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Immortals' Requiem (Alternative Earth Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Vincent Bobbe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 381
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#1 Bestseller & OnlineBookClub.org's Book of the Year 2018

There are beings that live a shadow's breadth from our reality...

They are the dreams and nightmares of humanity, the ancient seeds of fairy-tale and superstition. These are the Immortals, creatures of magic that should live forever... and they are fading.

When a horror two thousand years dead returns to contemporary England, creatures long thought lost to myth and legend collide in a scramble for survival that could tumble civilisation back into the dark ages of blood and death.

Immortals’ Requiem is a Tolkienesque monster fighting fantasy for a mature audience - (there's non of that romantic vampire nonsense here!). The adventure is based in both a modern day city and vast supernatural worlds. If you like the idea of a drunken elf with a shotgun, an ancient warrior discovering chainsaws, an immortal human monster hunter and a whole host of violent supernatural beings you’ll love this grimdark bestseller.

Buy Immortals' Requiem to lose yourself in this epic dark fantasy adventure today!


Awards

  • Voted "Book Of The Year 2018" by the members of OnlineBookClub.org
  • Number 1 Bestseller In Its Category
  • Winner Of The Readers Favorite 5* Award
  • Indie Reader Approved Award
  • HugeOrange.com Editors Pick Winner
  • OnlineBookClub.Org 4/4 Winner

Read if you enjoy authors such as Glen Cook, George R.R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, Joe Abercrombie, Steven Erikson, Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch, Richard K. Morgan, Joss Whedon etc.


Content Advisory: This book is a dark fantasy intended for mature audiences and at times contains scenes of graphic violence.

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Praise For Immortals' Requiem
  • "The author's world creation abilities are simply second to none and his descriptions of the Immortals and their lands are incredible and interesting. Any reader who loves fiction, fantasy, adventure or thrills should absolutely read Immortals' Requiem!"
    Tracy A. Fischer, Readers' Favorite
  • "This book is hard to put down! It’s a rollicking ride on a terrifying adventure. Vampires, zombies and shapeshifters, oh my! Vincent Bobbe weaves modern day reality with a bloody, harsh fantasy!"
    Huge Orange Publication Review
  • "Immortals’ Requiem is a book that I enthusiastically recommend to fantasy readers. Vincent Bobbe is a gifted storyteller - the ease with which he explains events is flawless. His descriptions of different scenes are exceptionally vivid, and his world-building ability is remarkable. I pictured the settings with absolute clarity, and it has been a long time since I have felt so involved in an original world."
    Online Book Club Publication Review
  • "The eternal struggle between good and evil receives the fully fantastical treatment it deserves in IMMORTALS’ REQUIEM, an erudite and entertaining dark fantasy."
    Indie Reader

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  3. Language
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    June 29, 2018
  6. File size
    4301 KB
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Editorial Reviews

