Fantasy : Review of something not yet read

Amazon.com: Books: The Darkness That Comes Before

One of the best short reviews I’ve read in a long time, from an Amazon reader:

“First-class fantasy, September 19, 2003
Reviewer: diplaros (see more about me) from Toronto, ON Canada
What a breath of fresh air. I’ve been looking for a good fantasy series for a looooong time. Mr. Bakker’s first novel blew me away.

This novel has a fully realized world, plausible situations, magic that makes sense within the context of the world, half a dozen very interesting characters, skillful writing and brilliant pacing. It also provokes emotion, not melodrama.

Here’s the best part (for me at least):
* NO ELVES
* NO DISGRUNTLED PRINCES
* NO BICKERING WOMEN
* NO MEANINGLESS QUESTS
* NO DISNEY-ISMS
* NO CLUELESS POETRY
* NO INDESTRUCTIBLE, INFALLIBLE HEROES
* NO GIFTED, SMALL-TOWN BOYS WHO ARE SECRETLY PRINCES OR HEIRS

I could go on. READ THIS BOOK!”