Review for The Undying Queen of Ur by Abraham Kawa and Arahom Radjah
The Undying Queen Of UR by
Series: Undying Queen, Book 1
Publication: Self-Published
Publication Date: Feb 19, 2019
Format: Pdf
Price: $2.99
Pages: 508
Amazon Link: Click Here
Rating:
- Trigger Warnings & Disturbances: 6/10
- Erotic / Sexual content: 6/10
- Gore & Dismemberment: 7/10
Within time, poisonous thoughts bear strange fruits: grows ripe with opportunity (p.275). Bel, haunted and cursed by rejection wondered what has that wretch done to his queen. Narama couldn't bear to look at him: he was hers, yet his thoughts lingered about that bitch. She bedded Bel: she knew how much I hated it, yet she used it to drive me mad. Sin's asking too much: greed for power and wealth drowned him in Asag's hell. We know what he did with the old king, and in time, we can guess what he'll do to her. Narama's eyes fluttered: only her pain and hatred kept her conscious. As Arkhalla stepped out with her wretch, Narama pushed herself along the wall, broken, toward the sickle sword: I'm not done with you yet!
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According to Frye's Anatomy of Criticism, The Undying Queen of Ur is a winter, fall myth co-authored by Abraham Kawa and Arahom Radjah. It's the first installment of the Undying Queen Trilogy Series which consists of 62 chapters divided into 7 parts. Arkhalla is the conclusion of a 5-year hard labor which started as a graphic narrative titled, Queen of Vampires. Genre lovers of dystopian, tragedy, action, forbidden romance, and crime may enjoy this read. However, it's strictly advise that sensitive readers take precaution due to gore and dismemberment.
This plot and its characters have close associations with Mesopotamian culture and mythology: stories involving blood-drinking demons. Ur's sickle swords known as Khopesh: recognized for leaving mortal injuries on its victims. The silent character Lilith, Asag's worshipper, is a demon queen described in Hebrew demonology.
Written in the third person's perspective, Radjah used an Introduction to explain how Arkhalla was born, and an Overture taking us 200 years back. Throughout this plot, we can observe the authors' dexterity: its dynamic structure and realistic appliances left little room for misguided imagination. One can't help but admire what Radjah had created: a universe built upon Arkhalla is a unique one. His use of Snow White's magic mirror and Lord of The Rings' black riders bears an uncanny resemblance to Ur's uprise. Radjah's writing style is free and attention-grabbing: his nature of addressing his readers through Arkhalla is tempting. Although it attracts positive attention, the excess number of sentence structure and punctuation errors force me to question its editorial quality.
As your reviewer, I highly recommend this read to a mature, 18+, audience due to its explicit sex scenes and killing spree: graphically equivalent to the television series called Spartacus. Unlike the beginning, this plot makes sense as you read along: chapter one was difficult to follow. Radjah threw his readers overboard using a closet full of disorganized characters. Ultimately, it was these characters that made this plot standout and catered to its audience's needs. Thick as honey, this plot has its underlying intentions which are credible: you can find yourselves gripping and hungering for more.
One may ask, what stood out the most? They were Radjah's multiverse characters: from strong, power-driven women to love-struck, mentally challenging men. We have our hero, heroine, unrequited lover, power-driven villain, and huntress. Each pivotal character had their fair share of character development which is visible to the readers' naked-eye: from gray to black, black to gray, and gray to white. These characters powerfully portrayed today's immoral society: the political, power hunger marathon, pleasure-seeking defiled minds, and bloodthirsty ruts of war. It's appreciable if the authors could include a character introduction: it would help to dissolve the puzzling nature at the beginning. Looking forward to the next installment titled, The World Without Arkhalla.
Come! It's a long journey and takes great commitment to enter her universe, but I warn you: enter on your own accord, don’t blame me if you can’t get out.
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