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  • "I liked.....NO! I LOVED this book! If there were a ten star system i'd give it a 15!"
    Kellies Reading Nook
  • "I have read many books and this is up there as one of my favourites.The only downside to this book is that it had to end. If you haven't got this book already then make it the next thing you do, you wont bedisappointed."
    Whispering Stories
  • "I am so sad that this book is finished. It has given me a book hangover that I feel will last a while. What an amazing ride Mr Bobbe has taken me on with this tremendous story. Immortals' Requiem is a book that I enthusiastically recommend to dark fantasy readers."
    Online Book Club
  • "I can't stress to you enough how much I enjoyed this book - seriously,it's that good, you need to give it a try. I didn't expect such an epic masterpiece of a story that absolutely blew me away!"
    All Things Dark &Dirty
  • "The world building in this otherworldly book is nothing less than brilliant. He has taken the fae world and put it all into one outstanding book. Immortals' Requiem is unlike anything I have ever read!"
    Artisan Book Reviews
  • "I thought that this was going to be a run of the mill fantasy. Since I like fantasy, I figured why not, the worst thing is that this book is a cookie cutter vampire / shifter / zombie novel. Well, wasn't I super wrong. Immortals' Requiem was like nothing I have read before! Let's put it this way, I loved this book."
    Read With Me 2018
  • "This fantastic read had me enthralled from the first page to the very last!"
    Honest Book Reviews
  • "If you love dark fantasy novels this is a masterpiece that you don't want to pass up."
    The All Night Library
  • "This week I read 'Immortals' Requiem', last week 'Pachinko', and the week before 'Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine'. One is just being published, one is a New York Times bestseller, and the other is a Number One Sunday Times bestseller. All three are great books, albeit different genres. If I didn't already know which were the bestsellers, I wouldn't be able to tell you which is which!"
    Avid Reader, Amazon UK Top 500 Reviewer.
  • "Gripping and totally absorbing, somehow reminding me of early fantasy writers like ER Eddison & Lord Dunsany... Vincent Bobbe is one to watch!"
    Tony Watson, Vine Voice
  • "Bobbe's debut story packs a punch, and it really has you worried for the characters he's created. This tale has real stakes, and you're always looking to see what happens next."
    Tellest
  • "Well-written and recommended for mature fans of supernatural fiction and dark urban fantasy. It's a rollicking ride on a terrifying adventure."
    HUGEOrange
  • "In this epic fantasy novel, Bobbe shows what it means to actually give up everything for the sake of a world you might not even believe in."
    hollieshappinessandhealing
  • "If you like fantasy with a Celtic and antiquity tinge and a hint of Game of Thrones you' will definitely enjoy this."
    Ruth Finnegan, multi-award author
  • "Suffice to say that while I'm not normally a fan of zombie / vampire / werewolf stories, Immortals' Requiem captured my attention from the beginning and held it all the way to the conclusion. This one is well worth the price of admission."
    R.S.Leergaard Book Blog
  • "This is an incredible story and is easily worth the 5/5 Star Rating."
    Todd Simpson, Amazon.com.au Top 50 Reviewer
  • "When I began reading, I wasn't sure what I was getting into. Before I knew it I was in a full-fledged dark fantasy tale set in modern London with a drunken elf reluctantly leading the charge! Profane, violent and fun to read."
    DaveCarver, Amazon Top Contributor: Fantasy Books
  • "Give yourself a treat and a challenge and take a look!"
    Kate's Titles
  • "This is the type of book that anyone who loves horror, fantasy, myths or legends would love to read. I am a big fan of fantasy and I really love this book!"
    Lisa Jane, Hub Pages
  • "If you enjoy the supernatural, grimdark fantasy or myth, then this is a must-read. This is my first, but not my last fantasy novel, thanks to the author."
    Lesley Jones, Readers' Favorite

From the Author

A huge thank you for taking the time (which so few of us have these days!) to read my book. I do sincerely hope you enjoyed it. This is the first step in a fantastic journey that I do not want to end! 
With your support, I can continue to plumb the depths of the Immortals' Requiem universe ... and I can guarantee that there are things down there that would make even Cú Roí tremble!
If you'd like to come and say hello and have a chat:facebook.com/VincentBobbeAuthor/

Thanks again, you guys are amazing!

- Vincent

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DDDVDR5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jump Start Publishing (June 29, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4301 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 556 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 381

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Vincent Bobbe is nearly forty years old. When he was about ten, he tripped on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel and fell into his own brain. He's not quite managed to climb out yet, because the things that found him in there keep clawing him back in.

He's happily married with two young children and lives in Manchester, England. His wife is horrifically allergic to pretty much everything, so he doesn't have any pets. This suits him.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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From the first page, I noticed the detailed use of verbs and adjectives. He has a way of making you visualize as you read. Instant mind movie! I had to put it down to begin reading during the day. The visuals he created would surely have me dreaming in 3D, and I need to sleep tonight. I am looking forward to this read!
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Sinsational
5.0 out of 5 stars 💫 Outstanding Excellent Book, a real Treat 💫
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021
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With a rich skillfully woven intrigue that spans millennia, full and vivid characters with complex personalities far above and beyond what is common.
In this book I found that in spades.
This is indeed a masterly skillfully tight knit storyline, richly infused and spiced with a dialogue that is vivid, fast paced, full of action and unexpected events.

My point of view:
Any review is in a sense a mirror of the reader, their previous reads, experience, and mood.
And the way I think is that a book that can distract, captivate and hold your interest despite what may be going on, is a book worth reading.

I was restless and bored and surfed the Amazon pages to see if I would perhaps find something that stood out. And boy oh boy I sure hit a jackpot!

