Review: Awesome read & I'm glad there are numerous books in the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
I enjoy reading fantasy genre and the cover of this book made me give it a second look.  I’m glad that I did as I hated to see it end and was more than glad this was the first one in a series as I see I have a few more books to go (and hopefully the author adds more books in the series)I read a lot- probably more than most – as I commute to Chicago and also travel quite a bit.  So this book fit right in as a “train read”.  It ended up that I was so eager to see  what happened next that I finished it during my lunch versus waiting until my train ride home from Chicago.The characters are richly crafted and the attention to detail is excellent.  I liked that our main character Oloorin had a companion – a cat named Fluffy. It is unexpected details such as dear Fluffy that made me like this book immediately.  I could see the author was going to deliver a great read.We follow Oloorin and his group as they travel.  The way the author has handled the story it seems that we are right alongside the characters be in in a tavern or out walking through dense brush. There is some  great detail throughout the travels.I don’t want to add in any spoilers but I’ll say the author has given our friends some nice tools such as a potion of invisibility.  Our character mix includes beasts, dwarves and other interesting ones that merge nicely into our story.  Add in enchanted cloaks and I’m sure you can see why I was so entranced with this tale.The story ended off nicely and left me ready for the next book in the series.I’ll add – I see the author has several books in the Oloorin series and also a Viking theme one.  Needless to say these are all on my “train read” list.