Review: Loved it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2012
Captain Vinyanel Ecleriast isn't your typical hero, but he isn't the cookie-cutter anti-hero either. He's just a soldier trying to do his job, when a bunch of annoying prophesy stuff is forced on him. He's a good guy at heart, but he wants to do things his way, often to the chagrin of the other characters. In this way, he reminds me a little of Jordan the Barbarian from Xanth. Also, he befriends a frost dragon, Magistrin, who gets him out of all kinds of scrapes. Their relationship is less typical fantasy dragon, and more Pernese dragon, and that's always a good thing.The way the wording in the book is used is both my least favorite, and most favorite thing about the writing. It has a different cadence and word choice... it's a little different than modern speech, and took about a page to get used to, but it quickly faded to the background and really becomes part of the setting. It feels like you're in a different culture, not just reading a story about a different culture using modern words and phrasing. More importantly, it's not overdone, and doesn't overwhelm the story.I really liked the books, and can't wait to see what happens to these characters next.