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Title: Good freshman start
Review: This is a good book for a first attempt. I enjoyed the overall story and hope the other books get better. Nothing is really original, but it was a nice spin on the arch-types. Chris uses a LOT of flowery language, but if you look at his website that appears to be the way he talks. I was mentally distressed at his description of the village ravaged by Urgals near the beginning involving a spear in a heap. When you read it, be prepared! The battle scene in the end is a bit silly, the "dragon armor" doesn't make much sense and the ending is abrupt. It is clear that he wanted this to be a much longer story, but cut it short and turned it into a trilogy. Or maybe for the economic reasons, he envisioned it as a trilogy from the beginning. In any case, the book does not live up to the hype and do not believe for a second it is in the same class as Harry Potter.
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