Review: A nice surprise, the book is great!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2012
There are plenty of predictable twists and turns in this story, but the author made a fine effort to weave a story in between the creation of his universe and the development of his characters. I would not have read this book if I had known it was part of a series, I just don't care to get caught up short needing the next book to finish a story line, and this book depends heavily on the next installment(s) to finish out. In other words, there are a great many threads left loose when the end of the story rolls up. I will say the author obviously spent some time crafting this book however, and it really shows. Not clumsy in the least, the story flows even paced, plenty of opportunities exist to put the book down and come back later, and the characters are believable. Well worth the read, even though it does not stand on it's own as a book, obviously being a part of a series.