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The Silver Arrow (Drops from the Kingdom Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Larry Itejere (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.6 21 ratings

Book 1 of 2: Drops from the Kingdom

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As men gather in a final battle that will determine the fate of mankind in a land torn by war, Isaac looks back on the events that led to this pivotal point as he makes his way with an army of men to the Abyss of Rorrah to fight a being with the power of a god.
Born with a gift, unique to a few, known as Anamerians. Isaac learns that he was a counterpoint on events that affected humanity before it happens.
Trained by a patron named Gabram, he is given charge of an elite group of warriors known as Acklans and sent to find three youths that were their hope of stopping an impending war that if not stopped could end in the annihilation of humanity.
In his quest, Isaac finds himself in a small town where everyone was killed by creatures that appear and disappear without a trace. He finds an only survivor in one of these mysterious attack, a young man named Samuel who managed to escape and soon they both discover how tied their fates are to the oncoming battle.

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Reviewed by Michelle Randall for Readers' Favorite

Part knights of the Round Table, part knights of the Templar, part historical, part fantasy, part paranormal powers and a classic good vs. evil story line is what defines Drops from the Kingdom. Most of the book tells the story of Iseac, and how he came to be the guardian and guiding figure that he is today. There is some history of the world this story is set in, which is a mix of old world, Nordic, and fantasy. There is also the story of Samuel, and his gifts. How he finds out about them, Iseac's search for him, and later his search for Iseasc. Larry Itejere has set this up along the lines of a grand adventure. Even better still, it is only the beginning of the story. The epilogue entices you to continue the journey with Jayden.

Larry Itejere has written a well-balanced story that has adventure and intrigue, mystery and suspense, and just enough paranormal powers to draw in probably every pre-teen and teen boy. Drops in the Kingdom reminds me of a better version of the Knights of the Round Table, only set in a different location, a different time period, and with a different story. The paranormal powers and the idea of patrons and guardians will interest all those kids that are looking for a slightly magical twist in their stories. There is adventure and warfare, enough to keep the boys reading, but not so much to drive the girls away. This is a great book for that pre-teen set, as the characters range from 12 to 17 for the most part during the story.

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The novel explores the secret behind one of humanities great loss in the quest for freedom. Readers from the beginning are set in the middle of the action as they watch Iseac's journey across the land. In his search for three people who can stop the devastation that is imminent.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005E4IL62
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Larry Itejere; 1st edition (May 16, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1023 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 ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1460916220

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Larry is a Teen/Young adult fantasy writer. His debut novel The Silver Arrow is his first in the Drops from the Kingdom series. His books are written for children who do not always want to pick up a book and read.

In his work of fiction, Larry's guiding principles are that his novels are clean and fun, with enough action adventure to keep young readers wanting more.

Born in England, some of his fond memories are those he spent working with his father in their garden. As he shared, old fictional tales that continue to influence his own style of storytelling.

Larry left England and moved to the United States and currently lives in North Carolina with his wife and 4 kids.

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Kat Caffee

Good book for the younger set.

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014

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I'll admit, my judgement may be a little biased. I didn't check the rating on this one, so dove in expecting something written for adults. This is not the case, and once I had adjusted my thinking, the book became much better. This is one of the rare books written specifically for younger readers. Probably around late grade school through middle school.

The characters are well written, with enough complexity to make them interesting, but not so complex that the younger reader would be put off. The settings are well crafted, though there is a tad bit of redundancy. Again, for a younger reader, the extra description can help them visualize what is going on better. For an adult reader, the pace may feel a bit like two steps forward, one step back because of the descriptions.

The overall story is very well crafted, and even before I approached the writing style with the correct mindset, I was enjoying it. The pace is well set, and flows smoothly between elements and scenes. No obvious jars to kick the reader out of the world being crafted by Larry for this work.

Over all, it is a good book for younger readers, and one I wouldn't mind handing to any of my younger cousins.

