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Emerald: The Talisman of Eldon (World of Samar Book 1) Kindle Edition

by M.L. Hamilton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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In one terrible instant, Kai is thrown from his privileged life and plunged into a conflict that began before he was born. Worse yet, he learns that the one man who can help him is his enemy.
Kiameron is the crown prince of DiNolfol. He is torn between two destinies - assuming the crown upon his father's death or answering the call of his non-Human traits, abilities associated with the mysterious Stravad.

The decision is made for him with the destruction of everything he holds dear. Armed with his burgeoning powers and a mysterious talisman that he does not know how to use, Kai strikes back at Gava, the despot who destroyed his life.

Crippled by self-doubt and fear, he falters in his quest, until he meets a man who forces him to take action. However, his new ally is hiding secrets, secrets that will rob Kai of everything he holds sacred.

To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the first publication of The Talisman of Eldon, the audiobook contains an original soundscape.
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Editorial Reviews

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Style and voice, gripping and vivid. --Osman Bangura, author of Cold Love

Slick and gripping. --Lynne McLean, author of Brooklyn Bridge

...gut-wrenching sacrifice... Wonderfully written. --Karen Blakeney, author of Nathan: A Heart, A Storm, A Prayer

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Emerald is an epic fantasy of gut-wrenching sacrifice.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003OYIHI6
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 12, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1151 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 557 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

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M.L. Hamilton

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ML Hamilton has been teaching high school English and journalism in Central California for the last 30 years. Teaching students to appreciate literature has made her career rewarding; however, she always dreamed of publishing her own novel.

That dream came true. Her first novel, Emerald, was published by Wild Wolf Publishing in 2010. In the summer of 2011, she published her first contemporary fiction, Ravensong, and six months later, launched the Peyton Brooks' series. The Avery Nolan Adventures and Peyton Brooks, FBI launched in 2014. In 2016, she ventured into the cozy mystery craze with her cozy mystery series, Zion Sawyer Cozy Mysteries.

Between teaching and writing, she spends her free time walking her canine children, Bailey and Jessami, and visiting her first grandbaby, Zoey. She is the president of Northern California Publishers and Authors.

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ZM
5.0 out of 5 stars Compulsively readable
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012
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How did she do it? How did Hamilton manage 596 pages of carefully wrought, beautiful, flawless writing? Working on this book must have been a labour of love--no doubt about that. This is a fascinating good versus evil story--a theme that has consumed man since the beginning of time. The characters are remarkable, starting with the hero Kai who one instantly takes to. Hamilton writes with a powerful driving force that makes the reader want to read on and on, despite the hundreds of pages between the eyes and the finish line. Such absorbing, compulsively readable, profoundly moving writing certainly deserves a place on the bestsellers' lists. But don't take my word for it--read it and see for yourself! Delight the mind, the imagination, the emotions for this story will move and shake you, it will make you cry, make you dream, it will make you believe again in the ideals you once possessed but lost somewhere along the line for it underscores the fact that the human spirit (and that of the Stravad) knows no limitations.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to Spend Hours Reading!
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2012
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After many unsuccessful attempts trying to receive this book as a giveaway, I gave up and bought it for my Kindle. I am so glad that I did.

I really loved this book!!! If allowed, I would give this a 4.5 rating. As I have said before, I really appreciate a well written book. There were only a few instances that I had to re-read a sentence due to an error or a stylistic choice. I loved that this book, in its 596 pages, provided satisfying resolutions to each major storyline. When I read this many pages, I don't want to wait a year for the sequel. The stand-alone quality of this book had me wanting to downgrade the rating I have given many other books.

The Prologue caught me hook, line and sinker. After reading it, I had high hopes. I wasn't disappointed. However, it did take me a few chapters to really get into the story. Once that happened, I spent many a night reading until the wee hours of the next morning. Immediately upon finishing this book, I downloaded and began reading the next in the series. Much to my son's annoyance, I haven't gone to see the Hunger Games movie because I've wanted to keep reading. (Because of his age, he can't see it until I do.)

The author successfully brought the story to life. Even though I found aspects of the story to be predictable, they were not distracting or unfulfilling. I became so completely invested in the characters. I cared about what happened to them, I journeyed with them, I wanted to slap them, I was filled with anxiety and fear for them, I even cried with them. Overall, I found the journey to be completely satisfying. I can't wait to see where the author takes me in the sequel.
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Pammi
5.0 out of 5 stars A good start in a new series
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2013
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For book 1 in a new series I was hooked. There was adventure, some scary stuff and slight romance. I say slight because there are no real love scenes in it, which is the way I like a book. The main character is ok but the other characters are the ones who win me over, from the Daman servant to Kiameron to the Stravad leader and his friends. And Cy who captured my heart in this book, he has to fight what he has known his entire life and has become his own person and fights to keep himself on the right path. I laughed and cried with this book.
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Mad4eBooks
3.0 out of 5 stars For a young (female) adult...
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2013
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Ops, I expected Brandon Sanderson style epic and got teen romance for my troubles! I, quite happily, read books that have been written for a young adults. What I don't read is a teen romance and after (finally) finishing this book I can honestly recommend it only to teen girls.

