The depth of our belief in the fantasy world of any story is guided by the belief of the main character. The traditional Fantasy character approaches the new world with wide-eyed wonder, and we respond with the same, but with a superior “Isn’t this fun?” attitude. In “Missing Persons” we see Fantasy from the point […]
“Sidus, the First of His Kind” by Dan Sugralinov
This book is Action-Adventure Sci-Fi influenced by digital battle games. As such, it contains careful attention to details of mechanics, science, and weaponry, and less attention to individuality of character. In fact, there is even a little too much time spent on people in the prologue, a flashback where none of the characters neatly revealed […]
“The Kimoni Legacy Book 1: Initiation” by Omari Richards
This is the most epic Fantasy I have read in a long time. Cecil B. DeMille would have a field day making it a film. It is a story of magical and political manipulation occurring in a complex, barbarous world based on ancient times in Sub-Saharan Africa. The physical and social settings benefit from rich […]