Review: Lite Fantasy
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2012
Royal Destiny continues the tale begun with Third Prince. New characters are introduced and many more battles are fought before the story is finished.  Other than Prince Elkain, few of the characters are detailed enough to tell you much beyond which fantasy archetype they fill. I would love to have learned more about the magely councilor Tooles, Fairan's rise through the ranks to general, and the sword's back story. But, alas, it seemed most of my time was spent reading detailed accounts of the various battles - exciting though they may have been, their repetition became tedious. Fortunately, becoming king involves far more than just fighting and presenting oneself to the Council and people.  There are plots, betrayals, and deadly magics to fill the pages between battles. Overall, the story is interesting enough to make the time spent reading it worthwhile.  Most of the ends are tied up well enough to avoid the disappointment of finishing the book, but very obvious openings are left for yet another sequel.If you don't mind the sort of grammatical horror common in high school English papers, you'll enjoy both Third Prince and Royal Destiny immensely. A potentially epic tale like this really deserves the extra polishing of a good proofreader; Spellcheck simply cannot replace a skilled editor with a knowledge of homophones.