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Chaoticum: Act 1 Kindle Edition

by Charles Gull (Author), Lee Dunning (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
About the book - Act 1
In the eternal battle against the Realm of Chaos, Captain Doneir’s discipline, ambition and trophy head count have brought him to the brink of legendary status.
Even at home, there is no respite. Isolated from family and his first great sweetheart, the Captain’s days overflow with gruelling training and his nights with the demons of his childhood. As the pressure intensifies, cracks spread behind his stoic facade.
However, before fulfilling his goal to annihilate the Realm and become the Queen’s suitor, he must confront his arch-nemesis, the great House whose name he carries. Can he end a brutal life-long family feud and become the hero of heroes, or will dark forces turn this Champion of Order into the most powerful Instrument of Chaos ever known?
Book two of this Grimmdark Bronzepunk crossover series keeps up the crushing winning punches in a world of unrelenting struggle and threat.

About the series - Chaoticum
Trapped in an eternal battle against the all surrounding Realm of Chaos, the nations of the The Rationalle fight to preserve the purity of their oasis and its most sacred relic, The Temporalis.
In the shadow of the Realm’s corruption, where steel turns to dust, stone walls crumble and spells turn on the caster the battle-hardened Aether Guard hunt down and destroy the ravening Spawn before it can reach their home.
Skill and experienced notwithstanding, their sworn enemy surfacing deep within the Rationalle itself catches them completely un-prepared. On this new battle front politics and ambition prove even deadlier than the Spawn they pursue. Can they keep up with their enemy, or will the Realm of Chaos finally desecrate the Temporalis itself?
Grimdark marries Bronzepunk in this hard fantasy epic where action abounds in a unique and immersive world of captivating characters and frightful monsters.
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Chaoticum
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    86 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    May 31, 2019
  5. File size
    460 KB
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Born in 'the smoke' in 1970, Charles left London at the age of 13 when his family moved to 'the sticks' to build a house in a remote corner of Wales.

After graduating with a Master of Philosophy in Computer Integrated Engineering, Charles began his career as an expert in advanced design and analysis techniques. After moving to Germany for work, he crossed over to 'the dark side' and became a salesman.

On his daily train commute, Charles draws inspiration from both his technical background and the many marvelous people he meets on international business trips to build coherent Sci-Fi and Fantasy worlds filled with passionate stories populated by multi-dimensional characters.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SKNR1PR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Indie Author / Self Published; 1st edition (May 31, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 460 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 86 pages
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Born in ‘the smoke’ in 1970, Charles left London at the age of 13 when his family moved to ‘the sticks’ to build a house in a remote corner of Wales.

After graduating with a Master of Philosophy in Computer Integrated Engineering, Charles began his career as an expert in advanced design and analysis techniques. After moving to Germany for work, he crossed over to ‘the dark side’ and became a salesman.

On his daily train commute, Charles draws inspiration from both his technical background and the many marvelous people he meets on international business trips to build coherent Sci-Fi and Fantasy worlds filled with passionate stories populated by multi-dimensional characters.

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  • Teresa Grabs
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic throwback to the old serials
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2020
    In this serialized novel installment, we follow Captain Doneir and his complicated life in the Aether Guard. Doneir is driven by the desire to escape and distance himself from his family but is also driven by structure and power. Not willing to sacrifice his personal desires, he orders his men to recruit as many possible for their next patrol. Delving into some of Doneir's backstory and introducing a ragtag collection of new recruits sets up the next installment perfectly. While the ending would be abrupt for a novel, it fits perfectly if a radio announcer broke into the action and said, "tune in next time to see what happens to Doneir and his new patrol as they head out on their mission." A quick read, interesting characters, and a fantasy tale with old radio program feels. Great way to spend an hour reading.
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  • Lee Dunning
    4.0 out of 5 stars Leaves Me Wanting More
    Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019
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    Yes, the ending does seem a bit abrupt. Having read the first book, and also realizing this is a serial, I cut Mr. Gull some slack on leaving us hanging. I do hope that the third book doesn't cut to a completely different character not associated with Captain Doneir, though. I seriously need to know what happens when he goes to relieve Captain Ganse's crew.

    Doneir is an interesting character. Both sympathetic and a little bit maddening. He's had a rough time of it growing up in the shadow of his jerk-nose father. He's allowed his lust for proving himself to get out of hand, though. At times he seems ready for a rubber room. At other times his desire to be the best and train his men to be the best is a admirable.

    There's also a bit of humor in this volume which I found lacking in the first book. The interaction between Doneir and a typical pencil-pusher at the beginning of the story is priceless. Looking forward to the next volume.
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  • Tom, Edinburgh
    3.0 out of 5 stars Imagine if the Hobbit stopped just before Bilbo left the Shire
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2019
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    This book is really hard to give a star rating to because it feels incomplete. From the quality of the world building, the character development and to a lesser extent the writing it would be worth four, pushing towards five stars. For leaving the reader hanging before anything much happens two stars. As a compromise I'm giving three stars overall. Right now, when you have to wait for the next Act to be written, this rating seems fair but in a year or so when the full series is done and you can buy the next Act immediately and keep going maybe it will seem unfairly harsh.

    I'd enjoyed the Act 0 short story - which does have a reasonable end point - sat down to read this, got really sucked into the world and the character and was ready to read all night, then suddenly it was over before anything much had happened. The patrol of guardsmen are safely back at their base after the events in the Act 0 book. There's no real threat, all they have to do is train, but we learn a lot more about the world, the politics and the character of the main character and despite the lack of action it is all quite engrossing. Then the patrol is sent out on another mission. Just as they leave the town the book ends. That's it.

    I'm sucked in and committed, I want to know what happens next so I'm going to buy the next one when it comes out. But I'm left frustrated and wishing I'd waited until the story had been brought to a proper book-level ending.
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