Balislanka by John Blackport book review!

When I found out I was going to do a book review for Balislanka by John Blackport I was so excited!!! The book just looked and sounded so interesting! Balislanka is the third book in a series…I have not yet been able to read the first two books…however I plan on reading them soon!!! I truly found myself totally consumed by this book! Even though it was the third book in the series it was still quite fascinating and easy to follow, without reading the previous books.

Description of Balislanka:

Rick Rivoire has two desires: to protect his country from outside threats, and to purge it of the tyranny that plagues it from within. After saving an isolated mining town from the ruthless necromaner Lucan, he dares to dream of fulfilling both goals.

But the cities are becoming unstable. Religious persecution brings bouts of madness that grow steadily bloodier and more frequent. All about him, Rick’s old friends are attacked by fresh, determined enemies. Chaos reigns in the streets of the capital.

Moreover, there are worrisome signs that the town of Jendreaux may not be out of danger after all. Necromancers do come back with distressing regularity, and Lucan is no exception. Rick must put Lucan down once and for all, before an army of walking dead overruns the countryside.

Rick returns to Jendreaux on his own. There is no sign of its soldiers or townspeople. Can he find them? Are they alive? And if they’re not alive — can he beat them?

Even if Lucan can be defeated — what then? Can Rick find a fledgling rebellion to aid, or join? Or will he have to start one on his own?

I absolutely loved the quality of writing by John Blackport. I found Balislanka to be an easy read…so creatively inspired with visually descriptive fight scenes, romance and magical spells. I found my self easily lost in the magical world of undead creatures, Ogres and war. Reading this book felt like watching a great TV series or movie. There is nothing better than a book that confuses your mind into believing it had actually “watched” that scene…now that’s a sign up of a good read!