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“The Blue Mystic’s reign of terror is over. Peace and order have been restored to the northwestern nations and all is as it should be…or is it?” After decades of estrangement, the sibling-monarchs, Paryn and Cyrus, have begun deepening the bond of brotherly love and peace between their kingdoms. Unfortunately, someone hijacked the gold Paryn promised to send for relief to Cyrus’s impoverished kingdom. The skills and experience of the Heroes of Dragon Pass are once again needed to help find the missing gold. Can they succeed? Our intrepid adventurers encounter traitors, pirates, bounty hunters, and foes from their past, bent on revenge. Can the heroes fight off the myriad of evil forces opposing them? Can they restore the stolen gold to the desperately needy kingdom of Cyria? Will the breach of the promised aid return Cyria and Parynland to war? Discover the answers as you ride along with our heroes in the thrilling conclusion to the Chadash Chronicles in Book Three: Paryn’s Gold.
- Sales Rank: #853712 in Books
- Published on: 2014-10-26
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .92" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 406 pages
About the Author
David G. Johnson is an author and teacher with a BA in Asian Studies and an MDiv in Biblical Languages. He currently resides overseas with his family serving as teachers and living witnesses of their faith. He has been an avid fantasy and science fiction fan for over thirty years. Johnson has now turned his cross-cultural experience to the task of blending fantasy fiction with a biblical worldview. In his new series, The Chadash Chronicles, he mixes fantasy storytelling elements with tales of personal spiritual journeys to create an epic Christian Fantasy tale. Join the world of the Chadash Chronicles for an uplifting adventure you won’t forget.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Another
By ElleLainey
Star rating - ★★★★★ Movie Potential - ★★★★★
Plot – as brilliantly devised and executed as before
Characters – as loveable, rogueable and magnificent as ever. Loved the new ones too.
Ease of reading – really easy to read and follow
Cover - ✔ Suitable Title - ✔
Would I read it again – Most definitely.
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK, BY THE AUTHOR, IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW **
Let me just admit, before I get too far, that I'm a massive fan of this series so far. When I was asked if I wanted to read and review an advanced copy of this book, I just about did a fangirl scream and said 'Gimme! Gimme!'. I refrained, but it didn't lessen my excitement for starting this story.
And it did not disappoint.
As ever, I always think the introduction/foreword or whatever comes before the actual story is important. It's there for a reason. So that's where I'm going to start. Mr Johnson says:
“Whatever else is true of my stories, I sincerely hope that my books do not devolve into predictable, black and white stereotypes of believing heroes and unbelieving villains.
[…]
I do not believe my works force my faith upon anyone or put any constraints on them to believe in order to enjoy my novels.”
Well, I can reassure him there, because I'm not a believer. I'm one of those people who is too curious about everything, to ever truly believe in the one thing. But I wholeheartedly believe in these characters, their stories and the way that Mr Johnson so seamlessly tricks your mind into expecting one thing, while he delivers another.
To the story:
“Looks like the heroes of Dragon Pass are riding together again.”
I couldn't have said it any better myself, Gideon. But then, wait for it…Thatcher jumps in with that loveable, roguish charm as always.
Gideon: “Looks like the heroes of Dragon Pass are riding together again. If all goes well, we should be back in Aton-Ri within ten days.”
“Thatcher grinned. “If all goes well, captain, it will be the first time, and a pleasant surprise.” Yes it would, Thatch. And it would be all the more boring for it, if everything went to plan.
I can't even express to you how happy I was to slip back into this series. It was like going to my favourite holiday destination, where I knew everyone and they knew me, with only a few changes to jump out and surprise me.
One of the new changes, was the addition of Tink and the mention of Tank and Tweet. Tink was a great new characters; he appears sparingly, at the beginning, but I see a lot of potential in him. He's very funny, is friends with Thatcher and is steampunkish, which is nice to see.
However, there's nothing I love more than a group of misfits getting together and becoming a family. That's what these guys already are, but that doesn't make this journey and less exciting, but more so. There's an ease with each other, that is great to see. My two favourite characters, Thatcher and Melizar are more confident, even if a little cocky at the beginning. Their confidence, this time, is no longer false bravado but genuine belief in themselves and their companions.
It's also really great, even for a fan like I am who has read both previous books, to have a recap of the small details. The land layout, weapons and races are all important details and I was relieved to have them gone over again, without it feeling overbearing or repetitive. They all came at a time in the story when it was important, unobtrusive and only reminded me of what was relevant to the story.
