Review: Well written fantasy tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
'The Prophecy of the Key' is the 2nd book in the Darkin fantasy series.There is a lot of characters to get your head around, their purpose in the story, their strengths and weaknesses and so on. Though the second book can stand on its own, I would strongly recommend that one always reads the first bookDarkin: A Journey East (The Darkin Saga), before heading into the many character plot of 'The Prophecy of the Key'.The style and language is consistent throughout. The author makes delightful use of a very wide vocabulary, completely in keeping with this genre, which helps create strong characters and makes the book amusing and interesting to read.For example, after Behlas has tripped the angry gnome Remtall, who was about to beat him up, Behlas puts the gnome in his place using this elegant put down: "I'm sorry, friend, but your rage consumes you--It would seem you partake of too much ale."At times the pace of the main story line is a little slow. This should not be seen as a negative, just an observation, which is typical of this genre, and which book lovers of this genre will be familiar with and expect.In short, lovers of this genre is unlikely to be disappointed with this well written fantasy tale.