Reviewed by -- Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of -- Mad Shadows: The Weird Tales
of Dorgo the Dowser by Joe Bonadonna
Overall star rating
--- 5
About
the book:
Valdar is a city of
swordslingers and necromancers, witch cults and halfhuman races. It’s a city in
a world of darkness, black magic and creatures of the night . . . a city where
demonic entities serve the needs of any witch or magicman who can open a doorway
into their domain.
This is my city. This
is my world.
With a special dowsing
rod, I can detect the ectoplasmic residue of any supernatural presence or
demonic entity and sense the vestiges of odylic power and vile sorcery used in
the commission of crimes. I hunt anyone and anything that poses a threat to the
people of my city. My name’s Dorgo. Folks call me the Dowser.
From infernal depths
where lost souls mutate into hell-spawned devils, from the other side of the
veil that separates the earthly from the unearthly, from an ancient land whose
borders cross into other dimensions, Mad Shadows—The Weird Tales of Dorgo the
Dowser, will transport you to a world where sentient shadows, vengeful
vampires, malevolent puppets, and raging werewolves haunt the night . . . a
world where life is cheap and souls are always up for sale.
Book
creation ratings:
Overall total -- 30
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 10
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
Just from the cover of
this book, and the description, I wasn't sure if I would like it. But I did, I
loved it! This is an excellent, very well written book. If you like science
fiction and fantasy, you'll like this. The connecting thread throughout all the
stories is that of the main character of Dorgo. I love this character. He's
everything you would want of a main character. The author has surrounded the
main character of Dorgo with a wealth of other characters that are equally as
fascinating as Dorgo. The book combines elements of fantasy and paranormal, all
into one wild land. For me, this was one
of those 'can't put it down' books that I devoured until I reached the last
page.
Reader
Recommendations
Genre -- science
fiction, fantasy, paranormal
Age recommendations --
15 and up
Sex content rating --
minimal
Violence rating --
quite a bit
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