There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
Jeff Machs
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: FastPencil Publishing (June 18, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1499905807
ISBN-13: 978-1499905809
You know the players.
• A White Wizard, wise and caring.
• A Dark Lord, power mad and self-absorbed.
• A Chosen One, the only hope.
But what if the Wizard is making it up as he goes along? And cares for himself most of all?
The Lord is only interested in having one kingdom; and has some regard for the troops that will fight to protect that kingdom?
And the Chosen is not the Only, merely the Latest?
Welcome to Jeff Mach’s debut novel, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord. An old tale spun a new way.
With a looming invasion by the forces of Good, the Dark Lord fills the Chosen One in on the perpetual sarcasm of Elves, that Orcs are not so much ugly as asymmetrical, and that, perhaps, not all who dwell in the Darkness are there of their own volition.
There are no illusions of being a misunderstood ‘Hero’. The Dark Lord has worked and bled to claim that title of ‘Villain’. For the world needs villains, even if most won’t realize it.
Intercut are entries from the Chosen One’s own diary, who is learning there is much grey between Good and Evil. And how little a person is worth compared to the symbol others make of them.
If you like your fantasy neat and tidy, then I wish you a good day. But if you want to think a bit, see the view from the other side of the fence, and just maybe find the words you’ve been wishing someone would say…
May I invite you to help us steal the Sun?
Desert Words 
Really loved this book. It was so much fun to read. I would definitely read it again.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Bit of an afterthought, but (if haven’t already) if you could leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads, that would be a big help to the author. Thanks again for reading it.
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