Review: Four out of Five stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
EPIC: Legacy is the first book in Author Justin Osborne's EPIC series, and begins the journey of protagonist Deacon McTaggart.The world is facing a crisis. The men are disappearing with no explanation to be given and the population is dwindling rapidly. Already a few billion have gone. Everyone is scared, as they should be. Deacon's mother is given word by his uncle that they need to join him in Scotland to stay safe from what may come of this catastrophe. When Deacon arrives he discovers that his uncle knows a lot more about this issue than anybody else.Evon McTaggart, Deacon's uncle, is a hero from another world called Avalon. Dragons and faeries and magic are things of common in Avalon, the rules there different from on Earth. Evon reveals that a strange new creature called Ubaru'ud is behind the strange disappearances, as he is for the inevitable destruction of Avalon. It's Evon's duty to save as many from the destruction as possible, but due to circumstances, he is unable to do so.Deacon, in disbelief of all this new information, wanders off and runs head first into a faerie, the only creature that can lead people between the two worlds. She's been missing, thus why Evon could not save anyone from Avalon. Deacon, through an accident, ends up falling through the portal with the faerie and injures her, trapping him in the doomed world.Time is running out, and he has to hurry if he wants to get home and save the people of Avalon from their fate.Full of fantasy and magic, EPIC: Legacy is an enthralling read. Deacon is a very relatable character, stumbling a bit through this new world before catching himself and trying his best to adjust. I personally like him for his affinity for good music.The only reason at all that I give this book a four star rating other than a solid five is due to a few editing errors I could not help but notice. Overlooking this though, this book was brilliant and well done.I seriously recommend it to all fantasy lovers!