Review: Excellent fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2011
I was drawn to Spellmonger on the strength of Terry Mancour's excellent Firefly (fanfic) novels, especially novel length "The Treasure of Lei Fong Wu" (available at Blue Sun Room and highly recommended for fans of Firefly and Serenity - and for those who aren't. . . what the hell's wrong with you?) a true labor of love which should earn him some kind of Browncoat accolade pounded out of the finest scrap metal.I enjoyed reading Spellmonger. It was as action-packed as a comic and featured loads of flashy magic. It's always frustrating to read a story set in a world with magic only to have said magic play a disappointingly small part in the story.I have one criticism: the female characters play such a very minor role they almost could have been left out. Only near the end of the story does one of the women get to do anything more than stand around being predictable. Other than that minor quibble, I really liked Spellmonger and highly recommend it to lovers of Fantasy.