Gates of Eden: Starter Library
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PAR
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What a unique library。 Each book in the starter library is basically an introduction to that particular series – a teaser so to say。 This is the perfect opportunity for you to have a taste of the writings of Theophilus Monroe。 While these different series are geared Teen & Young Adult in the gender of Fairy Tale & Folklore Anthologies eBooks， I have found them to be a real joy to read so if you are a bit older then a teen or a whole lot older don’t let that stop you！ Take each novel read it and What a unique library。 Each book in the starter library is basically an introduction to that particular series – a teaser so to say。 This is the perfect opportunity for you to have a taste of the writings of Theophilus Monroe。 While these different series are geared Teen & Young Adult in the gender of Fairy Tale & Folklore Anthologies eBooks， I have found them to be a real joy to read so if you are a bit older then a teen or a whole lot older don’t let that stop you！ Take each novel read it and then decide just what series you want to jump into。 Theophilus Monroe is an excellent writer。 I found him to be extremely gifted。 His books are filled with Crisp dialogue without unnecessary fluff or filler， three dimensional characters that come to life on the pages and a believable storyline made for a quick， entertaining read。 You will find his novels filled with with quirky characters， pets， murder and mayhem！ I highly recommend this series and this author！ I gave this honest， voluntary review after being given a free copy of the book with no monetary compensation。 。。。more
Cath
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This collection includes six books， Rise of the Morrigan; Scared Shiftless; Bloody Hell; Voodoo Academy; Wyrmriders Ascending; and Druid’s Dance， all the first books in the Gates of Eden Universe。 The books set out great adventures， set in different locations， eras and religious beliefs based on local lore， mythology and rites of the people。 From druids， vampires， witches， merfolk， wyrms， gods and even a water elemental shape shifter。 Rise of the Morrigan has a god capture three sisters， to comb This collection includes six books， Rise of the Morrigan; Scared Shiftless; Bloody Hell; Voodoo Academy; Wyrmriders Ascending; and Druid’s Dance， all the first books in the Gates of Eden Universe。 The books set out great adventures， set in different locations， eras and religious beliefs based on local lore， mythology and rites of the people。 From druids， vampires， witches， merfolk， wyrms， gods and even a water elemental shape shifter。 Rise of the Morrigan has a god capture three sisters， to combine them into what he hoped would make him an ideal wife， but they soon rise up to defy him， causing him problems。 The Morrigan figure is mentioned in a few different books in the series and is an extremely powerful figure。 Scared Shiftless has Nicky， a water elemental shape shifter called the Nyx， suddenly finding herself stuck in the outer body of a human male， but identifying as female， hence Nicky。 As Nyx， she dresses in her stilettos and leather to hunt down vampires who threaten or kill humans。 She is determined to get her shape shifting abilities back and so hunts down the vampire that bit her， but has to realise that her new reality is permanent she has other more dangerous people trying to kill her and her friends。 The Order of the Morning Dawn features in this book and is also a large part of Bloody Hell， which features a vampire witch called Mercy Brown， who they tried to kill centuries ago， but without a heart， she can’t be staked！ The Order wants to kill all abominations， such as witches， vampires， but later on in time， those who live a life that their religious beliefs do not allow。 Such as Nicky’s lifestyle and choice of partner in Scared Shiftless！ Voodoo Academy has Annabelle who is possessed by a soul some two hundred years old called Isabelle， who has strong magical powers。 She is enrolled at the academy to help train her to deal with the Loa Kalfu， after a run in with him at a crossroads， whilst he was possessing a student of the academy。 Lots to learn about Loa and Voodoo， as she has to learn to master her powers and keep herself and Isabelle safe。 Wyrmriders Ascending sees Joni travel down to the home of her Fomorian ancestors， in the hope of saving her son Merlin， who has a really important role to play in the future。 She soon gets involved with huge creatures called Wyrms， similar in kind to dragons born of fire and air， but born of air and water。 She is famed to be the first Wyrmrider， with the wyrms able to create voids and travel through time and place。 