Review: Edge-of-your-seat thrilling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
The settings crafted by a meticulous imagination, Michael Lind’s ‘The Adventures of Oloorin and Co’ is probably one of the most exciting fantasy stories I’ve seen put on paper.The book is about a group of adventurers headed by the barbarian Oloorin whose constant goal is find quests to solve and earn from them. In this regard, they do not run out of “missions” to undertake, each one much more a white-knuckled challenge than the last. It’s worth noting the author’s knack for creating atmosphere: he could uncannily “transport” you to Oloorin’s world and feel that deep sense of possibility awaiting the barbarian’s party.Apparently, the author, Lind, took cues for his novel from playing pen and paper-based RPGs, which somehow explains the tight, often jaws-dropping twists and turns. Which is my way of saying this is an exemplary good tale that will keep you entertained right up to the last page.Overall, I love this book to shreds—it has the right blend of everything I like about fantasy stories: a mounting, riveting sense of adventure, well-developed characters whose interpersonal dynamism jumps out of the page, and an emotional gravitas that makes you believe the events are as real as the person sitting next to you. Quite an achievement, and highly recommended to any fan of the genre. Five stars for this one.