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Hollow Men (The Windshine Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Todd Sullivan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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Men from South Hanguk undertake quests to gain social standing, to stand above their peers, to make names for themselves.

To become heroes.

Few ever return.

Ha Jun, sixteen years old, possesses a glyph sword crafted in foreign lands. Alongside a soldier, a knight, and a monk, he travels across the country to destroy a demon lurking beyond the running trees of Naganeupseong Fortress. Accompanying them is the dark elf, Windshine, who emigrated to South Hanguk from her own war-torn country centuries ago.

Distrusted by the people of South Hanguk, Windshine has the Emperor’s protection and is tasked with recording the valiant acts of quest groups battling creatures born from nightmares.

Ha Jun becomes drawn to Windshine as they near Naganeupseong Fortress, but when he discovers the blood connection between the demon and the dark elf, he will either succumb to his fear, or rise up and become a hero.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Windshine Chronicles
  2. Print length
    138 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    December 9, 2019
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  7. Grade level
    7 - 12
  8. File size
    1588 KB
  9. Page Flip
    Enabled
  10. Word Wise
    Enabled
  11. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YJ6X4QN
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1588 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 ‏ : ‎ 138 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Rie Sheridan Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating look at a well-crafted world
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021
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I came to this book because I am editing the new entry to the series. I am so glad I did. Set in an alternate Korea, it blends that culture with Dark Elves to create a hybrid adventure that carries the reader forward on the adventure of a lifetime. Now I'm off to start the next one. I can't wait.
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Jack Bryson (Coffee Ant)
4.0 out of 5 stars High fantasy, YA
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021
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YA, angst, and "the feels" are tedious at times and really funny at others. But for those who are into high fantasy and YA, they'll enjoy this coming of age book, which centers on Ha Jun, a 16 year old boy with an abusive father who gets him a quest that could make him a hero. Ha Jun travels with companions, one of whom is a dark elf named Windshine and they share romantic tension. The story is well written and engaging.
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ScarlettReadzandRunz
5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing fantasy set in South Korea
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020
To the observer, there is an astute grace and beauty to martial arts that innately connect the mind and body of the practicer in the pursuit to master self-control and perseverance. What happens when you combine these strengths with skillful writing and regard for perfect restraint? An amazing novella like Hollow Men, exquisite and intrepid simultaneously.

Set in South Korea or Hanguk as it is referred to, this novel takes place during the middle ages, combining true places with fiction and fantasy. Young Ha Jun (16 years old) is sent by his father to aid in a mission that takes him across the far reaches of the mainland. All he is equipped with is the specially crafted sword he has trained with for most of his life and the hardened scars all over his body left by the whips of his father.

Ha Jun begins his trek over the inactive volcano Mt. Hallasan on Jeju Island towards his destiny. When he meets with the other selected warriors, they are to be ferried across to the mainland and travel north to the Naganeupseong fortress to destroy a mysterious demon.

Accompanying them is the dark elf Windshine who happens to teach young Ha Jun a thing or two about his special glyph sword she is very familiar with. After bonding along the way and becoming brothers in arms, the warriors will face the unimaginable, brutal reality behind their mission.
Not everyone will stay unscathed.

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What an unexpected gem of a novel this is. Albeit the short page count, the story flows and builds tension perfectly through precise word choice to personify the characters and develop the history of places and events. It all came together really well, devoid of underdeveloped or shallow concepts, ending on a note that promises an interesting continuation in The Windshine Chronicles #2.

Fascinating to me were the places in the novel and their authenticity. As a person who hasn't traveled to South Korea (yet), I was prompted to look up everything I could to learn more about the different areas in the story. The beauty of the landscapes and the amazing historical sites offer a perfect fantasy setting, I discovered.

There wasn't anything I didn't like about this novel, but perhaps that I wished it was longer. For now, I look forward to book two and I definitely recommend Hollow Men in the meantime.

Enjoy!
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Samantha Kroese
4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining quest adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020
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I found this story to be entertaining. An interesting take on a quest fantasy with a twist ending. It also had the feel of a martial arts tale. If you like stories about young adventurers, chosen ones, and high stakes quests then give this book a try!
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Jill C. Hand
5.0 out of 5 stars This would make a great movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019
This fantasy novel is set in an intriguing world. Sixteen-year-old Ha Jun's father arranges for him to undertake a quest that if successful, will make him a hero and give him high social standing among the people of South Hanguk. Ha Jun is reluctant at first, aware that few who set out on such quests ever return. Armed with a sword crafted in a foreign land, Ha Jun sets out, accompanied by a soldier, a knight, and a monk, to destroy a demon lurking beyond the running trees of Naganeupseong Fortress. They are accompanied the dark elf, Windshine, who emigrated to South Hanguk from her own war-torn country centuries ago. Ha Jun becomes drawn to Windshine as they near Naganeupseong Fortress, but when he discovers the blood connection between the demon and the dark elf, he will either succumb to his fear, or rise up and become a hero.
I won't give away the ending, but this was an exciting book with well-drawn, complex characters and exceptional world-building. I look forward to reading more of Sullivan's work.
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JJ Broenner
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced Quest Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020
A fast paced fantasy story that involves a quest for young Ha Jun, at sixteen he is on a quest to hopefully become a hero. The special sword helps him on his journey and when his group encounters the hollow men, a legendary group of murderers. There are twists and turns along the quest and Ha Jun is a natural with his sword and his instincts. At the journeys end, he finds out the story of a quest and heroes becoming heroes, are not always as they happened, but there is a good reason for that in this particular quest, avoiding war.
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Desmond White
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
Todd Sullivan's "Hollow Men" offers a snappy Korean-infused fantasy that examines what makes a hero and what makes a legend. Ha Jun, a farmer's son, has trained from childhood to be a mythic warrior despite any prophecy or promise of such. Not meant for destiny but determined to find it anyway, Ha Jun takes on a mission for a feudal bureaucracy that matches ‘heroes’ to quests. In Ha Jun’s case, the young man is directed to destroy a demonic ak-ma in a distant province. His allies are three brothers of skills both magical and physical, as well as a Dark Elf storyteller named Windshine who has lived for a thousand years.

What I love about “Hollow Men” is how Sullivan interweaves brave deeds and words with a cruel reality that threatens to ring courage hollow. Darkness always encroaches—threatening to render every sacrifice and struggle meaningless—and heroes live “short lives” that are “obsessed with shining brightly in the brief moment they existed.”
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