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Joe Jackson was born on November 19, 1976 on Long Island, New York. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, he started writing Sci-Fi short stories in fifth grade after seeing the movie "Aliens" in the theater. After getting into Dungeons & Dragons with friends as a teenager, his interests moved to Epic Fantasy, but still rooted in a Sci-Fi alien world. The Eve of Redemption series represents the culmination of years of world-building and back-story development, much of it through epic AD&D campaigns, that takes familiar epic fantasy and brings it to an alien world.
Joe currently lives in Rhode Island with his wife and daughter. When he's not chasing his daughter around the yard or counting beans for his bosses, he's usually imagining the next turn on the long road that the Eve of Redemption series brings.
Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite
The war was over, the Devil Queen Seril cast down, and her defeat and destruction had brought eight long years of grueling fighting to a close. After her conscripted years in the battle, veteran demon hunter Karian Vanador is ready to enjoy some peace. Her intention is to go with her subordinate and friend, Captain Lawrence Machall, to his farm on the outskirts of Gavean to help with the late harvest. That plan is dashed as her deity’s priesthood summons her. The war might have been over, but as a demon hunter it would never end for her. She and a small group of elite war veterans need to go to Tsalbrin to prevent another conflict from happening.
Salvation’s Dawn (Eve of Redemption, Book I) by Joe Jackson starts slowly to some extent, but it gives readers the opportunity to immerse themselves with its impressive world building and get to know the lead character, terra-dragon demon hunter Karian ‘Kari’ Vanador. A strong female lead is always an attractive aspect in any genre. The fact that she has a dragon-like appearance makes her more appealing as a protagonist. Her inner war of loneliness and her sense of duty are flaws that make her persona much more relatable.
The premise is interesting, another strong aspect that made me want to read the story in the first place. I like a complex yet comprehensible plot, and Salvation’s Dawn nails it. A glossary is provided to guide readers in the story’s intricate world building. On the whole, Salvation’s Dawn is a solid debut for the Eve of Redemption series. I look forward to Book II.
