Review: A Whole New World
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
Beltamar's War and the world of Malmaxa not only presents the reader with action-packed fantasy, but reaches into the psychology of the characters, the society, and the elders that govern this nomadic culture, based on symbols, natural organic chemistry, and numerical laws . They are warriors, prophets, artisans, healers, hunters, and farmers. This is where any similarity between earth and past or future nomadic tribes ends. Yet the people deal with the same problems we face in any society: jealousy, petty grievances, as well as friendship, love, family, and community. A refreshing and unique work that is a step above most fantasies in the intricacies and completeness of the New World and the imagination of the author who brought it all to life. The creation of the beasts as warriors and the handlers (are they sub-human or super-human?) provoke the mind to question and then accept Malmaxa and its peoples as simply an unknown society that "is". Believable human nature in an unbelievable and unforgettable world.