But she finds herself having to try and defeat the void bringer， partly brought about by her attempt to save her son， with the aid of the mer king and her merlegion。 The Druid’s Dance starts with an ordinary boy， Elijah Wadsworth， who loses all of his family in a house fire， leaving him being brought up by his parent’s friends。 He has some strange things happen to him over the years， from about two years after his family’s deaths and after。 Years later he finds out that his very existence is part of history and ancient legends。 He has manifested some really strange powers and abilities and his childhood friends Tyler and Emilie try to help him come to terms with it， but it is much bigger than just him。 Add in the Tree of Life， the Wayward Tree， the Morrigan， even Joni from the Wyrmrider tales and her son Merlin， and you begin to see how everything is interconnected。 The books are a great example of the series you can read from this author， with lots of interconnecting characters that you can see develop over the different books。 A fascinating way in which to get started with each series and this starter library gives you a brilliant taste for each。 I am lucky enough to have read most of this books separately already， but I still had a couple I haven’t managed to find the time to read until now。 Absolutely loved this way of getting to know an author and their books， all in one go。 I received an ARC copy of this collection from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinions of these books above。 。。。more
Robin Ginther-Venneri
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Gates of Eden: Starter Libraryby Theophilus MonroeDruid's Dance （The Druid Legacy， Book 1）When Elijah Wadsworth manifests strange abilities that he neither understands nor can control he discovers that he's at the center of a legend that has been unfolding for centuries。Wyrmrider Ascending （The Fomorian Wyrmriders， Book 1）Joni Campbell returned to the merkingdom of her ancestors hoping to find peace。 But when the bokors open a portal to the void， and the wyrms break through into the world， she m Gates of Eden: Starter Libraryby Theophilus MonroeDruid's Dance （The Druid Legacy， Book 1）When Elijah Wadsworth manifests strange abilities that he neither understands nor can control he discovers that he's at the center of a legend that has been unfolding for centuries。Wyrmrider Ascending （The Fomorian Wyrmriders， Book 1）Joni Campbell returned to the merkingdom of her ancestors hoping to find peace。 But when the bokors open a portal to the void， and the wyrms break through into the world， she must learn to harness the power of these beasts if she hopes to save her home， and the world， from an even greater threat。Voodoo Academy （The Voodoo Legacy， Book 1）Annabelle Mulledy and her soul-bound familiar didn't always get along。 But their connection gave her unique abilities。 When an insidious Loa discovers her power he seeks to claim her for himself。 Her only hope？ Join the Voodoo Academy and learn to master her powers。 But are the Loa who brought her to the Academy really allies， or are they also trying to use her for their own nefarious purposes？Bloody Hell （The Legacy of a Vampire Witch， Book 1）Mercy Brown has avoided the Order of the Morning Dawn for centuries。 But the quasi-religious organization， dedicated to the elimination of all vampires and witches， has found her。 The only way to defeat them。 She'll have to go to "bloody hell。"Scared Shiftless （The Legend of Nyx， Book 1）After being bitten by a vampire， Nicky--a shapeshifting water elemental--lost her powers。 Now， she's stuck in a male body。 After hunting vampires for years， she finally has a lead on the one who attacked her。 Will she be able to face her nemesis and regain her powers， or will she lose what's left of herself in the process？Rise of the Morrigan （pre-quel to the Gates of Eden universe）When the Dagda takes three sisters and combines them into what he thinks will make his ideal wife the Morrigan rises to defy him。What is the Gates of Eden Universe？A lot of religions and traditions had some kind of “other” world， a primeval world， unmarred and unstained by human corruption。 In the Judeo-Christian tradition it was the Garden of Eden。 For the Druids and Celts， it is Annwn。 For Louisiana vodouisants it is Guinee。All the Gates of Eden books are based on a particular mythological or spiritual tradition。 While the magical systems are fictional， they are based on rites， lore， and mythologies unique to these traditions。 There is a lot of overlap between traditions in these books–what the Druids call one thing， the Voodoo Mambos call something else。 In the end， however， we see in these books a magical system that transcends the differences in religion and myth and unifies us all under a common force， a power， something uniquely human but nonetheless absent from our magic-less world。 There may be many “Gates，” but ultimately there is one Eden， one Annwn， one Guinee。 One humanity。I couldn’t have explained it better。 If you can’t find something in this starter library that you like then I don’t think it can be found。 It is such a teaser for all things mythical。Science FictionFantasyMythologicalLegendsMagicVampireShapeshiftersWitchPortalVoodoo 。。。more
