Review: The Dark Citadel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
I became a fan of Michael Wallace in his Rightous Series which covers the polygamist religious sect which separated itself from mainstream LDS.  Since I enjoyed that series so much and waiting until February for the next book I decided to check out Wallace's Fantasy series which is not my usual fare.Wallace's style of story telling stays strong and entertaining in The Dark  Citadel.  Darick the son  of a rich merchant finds himself along with his father and  baby sister sold into slavery due to his father's weakness and foolishness in handling money.  Darick manages to serve as a slave and keep an eye on his baby sister at the same time.As the City where Darick has always known falls under the control of the Dark Wizard who means nothing but evil to those poor souls under his control, Darick and two other slaves escape to travel to Sanctuary for their freedom.The characters in this series are skillfully tailored and are finely fused together in the defense of the homeland  against formidable odds.  Although vastly outnumbered in both physical numbers and magic the trio travel through desolation to warn others of the coming of the Dark Wizard and to enlist their help in the coming battle.The story is continued in Book Two The Free Kingdoms.