Ivory Sword - Lore of DayONE

by A. A. Wolfner

Overview

The book explores the struggle to make responsible leadership decisions in the absence of social or religious guidelines. The characters live in a world where the creator of life has more questions than answers. Includes mystery, action, humor, character development, multiple plot layers. All questions are resolved within the four books of the series.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013445543
Publisher:	Shrewgames
Publication date:	11/14/2011
Series:	Lore of DayONE , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	548
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

The Authors

Alan Vekich and Art Kessner, pen named A. A. Wolfner, are scientists who collaborate on creating fictional cosmologies. Vekich’s interests in history and mythology inspired exploration of the intersection of the two. Kessner draws on religious philosophies to describe unconventional relationships between creative powers and their creations.

Art Kessner, Ph.D.

Art Kessner has a Doctorate in Biochemistry and is certified in laboratory medicine. He has published in several scientific journals and volunteer newsletters. Dr. Kessner enjoys reading religious texts relating to Far Eastern and Judeo-Christian philosophy. Combining disparate viewpoints in new ways, he brings ironic or unusual cosmological concepts into his fantasy fiction story telling. Kessner has converted common theological ideas into an unconventional fictional world in which the creative Powers learn from their Creation, rather than the other way around. His characters therefore have unique influences on their world, and readers enjoy a refreshing view of life.

Alan J. Vekich

Alan J. Vekich has a Masters of Science degree in Biochemistry. Since leaving college, he has worked in the biotechnology industry. His area of expertise has given him the opportunity to write literally thousands of company research reports, manufacturing documents and reviews. He has also published in several scientific journals. While doing his undergraduate studies, he developed the strong interest in history that he has brought into his writing. Vekich’s fictional leaders exploit opportunities presented to them by their particular political situation. According to Vekich’s intriguing characters, history is created from the results of exploitation of opportunities as they present themselves. Each act leads to new opportunities for successive generations of individuals. Vekich studies the ancient myths and legends, discovering the historical facts that created the myths. He reproduces the evolution of myth and history in his fictional universe.

Editorial Reviews

Come, and be transported into a world of alien intrigue, mystery, and politics.
As the story opens, Morais, wanting recognition from his father, arranges with thugs to kidnap his brother, so that he could go to the rescue, and thereby earn respect from King Solay.
Unfortunately, this plan goes awry as a battle with Fay and Swan Knights, led by King Ceagare, King of the River and Sea Elves and King Solay's vassal (and son-in-law), leaves Morais's father and brothers dead, and his twin, Il

Elizabeth Ann Ensley

Book Review: The Ivory Sword
What a ride!
A true Journey into the wonderful world of "Ivory Sword, Lore of DayONE" by A.A. Wolfner. This is the beginning of a real epic fantasy on a grand scale. "Ivory Sword" has a wonderful cast of characters. It shows the different relationships between the various races of Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and Centaurs. Plus it introduces some new races such as the Syrons and different breed of half-elves .

Jonathan Jones

Very enjoyable reading…It held my interest all the way through and I looked forward to reading each new chapter… With the variety of characters... The interaction of the various characters, the expression of their feelings toward each other, as well as the descriptions and actions of "inanimate" objects, such as the ivory sword, opens a greater world reality to the reader. The elegant descriptions of moods, scenery, places, actions and characters invite the reader into this cosmolo

Mary Ann Maradik

Thrilling Epic Tale…The new George R. R. Martin has been born for we new fantasy readers with A. A. Wolfner's The Lore of Dayone saga," Wolfner's well crafted characters, while fitting well with the general fantasy scheme, are made quite unique with the different spin the authors have put on them. This fast paced but intricately woven narration has enough to appeal to anyone's taste. Dwarves, half-elves and humans are but a few characters that appear on the pages of this ever-so-cool book

Twa Corbies

reminds me somewhat of "Dune" in that it drops the reader into the midst of a complex world, populated by congeries of sentient species all with varying doses of Natural Will (nature, instinct, deterministic) and Free Will (volition, subjective, learned, indeterministic… Along with this is a complex history and mythology which one must learn along the way…I found myself identifying with each character… One senses Jungian archetypes being built… as the abilities and bi

William Blank