Review: Huge Promise For This Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
Looking for something different in the Sci-fi/Fantasy genre? Creedor by Gail Morgan McRae is the foundation for an intense new series in a world filled with magic, deceit, political assassinations, murders, disappearances, imprisonments and an epidemic illness that is denied by the dictatorial regime. Yep, a lot going on, with a huge cast of characters who do well playing their parts. For fun, there are humorous moments tossed in briefly, ones that can be missed if the reader is not tuning in to absorb this new world.When a power hungry military leader, a member of the ruling council ruthlessly murders the current leader, his lackeys and minions help to turn a once peaceful land into a horror-filled nightmare. Prominent leaders are whisked off to prison or murdered, families are thrown onto the streets, and chaos ensues. When a rebel group forms, they enlist the aid of a former doctor and brilliant scientist who has been drowning his sorrows in alcohol and eating himself into massive proportions. Will a reason to overcome his failings make him a viable ally? Will the fate of the people lie in his medical knowledge as much as the power of the rebels?? What will be the key to victory at whose expense? With references to medications and illnesses that are familiar, mixed with wizards and soldiers, this became even more intriguing.Gail Morgan McCrae has woven an intricate pattern of chaos, and darkness into this novella-length read. The writing is good, setting the tone and pacing for the next installment. Was Creedor intended to whet the appetites of Sci-fi/Fantasy lovers? If so, then the goal has been achieved, because I was engrossed by the action, the subplots and the twists, but I wanted more information, which I am hoping will be forthcoming, fleshing out each character, their role and the drama that is being played out on a massive scale. Now that the stage is set, there is potential for full throttle action and adventure! 3.5 StarsI received this copy from the author in exchange for my honest review.