“Yep, one big happy family.” Gideon gets the best lines. And this is true. Gideon is like the dad of the group and Thatcher the toddler who gets into all the trouble possible, but who is adorable enough to get away with it. Duncan is the crazy uncle who winds everybody up the wrong way, but that everyone loves, and Goldain the big brother, with the bone crushing hugs. Arreya is the mother figure and the strong, nurturing kind, while Melizar is the wise uncle, both teasing and a teacher.
I didn't like Jacob, from the beginning. He seemed a little too hesitant to speak about what should have been a simple explanation. The fact that Thatcher and Melizar were suspicious, as well, just sealed the deal for me. I'd follow them anywhere, and I followed them right into thinking Jacob untrustworthy. You'll have to read the book to find out if we were right or not. ;)
I was really glad to hear about Jeslyn again, even though her story was pretty comfortably settled at the end of the last book. It's good that she got her 'conclusion' to her story. Again: read it and you'll find out what I mean.
I loved the inclusion of the new characters Ramaz, Markus, Baridokos and Mortika. They are great, fun characters, always stirring the pot. I love the interactions between Markus and Melizar, as well as the big hard man with the soft interior feel I got from Markus. Baridokos was brilliant and a really strong character.
I really love that there is no one main character in all these books. The only consistently main character is the One Lord (God) and that seems right, since it's all about his people and what they do in His name. I love that, however brilliant in their own right, all the characters are equal to each other and not one of them dominates the story more than the others. It also says a lot about the equality of the group, that no-one ever tries to overshadow the others either.
Nothing is ever easy for this lot, but they always take it in their stride, good or bad. I adore that Thatcher is learning to be less boastful and prideful, which is really helping him see the Light of the path to the One Lord. I also love that Melizar has little shining moments of clarity, but that it gets clouded with confusion, doubts and literal interpretations of knowledge, even right until the end.
Auntie is a brilliantly devised character. She's a hoot and I can see her and Gideon, with his weird sense of humour, getting along famously.
But, when all is said and done, this is by far my favourite quote (and yes, it's be Melizar):
“Okay, step right up for your express doorway to the road to scenic Thalyia, where you can enjoy such varied activities as muggings, stabbings, poisonings and, for the truly adventurous, involuntary slavery. Don't miss out, step on through, folks; only ten gold pieces for the adventure of a lifetime.”
BEST. QUOTE. EVER.
I would, absolutely, definitely, positively, love to see Melizar, Thatcher and Malandyr (Melizar's brother) go on an adventure together. That would be EPIC! Throw in Baridokos and it could be an amazing party. I literally did a fist pump when Malandyr popped up; I was so excited.
The funniest part of the book, would be when Baridokos was doped up from an in jury treatment from Auntie. He was hilarious. The saddest part? I can't tell you. You'll have to read it. The song sung by Ragar Truebolt was a good solid cry, but it wasn't, by far, the first or the last. Let's just say that me and this book have some unfinished business. I'm not sure it understands how difficult it was to read the last chapter, particularly from Melizar approaching Stonehold to the end of the book, with tears flooding my eyes and soaking everything in sight. Thanks very much, Paryn's Gold. Great job.
Another great instalment from Mr Johnson that I will re-read again and again.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
What a great series!
By David Bergsland
I saved Paryn’s Gold to savor, and it was worth it. This is yet another great book on Chadash.
Is this the best of the four so far?
That’s very hard to say. To prepare for book three I reread the first three: Saga of the Everking (a lil’bitty thing), Fool’s Errand #1, and Mystic’s Mayhem #2. They were as good as I remember. In fact, they were even better the second time through. However, they made Paryn’s Gold seem a little sparse. I’d still have to give Fool’s Errand the nod as the best so far. By the way, don’t let my slight gritching about Paryn’s Gold put you off. This is a wonderful book.
Fool’s Errand is a masterful entry into a new world built by Mr. Johnson. The descriptions are rich and lush—depicting this extremely complex world in all its glory. It well may be that Paryn’s Gold is just the extension of the tale moving through a world in which I’m already comfortable. As a result, many of the gadgets have already been described in earlier books. Having just reread the earlier books a couple weeks ago, this book seems a bit lacking in description. I suspect this might even be a problem if you read the first two more than a year ago. On the other hand, I remember feeling the same way about The Fellowship of the Ring. Two Towers was a let down for me. I suspect that the real issue is that I really love being introduced to a completely new world: culture, political structure, religion, spirituality, economics, clothing, tools, and so on. Once that excitement has passed, the rest of the books are slightly dull in comparison. That is almost certainly what is happening here on Chadash also.
