Review: Too short for content
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2011
London, 1855. Lord Kendall Lake is a knight of the Order, born with special abilities that allow him to fight vampires, sorcerers and the like.Amélie Deland, a photographer, has realized that in some of her photographs, a snake shadow forecast the death of some of her subjects. Troubled and scared that she is somewhat the cause of the events, she calls to her grand-uncle for help. Kendall Lake is sent to investigate.This novella of 20 000 word is a bit too short for all the fantasy content and the story line it offers. There's a lot to assimilate: the fantasy or simply out-of synch elements of the world, the Order, the family relationships, the romance aspect, the major and minor characters that come into play. It is just too much for these few chapters. I found it confusing and unfortunately, the romantic part of the story was not really developed.This author has a lot of creative ideas and talent. Better editing would have helped.