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Susanne

A thrilling race against the clock to save humanity.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015

A thrilling race against the clock to save humanity. The main character, Isaac, learns as a young boy of his special gifts. He belongs to a secret group called Anamerians. Creatures have been killing the people in towns and villages, leaving behind charred, concave rings. The empire is in trouble. It is Isaac's duty to find three youths to help him save mankind. He is given a group of guardians or Ackalans to serve him in his daunting task. He meets Samuel, a fellow youth gifted with powers. Their journey brings them closer together.
Their enemy is Death's Soul, who was once an innocent youth like them. His name was Sullivan. He touched something that gave him extreme powers and a blood lust to acquire immortality. He seeks the keys to creation and has acquired, according to legend, most of them.Once they are all acquired, he will become immortal and indestructible. He descends upon towns with his followers as balls of fire and leave as quickly as the wind. These legends have the people terrified.
Isaac is brave and leads his army with representatives from the Four Kingdoms on his quest to save mankind. There are battles and a love story.
There is enough adventure in the book to keep its teen audience happy and interested.

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Christina (Ensconced in Lit)

Has scope and imagination, but prose and execution falls flat.

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2012

I won this book from Librarything in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to like this book. It has scope. It has a world creation of many characters and places, with many evil creatures, also all invented from Itejere's imagination. I was impressed by that.

However, the execution was clumsy. It was very difficult for me to get through. But because I didn't want to give it only one star (which is the rating I give when I cannot finish a book), I slogged through to the end. The sentence structure does not flow well (some sentences repeated as if the author forgot they were there), the characters don't speak realistically, and there are endless mispellings, grammar and structure mistakes. I never cheered for any one character and just was waiting for it to be finished. Which is too bad, because I think with better writing, the story had potential.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2011

Iseac and Samuel are two boys who who don't plan on doing more than being just boys, however destiny has other plans. Iseac is his generation's Anamerian. His task is to find three people who will will help determine the out come of a great war with the Gaid'dum. Once the Gaid'dum was simply a curious boy like Iseac and Samuel, but after touching one of the sacred scrolls, he has become something of great evil. Looking only to conquer the kingdoms and take control of the rest of the sacred scrolls. Samuel is quietly enjoying his own life, when his town in attacked. His entire family is either slaughtered or captured by the Gaid'dum's army. While trying to find a way to save his mother and remaining brother his path crosses Iseac's and his life's course is altered forever.

I'm caught in the middle on this book. On one hand I love the story. Itejere's world he has created, with it's different kingdoms and various people, is very intriguing. His characters seemed solid in how they were written and didn't jump all over the place. In fact I really enjoyed the story and how he brought Iseac and Samuel's separate stories together. In fact there were some unexpected but interesting twists along the way. I would definitely be interested in reading the next book in the series and finding out what else happens to Iseac and Samuel, and who survives the war.
Itejere was also very descriptive, and here is where the other hand comes into play. Sometimes he was too descriptive. It wasn't just that he went into detail, but sometime he would repeat things while describing a character, or in a scene, that he really didn't need to repeat. I would find myself pulling back from the story and losing interest because of this. I would say that maybe this is his writing style, but he didn't do it all the time. There were some sections of the book that flowed quite smoothly and I found myself getting lost in.
Other than that I think this is a good first effort for this series and it has a lot of potential. I would also recommend it if you have a male teenager you are looking to find a book for in regards to the up coming holidays.While there is an underlying romance between Iseac and Elena, it isn't mushy and the story centers more on the war between the kingdoms and how Iseac and Samuel became involved in it. If you are looking for a new fantasy series to get into and you are not a teenage boy, I would also recommend it. As I said before, I personally would be interested in reading the next book in the series. Despite some of the issues I had with the writing style in various parts of the book, I did find myself being drawn into the world the author created and I would definitely like to learn more about it.

*****In compliance with FTC guidelines, I'm disclosing that I received this book for free throughGoodReads First Reads. ****
(I recommend everybody should go check out all the awesome first read giveaways they have!)

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2012

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I really enjoyed reading this fanasy book. It had a lot of action, even a love story to go along, and a great good vs. evil plot. It kept my interest most of the time and I am very curious to see what will happen in the 2nd and 3rd books. It's a good read.

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