Tales of the Dark Kensai

Tales of the Dark Kensai

Tales of the Dark Kensai is a recent fantasy series surrounding the life of a character named Phasmatis Batara Kaerasti. In the first novel, Phasmatis loses his childhood home in a violent invasion and is slowly corrupted by the criminal element of the city. However, with his childhood training Phasmatis fights to retain his principles despite the evils around him, and finds himself faced against monsters and men with villainous intent. He is cursed, and has to wear a mask to keep anyone from sharing his curse. At the end ofOrigin of the Sword Saint Phasmatis abandons his former life to become an esoteric warrior known as a kensai.

In the second tale, the cursed swordsman travels the dangerous land of Afanadar to seek a cure for his blight. Dogged by guilt from his days as an assassin and by old enemies, Phasmatis worries that he has not been able to change his nature, and that the curse is driving him insane. Like the first novel, this is filled with battlescenes that are scrupulously detailed and character analysis that is consistently deep and engaging - on par with writers such as Anne Rice and Steven King. www.publishedauthors.net/secondtaleofthedarkkensai

The third tale somewhat takes its focus off of Phasmatis, though his role is still central to the plot. The kensai and his friends, one of his old mentors Talstran, a gnome from the second book named Gleebeck, and a druid named Gwynera decide to travel into the heartlands of the Tamian Empire to stop a violent war that is devastating the nations. www.publishedauthos.net/darkkensai3

Background:

The notion of the kensai is drawn initially from Japanese mythology, though the series is more rooted in the fantasy tradition, as well as Norse, English and Greek mythology. All three books consider problems of ethics, the problem of evil, theology, romanticism, and other topics of philosophy, as well as exploring the effects of psychological influences on character behavior.

Readers' Opinions:

Negatives:

For those who do not like long descriptions, the Tales of the Dark Kensai may get somewhat tedious at points, though usually the action is fast paced enough to overlook this. The main character's problems may strike the reader as overdramatic or unnecessarily melancholy, though this is balanced by other characters with lighter dispositions, and frequent, well-used humor. The biggest problem with the series is the amount of typos, primarily in the first novel, though a few do appear in the following novels. Also, the books are somewhat expensive.

Positives:

In a genre which is simply saturated, Cirilla manages to put new life into old themes, tackling serious issues that pertain to our society. Each battle seems fresh, and the dialogue, especially when it becomes philosophical and intense, is always incredibly engaging and inspires the reader into thinking.

While it is true that this is published by PublishAmerica, The Tales of the Dark Kensai is a genuinely excellent series which deserves attention and recognition. I do not see why simply having information about the novel poses any legal information, since this is a non-for-profit organization.

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