Denise
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I can't say enough how much you need to buy this 'starter' book set。 Each one brings you to a new world that's intertwined。 We have Witches， Druids， Mermpersons， Nicky （Nyx）， Vampires， and a goddess （or a queen， take your pick）， what more could you want？？？Once you get this set， you'll just have to go get ALL the other books， which in most cases， are put together beautifully in their own boxed sets。 I own all the box sets myself， or pre-ordered them （including this set！！）。 Theophilus is a story t I can't say enough how much you need to buy this 'starter' book set。 Each one brings you to a new world that's intertwined。 We have Witches， Druids， Mermpersons， Nicky （Nyx）， Vampires， and a goddess （or a queen， take your pick）， what more could you want？？？Once you get this set， you'll just have to go get ALL the other books， which in most cases， are put together beautifully in their own boxed sets。 I own all the box sets myself， or pre-ordered them （including this set！！）。 Theophilus is a story teller than you would be doing an injustice to yourself if you don't get to experience it。I recommend this set for anyone that loves love， vampire that is on the run， a gal that has 'seen some stuff' try to find her way as a mermaid， a young man that lost everything and finds out he is so much more than he ever knew， a young girl that has to find her way in the world of Voodoo （cause that's easy， right？）， and sometimes the woman of your dreams becomes your nightmare。Welcome to the Gates of Eden！！！ Leave your shoes at the gate。 （we don't have time to clean right now）I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Kiranna Travellyn
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This is a great starter set， containing the first book of several series's。 The stories are all very detailed and well written， the characters are done well。 I have some of theses series boxsets， I can't wait to read many of them。 The author is very good at writing a wonderful lore rich and interesting world of mythology mixed with some religious details， this starter bundle gives you a great example of the authors talent and hours of great reading。 This is a great starter set， containing the first book of several series's。 The stories are all very detailed and well written， the characters are done well。 I have some of theses series boxsets， I can't wait to read many of them。 The author is very good at writing a wonderful lore rich and interesting world of mythology mixed with some religious details， this starter bundle gives you a great example of the authors talent and hours of great reading。 。。。more
Sherlene
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Fabulous book series。。 A great read， and a definite page Turner。。
Molly
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a super six pack of psi-fi， adventure， mystery and romanceshifters and voodoo and vampires- oh yeah！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Jerri
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You will Love reading this starter pack。 It is the beginning books to a lot of great series。 A few of the books I had already read as individual books so I enjoyed rereading them。 A couple books I initially read as part of the series as an ARC reader but enjoyed rereading here。 Having these first books all together is great as it gives you all of Monroe’s series so you can pick and choose where to start and if you aren’t quite jiving on something you can switch to something else and then you can You will Love reading this starter pack。 It is the beginning books to a lot of great series。 A few of the books I had already read as individual books so I enjoyed rereading them。 A couple books I initially read as part of the series as an ARC reader but enjoyed rereading here。 Having these first books all together is great as it gives you all of Monroe’s series so you can pick and choose where to start and if you aren’t quite jiving on something you can switch to something else and then you can go back to it after you read the other。 Not that I think that will happen。 I thoroughly enjoyed each book as he is great with his character development and world building。 You should enjoy each first book and get taken into a new world of intrigue and suspense。 I am an ARC reader and read these books and left this as an honest review。 。。。more
