Zachareth

The cover drew me in and then the blurb hooked me. I love villain stories! We start getting to know Zachareth, the heir of Carthridge, in his youth and his relationship to his father and his father's adviser Leanna. I genuinely enjoy castle life and it reminded me a lot of Dragonbone Chair, but in a......more

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the best Robbie MacNiven book I've read so far. Robbie's prose is always easy to read and, what I've come to most appreciate about his style having read a couple in a row, is the way it's never rushed. Everything happens in its own pace and its own time......more

One of the things that I love the most about the books being produced by Aconyte is that its introducing me to worlds that I've never experienced before, producing stories about games that I've only ever heard about, but have never had the chance to play. Descent: Legends of the Dark is one of these......more

Zachareth is the first in a new series of fantasy novels by Aconyte books that explores the past of one of Descent: Legends of Dark’s most notorious villains. It may come as no surprise I was excited for this since I seem to have a bit of a soft spot for villains. I can say I was not disappointed on......more

This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.0 of 5 The novel follows Zachareth, first as a young boy living in his father's castle, Castle Talon. Moving into his teens, Zachareth is like a lot of boys his age - he doesn't get along with his father, he hates his studies, and,......more