Review: Great World-Building
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
The detail in this book truly blew me away! Brian Braden's writing really draws the reader in, and I truly admire fantasy writers and their ability to create believable fictional worlds. That being said, fantasy is not a genre I read on a regular basis. As such, I get impatient with all the rich detail since I favor a more sparse writing style, but don't get me wrong, it's great detail and die-hard fans of the genre will not be disappointed. The characters were thoughtfully fleshed-out and believable, plus the religious parallels that come in toward the end of the story gave everything an interesting twist. However, the build-up seemed to take a long time, but then again, this is the first book in a series. I'm glad I read this book to gain more exposure the genre of historical fantasy.