Rebel
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This was a great way for new readers to get to know the various series and decide which one they would like to get first。 I've read The Fomorian Wyrmriders， The Voodoo Legacy， The Legacy of a Vampire Witch and Rise of the Morrigan。 They were all great series and I highly recommend them。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 This was a great way for new readers to get to know the various series and decide which one they would like to get first。 I've read The Fomorian Wyrmriders， The Voodoo Legacy， The Legacy of a Vampire Witch and Rise of the Morrigan。 They were all great series and I highly recommend them。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Silver Surfer
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This is a fantastic book of firsts in series。 Each one different in it’s own way。 The Academy one I especially liked although it was a trifle slow at first but once it got going， well you’ll have to read it won’t you。 Highly recommended。
Patty Mele
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I thought this was such an amazing book that I read it from the very beginning to the very end。I thought the character built up was very well done and this is my opinion。I thought the storytelling was so well done and this is my opinion。I got this book for free， with an honest review freely given。
Katheyer
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First things first， this is without a doubt the best library starter ever seen……and you should not skip it at any cost 😉 Secondly， you could just skip this review， get the set， and begin to read 😊 But as I know we are all very interested in reviews…。。The “Gates of Eden Starter Library” compiles into a single volume the first volumes into each of （to-date！） the five different series authored by Theophilus Monroe， with the added bonus of “Rise of the Morrigan” a prequel to the whole universe。 As a First things first， this is without a doubt the best library starter ever seen……and you should not skip it at any cost 😉 Secondly， you could just skip this review， get the set， and begin to read 😊 But as I know we are all very interested in reviews…。。The “Gates of Eden Starter Library” compiles into a single volume the first volumes into each of （to-date！） the five different series authored by Theophilus Monroe， with the added bonus of “Rise of the Morrigan” a prequel to the whole universe。 As all five series are linked to one and the same literary verse， the compilation offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the verse with different （though still connected） approaches。 Monroe’s original “Gates of Eden” universe loosely borrows Arthurian tropes and transfers them organically into a modern urban fantasy that spans centuries， crossing realms and blurs the boundaries between reality and legend and transforms them into a veritable smørrebrød of action， unexpected twists， wonderful characters and mind-blowing descriptions， garnished with a good dose of magic some sprinkles of mythical lore and some paranormal romance on the side， and served with very well-crafted， with an accurate world building， interesting characters， captivating writing style and carefully editing。 Theophilus Monroe has an uncanny gift to transform mythical sources into vibrant， modern， and yet timeless fantasy。 Every time he outdoes himself， working like a genie， able to construct a buffet of various very different tropes， that shouldn’t fit with each and yet fit to perfection。 Like the clocks on world famous Dali’s “Persistence of Memory”， Monroe’s stories warp out in a surreal canopy of visual sensation that， just as Dali’s painting， has a realistic， perfect， and exact story at its core。 However， the real genie consists in captivating the reader at first sentence， with a tale that will have you holding your breath for extended periods of time， and will entice you from the very first page with full-fleshed characters， credible and relatable， a riveting plot， mesmerizing twists， all wrapped up in perfect delivered in Monroe’s carefully constructed narrative， and captivating writing style。There is one single， if nanoscopic， word of caution though…。。 once you enter this verse， it will be almost impossible to leave， but – and this is the best news ever 😉 you get the first books in the five series， for less that the coffee to keeping you awake will cost… because believe me， putting the lecture down is a rather futile undertake。As you seem to have made it so far… thanks by the way… you can decide for yourself， read a short review of each book or pick the set and start reading by yourself… because picking it you should， this is a too good opportunity to pass on！