Review: Tales of challenge
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2013
This is an ambitious novel and an attempt to break into a very challenging genre. Nicholas Kerkhoff brings a new mix of magic and adventure to these 'Tales of Death'. The plot is catchy even though it is a `orphans to glory' type of plot reminiscent of a number of novels, it does bring new twists and turns that bring this tried and tested line to life.The early part of the piece seemed to be less fluid and dynamic than the later chapters as if the author and the characters were getting comfortable with each other and their style. Perhaps for this reason it seemed to me to start more slowly than I had expected.Ultimately, hats off to Kerkhoff for making a very creditable entrance with this new universe and we will get to see it develop in the books to come.