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My name is Duncan Gill. I was born in England, in Hemel Hemstead July 1987. I grew up in Pembrokeshire along the coastline and studied Art and Design/Graphic Communication in College and University for six years. I’ve worked in many industries, from farming, catering, hospitality, retail, agriculture and the most recent one, film where I served as an editor and lead runner for H Productions, but my true passion has and always will rest with The Ancestral Odyssey, an epic fantasy that has become my life’s work.
Naturally, I have always had a love of fantasy in all its forms, from medieval to everything science fiction, especially horror. For as long as I can remember I’ve always had a very vivid imagination, one that never let me rest and hungered for more, for something wild, beautiful, dangerous, colourful, dark, and otherworldly. I am inspired by epic stories found in books, in games and in films. I love exploring the unknown and understanding the complexities of our hero’s human or otherwise therein. Studying our origin stories, weaving through our own history, and breaking down mythologies is in essence the main source of my creativity, and should you decide to indulge in my TAO (The Ancestral Odyssey) series, I feel like this will come across.
Reviewed by K.J. Simmill for Readers' Favorite
The Ancestral Odyssey: The Utopian Dream is an epic fantasy by Duncan William Gill. Lethaniel had been thought dead, yet this lone figure was found plodding through a field of death, a field of the countless lives lost to the horror of war and death that he could have prevented, at least that seemed to be the opinion of those scarce few who were left alive. In a moment of reflection he knew what must be done, a way to usher in victory and perhaps even ring in a new age. The odds are stacked against him, against his people, but he will stand his ground, he will prevail. There have been many beginnings since this world began, and a new start is long overdue.
Anyone who knows me knows there's nothing I love more than to lose myself in an epic and this book is certainly that. Gill does not shy away from embracing fantasy, and this is the kind of book you can easily lose a day or two to. You cannot help but become invested in the characters, and what an array of characters it is. There is war, horror, and hope threaded with skill through a plot both epic in size, scope and undertaking, and this only scratches the surface of the magical world built and developed by Gill. This is one heck of a fantasy read, a must for the libraries of fans of this genre. From beginning to end, you'll lose yourself in the well written, wonderfully descriptive style and you'll be amazed at the attention to detail throughout. Make yourself a hot drink, get a plate of sandwiches at the ready, because you will not want to put this down.