When you find your interest and curiosity triggered, seemingly by coincidence and without intending to do so you find your self almost magically caught and reeled into look closer at a book.
Once you start looking it gets laced with intrigue because it’s summary calls to your reading addiction, you get your hopes up as well, that perhaps this book can be a reading gem.

High hopes can be hard to fulfill.

In this case I can with full honesty say, what I found was not just a gem, but a whole treasure trove.
So I was more than pleasantly surprised by this book and thrilled when it even far succeeded my hopes.
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Kamira
4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed reading this!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020
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A very engaging and well thought out plot. Quite fantastical and very gory but I enjoyed it immensely. I would definitely read the sequel.
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E.B. Hood
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is sold 4.5 stars.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
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This book is sold 4.5 stars. Why? Well, let's dive in, and I like to get the bad out of the way so that we can talk about all the good. I’ll be bluntly honest, I had a hard time starting this book, and I almost didn’t think I would read it, but then it took off. I could put it down after that, but I feel like you should understand why this book was so hard to get into, and yet, it’s totally worth the bump in the road. The author takes us through his story by switching from one character to the next. I like this style, but, in the beginning he should have spent more time with each character. The quick change from one person to the next was jarring. Especially because I hadn’t learned who these characters were, in some case I hadn’t realized it was a character I had already met. Mostly the fact that I could not recall the character's name. This is worse if you read this book over a period of time. (Like me.)
Once I became familiar with his characters, I fell in love with the story. I hate to give spoilers, and I’m not about to. So instead of going on and on about the plot, I rather talk about the uniqueness of this book. Do you like Dungeons and Dragon type books? Tolkien fan? What about supernatural thrills based on the shadows of our world? Perhaps you yearn for a good dungeon adventure? Well, this book as all of that, and some romance to boot. You might ask? How can it, how can it work? All I can say is, “It does,” and the author does an amazing job of weaving it all together by the end.
If you want to know how he did this, well read it of course. This book is a thrill and a real page turner once you get it in. I feel like if he would have not jumped between characters so fast early in the book, this would have been five stars. Give it a chance, you will love it.
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carolyn
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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Bounced around alot. Made you pay attention. Otherwise it was entertaining . If you like sci-fi you should enjoy this boom
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Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars If this is fantasy, I'm hooked!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2018
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Naively we believe that we mortals are the rulers of the earth. Most do not see the worlds and beings that exist with us. When the magic holding everything in its place wears thin and the balance of power shifts, chaos unfolds. Unspeakable horror will reign, and the world as we mortals know it will end unless the good of immortals and mortals together can overcome evil. Great sacrifices must be made.

Immortals' Requiem is a skillfully told, action-packed, mind-boggling, heart-pounding tale taking place over 5 days and steeped in the history of over two millennia. A strong character set includes many types of immortals--Elves, Ifrits, Orcs, Jotnars, Therians, Barghests, Svartalfar, and hybrids--and mortal beings. The story is told from the point of view of the main and minor characters, and our knowledge of and the relationship with the characters becomes richer with each contact. Action occurs not only in the familiar setting of Manchester, England but also in the worlds parallel which the author creatively and believably describes in The Tower at Dawn and The Tower at Dusk. There are scenes of horrific violence including rape, but not graphic sex.

What I liked best about this book: It moved my mind from fantasy to reality. As a rule, I do not read fantasy. I do not read Tolkien. I do not even understand the Lord of the Rings movies. I get lost in the characters and their strange names. Although I was a bit frustrated with the first fifth of the book, it all came together. As the story progressed, the author added enough information to grow the story and the characters. If shape-shifting, un-destroyable characters can be real and relatable, the author accomplished it. If this is fantasy, I'm hooked.

What I like least about this book: The story does not have a strong beginning, and it took a while to figure out how the beginning related to the story as a whole. The writing at the beginning felt clumsy and strained. Persevere. Both of these faults resolved themselves as the story unfolds.
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Lisa M
4.0 out of 5 stars Full of Hero’s
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
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I enjoyed this book. I liked how the many heroes, monsters and humans, past and present worked together for the good of human race. They had a purpose and they did not stop until the task was done. Readers who were not into fantasy might also enjoy reading this.
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Bruce
4.0 out of 5 stars Craking debut, worth reading and watching for more
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2018
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Whilst I was offered the book for review I enjoyed it enough that I have purchased my own copy as I'd love to see more from Vincent.

