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Chaos and Retribution
No ordinary person can control the elemental powers of Stone, Sea, and Sky.
But these three are far from ordinary.
Fen loses everything when his city is sacked by invaders. Orphaned and alone, he forms a strange bond with the city’s new ruler.
He starts to carve out a life for himself, only to discover a strange power is awakening within him.
The same power that killed his father.
Aislin came from the sea, her origins a mystery. Like the sea, she is wild, unpredictable, and powerful.
Feared and hated by the other children, she is bullied by them, until the day comes when she turns her power on them.
Karliss is in training to become the next wind shaman for his tribe. Reckless and irresponsible, he uses his power for his own amusement, ignoring the warnings of his mentor.
And then one day tragedy strikes the tribe, and he must shoulder a great responsibility he is not ready for.
The Dragon Queen makes her presence felt once again and all the land is in peril. Can Fen, Aislin, and Karliss overcome their own fears and master their power, or will the world fall to Chaos?
( Chaos and Retribution is the second series in the Chaos Cycle , following Immortality and Chaos (I) and before The Dragon Queen of Chaos (III).)
But these three are far from ordinary.
Fen loses everything when his city is sacked by invaders. Orphaned and alone, he forms a strange bond with the city’s new ruler.
He starts to carve out a life for himself, only to discover a strange power is awakening within him.
The same power that killed his father.
Aislin came from the sea, her origins a mystery. Like the sea, she is wild, unpredictable, and powerful.
Feared and hated by the other children, she is bullied by them, until the day comes when she turns her power on them.
Karliss is in training to become the next wind shaman for his tribe. Reckless and irresponsible, he uses his power for his own amusement, ignoring the warnings of his mentor.
And then one day tragedy strikes the tribe, and he must shoulder a great responsibility he is not ready for.
The Dragon Queen makes her presence felt once again and all the land is in peril. Can Fen, Aislin, and Karliss overcome their own fears and master their power, or will the world fall to Chaos?
( Chaos and Retribution is the second series in the Chaos Cycle , following Immortality and Chaos (I) and before The Dragon Queen of Chaos (III).)
2537 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2022
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About the author
Eric T. Knight
34 books118 followersBorn in 1965, I grew up on a working cattle ranch in the desert thirty miles from Wickenburg, Arizona, which at that time was exactly the middle of nowhere. Work, cactus and heat were plentiful, forms of recreation were not. The TV got two channels when it wanted to, and only in the evening after someone hand cranked the balky diesel generator to life. All of which meant that my primary form of escape was reading.
At 18 I fled to Tucson where I attended the University of Arizona. A number of fruitless attempts at productive majors followed, none of which stuck. Discovering I liked writing, I tried journalism two separate times, but had to drop it when I realized that I had no intention of conducting interviews with actual people but preferred simply making them up.
After graduating with a degree in Creative Writing in 1989, I backpacked Europe with a friend and caught the travel bug. With no meaningful job prospects, I hitchhiked around the U.S. for a while then went back to school to learn to be a high school English teacher. I got a teaching job right out of school in the middle of the year. The job lasted exactly one semester, or until I received my summer pay and realized I actually had money to continue backpacking.
The next stop was Australia, where I hoped to spend six months, working wherever I could, then a few months in New Zealand and the South Pacific. However, my plans changed irrevocably when I met a lovely Swiss woman, Claudia, in Alice Springs. Undoubtedly swept away by my lack of a job or real future, she agreed to allow me to follow her back to Switzerland where, a few months later, she gave up her job to continue traveling with me. Over the next couple years we backpacked the U.S., Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand, before marrying and settling in the mountains of Colorado, in a small town called Salida.
In Colorado we starved and froze, started our own electronics business, and had a couple of sons, Dylan and Daniel. In 2005 we shut the business down and moved back to Tucson.
I am currently working on finishing The Devastation Wars fantasy series and attending graduate school.
At 18 I fled to Tucson where I attended the University of Arizona. A number of fruitless attempts at productive majors followed, none of which stuck. Discovering I liked writing, I tried journalism two separate times, but had to drop it when I realized that I had no intention of conducting interviews with actual people but preferred simply making them up.
After graduating with a degree in Creative Writing in 1989, I backpacked Europe with a friend and caught the travel bug. With no meaningful job prospects, I hitchhiked around the U.S. for a while then went back to school to learn to be a high school English teacher. I got a teaching job right out of school in the middle of the year. The job lasted exactly one semester, or until I received my summer pay and realized I actually had money to continue backpacking.
The next stop was Australia, where I hoped to spend six months, working wherever I could, then a few months in New Zealand and the South Pacific. However, my plans changed irrevocably when I met a lovely Swiss woman, Claudia, in Alice Springs. Undoubtedly swept away by my lack of a job or real future, she agreed to allow me to follow her back to Switzerland where, a few months later, she gave up her job to continue traveling with me. Over the next couple years we backpacked the U.S., Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand, before marrying and settling in the mountains of Colorado, in a small town called Salida.
In Colorado we starved and froze, started our own electronics business, and had a couple of sons, Dylan and Daniel. In 2005 we shut the business down and moved back to Tucson.
I am currently working on finishing The Devastation Wars fantasy series and attending graduate school.
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July 20, 2022
Chaos and Retribution is a truly epic fantasy saga. It follows three different protagonists, and suffers from the challenge that multi-POV stories nearly always do.
