Review: A blend of pop fantasy of the last 50 years
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2013
This wasnt a bad story. It is pretty well written, although the author went to a lot of trouble fluff out the verbiage, and invent new words unique to the story. This usually doesnt work for me and it didnt here either.My main criticism is that it is a little too derivative for my liking. Accepting that there is very little new to say in this genre, the first few chapters were too Tolkien for me. I would have liked this better if it had been a more character driven story with less emphasis on fleshing out the universe where it takes place. Just my preference.The author acknowledges his influences and Tolkien is right there at the top.One character who I thought was unique and interesting was the Riddler. Having him speak in riddles was an engageing plot device that I thought worked well and was the strongest feature of the book.Anyway, not a bad effort and readable.