Review: A FINE INTRODUCTION TO THE FANTASY GENRE
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
This book is a grand introduction to the fantasy genre, as well as a fine piece of escapism for mature readers with an hour or two to spare.  In it, we learn of a small tribe of innocents who are bullied and harrassed by the neighbourhood trolls who have infected the local water supply with a concoction that is close to fatal.  With the kidnapping of tribal members for use at the troll's mine for slave labour, only the trolls know the cure for the water based disease.  When the sister of the story's hero is infected and close to death, he sets off on a suicide mission to the troll's fabled hideout to steal the cure himself and bring it back to save his sister.Mr Reilly's story telling skills are known and loved world wide and this is his first attempt to entertain his younger legion of fans.  It  works, on several levels.  The book is divided into three parts.  Part one is a trifle slow but to be fair sets up the world and characters in a very clear manner and ends on the first cliffhanger of the story.  Part Two is where the book really shines as the action picks up and the story itself becomes intriguiing as we learn about the culture and history of the book's universe as well as the characters that populate it.  It too, ends on a cliff hanger. Obviously the story ends at the completion of part three and the book ties up everything very neatly.Overall this is a great read and as i said in my title, it really is a great introduction to the fantasy genre.Can we have more fantasy please, Mr Reilly?BFN Greggorio!