Fen's arc engaged me right away (it reminded me strongly of Robin Hobb's Assasin's Apprentice series), particularly his beautiful and sometimes tragic relationship with the Fist. Aislin wasn't as compelling at first, but by the end I was fascinated with her. And the third POV character, Karliss, I never really came to care about, and was skimming some of his sections hoping to get back to one of the narratives I was invested in.
That being said, this book is still extremely worth reading. Though only 2/3 of it won me over, those 2/3 were filled with fascinating, engrossing characters and truly epic stakes.
Fen's arc engaged me right away (it reminded me strongly of Robin Hobb's Assasin's Apprentice series), particularly his beautiful and sometimes tragic relationship with the Fist. Aislin wasn't as compelling at first, but by the end I was fascinated with her. And the third POV character, Karliss, I never really came to care about, and was skimming some of his sections hoping to get back to one of the narratives I was invested in.
That being said, this book is still extremely worth reading. Though only 2/3 of it won me over, those 2/3 were filled with fascinating, engrossing characters and truly epic stakes.
May 9, 2022
Ancient artifacts and 3 young elementals s to banish chaos.
I really enjoyed this series as we met our three heroes and enough of their back stories that when they meet they have heard enough about their counterparts that we progress seamlessly into their quest when finally they meet.
Excellent series.
I really enjoyed this series as we met our three heroes and enough of their back stories that when they meet they have heard enough about their counterparts that we progress seamlessly into their quest when finally they meet.
Excellent series.
October 3, 2022
Couldn't put it down
I was a little confused when the next chapter moved to a new character and a new location. I figured it out and became hooked. I really had difficulty putting this series down and read way too late into the night. I really loved these books great characters and unique situations. You will love it.
I was a little confused when the next chapter moved to a new character and a new location. I figured it out and became hooked. I really had difficulty putting this series down and read way too late into the night. I really loved these books great characters and unique situations. You will love it.
June 11, 2022
This saga revolves around 3 persons of power. Gosh, the first story section was very engaging. Then the next person's story was good. But the third was empty of anything interesting to me.
I skipped forward and the constant magical wonders had lost my interest.
I skipped forward and the constant magical wonders had lost my interest.
July 20, 2022
Wow what a fantastic story.
It is a very well written book, which has a little bit of everything in it. Once you start reading it you don't want to put it down. Thank you Eric for writing such an amazing adventure..
It is a very well written book, which has a little bit of everything in it. Once you start reading it you don't want to put it down. Thank you Eric for writing such an amazing adventure..
February 13, 2023
Excellent story - Very long character build
I loved the story and the ending was awesome, however, it took me forever to get into it. The beginning of the story took an incredible amount of time to build up the characters. No complaints though 😊
I loved the story and the ending was awesome, however, it took me forever to get into it. The beginning of the story took an incredible amount of time to build up the characters. No complaints though 😊
July 8, 2023
Excellent!
This series was absolutely amazing! Very well written, great character building, and maybe two grammatical errors towards the end. I will definitely be reading the prequel! SO WORTH THE READ!!!
This series was absolutely amazing! Very well written, great character building, and maybe two grammatical errors towards the end. I will definitely be reading the prequel! SO WORTH THE READ!!!
April 3, 2022
Excellent serires
This is an excellent series that follows three unlikely heroes and their friends as they grow and mature through personal, political, world ending struggles.
This is an excellent series that follows three unlikely heroes and their friends as they grow and mature through personal, political, world ending struggles.
May 14, 2022
I really enjoyed to read this series. Funny! I laughed a lot and immersed myself in the story. Great books!
May 23, 2022
Characters are diverse
I loved the story about the three Heroes of Sky,Sea and Stone .I
would of liked Fens story to include a fix for his one anomaly
I loved the story about the three Heroes of Sky,Sea and Stone .I
would of liked Fens story to include a fix for his one anomaly
June 19, 2022
Chaos and Fun!
Great epic series with super fun dialogue between characters. Extremely well written character development and twists on the fantasy themes. Worth a read!
Great epic series with super fun dialogue between characters. Extremely well written character development and twists on the fantasy themes. Worth a read!
June 19, 2022
Kept me reading
There were a few slow spots but I really enjoyed this story. I look forward to reading more from this author.
There were a few slow spots but I really enjoyed this story. I look forward to reading more from this author.
July 7, 2022
Great reading
Took an awfully long time to read, but you really get to know the characters and feel like part of the story.
Took an awfully long time to read, but you really get to know the characters and feel like part of the story.
July 8, 2022
Chaos and Retribution Series
Such an amazing series! Fin, Karliss and Aislin are wonderful heroes, and the sea, stone and sky magic is so original
Such an amazing series! Fin, Karliss and Aislin are wonderful heroes, and the sea, stone and sky magic is so original
July 11, 2022
Long. Had a good story and great characters but took a long time to get through it
July 22, 2022
Great read
These books were enthralling. Characters well developed. It left you always looking for what was going to happen next. Enjoyed this series of books very much.
These books were enthralling. Characters well developed. It left you always looking for what was going to happen next. Enjoyed this series of books very much.
February 27, 2022
Wonderful series
Great read. Kept me up a few nights, reading much longer than I should have been. Lots of highs and lows and twists and turns to keep you interested. A whole gang of characters to love and hate. I definitely recommend it to any fans of sword and sorcery genre.
Great read. Kept me up a few nights, reading much longer than I should have been. Lots of highs and lows and twists and turns to keep you interested. A whole gang of characters to love and hate. I definitely recommend it to any fans of sword and sorcery genre.
May 4, 2022
this one took a long time, the only one I really liked was book 6
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