Sanctum's Breach
(Delver Magic # 1)
by Jeff Inlo
fantasy
copyright 1993
read in August 2015
rated 7/10: well worth reading
Well worth reading ? Or, read to pass the time ? I've shaded the rating a little higher because I think it's... a good effort. And it's a... pleasant read !
Yes, pleasant :-)
An interesting world. Nothing startling: just a few large towns, lots of countryside, a forest full of elves. With dwarves in caves. Of course.
The Delvers, though, are new. The Algors are new -- and interestingly unique. The elves, even, are not your standard elves... Close, but different.
And all the characters are so very, pleasant ! For several chapters I was wondering, will there be any conflict ?! Or will everyone just shake hands and agree to do whatever is best for everyone...
It's not the most exciting of books. Yet things do happen. Things happen and you hope that it all turns out well, because the characters are so nice, and they mean well. Even the sorceress... who is not sure whether she is pleased or not. And warns the hero that if she -- the sorceress -- turns to evil then she will be back to kill the hero... I mean, how polite a (potential) villain do you want ?!
There is, very clearly, a spiritual message in the book. Spiritual as in, the Church of Godson... ! Christian but not (to my limited knowledge) a specific religion. This is part of the "pleasant" nature of the book.
The spiritual message is only annoying at the final climax. Not quite deus ex machina... Not divine intervention but certainly success via divine inspiration.
A rating of six out of ten would be more honest. Too bad ! I was in the mood for a light book... a pleasant read... And this book provided exactly that.
Easy, enjoyable. Just the book that I wanted to read :-)
Persius - "We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays."
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