The Oremere Chronicles – Helen Scheuerer

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When I stumbled across the first book in Helen Scheuerer’s debut series ‘Heart of Mist’ (published in August 2017), I was instantly pulled in – from the very first sentence of the Prologue.  This was a story which was going to be gripping, I just knew it. 

By the time I’d finished HoM, I was hooked and immediately signed up to Helen’s newsletter.  I diarised the publication date of the second book in the series, and waited with bated breath for it’s release.  I admittedly didn’t have to wait too long, as ‘Reign of Mist’ was released in September 2018 – and as usual, I’d been a bit late to the party with reading the debut novel.  As soon as the date arrived, I downloaded the book and devoured it within two days.  I wasn’t disappointed. 

It’s fair to say that I was already fan girling somewhat over the Australian author.  She had crafted such an amazing world filled with colourful and incredible characters.  I found I could fall into the screen of my Kindle and gaze upon the scenes she’d written as though I was there.  I could feel the prickly mist on my skin.  Taste the tang of sea salt on my tongue.  Smell the musky scent of horses.  Hear the rustle of wind in the forest.  My heart broke when Bleak’s did.  My breath coming in wheezes as I raced to keep up with Dash racing through the palace.  My ribs hurt from every bruise that Henri gained.  I was with these people, body and soul. 

In July, 2019, ‘War of Mist’ was released, and the story began to hurtle towards the end.  I read with tears flowing down my cheeks as tragedy struck.  I’m not ashamed to say I mourned when characters didn’t make it.  And I mourned the end of a gripping series. 

Luckily, Scheuerer would send links in her news letters for her avid readers to peruse short stories about her stunning characters, from before the events of HoM.  Eventually, she released them in a compilation collection, entitled ‘Dawn of Mist’, and of course, I downloaded it.  And bought the entire box set collection when it was released in September 2020, one huge tome of over 1,000 pages  – ‘The Oremere Chronicles Omnibus – The Complete Series’, which even came complete with maps. 

I found myself flicking back to TOCO when Scheuerer released the second book in ‘The Curse of the Cyren Queen’ series – and grinning from ear to ear when I spotted clear links between the two series.  I actually said to my long suffering husband “oh, she’s clever.  Sneaky, brilliant and clever.”  He simply stared at me in a slightly bemused fashion and shrugged his shoulders, as used to me babbling excitedly about books he’s never as anyone can be.

It takes an author of astonishing talent to be able to grab me and haul me into their pages.  It’s a magic that so very few can wield with any competence.  To suck a reader into their world and surround them with the sights, sounds, smells and feelings that their perfectly crafted characters experience is surely the aim of every single author?  Scheuerer has not only managed this once, she’s consistently hit the mark.  With Oremere and with Curse.  She became a best selling author not by chance – but by skill – and that’s something which is not easy when you are an independent author. 

Click here to buy Helen Scheuerer’s debut Young Adult Fantasy Series The Oremere Chronicles Omnibus – The Complete Series on Amazon Kindle for £9.99 or read it for free if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited.  If you’d rather tackle the series book by book, start off with the collection of short prequel stories that is Dawn of Mist (£2.99 to buy on Kindle, read for free on Kindle Unlimited, or purchase as a paperback for £12.99).  Heart of Mist is where the tale truly begins (£4.66 to buy on Kindle, free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers and £14.99 in paperback).  Follow on with Reign of Mist (£4.99 to buy and keep on Kindle, free on Kindle Unlimited and £13.71 for the paperback edition) and finally cry your heart out in the series finale – War of Mist (£5.99 for Kindle, free on Kindle Unlimited and £14.12 in paperback*).

To learn more about Helen Scheuerer herself, click on her name and be transported to her wonderful website.  Take the time to sign up for her newsletter, and maybe even check out her Patreon tab.

SA

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