Eternal Knight
For a first novel, Eternal Knight was very well written and organized. Everything from the map of Landomere and Salador – the lands that the main character, Hadde, traveled through during the course of the story – on the first page to the reflections in the epilogue was detailed and planned carefully. The characters were mostly believable and the underlying message was pretty powerful: that the notions of good and evil are subjective and that villains often see themselves as heroes in their own eyes.
Whenever I thought that I knew where the story was headed, the author really surprised me with plot twists or major changes. I also liked how Mr. Heppe brought back details from earlier chapters and incorporated them later in the book -- something that well-established writers like JK Rowling really master in their works as well.
The one thing that I did not like was the occasional anachronistic dialogue – like using modern phrases or terms that did not seem to suit the fantasy setting.
Overall, I would definitely recommend Eternal Knight to people who like reading fantasy. However, it is definitely not a prerequisite. I never really read any books in the deep fantasy genre prior to reading Eternal Knight, but still enjoyed reading it. It was a little confusing in the beginning since the story starts right off into the action with new terminology and unfamiliar character names. However, it becomes easier to read as the author builds up the background of characters as the plot unfolds. It had none of the usual fantasy creatures like elves or dwarves, but it had a fantasy setting and magical aspects woven into the story line. Overall, I would give Eternal Knight a 4/5 stars.
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