The characters keep getting better
Several new characters are introduced in this book. The good guys and gals are as marvelous as the original heroes, and very well developed. This is where David really shines (although as a world-builder he is also exceptional). As in all the books, the evil characters are lacking a bit—probably because of an attempt to avoid offending the sensibilities of traditional Christian readers. That’s a little sad—sad that so many Christians demand insulation from reality. On the other hand, immersion in sin is certainly not edifying. It’s a fine balance and David has handled it masterfully—erring (if at all) on the side of caution.
Those of you who know me realize I dislike romances. However, I like relationships as they grow in a book like this. Book #1 seems pregnant with possibilities. Book #3 didn’t fulfill any of them, though at least three relationships have hints tossed out. The book left many things hanging, even though the basic story of the three books is satisfactorily concluded. I can easily see three or four more trilogies coming from Chadash. I hope that happens. It’s a wonderful place in which to escape.
Spiritually, fully evangelical
David’s roots as a missionary shine through well. The Holy Spirit is definitely missing from the action so it’s not Full Gospel at all. However, the working of the Lord is strongly present‚ much more than in most evangelical books. It’s wonderful to read a book like this about believers and how they relate within the real world. It is really well done and still very rare in publishing—especially in fantasy and science fiction.
I was given a free review copy for an honest review.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A Fitting End To The Chadash Chronicles But Not To The World of Chadash!
By Peter Younghusband
I reckon there needs to be a new area of psychiatry that focuses on helping readers transition from the fictional world that they have become lost in and back to the reality of their real world. I know other readers will agree with me that there are withdrawal symptoms that one experiences every time one has to leave the fictional world and return to reality. These symptoms are the worst at the end of the book regardless whether standalone novel or trilogy/series. At least if you are in a trilogy or series there is always the next book to read so you can delay these inevitable withdrawal symptoms and remain in the blissful alternative world until it ends. And oh my, having to cope with waiting until that next instalment is released! Can this ever be achieved? I wonder if a reader could sue an author for pain and suffering and depression for creating believable, alternative worlds that the reader feels at one with, but is forced to leave because the author decides the book has to end?
Well, such is my mental state after reading this last instalment in the Chadash Chronicles! I must state though, that I could/would never sue Johnson or any other author for putting me in such a position! A desirable state of mental illness this is and I guess, I am glad it is a temporary one!
I was introduced to the world of Chadash when the first two books were already released so avoided the withdrawal symptoms and depression in transitioning from Fool's Errand back to reality and to wait for book 2, Mystic's Mayhem. But from this second book to Paryn's Gold, I have not been so fortunate. Both of these symptoms I had to live with! Knowing that this next instalment was on the near horizon, maybe I should have read the first two instalments before this one like author and fellow reviewer, David Bergsland, did! This might have helped me cope better! However, when Johnson put out a call for volunteers to read an ARC (Advanced Reader's Copy) of this book, my depression lifted, I no longer had withdrawal symptoms and life was worth living again!
Paryn's Gold flows nicely from the Mystic Mayhem's cliffhanger end. I loved the start where possibly the most hated and evil character in the entire series, Felonius, (next to Dadao) sets out to exact his revenge on Melizar and Thatcher for the death of his wife, Pernicious, that occurred in this cliffhanger. From there, the plot thickens as they say, and creates a life of its own. From this point on, I was well and truly at peace with life as I had settled back into my second home with those characters I have come to love and respect and admittedly, hate or despise! (Hmm, getting back to that lawsuit, can I sue the author for invoking such negative and destructive feelings in a reader such as myself?). The way Johnson has developed the depth of revenge really does encourage you to read further even if you don't like what Felonius has planned and what this xueshi (blood-grudge) entails. The fact that this is not fully explained at this point also encourages you to read on to find out!
As I continued on in the plot, I chuckled at the plight of the Heroes of Dragon Pass as they were plunged in the middle of a three pronged tug of war. On one hand, there was Felonius and his band of revenge seekers hunting for Melizar and Thatcher (who are with the rest of the Heroes), and on the other, there was Marcus and his cohorts seeking the Heroes because they believed the Heroes stole Paryn's Gold, and then there is Jacob who enlisted the Heroes help (through Gideon) to recover the Gold and use them to retrieve it for his own revenge against the Cyrians and hence, the Heroes sought to sort all this out! I reckon this is more than enough to keep the plot moving and the reader absorbed in the story. Worked for me!
It is from this point on that the plot and action revs up and where Johnson introduces new characters, plot developments, and further develops the relationships established in books 1 and 2. It was pure joy to become lost in Chadash once again.
