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    • Merlin House Publishing Company

    "Masterfully written and utterly fascinating fantasy
    with a superb plot and character cast
    that will keep you up well
    past bedtime, yearning for more!"
    ...Merlin's Review Staff



    "Simply charming!"
    General Greywolf leads a cast of 'a thousand' intriguing and endearing creatures (mostly elves)
    in a war against the Evil Dark Lord who is set on invading the idyllic land of Tir-na-nog.
    When the charming Goddess Diana enters the scene, Greywolf loses his heart even as he
    wins battles. If you loved Flash Gordon, the movie, and enjoy mythology as much as romance,
    then let Dark Lord enchant you. I was highly entertained and found myself charmed
    by a certain Pegasus. The book itself is presented beautifully, with illustrations
    and a great amount of information.
    Regina Pounds, a historical fiction author, June 1, 2001



    Readers of quality fantasy take note:
    Dark Lord, the new epic fantasy from Writer's Showcase
    is a sweeping adventure that contains in equal measures tragedy and triumph,
    treachery and justice, death and rebirth, villainy and heroism, magic and brute
    force, war and peace. Readers of Dark Lord will find themselves firmly engaged
    in a war between two worlds — between humans and the fey — but as in all such things
    the lines separating one from the other is often blurred. A sweeping back-story lifts
    this novel above others in its class, and treats the reader to a rich universe
    containing elves, dwarves, fearies, dragons, winged horses, gods and goddesses,
    and more.
    David M. Rountree (Greywolf the Wanderer) and Diana Sinclair (The Goddess Diana) write
    with an engaging and fast-paced style that grips you from the first paragraph and
    puts you inside the skin of the characters themselves. While kings and kingdoms
    fall you will experience the pain of death and the bitter-sweet uncertainty of
    budding love, the heat of hand-to-hand combat and the wonder of powerful magic, the pain of burying loved-ones and the joy of celebrating victory hard-won.
    I recommend Dark Lord without reservation.
    John Berkowitz,
    Publications Director, graphic designer and fantasy writer


    Move over Tolkien! Greywolf and the Goddess Diana are here!
    I just finished this mind-bending rocket ride called 'Dark Lord,' and I
    must say this was the biggest surprise this year. I must confess that I
    have never heard of David Rountree (Greywolf the Wanderer) or Diana Sinclair
    (Goddess Diana) but I certainly hope I hear more from them in the future.
    Their work here is in a class by itself. Not a rehash of the same old tales
    retold over and over, Dark Lord reveals a unique insight into a world of Myth
    and Legend. The dialogue is so masterfully written that I felt I was
    conversing with the heroes. I laughed, I worried, I cried throough the
    journey, as characters developed into near family status with me.
    The ending is so powerful, it took me several hours to recover. A
    masterpiece of fantasy. This was ultimately the best fantasy story
    I have read in years.
    H. Stern, Literary Critic from New York, May 22, 2001



    An Epic Tale of High Adventure!, May 24, 2001
    This is the HOT Fantasy novel of the year! If you like adventure,
    you will love Dark Lord. This tale of war and romance takes you through
    the struggles of not just one, but many of the characters as they cope
    with facing a seemingly unstoppable foe. The insights into the characters
    is in depth and revealing in very direct as well as subliminal ways. The
    dialogue is believable, and entertaining. It is a book that will pull
    every emotional response from you, with each paragraph you read. A truely
    magnificent work! Hats off to Greywolf and Diana!
    Don Remey, Reviewer, from Atlantic City, N.J.



    A future Classic of its genre!
    DARK LORD can be genre-fied as a la Tolkien, but only for now. In time,
    as more people read this richly satisfying novel and talk about it, many
    a new Fantasy author's work will be tagged as "a la Greywolf and Goddess
    Diana." I am an author and publisher, with many years experience in the
    field, and the last time I had such an enjoyable, lengthy reading experience
    was when I read DUNE, more than a decade ago. I would recommend that
    readers who purchase DARK LORD, contact the authors for an autographed
    copy ...as I have done. I stand by my comment as to that DARK LORD is
    a future Classic which will set a standard by which new Fantasy novels
    will be judged, and will boldly sign my full name to my review:
    Kristina O'Donnelly, author and publisher


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