Review: Epic fantasy and history woven together.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2012
I had a wonderful time reading "The Bones of the Earth" by Scott Bury.The story of young Javor is fascinating. It unfolds smoothly and beautifully, with its ring of authentic surroundings of ancient Europe's strange customs and believes. The Slavic mythology is rare in general fiction (vampires aside) and well researched novels on this subject are next to non-existent. So, aside from a good story, "The Bones of the Earth" is standing out on that score too.The opening chapter sucked me right in, promptly followed by an outpour of action. The quest of Javor is difficult and breathtaking. Without aspiring to this, the youth is turning into a warrior and the way the author presented his "journey" is realistic and believable. I kept turning pages, fascinated, wishing to know what will happen next.I hope Scott Bury will bring us more of these fascinating, but greatly overlooked, parts of history and culture, presented in more of his smoothly flowing, fast-pacing stories.