Review: Entertaining
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
I read magic based fantasy all the time, it distracts my mind during my down time from the stresses of life.  That said, this is nowhere near the writing skill of the great magic based fantasy like Modesitt or Sanderson, or a new writer that has the potential to be legion like Manning.  But, the concept was decent, just not well developed.  The main characters transition in the beginning should have been better detailed and more defined.  In addition, better develope charater would give an anchor to what type of person he was as he matured.  The "new world" or plain of existence he found himself in like the one he left wasn't well thought out or detailed which left far too many blanks.  For example, if he could never keep a job how could he afford to live alone?  But, for the price it was entertaining.  If this writer wants more readers he needs to take the long road, instead of the short road to character and world development.