Review: Enjoyable easy-reading
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2012
J.A. Clement's short story serves as a prequel to the On Dark Shores series and paints a vivid picture of sailing ships, land and sea at a certain time in imagination / history. A scheming money-lender enjoys the fruits of his "labors" but the enemy he makes might turn out much stronger than he seems. I long to see someone get the better of this schemer and hope the longer volume--On Dark Shores, the Lady--will bring him closer to his downfall.The story's short. The writing's smooth. Scene-setting and backstory are quick and natural. Characters are vivid. I really enjoyed this piece and the series should be a really good read.Disclosure: I found a free ecopy after agreeing to review the Lady, which I will read next.