Review: Very Interesting Publishing Method
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2012
Rather than a book and its sequels, this book seems to be published in segments, although each segment belongs to the same book. It is a very interesting publishing method, but not one that I think I would really purchase at the "full price" (even if it's only $1) for what amounts to around 80-100 pages per segment.The writing is good - Mr. Stark seems to have a good grasp on storytelling and he weaves a very good tale. There are some minor grammar problems. Off hand, I can recall a couple of sentences lacking periods and a stray "/" after a word. Nothing major, nothing that really detracts from the overall story.I do have to say I was a little creeped out when you realize it's not just a disease or illness. That scene on the Angel was very well written and left me with goosebumps.Each segment so far (I've only read the first three) seems to end on a cliffhanger, which really makes me say that the overall method of publishing them individually is not working as well as publishing them all together.The first segment seemed to be mostly description and background, with the action only really starting to pick up towards the end. The action remains fairly heavy in the next two installments. He does a very good job painting the action - the fights, the fear that people are experiencing, the issues with Gabriel's leg.I am still trying to figure out how the cover art ties in, as that depicts a dragon which has not yet appeared in the books. It does suggest the novel is more fantasy than what it has appeared so far (more horror than fantasy).