Review: A classic short story fantasy adventure...it just doesn't get any better than this.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2011
"The Ant-Man of Malfen (The Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf)" is a novella by author D. P. Prior.This is a Kindle e-edition book that is a 216 Kb download and at the time of writing this review was priced at $0.00...i.e. free.SPOILERSOur hero, the nameless dwarf, (and that by the way, is his name...Nameless) is in search of his lost brethren. His quest to find them takes him to a seedy down-trodden village by the name of 'Malfen'. There he must deal with the despot d'jour, the Ant-Man...and of course his cronies.END SPOILERSThis book has a wonderful plot, some great fights, twists and turns plus interestesting characters; and maybe most importantly a main character with a dry and cynical sense of humor...a couple of laugh-out-load moments is this short work.In addition there is a rudimentary, hand-drawn map...however it is quite functional for the tale being told. Great for us fantasy genre lovers who care about geography, direction and distances.Conclusion:What an intriguing little story. I'm beginning to like these type of books, as much if not more sometimes, than full length novels.Lots of action, almost no 'down time' and brief enough to read in a sitting.I can hardly wait for future installments.5 StarsRay Nicholson