Review: Enjoyable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
I like this book - quite a lot actually. It takes its own special approach and stays away from many of the tired clichés of the fantasy genre. No demons, elves, or vampires. Sorcerers and magic are essential to the story and yet the author also creates a very believable medieval society. I particularly like the description of the villagers in the first part of the book. They aren't good people but they are definitely believable.More importantly, the characters are well developed. They are neither generic nor wooden. You actually care what happens to them, a quality which I appreciate. The plot is intriguing and keeps you reading. You constantly want to find out what happens next.I don't like spoilers so I avoid putting summaries of books in my reviews, but I should point out that this is a complex and lengthy story. That makes it my kind of book but I'm aware that some people only want short and simple tales - and this isn't. Clearly, it is the opening part of a trilogy-length work. It has a bit of a cliff-hanger ending. I already have volume II and will read it now, and I hope the author finishes volume III soon.I noticed that some earlier reviews complained about the editing. I found only a few typos, nothing that distracts from the story, so it seems clear that corrections have been made since the reviews were written.