Review: Slow at first but picks up nicely -- A great read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2012
"Adam" is immortal and isn't sure how or why. However, he can be hurt or killed through normal means (though he can't get sick), so he's spent 30,000 plus years just avoiding trouble and trying to be a nice guy all around. At first, the premise appears lame and uninteresting (no special powers? no real explanations?) but the writer has done a great job with the premise, dialogue and plot. In this sequel(Immortal is the first in the series -- you should read this first!), Adam finds himself involved in a mysterious eco-terrorist plot and travels the world to help unravel this mystery.Like the first one, the author introduces more ancient or mythical creatures -- in the first one it was guest apperances by demons, vampires, iffrit, pixies and this one focuses mainly on satyrs, a lone dryad and lycanthropes. This story is a little slow at first and not quite as engaging as the first one but the plot picks up as you move through it.  I saw one critical review that opined on the lack of answers from the first one and lack of characters from the first one, but I didn't mind that.  Adam has journeyed in solitary fashion so it's not suprising that steady characters are not present at all times.I am also impressed with the author's research -- he explains historical concepts and language artifacts as part of the story in a humorious fashion, a bit like having your whacky high school history teacher again (all in a good way).  It's a solid, pleasant and entertaining read -- I thoroughly enjoyed it. The author tells a great story, entertaining and engaging. Buy and enjoy!!