The Gryphon King

Tom Deitz is one of my favorite authors and the Gryphon king is a great stand alone book. This was the first book I read by Tom Deitz and have gone on to read many of his others. His character always seem real even when faced with not of this world situations. The characters in this book later participate in the last few books of the David Sullivan series. So if you are a fan of the Windmaster's Bane series of books this is a must read if you can find it used.

I live in Athens, GA. I think it is a great place. I like the way he combines ordinary places I see everyday and things that don't exist. I didn't give it 5 stars just because I save them for my absolute favorites.

I am an avid fan of Tom Dietz, and love every one of his books. This book is easy to identify with. It takes the commonest of settings (college in Georgia) and turns them into a mythical adventure. I highly recomend it.

This book stands as a solo entry into the tales of the sidhe in Georgia, but is just as evocative as the David Sullivan novels Tom Deitz has written over the years. The characters are powerfully written and easy to identify with, especially to me, as I am both a graduate student and a fan of Irish/Celtic myth and folklore. This book is worth much more than the money you'll pay for it. A worthy addition to any collection.

Tom Deitz creates characters that you care about in The Gryphon King, and makes you wish that you had friends like these. In The Gryphon King, a group of ordinary students in Athens, GA find themselves caught up in an ancient blood feud between two faerie kings, a feud that is parallelled by the antagonism between the lead character, Jay, and his bitter, cocky brother Robert. Jay' s friends help him uncover the secret of Edward of Ripon and try to determine why Jay's girlfriend seems to have switched teams mid-game. This is a must read for anyone who had friends who were loyal to a fault, or who always wanted them.