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Title: enter a whole new world
Review: I picked up this book by chance, but it sucked me in straight away. The story might remind you of some old favorites - anything from the Lord of the Rings trilogy to a good, old-fashioned Western - but the world Schimschal creates is clearly his own. His band of post-apocalyptic rebels fighting a dark empire includes two boys on a rite of passage, a rancher and soldier-of-fortune seeking revenge for the death of his wife, a noble mutant-hippo warrior, and a psychic priestess haunted by terrifying prophetic dreams. Schmischal's writing is brisk and absorbing, the pacing is great, and the book is a real page-turner - I found myself finishing it in two long sittings. As the cliff-hanger ending indicates, this is the first volume of a longer series, and I'm definitely going to be waiting for the sequel. If you're into SciFi, thrillers, adventure stories, or Westerns, I'd recommend this book, which combines some of the best of all worlds.
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