Druids Dance （Gates of Eden #1）Elijah is the sole survivor of the fire that killed his whole family when he was barely a child。 Years later Elijah has become a capable young man about to graduate high school and become a legal adult， and with adulthood Elijah also receives his surprising inheritance。 Elijah is the heir of some centuries-old-lineage of wizards that have been fighting the creatures of lore for ages。 As his powers begin to wake， some hard facts come to light （his family death， was not accident）， and a mysterious girl （Celtic fans would recognize her immediately 😊） follows him relentlessly trying to gain his support in the upcoming battle to save the world， until Elijah is forced to make a choice， with appalling consequences。A very interesting story， well-written， with unseen situations and twists， adventure， romance， magical bits， and fantasy， with a fast-moving plot when the action demands it， and a much more moderate pace in the portions of the tale that explore Elijah’s past and character in more dept。 Elijah himself is an unusual hero and a welcomed MC， that allows us for once to witness the process of teens maturing into adults from a male point of view。 into a fully enjoyable book cover to cover。Wyrmrider Ascending （The Fomorian Wyrmriders #1）The story takes place both， in Fomoria， the underwater kingdom situated at the bottom of the ocean and New Orleans， and offers an extraordinary blend of action， adventure， mythology， dark and witty humor as well as its lighter counterpart。 Joni Campbell is a relatable and very credible main character， who downplays her own feelings and empathy with healthy doses of sassiness and dark humor， who takes life in stride， for lack of a better option and manages to win the fight to battle another day 😉。Monroe has an uncanny gift to transform mythical sources into vibrant， modern， and yet timeless fantasy， making each and any of his characters unique。 However， Joni Campbell must be the most original of them all， after this tale， you will never look at any sea-creature the same again （neither Disney’s Arielle by the way）。 Monroe’ skill in having the readers holding their breath for extended periods of time， seems specially fitting while visiting this underwater world😉。Voodoo Academy （The Voodoo Legacy #1）Combining a solid knowledge of VooDoo and general urban fantasy tropes the series offers a good overview on VooDoo lore for the informed reader without overwhelmed those who are only interesting in the story as a fantasy plot for pure entertainment。 This in itself is already a huge accomplishment。 Theopilus Monroe has masterfully succeeded in throwing the right amount of facts and fiction into the mix to create a series that is highly entertaining while still handling the Voodoo world with the deserved respect and using the Voodoo-Verse as a metaphor for adolescence。Annabelle Mulledy has been possessed by the spirit of Isabelle since her childhood。 Isabelle a former slave girl， have picked some very interesting abilities since her own death， which gives Annabelle an edge when interacting with “otherworldly” situations。 In “Voodoo Academy” Annabelle draws the attention of an evil loa， Kalfu， who hopes to steal Annabelle’s supernatural abilities for himself， much to Annabelle’s detriment。 When the Loa of War， Ogoun， intervenes recruiting her into the Voodoo Academy， it seems she has gained a powerful ally in the fight against Kalfu， but soon Annabelle will be throwing out between the fences， asking herself whether Ogoun motives are as clear as it appears。Bloody Hell （The Legacy of a Vampire Witch #1）This series focuses on Mercy Brown， a witch/vampire hybrid who has already played a pivotal role in “The Voodoo Legacy”。 Mercy Brown is a heartless ageless witch who ‘managed’ to died twice and keep on living， literally。 Back at the end of the nineteenth century， Mercy felt her own death nearing （she was terminal ill with consumption） and decided to change her own fate， approaching a witch for a live remedy， which turned out to be ‘live changing’ and transformed her into a vampire。 Her father decided to put an end to such blasphemy by literally cut her heart out， however Mercy didn’t stay death， own knowledge of Witchcraft enable her to bound her soul to her own brother and keep on （un）living。 Nevertheless， Mercy cannot take a breath （pun intended 😊） because the Orden of the Morning Dawn will stop at nothing to make her a truly forever dead…。。 no， I’m not telling anything else…。 Go and read by yourself。。。。 you can help me later…Scared Shiftless （The Legend of Nyx #1）Nyx is water elemental and human predator， whose MO consist in using its shapeshifting abilities to take on the most alluring form for its intended victims， to attract them and consume them， a consummated killer by nature。 