{"id":1118,"date":"2023-04-19T13:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/?page_id=1118"},"modified":"2025-07-30T03:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:32:59","slug":"awards-and-reviews-volume-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/awards-and-reviews-volume-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Reviews, Volume 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1118\" class=\"elementor elementor-1118\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a05403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2a05403\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d55b844 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d55b844\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e29c9d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e29c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/03\/IanCrouchBanner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/03\/IanCrouchBanner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/03\/IanCrouchBanner-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/03\/IanCrouchBanner-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/03\/IanCrouchBanner-768x224.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4cadc9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a4cadc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d42df22 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d42df22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ffbaa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27ffbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards and Reviews, Volume III<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3dce32 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e3dce32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d74292e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d74292e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e7708 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49e7708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Book-Excellence-Award-Seal-CYMK-300-DPI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Book-Excellence-Award-Seal-CYMK-300-DPI.jpg 902w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Book-Excellence-Award-Seal-CYMK-300-DPI-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Book-Excellence-Award-Seal-CYMK-300-DPI-768x795.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e141f52 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e141f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Book Excellence Award Finalist, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ca510c exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0ca510c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527750a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"527750a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Chanticleer-series-finalist-002.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Chanticleer-series-finalist-002.png 418w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Chanticleer-series-finalist-002-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39b611 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39b611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chanticleer Awards 2022. Finalist, Series Genre Fiction<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a012b exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"31a012b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21440eb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21440eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/USR-RECOMMENDED-hi-res.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1159\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1b1c4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1b1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Recommended US Review of Books, 2022,2o25<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf66a03 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bf66a03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2587565 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2587565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/RF-5star-flat-hr.png 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b720f7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b720f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Readers\u2019 Favourite 5 Star Rating, 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-439d9c5 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"439d9c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2b783 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d2b783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Maincrest-Media-Award-Seal-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Maincrest-Media-Award-Seal-1.png 580w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Maincrest-Media-Award-Seal-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/Maincrest-Media-Award-Seal-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b10ec exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b10ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Maincrest Media Award, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8deec0d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8deec0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3832d70 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3832d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/02\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2edd3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2edd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NABE Pinnacle Award, Fall 2022<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-14 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf28cfa exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cf28cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6e606 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f6e606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/GEbA_Gold.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/GEbA_Gold.png 698w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/GEbA_Gold-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/09\/GEbA_Gold-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a958e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a958e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dan Poynter\u2019s Global Ebook Awards, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-392aad5 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"392aad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a3e39 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"99a3e39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db1cc81 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"db1cc81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3c894 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/CIPA-EVVY-Logo-2024-Transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/CIPA-EVVY-Logo-2024-Transparent.png 240w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/CIPA-EVVY-Logo-2024-Transparent-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecb9ad exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eecb9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024 CIPA Evvy Awards Finalist<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbd6469 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fbd6469\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ebb60 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10ebb60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Eric-Hoffer-Award-Finalist.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1195\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a75fa exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a75fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Eric Hoffer Award Finalist 2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5bead1 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a5bead1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e16ce6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e16ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-5-Star-image.-Sept-24.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-5-Star-image.-Sept-24.png 500w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-5-Star-image.-Sept-24-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-5-Star-image.-Sept-24-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67bd89 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67bd89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Readers Views Five<br \/>Five Star Review<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efbfe84 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"efbfe84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374c556 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"374c556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2025\/07\/BookViewReview-RecommendedGoldLogoFI-e1753846108470.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67be35a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67be35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BOOKVIEW REVIEW<br \/>RECOMMENDED<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3981c0c exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3981c0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeaf85f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"aeaf85f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5e0a0a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f5e0a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6e96c elementor-align-left exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f6e96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-shrink\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Readers' Favorite and Reader Views<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e2d23 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c9e2d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/04\/Readers-Favourite-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/06\/RF2-Jamie-Michele.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/06\/RF3-Asher-Syed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/06\/RF4-Grant-Leishman.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2023\/06\/RF5-Steven-Robson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Steven Robson for Readers' Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-Review-1.-Sept-24.-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/iancrouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1424\/2024\/10\/Reader-Views.-Review-2.-Oct-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reviewed by Mary O\u2019Brien for Reader Views <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c10fe6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0c10fe6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4311b9 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f4311b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fbfa0 elementor-align-left exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8fbfa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/indiereader.com\/book_review\/a-pyrrhic-victory-volume-iii-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Indie Reader (indiereader.com)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-033ecc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"033ecc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4cece7 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f4cece7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3eda7 elementor-align-left exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no 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Dr. Ian Crouch brings the past to life in this compelling tale of King Pyrrhus in his fact-based retelling, A Pyrrhic Victory Volume III: Fate. This third volume in the series begins where Volume II left off, in the aftermath of the Battle of Asculum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">A figure for the ages, Pyrrhus is a once-disinherited King who retook the throne of his Greek State, Epirus. Born before his time, the introspective king has grown into a thoughtful and compassionate leader, as well as a benevolent victor, despite his fickle enemies and reluctant allies. His keen sense of justice compels him to heroic acts, coming to the aid of those in need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Pyrrhus navigates complex politics, warring nations, and exciting battles, bringing the full force of his elephant-enhanced army to bear against his adversaries. He faces dire proclamations and prophecies of death while fighting battles on both land and sea. In a war-torn world, he walks a fine line between victory and disaster, avoiding the latter with the aid of his keen intuition.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">A skilled fighter, Pyrrhus uses diplomacy, overwhelming force, and even his javelin throwing skills, to maintain control of the factions he yearns to unite. Despite the numerous victories that leave conquered cities suffering from the ravages of war, when a final prophecy comes to fruition, he leaves behind a nation enriched by his exploits and a reputation for fairness and integrity that earns him the admiration of friend and foe alike.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Fate is a fascinating retelling of the ancient feud between Greece and Rome. It is an immersive experience based on well-researched historical accounts and blended with a flair of creativity that brings the characters to life. Dr. Crouch includes a complete bibliography and a range of maps to enrich the reader\u2019s experience. \u2013 Review by Book Excellence (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bookexcellence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bookexcellence.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awards and Reviews, Volume III Book Excellence Award Finalist, 2023 Chanticleer Awards 2022. 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