For some reason the ASIN for Germany is different, so here's the amazon.de link
I bought it just to boost the ranking a little but I'll probably just get the trilogy in one book as that happens to be on kindle unlimited and apparently comes out in 4 days ;)
So why read A Warrior's Path? Well, let's see. It's an epic fantasy set in Arisa, a post apocalyptic world, wherein a mad goddess, the Sorrow Bringer, is bent on Humanity's extinction.
Into this world of city-states – where a person’s Caste determines his Talents and his future – is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior who has trained since birth in the way of the sword. He becomes lost in the Wildness, the large swaths of land under the Sorrow Bringer’s sway and finds himself tested. He learns that much of what he has been taught to be good and righteous may not be true. The challenge comes in the form of a ghrina - an abomination - an unclean woman from an unclean Caste. She is someone Rukh knows must be his enemy, but she may also turn out to be his greatest ally.
Worse, Rukh unwittingly comes to possess Talents not of his Caste. It is a terrible misfortune. According to dogma, such individuals are Tainted – cursed abominations who should be executed without mercy. Such should be Rukh’s fate, but life is never so simple.
The Sorrow Bringer has turned Her dread gaze to his home, the radiant Oasis city of Ashoka. And only Rukh can save it.
Here’s the link:
It's this time again? Already? Alrighty then. Here goes.
Reading A Warrior's Path is a life-altering event. Vote for Pedro, I mean read A Warrior's Path, and all your wildest dreams will come true. Wait, that's a different story. Here's mine:
Two millennia ago, the demon, Suwraith, thundered into the skies of Arisa and cast down the First World. Following Her arrival, Humanity is reduced to a few far-flung cities, barely able to keep alive the light of civilization. Otherwise, the world belongs to the Sorrow Bringer and Her hordes of Chimeras as they seek Humanity's utter extinction.
Into this world is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior from a Caste of warriors. While he is well-versed in the keen language of swords, all his formidable Talents will prove worthless if he is unable to overcome a lifetime of dogma and see the truth behind a born enemy's purpose.
But time is not his side. Suwraith has dread intentions for his home: the city of Ashoka is to be razed and her people slaughtered.
Here are the links:
In this season of giving, I give unto you, my book, A Warrior's Path. Try it out. It's utterly and absolutely inconceivable that you won't like it. Wait a sec...I wonder if that word, inconceivable, really means what I think it means.
So, anyway, here's what the book is about:
Two millennia ago, the demon, Suwraith, thundered into the skies of Arisa and cast down the First World. The light of civilization is extinguished and Humanity barely clings to survival.
Into this world is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior from a Caste of warriors. Though well-versed in the keen language of swords, all his formidable Talents will prove worthless if he is unable to overcome a lifetime of dogma and see the truth behind a born enemy's purpose.
But time is not his side. Suwraith has dread intentions for his home: the city of Ashoka is to be razed and her people slaughtered.
Here are the links:
Where's Mark Lawrence? He's usually the first one here. Anyway, about me. I'm the author of the wildly popular (in my household) epic fantasy novel A Warrior's Path.
The novel is delves into a wondrous world reminiscent of the best world-building of Sanderson (Steven - a good friend) and the deep character study of Kay (Jon - another friend) and the lyrical writing of Rothfuss (Jeremy - yes, another friend).
And for those unconvinced by those powerful acclamations, here's what the story is about:
Two millennia ago, the demon, Suwraith, thundered into the skies of Arisa and cast down the First World. Following Her arrival, Humanity is reduced to a few far-flung cities, barely able to keep alive the light of civilization. Otherwise, the world belongs to the Sorrow Bringer and Her hordes of Chimeras as they seek Humanity's utter extinction.
Into this world is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior from a Caste of warriors. While he is well-versed in the keen language of swords, all his formidable Talents will prove worthless if he is unable to overcome a lifetime of dogma and see the truth behind a born enemy's purpose.
But time is not his side. Suwraith has dread intentions for his home: the city of Ashoka is to be razed and her people slaughtered.
Links: Amazon
I keep promising to have the second book out, and it's essentially done, except for the cover art. As Han Solo would say: it's not my fault!
Davis Ashura is a legend...wait. I guess I shouldn't write about myself in third person.
So here goes again:
I am a legendary author...ughh! I suppose I should be humble.
I am a humble yet legendary author...aw hell!
I write fantasy novels. My first published novel is A Warrior's Path.
Here's the Amazon link [http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Path-Castes-OutCastes-Book-ebook/dp/B00HLJ80QE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410781507&sr=8-1&keywords=a+warrior%27s+path]
and the Goodreads link:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20709602-a-warrior-s-path].
A Warrior's Path
"...The culturally diverse fantasy world borrows from real-world societies and places ranging from India to Europe and beyond...the milieu is markedly original...first rate world-building." Kirkus Reviews
A Warrior's Path series is quite the hidden gem in the fantasy genre, introducing its vast world and multi-dimensional characters through Book One: The Castes and the OutCastes... The world-building is excellent and the plot is strong. The characters are engaging and well-fleshed out. Reader's Favorite
Two millennia ago, the demon, Suwraith, thundered into the skies of Arisa and cast down the First World. Falling Her arrival, Humanity is reduced to a few far-flung cities, barely able to keep alive the light of civilization. Otherwise, the world belongs to the Sorrow Bringer and Her hordes of Chimeras as they seek Humanity's utter extinction.
Into this world is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior from a Caste of warriors. While he is well-versed in the keen language of swords, all his formidable Talents will prove worthless if he is unable to overcome a lifetime of dogma, and see the truth behind a born enemy's purpose.
