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Modern civilization has disintegrated.

The technological advances of mankind have flourished beyond expectations and have escaped the controlling hands of the human race. Cloned humans and genetically engineered creatures prowl the lands, pushing the earth over the edge to a third World War.

Four centuries later, the world has regressed to a feudalistic state, unaware of its advanced past. Now, kingdoms live in fear of mutated “demons,” of shadowy forests, and of frosts destroying their spring crops. It is a land where only the secret of society’s past is known by a select few—and those few seem to have their own agenda on the upcoming successions of thrones.

Nadia, the eldest princess of Damewood, flees for her life after her castle is attacked by an underground cult bent on bringing society back to its “roots.” Disguising herself as a knight, she joins a hunting party along with her best friend—a demon horse with his own dark past—to put an end to the massacres and retrieve a stolen key that will unlock the cult’s mysteries and the history of her people.

2008 Foreword Book of the Year Award Winner.      http://www.amazon.com/Demons-Past-Damewood-ebook/dp/B004VWKXC8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1303578022&sr=8-2

Mention on Book Lover's Inc.

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http://www.bookloversinc.com/2011/03/genres-101-world-is-ending-aka.html

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New review for Stones of Time

Here's a review from author Rae Lori, check out here site here: http://www.raelori.com

On to the review:

This was an awesome read that I daresay enjoyed even better than the first book. 

Stones of Time starts off right where Demons of the Past ended as Nadia is imprisoned by the scientists and her betrayer Maurdruik. She gets to know one of her guards, Shaden, probably my favorite character in the book, a soldier who is well read and unlike his brethren. Soon Nadia gains his trust and somewhat manipulates him in helping her escape, after revealing his dismay toward the way the other soldiers think. The opening scenes are interspersed between flashbacks of horrific experiments to create super soldiers and one genetically enhanced "demon" child (whom it is hinted as being Shaden) is subjected to countless painful experiments. 

As Nadia and Shaden escape, she stops at a door where her old friend/love interest/former mentor Vestro is being held and still kept alive. Insistent on taking him, Nadia and Shaden then make their escape toward the city of Colorado Springs (with a stop here and there) and run into some old friends, the demon hunter Damien and the former would be king of the Pearl Isles Andrew who has changed a bit in appearance and moved on with a new love interest Anna. From there, they devise a plan to stop the Ordi and the vicious experiments while attempting to gather the last remnants of the Pearl Isles together to rise up and retake the kingdom from the growing Ordi empire. 

There are some nice moments between Shaden and Nadia earlier on that I believed would turn into an interesting triangle but instead gave way to another connection that would band Shaden, Nadia and Vestro together. I was taken aback with the revelation and also how Shaden changed from a hardcore warrior to somewhat child-like in mentality and curiosity but it was understandable after getting a bit used to it. 

The beauty in this story not only lies within the depth and complexities of the characters but in the detail of this future world. From steam energy powered lights in the future city of Colorado Springs to the fact that California had broken off the rest of the continent, the technological future that was hinted at in book 1 is fully shown as Nadia makes her way out of the city. Genetically enhanced beings are treated with contempt and subhumans and we see in the low paying jobs they are given, the way they are treated as property and the disapproving glances they are thrown on the streets. 

This was a great addition to the Damewood trilogy and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how the series is tied up as the final confrontation looms and the characters begin to settle with each other and in their home to prepare for war once again. 

New reviews for Stones of Time

PRAISE FOR STONES OF TIME:

"... perfect blend of future, past and present that keeps the characters, and reader, in a whirlwind of action, suspense, and even a little romance thrown in to brighten an otherwise bleak world... This series shows us that there is a new force to be reckoned with on the fantasy playing field, and that force is Erin Durante."

--Thomas Morton, Front Street Reviews

"... A great read and I'm looking forward to book three, with hopes that it'll be just as good and the characters will finally realize their goals and the secrets left to be revealed won't be too calamitous to their overall futures.  Keep 'em coming, Erin!"

--Toni V. Sweeney, Author of Blood Sin

"Two Thumbs Up" Can't wait to read complete trilogy. Adventure and fantasy could not put down till completed. "

--Mark, Goodreads Reviewer

"Adventure filled Sci-fi tale of friendship and loyalty... The characters had depth and the story moved quickly. I am looking forward to the third book in the trilogy."

--Beth, Goodreads Reviewer