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Nightblade: A Book of Underrealm (The Nightblade Epic 1) Kindle Edition

by Garrett Robinson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,975 ratings
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Readers keep bringing friends to this new fantasy world.


She has a magic dagger. But she won’t use it to kill.


Loren’s always dreamed of becoming a great thief. One day she gets her chance.

She follows a fugitive wizard out of her forest home. On her back is a noble’s stolen cloak. At her belt is a dagger the world hasn’t seen in centuries.

But something keeps her from ever taking a life.

Soon she crosses path with a family of smugglers. In no time, she’s run off with their most precious treasure.

Now the king’s law AND other criminals want her dead. Wonderful.

If she can survive, Loren may become the most infamous thief in the world.

If she falls, she’ll be only the first to burn in a war that threatens all the nine kingdoms.

"People should check out Garrett, he is an excellent vlogger and writer." — Hank Green

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N84NZHA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Legacy Books; 2nd edition (September 12, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4120 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 366 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,975 ratings

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Garrett Robinson

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Garrett Robinson was born and raised in Los Angeles. The son of an author/painter father and a violinist/singer mother, no one was surprised when he grew up to be an artist.

After blooding himself in the independent film industry, he self-published his first book in 2012 and swiftly followed it with a stream of others, publishing more than two million words by 2014. Within months he topped numerous bestseller lists. Now he spends his time writing books and directing films.

He is the author of the #1 Amazon Bestselling fantasy series The Nightblade Epic, a heroic fantasy saga with tens of thousands of avid readers. It is set in the land of Underrealm, along with a second bestselling series, The Academy Journals. More books of Underrealm are soon to come.

Garrett lives in Oregon with his wife Meghan, his children Dawn, Luke, and Desmond, and his dog Chewbacca.

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Fun read! Action and mystery abound..
Great characters.. I really enjoyed their ‘layers.’ I’m looking forward to seeing what happens to everyone in the next book!
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Samantha Realynn Deshong
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story!
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018
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I don't get sucked into books as quickly as I did this one. Loren is a forest dwelling girl who seizes upon an opportunity to leave her abusive parents behind and venture into the world, hoping to at least take the first step into realizing some of her fanciful dreams. She dreams of being a Robin Hood-like thief, strong and robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Unfortunately, she's quickly abandoned by the man whom she helped escape from the law to get away from her parents, who beat her and attempted to marry her off for money. Pursued by the law for helping a criminal, Loren finds herself in one bad situation after another, getting away by the skin of her teeth after much pain and effort, with only her mysterious knife who's secrets are known to seemingly everyone but her. She quickly finds herself being swept up into something grander than she can imagine, something she can't, and won't, walk away from.

I adore this story and I can't wait to read more of this universe. It's intriguing, the characters and their situations (such as Loren's abusive home life and Annis' relationship with her mother) feel so very real and have a scary realistic touch to them. Loren is an interesting protagonist, doing her best to just stay alive and find some kind of place in the world. It's a great start to a fascinating series!
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Kevin Potter
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid story
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019
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Though a little back story heavy, here we have an interesting story and complex characters that feel real.

After recent experiences this year, I'm a bit more open to books narrated by the author than I used to be.

In fairness, Garrett Robinson is a skilled narrator. He has a solid assortment of character voices and good use of tempo changes and vocal inflections.

Unfortunately, there was an ongoing slip near the end that prevented this from being a solid 4🌟 performance.
Around 75% or so into the book, the main character's voice changes. Would have been no problem if there had been descriptions in the text suggesting she was altering her voice. Unfortunately, there was not.

Now, we do have an interesting world that, while unrealistically conservative in some ways, feels authentically medieval in others.

The main character, Loren, starts out as this country bumpkin of a girl with big dreams that have been shot down all her life.

Of course, she soon discovers the "real world" isn't all she thought it would be and I love the play on her expectations versus reality as she comes into all this.

There's very little of the world's magic system in this book, but what is there is really interesting. As is the shadowy "underworld" (my word, not the author's) organization that seems to have their hands into everything.

There is a wide cast of characters (considering the length of the book, at least), and even the ones who are shallow or only present for a short bit feel like real people with their own lives and reasons for all the things they do. With possibly one or two exceptions, no one really feels like a prop just to suit the needs of the plot.

The ending, while some aspects do feel a little too convenient, was well put together and satisfying. And I feel like the way things conveniently come together is actually a feature of the magic system rather than a flaw in the writing.

There are a couple of twists that were a little too obvious, and the complete lack of contractions (even among the common folk) does come off as a little stilted. But all in all I really enjoyed the story and I'm looking forward to the next one being released in audio.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Furtive Feats
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
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Provided an opportunity to do something greater in life, Garrett Robinson's Nightblade follows one girl's adventure that takes her beyond what she could imagine.

Dreaming of a life grander than the one fated to her by remaining in her familiar forest home with her abusive parents, Loren seizes an opportunity to escape in the company of a mysterious wizard. With a notable dagger of obscured origin in tow, Loren flees from her home in the company of the wizard Xain, until he leaves her behind while she slept. Alone, pursued by constables seeking Xain and unable to return home lest she face her father's fury, Loren places herself at the mercy of a powerful merchant family she happens across on the road to help her reach the wizard's destination. Invoking the Yerrin's family's wrath by helping the leader's daughter to escape and stealing their valuable treasure along the way, Loren's need to flee increases while testing her moral compass as Nightblade to not kill.

A familiar fantasy adventure story that includes a quick-thinking and clever female protagonist with strong moral values, light political intrigue, and touches of magic. With some decent descriptive language and fairly entertaining as a whole by applying an appropriate amount of suspension of disbelief, the story relies upon successive events with the worst case scenario of what-could-go-wrong-does, which as a recurring device becomes a bit tiresome (and predictable). The narrative jumps quickly into action and maintains high levels of action throughout, but the world-building is not as developed as it could be as the story focuses primarily on the events and not the surroundings, making it difficult to become fully invested in the outcome of the situations.
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Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars A future classic.
Reviewed in India on July 3, 2019
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If you like a well constructed, detailed and rich world of fantasy and magic, you've come to the right place. I'm incredibly impressed with the plot and the structure of this book and can safely say, it's one of the better fantasy stories out there. It was a thrill to read it. You can't go wrong with it.
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Harald K.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey of Trials ..
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2017
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Escaping a life of abuse, Loren dreams of becoming the righteous hero, Nightblade. Little does she realize at the start of her journey, the trials and dangers she will face in her quest to realize her dream. Not being blessed with supernatural abilities, she has to overcome danger and obstacles with mortal strength, endurance, and cunning. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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CMM
5.0 out of 5 stars Nightblade, a great story
Reviewed in France on April 6, 2017
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All the ingredients are there to make a great fantasy story: compelling characters, vast and mysterious lands, kings, magic, wizards, amazing villains that we love to hate, breathtaking chases on rooftops and in the sewers and even an army of pickpocket kids! I highly recommend this if you like reading fantasy. I'm already 25% into the second book!
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deb cinquina
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on April 1, 2018
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Loved all 3 of the Book of Underrealm, especially the main character.
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DaveF
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent fantasy adventure story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2015
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Really enjoyed this fantasy adventure. Loren runs away from her abusive family when she meets a wizard and helps him escape from the constables that are chasing him. From that beginning, she gets herself into many more scrapes but using her quick wits and the help of some friends she makes along the way she manages to give as good as she gets, despite being adamant that she will not kill her enemies.
Can't wait to read the rest of the series.
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