But time is not his side. Suwraith has dread intentions for his home: the city of Ashoka is to be razed and her people slaughtered.
Here are the links:
The weeks go by so fast. I'm the author of A Warrior's Path volume one of The Castes and the OutCastes. The story takes place on Arisa, a world that's a melding of Hellenic Greece and Ancient India. The first book has 60 reviews on Amazon with an average rating of over 4.5 and a 109 Goodreads ratings with an average of 4.06. It's also received excellent reviews on Kirkus, Self-Publisher's Showcase, and Reader's Favorite. Here's the review from Reader's Favorite:
>Davis Ashura’s A Warrior's Path series is quite the hidden gem in the fantasy genre, introducing its vast world and multi-dimensional characters through Book One: The Castes and the OutCastes. The demon Suwraith, the Bringer of Sorrows, has been constantly seeking out the absolute extinction of humanity since her arrival. Her Chimeras roam the wilderness, relentlessly threaten and exterminate anyone who is not in the safe protection of the cities’ walls. Rukh Shektan is a young warrior who not only has to live his life in a ruthless caste system, but also survive a never-ending war with the Chimeras. Worst of all, he discovers Suwraith’s plan to raze his home; the city of Ashoka.
>The world-building is excellent and the plot is strong. The characters are engaging and well-fleshed out. Actions scenes are written in great detail without superfluous aspects. I also appreciated that Ashura makes some room for humor in the story. On the other hand, the beginning is a slow start for me as there are some descriptions that I think could be trimmed down or simplified. Additionally, the caste system integrated in the story is a double-edged sword. It adds an interesting and gritty element, yet it also brings slight negativity to my reading as it relates to bigotry. However, I don’t necessarily see this as a flaw of the book, but merely how it affects me as a reader. On the whole, A Warrior's Path has all the crucial prerequisites to make it enjoyable to fantasy fans in general while attracting some loyal fans along the way.
Hope you give it a try. BTW Volume Two of the series, A Warrior's Knowledge, is finished and going through some final edits. It should be out in early 2015. Oh yes, the links. Here they are.
Does Asian Indian count as a person of color? Never sure anymore since some universities insist on labelling us Caucasian. This is somewhat self-promotion but... aw hell, it is self-promotion. I've written two novels of a planned trilogy, The Castes and the OutCastes. It features a world vaguely reminiscent of ancient India and Hellenic Greece with nary a white person in it - most of the main characters would look like Asian Indians. The first book, A Warrior's Path has 67 reviews on Amazon and 135 (or so) on Goodreads with an average of over 4.0 on both sites.
I've written 5 (or 8 depending on how you count them) books, but my first published novel is A Warrior's Path, volume one of The Castes and the OutCastes.
Here's some of what Kirkus had to say: Pacing and description are also strong in what is clearly the opening novel of a series. The culturally diverse fantasy world borrows from real-world societies and places ranging from India to Europe and beyond. The somewhat racially based nature of the castes is a little troubling at first glance, though the castes are also focused on innate talents, personality traits and abilities. The novel's hero, Rukh, is (refreshingly) a member of the warrior stratum of society and not a born leader. Kirkus Reviews
and by a reader from Mexico on Goodreads: I really wanted to punch the writter at the end of the book. Theres a Cliffhanger and i really cant wait for the 2nd book to come out. (This may be the best line in a review I'll likely ever get).
A Warrior's Path Ashoka, a city of surpassing beauty where Humanity fights a losing battle against Suwraith, the Sorrow Bringer, a devouring goddess who hears the voices of Her murdered Parents.
Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior from a Caste of warriors finds the dogma of his training will no longer suffice. When traveling through the Wildness, he is forced confront terrible truths that will change everything he knows to be just and moral.
And House Shektan, a rising power amongst Caste Kumma, knows time is not on their side. The Withering Knife has appeared in Ashoka. The blade said to steal souls is being wielded once more. In every other time and in every other place where the Knife has demonstrated its cutting edge, the Sorrow Bringer has followed with dread intentions. This time, the city of Ashoka is to be razed and her people slaughtered.
From today through 10/22/2014, the book will be on sale for $0.99
My series, The Castes and the OutCastes is set in a world inspired in part from India. The first two books in the series, A Warrior's Path and A Warrior's Knowledge, are available and the finale to the trilogy is set to be released on July 12th per my audiobook publisher, Audible Studios. BTW all three audiobooks are narrated by Nick Podehl.
When complete, the entire series is 1600 pages of magic, mystery, murder, romance, politics, and mayhem. So here's the blurb:
Two thousand years ago, a demon thundered into the skies of Arisa and cast down the First World. She is Suwraith, the Sorrow Bringer. For millennia, She has labored to fulfill Her only vow: Humanity’s extinction.
Into this world of city-states – where a person’s Caste determines his Talents and his future – is born Rukh Shektan, a peerless young warrior who has trained since birth in the way of the sword. He becomes lost in the Wildness, the large swaths of land under the Sorrow Bringer’s sway and finds himself tested. He learns that much of what he has been taught to be good and righteous may not be true. The challenge comes in the form of a ghrina - an abomination - an unclean woman from an unclean Caste. She is someone Rukh knows must be his enemy, but she may also turn out to be his greatest ally.
Worse, Rukh unwittingly comes to possess Talents not of his Caste. It is a terrible misfortune. According to dogma, such individuals are Tainted – cursed abominations who should be executed without mercy. Such should be Rukh’s fate, but life is never so simple.
The Sorrow Bringer has turned Her dread gaze to his home, the radiant Oasis city of Ashoka. And only Rukh can save it.
And here are the links: