Review: Meet the new Frodo Baggins!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
And his name is Kay!  Just as likable, just as brave and courageous, just as noble, and perhaps a little more interesting than our old Frodo. As a “Lord of the Rings” nerd, who has read the book and seen the movies more times than I can remember, I just loved “The Road to Nyn” by Brian Michaud.The similarities with the legendary Tolkien's tome are much more in spirit than in the story itself. Like Lord of the Rings, this too is a fantastic world of magic, of Goblins and Wizards, of the good and innocent versus the evil and treacherous. Here too, you have the same underdog hero, in desperate conditions, signifying all that is good and true, taking on incredibly powerful forces of merciless evil, with no obvious chances of succeeding. Like Frodo, Kay's little village is under attack by evil, his friends and family under great threat. But still, our hero marches on, never gives up, against insurmountable odds.Kay makes many mistakes, is hardly infallible, but is of a true heart and a noble character, and is not one to be scared by the impossible. And in this great quest against evil, led by the ruthless and powerful Lord of Nyn, Kay is helped along by equally interesting characters, the wizened, old and eccentric wizard Alamin, and the delightfully mischievous, Felix. Along the way, Kay makes new allies, while battling against challengers thrown by powerful enemies.I loved  the book, and I'm happy to have discovered a really talented new writer in Brian Michaud. I look forward to more books from him, and will definitely look forward to what Kay does next, in this splendid new series, “The Tales of Gaspar”.