The pace is thunderous, and builds with an almost breathless frenzy through the book, right through a cracking finale that closes this chapter firmly. Yet even with the pace Vincent manages to build the worlds, set the history and establish the characters, which in turn leaves plenty of material for subsequent books If anything I think he'll have a harder time deciding where and when to pick up! A great problem to have for an author!

Why only 4 stars then? The character arcs are for the most part very linear and the pace doesn't allow for much character progression and whilst the pace does slacken off in places, it could do with a few more lulls between the action and characters follow very linear paths.

I love the fact that it takes place in Manchester England, but, then I'm biased as a Brit. Also, some great slang gets thrown around giving it some local spice without alienating readers.

I don't tend to read much from this genre, but there are overtones of Charles Stross (Laundry Files) with the humour and the blending of the fae and modern times is reminiscent of Shadowrun (I mean hints of, but that could just be me).

I'm looking forward to reading more!
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Lydia
5.0 out of 5 stars Not predictable!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2019
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This book captured my attention completely I was part of it. It's written so well you are fearful, excited and fighting with and for each of the characters as you read. Its written with plenty of details therefore easy to picture the creatures exploding from their hosts for example. The story wasn't rushed and ended with the possibility of more. It was rich reading and had many references to sci-fi/fantasy greats. This story has some very dark twisted, violent scenes so isn't for younger readers looking for a romance vampire story. I look forward to reading more from this Author.
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Todd Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing story
Reviewed in Australia on June 29, 2018
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Wow, what a fabulous book. I was really impressed with how much content Vincent Bobbe has packed into this story, and how easily it held my attention through to the end. I normally have a favourite character in a story, but I found it hard picking between Cam O’ Griobhtha and Sam Autumn, as they are both brilliant. Overall, it’s a very unique plot that I absolutely loved.
Grimnir Vafthrudnir can’t believe what’s happened to the earth. With humans covering so much of it up with stone and concrete, they were slowly killing it. Unless he could find the Maiden of Earth and Water, there didn’t look like much chance of saving the planet. It didn’t take him long after arriving to feel that the magic that was so abundant many years previously, had now almost disappeared. Even though Cam was an Elf, he would have been quite happy to be left alone and drink himself to oblivion like the humans around him. However, his father insists on him getting his act together and helping Grimnir in his quest to save the earth. Sam did what he thought was the right thing when he heard someone in distress and came to their aid. Of course, he didn’t expect to be attacked himself. Sure, he had been drinking, but what he witnessed that night surely couldn’t be something real. Things like that didn’t happen in real life. Little did he know that his world was about to change. Cu Rui making a sudden appearance on earth is certainly going to disrupt things. He has a totally different agenda to Grimnir, and it’s more along the lines of creating havoc and mayhem to take over. This is an incredible story and is easily worth the 5/5 Star Rating.
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Lolita
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read for those love a bit of dark fantasy, mixed with modern day England
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2021
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The Immortal’s Requiem by Vincent Bobbe is a very action-packed story with many creatures and backstories coming together. It was very easy to read, even though it was quite a slow start to the book. I love how the author portrayed some characters to have a good and dark side which is developed throughout the story. For example the main, so-called, villain of the story is first viewed as evil but the author still revealed that this character had no choice but to become a villain.
There is a big battle between mortals and creatures that all have plots and stories to tell. I was disappointed in how many characters were introduced in the story, but not further developed into a richer, much more detailed storyline. Personally, I think that this book had so much potential to become two, even three books because of how much imagination is shown throughout by the author.
Despite all that, the story really grips your attention - you can really see the journey from different perspectives. I also found it interesting how the author was not afraid to kill off characters that may have been the reader’s favourite. I loved how many mystical creatures the author included in the book, it has a something for everyone; from giants and elves to dragons and wizards. The author managed to paint a very vivid picture of the journey of the characters to find the ‘miracle child’. As well as where it all took place - all the descriptions were so detailed - it very much felt like you were inside their world watching their adventure from the side-lines.
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Yasmin Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantasy fan must
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2021
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What a great book, I can't wait to read the next 1 and hopefully there will be more to come.
The characters were great and I loved finding out Grimnir's real identity at the end.
Great style of writing and very visual - would be a great film!
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