Review: Very disappointing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
I enjoyed The Wizard Rising series, so I thought I'd give this a try.  No Zollin to be found, but I thought maybe a different point of view on the War of the Five Kingdoms would be interesting.What a disappointment.  How you go from being a teamster in a small, small town to a cold blooded killer in a matter of days?  No explanation of who Stone is, where he's from, why he's there - he and Lorik team up and the killing begins in book one.And boy does it continue in book two.  Lorik is a blood thirsty boor.  Nothing deep about this man.  Vera is the only one who tries to get to the root of this man's problem and all he does is respond in stupid, meaningless, two or three word answers.  He only comes alive when there's 20 people that need killing - "Let's go have some fun!" is his response to those situations.I have book three and I will not be reading it.  It says that Lorik will start developing some magical abilities, as we all know magic is coming to life again in the Five Kingdoms.  I can't imagine the carnage this man will wreak on his "enemies" if his killer instinct is supplemented by magic.What were you thinking, Mr. Neighbors??