Review: Clint and Edward's quest continues... with a slight change in focus.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2013
"Unicorn Western 2" is the second book in an old-west serial by authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. This Kindle e-book was a 274 Kb download (approx. 98 printed pages) and sold for $2.99 at the time of writing this review.SpoilersThis gunslinger/western parody continues as it follow Realm Marshal, Clint and his faithful white unicorn, Edward (well 'faithful' might be a tad of an exaggeration... how about cynical, sarcastic, ornery, stubborn and all-round general pain in the ass), as they tract down Zord and Cerberus (a black unicorn) across the Sprawl with its ever shifting and magical sands.Their primary quest is interrupted by a couple of events involving some bandits, a Sand Dragon and some unexpected help along the way.End SpoilersSome thoughts on "Unicorn Western 2"...1.) well written... prose that made sense and was easy to read.2.) the tale had a great sense of pace and timing.3.) the intriguing character development of Clint and Edward continues from book I.4.) lots of interesting (and often inane) conversational bantering between our unusual pair of heroes.5.) several 'action' scenes... with a great confrontation at the end.Impression:Although I really enjoyed this old fashioned western parody with all the images that a cowboy (excuse me, Realm marshal) and his horse (excuse me again, his unicorn) can muster, I did however perceive a slight change in focus in this work compared to book I. I felt that this book seem to have a more 'serious' tone to it. Let me explain...It had a few areas where our 'boys' had moments of quiet reflection and personal contemplation as they pondered their raison d'tre.And while it still had areas that were humorous, it seemed to lack those numerous special moments that had me chuckling to myself (when I wasn't laughing out loud)... something that seemed to occur with more regularity in the first book.That being said... this is still a great tale, well told. There is a definitive professional feel to the quality of story-telling that shines through from the first to last page.And despite my minor concern regarding the humor aspect of this book, it is still 5 StarsRay Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com