I can see why there have been comments made that this is Johnson's best out of the trilogy and that it can be read as a standalone. Yes, I would agree, but I feel to only read this novel is really selling the reader short as for any reader to get the full benefit and experience the richness and wonder of this masterfully created world, it would be prudent to read the prequel Saga of the Everking, and then books 1 and 2 first.
This instalment is very consistent with the previous two as far as action, plot, character development is concerned, but I feel in this one, there is an increase in the spiritual aspects. Here is where Johnson shines. He has a way of presenting the Gospel that suit the plot or character interaction and it is not preachy and there is a gentleness and strength to this. Two instances are where Thatcher talks to Gideon about witnessing to Goldain and Gideon's counsel is wise but truthful and Gideon encouraging Melizar about the truth of the One Lord. For me, this is where I believe the Spirit uses Johnson's experiences as a missionary and his heart after God to minister to the reader who is seeking God or the Christian who may be having trouble with their faith. I must confess, I teared up reading both of these accounts especially the latter with Melizar. One highlight of this novel for me was the conversion of Melizar to faith in the One Lord. I jumped for joy, figuratively speaking and physically. I had a feeling this would happen as there were subtle hints planted in book 2, just like there were for Thatcher as well. Another highlight was the prophecy that Duncan was given by Hadaram, patron Malakim of the Durgak. What a valuable lesson Johnson has portrayed in Duncan fulfilling this prophecy and paving the way for Melizar to finally consider the One Lord as the only one to follow. It was very beautifully depicted Duncan laying down his life for Melizar and this act being the catalyst for Melizar to consider the reality of the One Lord.
As with the previous two novels, it is the Prologue that forms the backbone to each novel and gives information about the continuing battle by the Ayabim and Malakim for the lives of humans that is outlined in the first Prologue of Fool's Errand. I am still stunned as to the depth of imagination and writing that exists in this very first Prologue. I remember well reading this on a crowded train, my only thought was, "Wow!, This is just fantastic!" and nearly missing my destination train stop! I have often thought that maybe this first Prologue should be included in each instalment to refresh the reader's memory of how creative and well constructed this world of Chadash is and why it exists. Johnson is one very talented master world builder! One has only to read the Glossary at the end of this novel to discover the depth of this world. Even the detailed map of Ya-Erets supports this and is a necessary inclusion. There is so much in these novels that I feel it would be worth making the best of the e-book technology to enhance the reader's enjoyment and reading experience by making the various specific words, names and locations clickable to take the reader to the Glossary if they needed to refresh their memory or increase their understanding. I had the Glossary and map of Ya-Erets bookmarked on my Kindle so I could refer to this quickly and easily for this purpose.
I have said this before that if any reader who does not know what this author is about, they only have to read each Foreword and Afterword and will be introduced to the transparency of Johnson in his faith and love of God and how he openly states what his aims and motivation is for this trilogy are, (from the Forword),
".....to form a bridge between secular fans of fantasy and science-fiction literature and mainstream Christian readers."
and Afterword,
".....I hope that the books in the Chadash Chroicles series can be a bridge and a learning point for both Christians and secular readers alike. For Christians, there are deeper elements of understanding Hebrew tradition, culture and language that can be gleaned from within the story...There is also, hopefully, modeled in the pages examples of Christian character by one of the protagonists, Gideon, who hopefully exemplifies a human, flawed buy deeply faithful Christian. I did not wish to write this character as flawless, but as a model of what a biblical Christian could be, in hopes that believing readers may look to see more of themselves and how they interact with others with the personality of Gideon.
For the secular readers.....it is my hope in the pages of these books that by seeing the interaction the believer characters have with unbelievers, one might see a more biblical model of what should happen when Christians meet and interact with others of differing worldviews."
And very successfully does Johnson achieve this. It is this that forms the richness and depth to this wonderful world of Chadash. I mentioned in my review of book 1 or 2 that I could relate to Gideon very well.
My only negative in this instalment, is that I felt the ending was a bit rushed and ended too quickly. I also felt that there was one character Felonius and the plot line concerning him was not tied up satisfactorily, but after speaking to Johnson via Facebook about this, he told me,
'Yeah, let me just say this is not the last we will see of our Mitsar assassin. He and a few others (...Jeslyn, Al-Kali, Xiao Hong, and the bounty hunters) will all be making a prominent appearance in the Wizards War trilogy...with a few surprises. Tink will be back too, and so will Malandyr."
So from this we have clues to the next series, the Wizards War trilogy. I can hardly wait! It is so good to know that Paryn's Gold is not the end of this wonderful world of Chadash, and all these wonderful characters that I have now considered family.
Highly Recommended.
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