Review: Fast and exciting read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2013
A Scholar's Journey: The Divine Tempest is right up my ally with epic fantasy. It combines the aspect of a quest, fantasy creatures, battling foes, and the search for the underlying truth. But there is a major catch. This all transcends within the period of one day. In many ways, it reminds me of watching a season of 24, where each episode was one hour, and one season made up the entire span of a day.The first thing to note, when reading, is do not to skim over the glossary. The races, hierarchy, and all that jazz are laid out in the beginning. Commit it to memory, or you might find yourself a little lost, at first. As the story progresses, you won't need to look back like I did, so learn from my mistakes!The story itself is rather unique. I read a lot of fantasy (all sub-genres) and the world is of the utmost importance. My immediate response is to keep an eye open for holes in the structure; I couldn't find any in The Divine Tempest. The world really comes to life in both description and imagery right before your eyes.The characters are both interesting and unique. My favorite(s) quickly became the twins, for their ability to speak up for what they believed in, but I don't want to give too much away. Perhaps the most perplexing was Penndarius Greyson. A man with high intelligence, but not a single paper trail that spans beyond the past two years. Finally, well not really, we have Soren Luna Mortalitas, the troubled man of intense fighting skill who swoops in to save the day on repeated occasions.Together this unlikely duo of brawn and brains embarks on a quest of gigantic proportions. They fight not only foes, but within themselves. Their world is under threat, their very existence may soon prove to be but a whisper of a dream. But they only have a single day to find the source, stop it, and whoever is behind it before the day ends.I'm looking forward to where this journey finally ends. This is only the first book!