Daniel M. Fife
Autor de Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight
Sobre El Autor
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Fife, Daniel Mick
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1978-12-27
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Muncie, Indiana, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Muncie, Indiana, USA
- Educación
- Ball State University
- Ocupaciones
- Counseling psychologist
Author - Premios y honores
- Southern California Book Festival (2012) Honorable Mention
- Biografía breve
- D.M. (Daniel Mick) Fife was born in the winter of 1978 in the United States and grew up in Muncie, Indiana where he was raised in a single parent home by his mother and went to Yorktown High, a small school in a small town. Daniel remained in Muncie and attended Ball State University; he earned a psychology degree. He continued his education, obtaining a Masters in Counselling Psychology. He began writing the Light & Dark series in his spare time, while studying to obtain his masters degree and working with at-risk adolescents at a local youth facility. In the years that followed, he would finish the first book of the series while completing his graduate studies. Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight was completed and self-published in 2012.
Daniel married in May 2013 and works as a licensed mental health counselor in Muncie, Indiana. Struggling to provide adequate representation for the series, Daniel persevered with a passion for writing and went to work writing Light & Dark: The Black Bonded as well as outlining the future books in the series, finding time in the mornings and evenings. In 2015, Daniel will self-publish the second book in the Light & Dark series, The Black Bonded, continuing the series to its completion as time permits.
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Even though this book is written for i think a young teen, i couldn't put it down. Excellent character development and very easy to read! This book in itself could have easily been doubled in size for what the author has accomplished. I'm expecting a nice series and this at its start. I'm putting Daniel Fife on my short list for authors to watch for new material - thanks
The plot works well in the fantasy aspect of the world. It is well researched and thought through. I loved the game aspect throughout the story and the mythology that it builds around. The rules were incorporated really well into the story and helped move the plot along.
The book does start out a little slow in the beginning and the repeated information was kind of annoying. After you get through that part and the story takes off it is more enjoyable to read. The second problem I had throughout this book was the grammar and writing style. I will be the first to admit that I am not English teacher and my grammar is usually atrocious but it did take me out of the story while reading this book.
Note: I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.… (más)
The book does start out a little slow in the beginning and the repeated information was kind of annoying. After you get through that part and the story takes off it is more enjoyable to read. The second problem I had throughout this book was the grammar and writing style. I will be the first to admit that I am not English teacher and my grammar is usually atrocious but it did take me out of the story while reading this book.
Note: I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.… (más)
Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight follows the eventful life of thirteen-year-old Danny Firoth and his friends as their world is turned upside-down by the sudden realization that creature of myth might not be so mythical after-all. After a slow start the book moves along at a nice clip. An interesting assortment of characters pepper the pages, some of them more sympathetic than others. I was particularly fond of Calador and Chris, but had little attachment to Doug or Matt. The perpetrator of the sinister plot isn't too hard to guess, but neither is he/she so obvious as to make finishing the book obsolete. There is just enough misdirection to make you doubt yourself. The writing is generally crisp and easy to follow. My only complaint is Fife's REPEATED use of the same phrases, most notably "for but a moment," "did as bid," and "kept his council." There are a couple other ones that show up too often for the repetition to go unnoticed, but they weren't as quite as frequent.
Be forewarned though, this is apparently the first in a series. Unless I know before starting that a book is part of a series I'm always a little disappointed to reach the end of it only to discover it isn't actually the end of the story. The book is already 312 pages long, so I understand why it had to be broken up. Though threads are left open for continuation it isn't too much of a cliffhanger. I'd definitely be interested in seeing where Fife goes with it. I would consider this middle grade or lower young adult, but I enjoyed it all the same.… (más)
Be forewarned though, this is apparently the first in a series. Unless I know before starting that a book is part of a series I'm always a little disappointed to reach the end of it only to discover it isn't actually the end of the story. The book is already 312 pages long, so I understand why it had to be broken up. Though threads are left open for continuation it isn't too much of a cliffhanger. I'd definitely be interested in seeing where Fife goes with it. I would consider this middle grade or lower young adult, but I enjoyed it all the same.… (más)
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SadieSForsythe | 5 reseñas más. | Nov 21, 2012 |
SadieSForsythe | 5 reseñas más. | Nov 21, 2012 | Premios
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- Obras
- 2
- Miembros
- 34
- Popularidad
- #413,653
- Valoración
- 4.5
- Reseñas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 3
Danny gets an interesting visitor, who convinces him to join a special school during the summer, which is located on a magical island within the Bermuda Triangle. The stranger offers Danny a special dagger to carry with him at all times, invisible to all except those who can see the "Light". It so happens that his friends also have this ability to see the "Light", joining Daniel in the training to become a Knight of the Light. So the adventure begins!
The boys soon learn that their innocent game of Knights is for real and the characters depicted within are living and breathing Knights with special powers, magical weapons, fighting the war against the Dark Light for the last couple of centuries; most are over a hundred years old. Once this trip begins, I thought the story was going to be similar to both Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings novels. There are dragons, elves, dwarfs and fearless enemies within the story to contend with, but soon evolves into its own unique identity.
The author, Daniel Fife brought a fantasy to life in this tome. I enjoyed myself immensely and recommend this story to both teenagers and adults. "Light and Dark: The Awakening of the MageKnight" is a complete story on its own and doesn't end with a cliff hanger like many of the books lately. However, there remains plenty for the author to follow up with another book or even a series. I am aware that the author has a second installment in the works and look forward to reading it when it becomes available. Great job, Mr. Fife!
John Podlaski, author
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