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Title: A Lion at the Gate of the Temple

Subtitle: The Boarder, Book 3

Author: J D Wallace

Narrator: Tim Danko

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-16

Publisher: Jeffrey D Wallace

Genres: Fiction, Horror

Publisher's Summary:

Chris Jenisen returns to battle corruption in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Maria Drakson joins on a mission of her own. New friends and treachery meet them as they seek to unravel the mystery of a lion at the gate of the temple.

Members Reviews:

All That Glitters is Evil.

This is a magical realism story about a group of academics who end up working on a project that was abandoned by the previous archaeological team. One of the team members from the previous excursion went missing and is presumed dead, but they still hope to find out exactly what happened to him. Dark forces who are hoping to take over the world are the suspected culprits... Readers should be aware that this book has as high body count and a somewhat bittersweet ending.

There are a lot of typos, grammatical, and word usage problems in the text. The story remains readable and easy to follow, but it could have used a bit more editing to keep issues like these from being so prevalent. I normally donât deduct stars for a few minor typos or strange word choices but here I had to simply because of how numerous they are.

Since I havenât read the previous novels, having a little more background on the exact relationship between Chris (the narrator) and Maria from the onset would have been helpful. The topic is briefly discussed in bits and pieces, but it takes a while for readers to work out the details. This could be easily avoided by putting a clearer and somewhat longer explanation in the first chapter.

I also found Maria's marriage proposal to be a bit unrealistic. After all, she only met Keith two weeks previously, he's not described as being much of a catch, and the text doesn't mention any specific romantic interludes (dates, kissing, sleeping together, etc.) that took place during that time. Given the novel's modern setting, those things come across as problematic factors. Of course, Maria's narrating and she might have sanitized the story for her audience, but it still seems very odd.

The random chapter about Chrisâ earlier adventures in Seattle could have been left out entirely since the characters who are involved in it don't have anything else to do with this story. What he he learned or discovered during that time could have been summarized in a quick paragraph or two to avoid confusing readers.

I did like the fact that the author included a creature index, but it really wasnât necessary since there weren't that many of them. And since when does evil sparkle? I thought it was dark and ominous... (laughs)

Revisions Needed

To be quite honest, reading this book was a bit of a struggle. While I applaud the creativity of the author and the bravery of anyone who publishes, this book left a lot to be desired. Granted, I hadn't read the others in the series, which may have been helpful. A little more background on the characters and plot lines would have certainly helped. There seemed to be a lot of random characters that only appeared briefly, as well as a lot of activity that was hard to tie together. The author seems inspired to write something along the lines of Indiana Jones, but there is not enough backstory or setting up of each major event. It just reads so much more like a rough draft of compiled notes and scene ideas than a fully formed novel. It doesn't help that the book is riddled with spelling, grammar, and punctuation issues.