Review: An epic start to an epic series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
The Breach of Fools (The Spiral Dance) by Duncan McGonallPublication date 7 April 2012Pages approximately 262It has 1 x 5 * review ratingand 3 x 4 * review ratingand lastly 3 x 3 * review ratingThis is a book with a plot line that will entrap you and make you turn each and every page, your quest is answers and they are not being delivered, for every one question answered is the start to 15 more. Very few questions get answered but with the well developed story line the reader keeps turning to find out what is this all about, never sure if some answers is too be had. The ones, like I have stated that is answered raise more questions. It is also not an easy plot line, it introduces layers of stories, mysteries and lessons within a deceptively easy writing style.I found myself at one stage, going, what? How is it that Bruce.....? Only to remembera day earlier that he has never truly been the ignoramus he is portrayed as or that he believes himself to be.The forming of the characters is expertly done with little or no real clues given as to their physical traits,it is up to the reader to assign these to them with the merest subtle hint now and again from the author.What is the story about? In principle it is about politics. Sounds like one of THOSE books? Don't be fooled.It is the politics of life, of surviving and most of all the politics within secret and ancient societies thatgoverns and protects life and magick. Yes, it is a fantasy story with the earmarking of an epic fantasy to boot.The writing style of the author although deceptively light is intricate and forces the reader to pay attention.It will not take you long to discover that you need to pay attention to detail, read as much what the charactersare saying as what words the author chose to use to denote certain aspects. So it is most assuredly not an easy,fast read but it is a gripping story that left me wondering where all of this is heading.Here are three things in the book I loved, Zoey's mother's death and how it came about is a disturbing bit of writing that delighted me.The second thing that captivated my attention is a scene written around an open oven door. Very imaginative and a bit freaky.The third thing was a dialogue that if memory serves me right went like this 'Nothing is nothing unless it is something disguised as nothing in which case it is no longer nothing, it is something". Want to know more? So do I!I give this book a 5 * review and personally cannot wait to read more.WaAr ~ I received a free copy from the author for a honest review