I gave 3 stars because plot is passable, got me to the finish line,well edited concerning spelling and grammatical errors.

A 1/4 way in I got bored by the happenings in the Emerald, stopped reading at 1/2 way then come back and scanned through to the end. There was just to many side tracking of the plot with such a glaring inconsistencies like: to travel to another kingdom (read city-state) - takes many weeks, but if you cross border of Daman - one hour walk!
Extensive introduction of extra characters with marginal influence on the plot and unnecessary action scene detracted from the story, awhile descriptions of main characters and actions felt unsubstantial and sketchy. Repetitive dialog and same action description from two different characters felt like a fillers. But, remarkably, there is a lack of details in other parts. "Young" and "old", "beautiful" or "evil" just not enough for me. Use of words 'scientist', 'psychopath', 'maniac' and 'radio waves' made me LOL ;)
Kai 'the hero' is a wimpy and at times downright stupid. Magic is weak 'party tricks'. The 'science' of Gavetons ,most interesting idea in the book in my view, left me with many questions and no answers (robots that scream in pain?).

In summary: interesting idea poorly executed, way to light reading for an action/adventure fun, cheap book if you are stuck for something to read. I repeat: my review may be skewed due to misread synopses/recommendations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT START !!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2015
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Wow, what a action packed story from the beginning. Unanimously recommend this book. It may lean more towards young adults, but I found it very enjoyable. Fantasy novel with a little sci-fi thrown in the mix. Still wondering what the machines are made from though, since they make a human noise when they die. Well, maybe will be enlightened in a later book. Characters were awesome, with a few surprises that I thought was in a typical storyline, but turned out the opposite. Enough said, read it for yourself and decide.
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Paul Dyer
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, Well-Written Tale
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012
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I recommend this book unreservedly to those who like good, fast-paced, well-written fantasy. The opening pages catapult you into the action, providing all the assurance a reader needs that the author can enthrall you with an exciting adventure. As we move out of the prologue, the action flags, but only so we can focus on the characters. Right off the bat, we have a classic father-son conflict presented without cliché or over-indulgence, and this lays the foundation admirably for the rollicking good read that follows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Emerald in the Rough
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2012
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This book just goes to show the power of a good cover, what hooked me was the giant cobra, the skulls and a barbarian about to pilfer a giant emerald. Got to love that. The book itself reminds me of the old Fighting Fantasy books that I used to read as a teenager. In those books you would take on the role of the barbarian, wizard, professional thief or what-not, and then it would say:- do you choose the magic knife turn to page 38; or do you take the magic shield, turn to page 59. In the same way, Emerald puts the reader firmly in the shoes (or in this case probably furry boots) and lets us experience the adventure first hand. For all those other authors out there who think that fantasy is about beating us about the head with Shakespearean language and unintelligible plots, I they take a leaf from Hamilton's book and write great straight-forward fantasy. Not so much a diamond in the rough, more a emerald in the rough.
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Mr. D. A. James
4.0 out of 5 stars Emerald
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2012
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I have only read the sample so far because I have a lot of reading to catch up on but it seems well written and a reasonable story line.
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L. Solt
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2011
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Initially, I wasn't too sure about this book, but I downloaded the free sample and was hooked roughly halfway down the second page! I was amazed with the scope of this book. It was thoroughly enjoyable with characters that you really get to know and love. The book is also really long which is great as I was reading it and thinking - oh I really don't want this book to be over yet! But it is re-readable - I am now halfway through the third time reading it and I still love it. The imagination of this author has no bounds - a whole world has been created, with different species and languages and customs. It was truly an amazing read and I can't believe I only got it for 86p!
Definately recommend this amazing novel!
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JanieM
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic series - keeps you enthralled and definately wanting more
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2012
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I initially downloaded book 1 as a 'I'll try it' piece as I had run out of my usual authors to read. I didn't have high expectations given the very brief description but was very pleasantly surprised. It draws you to each character and makes you care about what happens to them. The plot is well thought out, well written and keeps you guessing until the end. Having read book 1 I downloaded the rest of the series and I definately wasn't disappointed. Am now waiting for book 4.... not sure I can stand the wait!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emerald (world of. Samar)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2013
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I am glad that I bought this book, it is well written and the story really captures the imagination! I have bought the other books in the series and look forward to reading them all! The only problem I find is that quite often there is a little square box at the end of a word, I presume it is where there should be a commer?
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