Review: Eno - An Entertaining Hero
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2013
I was never much of a fan for "sword and sandal" tales; the few I'd read prior to Hero for Hire were... to be blunt, abysmal.  I'm also not a fan of stories written in the first person narrative.  So why did I read it, much less write a four-star review?  I read on because the writing was so much better than my previous reads in this genre and the story itself was better, too.  And, thanks to C.B. Pratt's ability to establish a lead character (and narrator) that was not only funny, Eno the Thracian was also believable, and a worthy protagonist that quickly overruled my dislike for first person narrators.  A Hero for Hire, Eno accepts a job that evolves into a wholly different situation that not only creates a more dangerous environment for him and his newly acquired side-kick, Phandros; he also has to confront some of Greek mythology's most evil gods and goddesses.  Obviously, Eno succeeds and survives (Hero for Hire is clearly labeled the first of a series), but how he does so provides the entertaining and educating(regards Greek mythology)ride to an obvious ending.  I definitely recommend Hero for Hire to fans of this genre, and I will probably read the next book in the series.