As I have completed reading my 11th novel this
year, which is beyond record setting for me this year, I have a yearning to
extend my book reviews beyond the one paragraph summary I've been doing thus
far. I've been able to stick to my New
Year’s Resolution to read more and it’s delightful to remember that there’s a whole
other world out there written down to explore.
Reading has affected me in more than one way no doubt but the way my
mind leaves the “real world” and emerges into a book is extremely relieving. The tires and rigors of a job can be pushed
aside while the sometimes mundane daily occurrences in life can be overshadowed. To conclude this introduction I suppose what
I’m getting at is I recommend to incorporate reading into your life, its far
more worthwhile than I remember from the years ago when I read more often.
This is
the second book of “The Tamuli” and you’re probably wondering why I chose to
begin my book reviews in the middle of a series. I actually didn't put any thought into
sharing the books I've read as much that’s why.
I own books 1 – 3 of this Tamuli series to get a taste of what the
fantasy genre is all about. I’ve owned
these books for around 10 years at least and finally cracked them open while
blowing off an inch of dust. I’ve always
been a science fiction person and most likely will be until the day I die,
there’s so much possibility in the unknown of that universe that enthralls me. My experience in the fantasy universe has
left me wanting to branch out to at least one more genre of books.
The
author, David Eddings, writes amazingly well.
I couldn't explain in words actually how well it’s written, that’s why I’m
not the author. It’s a fantasy novel but
it doesn't read like it most times. What
I mean is that it’s easy to read and an extensive background in folklore or
goblins isn't at all necessary. I've always had the predetermined idea that fantasy books weren't educational enough
to be worthwhile reading, basically. I
never had that complete thought in my mind until I chose to put it into words
for sake of this review but I more or less was thinking it. It’s quite interesting the things you can
learn to help improve yourself in a positive way through reading such a book as
this. I’m not talking about how to kill
a ten foot troll but how you can improve your conversational skills which I’m
not at all highly skilled in.
I’d
hate to ruin a novel such as this by spoiling it for you so I won’t. If you find yourself wanting to break off
from a bad habit or simply change things up in life I’d look no further than
reading. The Tamuli series is as good a
place to begin as any so get cracking.
I’ll
leave you with a bit of a tease as to how this story goes. In the world that is created by David Eddings
an evil has already been stirring up trouble here and there. Ancient armies of long past are rising from
the dead to serve an evil cause. A well
known hero named Sparhawk with the aid of his allies will do what they can to
defeat the evil in their world. There is
also something else that makes this story somewhat different, Bhelliom. What is it and how does it make this book
unlike a typical “hero must save the world” story is up to you to read for
yourself.
Here is the back of the book
summary in case I didn't quite interest you enough in it.
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