Review: Solid Medieval Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2011
Half-demonic knight characters in fantasy settings are nothing new, but it's always fun to read a classic story when it's well executed.  Moeller's characterizations are probably the best aspect of the novel, and I particularly liked how Mazael's (the protagonist) first thoughts when meeting someone is how he could kill them.  The plot is solid, consisting of Mazael's struggle to maintain his humanity, vanquish his enemies, resist the Old Demon's machinations, and possibly find true love.  The medieval setting was well done, doesn't have any major historical gaffes, and does a good job of integrating magic users.  The writing had a nice mix of description, combat, political scenes, romantic interest and occasional humor.  Occasional typos and proofreading mistakes are easily overlooked, especially since this was a free release.  Overall a good, entertaining read that reminded a bit of Dave Duncan's medieval settings.