Unfortunately， the last victim stole Nyx shapeshifting powers， letting Nyx trapped into a male body， which is as worse as it gets， because Nyx， regardless of appearances is a female at core。 Now Nyx is not only stuck into a human body， but the also the wrong identity， forced to navigate the human world， to interact， even sympathize with her former victims， while dodging all kind of prejudice and discrimination。 Monroe utilizes Nyx story to further delve into the theme， allowing the reader to understand and relate to Nyx’ everyday struggles and approach – always in exquisite， elegant and respectful manner issues of identity， social pressure， religious bigotry， and acceptance。Furthermore， Monroe uses his highly original style to criticize societal norms without ever for a nanosecond forget his very first intention: to entertain the reader to the fullest。 The story moves effortless while Nyx takes the reader forward into her quest to find the vampire that stole her shifter ability and finally regain her identity， while plots and subplots flow into each other to form a rich tapestry of unexpected twist and turns， and Nyx slowly realize that finding that vampire is only the first step into a much wider picture。Rise of the Morrigan。 Queen of Samhuinn （Prequel to the Gates of Eden）This is a stand-alone epic fantasy story， that also acts as a prequel to all the series located into Monroe’s own original “Gates of Eden” verse。 “Rise of the Morrigan” combines fundamental tropes of Irish mythology to spin a brand-new tale that incorporates both epic tale and modern myth into a captivating story that entices the reader from start to finish， with credible full-fleshed characters， a riveting plot， mesmerizing twists and well-written， carefully constructed narrative， and perfect delivery。 Irish mythology in general - Dagda， Morrigan and Cú Chulainn in particular - this a story that aims high， and could have easily miss the target， but due to Monroe’s genius does not。 Cú Chulainn （who – for full disclosure – happens to be one of my heroes） transforms into a werewolf， and I’m not in the slightest mad。 Monroe has an uncanny gift to transform mythical sources into vibrant， modern， and yet timeless fantasy。 This book couldn’t be better， even if I’m still getting over ‘werewolf’ Cú Chulainn 😉 。。。more
Emily Pennington
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Gates of Eden First in Series 。 。 。Six thrilling adventures， the start of each series， are included in this urban fantasy box set。 It will give you a chance to explore the variety and see if a series is of particular interest to you。 I’ll warn you from experience that you may find it impossible to choose only one series。 This is also an excellent way to get to know this author。 Below is a review of one of the series starter books to give you an idea of what you can expect。Titles included are: •t Gates of Eden First in Series 。 。 。Six thrilling adventures， the start of each series， are included in this urban fantasy box set。 It will give you a chance to explore the variety and see if a series is of particular interest to you。 I’ll warn you from experience that you may find it impossible to choose only one series。 This is also an excellent way to get to know this author。 Below is a review of one of the series starter books to give you an idea of what you can expect。Titles included are: •tDRUID'S DANCE （The Druid Legacy， Book 1）•tWYRMRIDER ASCENDING （The Fomorian Wyrmriders， Book 1）•tVOODOO ACADEMY （The Voodoo Legacy， Book 1）•tBLOODY HELL （The Legacy of a Vampire Witch， Book 1）•tSCARED SHIFTLESS （The Legend of Nyx， Book 1）•tRISE OF THE MORRIGAN （pre-quel to the Gates of Eden universe）*** Reviewing “WYRMRIDER ASCENDING” ***The story focuses on Joni Campbell。 When she had been trapped in the void and needed to siphon dragon magic to escape， she took on the Dragon curse， which became a part of her。 This fortunately gives her the ability to communicate with the Wyrm， similar to but larger than dragons and very frightening。 Yet something even worse is coming to the mer-kingdom of Fomoria and New Orleans。 If Joni can make allies of the Wyrm， perhaps they can fight with her against this unknown enemy。 But she will have to save them from the merfolk first。 And if they can’t join forces， it could mean the death of merfolk， humans， and perhaps threaten existence itself！The story line is good here， relating to things you may have encountered in another related series， but presented here thoroughly enough to bring the reader up to speed。 Not trusted fully by her own people， Joni may have a difficult time trying to pull all of this together to save the world。 Grab your copy and follow the story to see if she can get everything moving in the right direction。 。。。more
Beba Andric
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