Kerebos

"[A] gruesomely brilliant work of military fantasy....When I read the last pages, my jaw dropped, and I re-read it twice, to make sure I had read it right, and to put it together in my head....To me, this combination of being completely shocking, not being forced, and making perfect sense, makes the ending of Kerebos perfect.....This tale, in its content, is the most unrelentingly and uncompromisingly brutal story I have ever read. Usually, the cruelty and carnage and vivid savagery of a book like this, would make me put it down, even if it was delivered in small pieces. In Kerebos, the violence is pervasive. I could not put it down, and only wanted to do so once, when it first emerged. What made it tolerable? First, this could easily have ended up as a set of caricature-like characters hacking and slashing their way through a story. It is none of that. Instead, the characters, good and evil, are three-dimensional, with flaws and strengths, dreams and hopes, and differing visions of the future. Their friendships, their loves, and their hatreds, all seem very real....Second, while the action is frequently gruesome in nature, it is described perfectly. And, it all fits together into a coherent whole....Third, the writing itself is very, very good. The author creates imagery well, and displays an excellent vocabulary, without being condescending or reveling in his own eloquence."

C. McCallister, Top 500 Reviewer on Amazon.com