with exemplary grades in his final
exams and went on to Granville College where he studied Art and Design,
Literature and History.
Times
were hard and he left to become a carpet fitter. As a child of nine, Michael contracted
Rheumatic Fever, spending a whole year in the Northern General Hospital, laid
flat on his back for the first six months and in a wheelchair for the following
six. To occupy himself he wrote his first short stories and poems and has
continued to write every day of his life since.
He
was told that as a consequence of his illness he would have a weak heart and
spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Michael proved the specialists
wrong. Not only did he walk again; he joined the army and became a P.T. I in
the R.E.M.E., stationed at Borden in Hampshire with a heart as strong as a
lion.
He
holds the rank of 5th Dan Black Belt with instructor status in three different
styles of martial arts - Shotokan Karate, Aikido and Korean Kempo. A writer
since school, he has written eight novels and self-help book, 'Challenge of the
Gods' being his first serious attempt at fantasy writing after completing a
creative writing course. He still resides in Sheffield where he plays hockey at
Ice Sheffield
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