{"id":5353,"date":"2020-09-06T12:20:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2020-09-07T21:30:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:30:48","slug":"repenter-players-of-the-game-book-1-by-james-mcgowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=5353","title":{"rendered":"Repenter: Players of the Game Book 1 by James McGowan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=5354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/repenters.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"repenters\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/repenters.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/repenters.jpg?resize=225%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5354\" width=\"225\" height=\"348\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An adrenaline-packed blend of dark fantasy and technology\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGowan brings raw emotion, a larger-than-life antihero, and a rich stew of bloodshed and mayhem in this testosterone-charged first installment in the Players of the Game series. The ruthless pyromancer Ashe Stelfire has spent his life staying indifferent to others\u2019 feelings. The only thing that matters for him is his own needs. But when the thoroughly crooked manipulator Corsis orchestrates the theft of A Pox, a vial containing an intelligent germ weapon, Avril, Ashe\u2019s long-lost daughter, returns to Ashe seeking his help. The merciless pyromancer has no option but to get out of his comfort zone. Packed with nearly nonstop action and darkly atmospheric settings, the narrative moves at a lightening speed. The novel becomes more relevant with the major conflict in the story speaking to the heart of current pandemic crisis, as Avril, Eric, and Ashe fight to save the world from the sentient virus that once infected two trillion beings in the Marco Worlds. A sense of menace and looming darkness accompanies Nirva Silv who makes for a sinister antagonist. The greatly-tortured, ruthless Ashe serves as a perfect foil to Nirva Silv\u2019s evil machinations. Svithe and Corsis as wholly corrupt villains awaken the feelings of repulsion in readers\u2019 minds. McGowan\u2019s writing is assured, and the thoroughly dark atmospheric setting brings this fascinating urban fantasy into sharp focus. With its enthralling blend of larger-than-life protagonists, imaginative premise, and nonstop action, the book makes for a page-turner. This is a one hell of trip with many delights along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Repenter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Players of the Game Book 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By James McGowan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Repenter-Players-Game-Book-1\/dp\/B08DSND2GK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date August 1, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B08DSND2GK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $4.03 (USD) Kindle edition, $9.99 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An adrenaline-packed blend of dark fantasy and technology\u2026 McGowan brings raw emotion, a larger-than-life antihero, and a rich stew of bloodshed and mayhem in this testosterone-charged first installment in the Players of the Game series. The ruthless pyromancer Ashe Stelfire has spent his life staying indifferent to others\u2019 feelings. The only thing that matters for him is his own needs. But when the thoroughly crooked manipulator Corsis orchestrates the theft of A Pox, a vial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":5354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"An Editorial Book Review Website\n\nBook review: Repenter: Players of the Game Book 1 by James McGowan #WritersLife #Author #authors #Kindle #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #books #repenter #jamesmcgowan #selfpub #urbanfantasy #fantasy #scifi ","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7223,726,91,460,3328,178,1136176,610903656,1473,1008073,856121,161386,349],"class_list":["post-5353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-author","tag-authors","tag-blogging","tag-blogs","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books","tag-indie-books-review","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-urban-fantasy","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/repenters.jpg?fit=323%2C499&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-1ol","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5387,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions\/5387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}