Review: The Grand Tour of Terah
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
Author has created an excellent fantasy world, strong characters and a compelling epic fantasy story line.  An almost random group of people depart earth to an alternate magical earth, Terah, where one of them is expected to be the next Master Sorcerer - if he can survive that long.  Unfortunately, it was difficult for me to keep interest in the story since I felt that the plot progression was too slow and the conclusion was weak.  Story ended up focusing too much on mini-quests and training which worked great to better understand the characters and the setting, Terah, but it was done at the expense of plot progression.  Overall, I felt that I was taking the grand tour of Terah to learn all about its citizens, politics and geography but that this was done at the expense of the plot.  Conclusion was also disappointing for me since I felt that the author passed on an opportunity for a more satisfying concluding epic confrontation.  I enjoyed this novel but I was hoping for better.The Master's Chair is the first book in The Chronicles of Terah.  I could not find intended length of series in book, on Amazon or on author's website. The next book in this series has been published,The Dragon's Flame (The Chronicles of Terah # 2).  Author's website indicates that she has notes on a third book but it has not yet been started.No significant editing issues were noted.  The Master's Chair is 15,759 Kindle locations long.  Standard length "paperback" novels seem to run in the 4,500 to 7,000 plus Kindle location range.  Long novels can range from 15,000 to 20,000 plus Kindle locations.