Fantastic Fantasy, December 10, 2008

By             James S. MacLachlan (Frankfort, KY USA)

I'm so tickled that I joined GoodReads.com, met Sue, found out about & got to read this book. It is excellent. The first of a trilogy, it starts off with a simple, pastoral world & people that develop as they're pushed into an empire's problems & politics. The characterization is very well done. Traits & flaws are logically developed into twists that sucked me in to a very long lunch hour.

I HAD TO FINISH THE BOOK!!! Do not plan on doing anything else when you get about 3/4 of the way through. You may be able to break away, but it is painful. Not that the first part wasn't good, but the last part just grabbed me & rThe second book is due out next month & I can't wait! I've been reading fantasy since I was first reading & it's hard to find a new world & book that is engaging. This is one of the few.