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The Black Horseman (The Temple Islands Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Richard D. Parker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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On one of the infinite Earths floating through the vast multiverse, a set of random acts of violence inadvertently alters the planet’s destiny, nudging it onto an intersecting course with our own. The strange but familiar planet is whisper close, invisible to the eye, and impossible to touch; it hovers just beyond the reach of our senses, but it is a constant companion and shifting ever closer.
It begins with war, the collapse of a nation, and the execution of two families. The brutal nature of the murders, orchestrated by the deadly Tar Navarra, Executioner from the Temple Islands, forever entwines the fates of two young survivors. Gwaynn and Samantha are alone, afraid, and on the run. Utterly ignorant of their shared peril, they are tenaciously hunted, their paths pushed steadily closer. To survive they must stay one step ahead of the Executioner, but Navarra is ruthless. Navarra is relentless. Navarra is death; the Black Horseman himself, and he will not stop until the two have met their grisly end.
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    February 18, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007B23IIQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 18, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 18, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2352 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 ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1470104229
  • Customer Reviews:
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Richard D. Parker

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Richard D. Parker is the independent author of The Temple Islands Series, a four part romp through a parallel universe which intersects with our own. He fell in love with reading at an early age, devouring the likes of Robert A. Heinlein and Edgar Rice Burroughs and has been hooked on books ever since. He currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife Kathy, his daughter Alex, their cat Tasha, and last but not least, Tonya the turtle, who has the run of the house. Please feel free to visit his website at http://www.richarddparker.net/ to find out more about upcoming books.

Additional Books include:

The Temporal Knights

One Life Truly Promised

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CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Black Horseman review
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012
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This story begins by grabbing your emotions and wrenching your gut.
It is gruesome but you can't stop reading. Though the whole book your heart will beat fast and you will find yourself out of breath. The author has a way of making you feel as if you are by the side of the main character, Gwaynn. You are drawn into his mind feeling what he feels.
The book is well crafted and never has uninteresting rhetoric. The author has a wonderful command of words and writes with the pallet of an artist.
I do my reading at the end of my day. I then fall asleep. This book made that hard to do. I found myself holding my eyelids open because I had to find out what happened next.
The story is very interesting and never disappoints. It is a science-fiction adventure that keeps you guessing about who these people are, and when this is taking place. You will enjoy the ride!
I can't wait to see what Mr. Parker will write next.
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Stan Marshall
5.0 out of 5 stars Exiting book
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
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Lots of action and fairly good story line. I had a hard time putting it down and for me that means it's a keeper.
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David Connell Olsher
1.0 out of 5 stars A good try, but not good enough
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2017
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This is not a good book. I had planned to give it 2 stars out of a sense of fairness. After all, the author has written several books and I have not. The author is clearly influenced by George R.R. Martin, Stephen King, and Terry Brooks, and has sought to emulate the style and feel of those worlds, but has only succeeded clumsily. However, the reason I'm giving this one star instead of two is that the author has no sense of human psychology, and has characters say words and do actions which betray even the flimsiest development they've received so far, and which display an adolescent sense of violence, emotion, and sexuality.
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sls4ak
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs editing!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
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Self published author working without a net. Story needs tightening up, it the author would use a better editor these issues could be eliminated. Fun stories with such poor presentation are a crime against readers. Continuing story with no end in sight.
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Glenna Berry
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! It captured me from the very first ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014
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Excellent book! It captured me from the very first page and maintained my interest not only through thus book but also the other 3 in the series.
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015
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Very entertaining, I really liked this book and am in the process of buying the rest of the series. Enjoy!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best series I have read in years
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2014
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Couldn't wait to continue the series. The science behind the fiction, the strong characters. One of the best series I have read in years!
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My Precious
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015
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it was a horrible book and author was worse
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micmac
5.0 out of 5 stars Death meets death
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2014
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What a great fast moving and exciting story this turned out to be, I was hooked after the first few pages, ready for more.
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