Kerry Truelove
I am a self-published writer of bits and pieces, intended to entertain the reader.
My most recent book is Finding Fray. It is a stand alone novel, set in present day Sydney. My best way of describing it is as a novel of discovery, not of places – although there may be an element of that in it – but of people. There may be some discovery of a cat and a dog, as well.
News and Insights
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N’update on me books….
All things being equal, my next book, Balance will be published later in 2026 or, failing that, early in 2027. It is a sequel to my earlier novel Chaldinor, and effectively is Chapter 2 in the (mis)adventures of the Crowe sisters and friends, Inspector Hadrenan, the crew of the ship Avengaar, and an assortment of other beings in a metaphoric (and, for some, real) orbit around the mad planet of Chaldinor.
On a completely different book, I’ve had a rather nice review of The Thief at Deceus from the Online Book Club. I reproduce part of it below, but if you want to read the full review go to https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=784662:
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[Following is part of an official OnlineBookClub.org review of “The Thief at Deceus” by Kerry Truelove.]
The book, The Thief at Deceus by Kerry Truelove, is one that I would definitely want to read again. This story is set in the land of Honar. The country is facing invasions from two enemy nations, Kalenj and Gemada. Their main defence is a group of trained women fighters called the Zora.
The book starts off with Senra, a warrior woman known as a Zora, when she’s running from a Zardprest, and she leaves her swordsister Tafria behind. Senra and Farr are the major characters in the book. Senra is a Zora, and she encounters Farr as she is running from the Zardprest. Farr is a very skilled thief who fights with a longbow….
…This book focuses on the guerrilla war the Zora fight to protect their homeland…. The story paints a true picture of war and how they lose close friends and feel the sadness of their duty.
What I don’t like about this book is the fact that reading it felt very slow; the book is very slow-paced, especially around the middle of it. Also, I found some errors in it, which show that it is not professionally edited.
Personally, I’ll recommend this book first to people who like reading war stories, secondly to people who love reading about strong female characters, and also to people who love stories that show deep friendship, overcoming fears, and underdogs fighting against huge armies.
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It’s been very interesting to see how the scammers (aka dishonest trolls, aka thieves) came out of the woodwork, once the Online Book Club review was available. I had no less than three of them email me. Two were a pretty obvious attempt to con money out of me (by offering services intended to increase the readership of my books). The third was a much more subtle affair, and to my discredit I nearly fell for it.
