NEW SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY REVIEWS
Reviews Of Recently Published Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
Reviewer: Forrest Schultz schultz_forrest@yahoo.com 770-583-3258
Blog Address: http://newsciencefictionandfantasyreviews.blogspot.com
June 3, 2013
Aubrey Williams Joins The Fantasy Surge With His Sulexian Chronicles
A review of
Aubrey Williams The Knight In Shining Armor, Book One of The Sulexian Chronicles (Publish America, 2007) $23.68 211 pp ISBN: 978-424192281
Him, Known As Awakened, Book Two of The Sulexian Chronicles (Publish America, 2011) $24.95 238 pp ISBN: 978-1456066697
Reviewer: Forrest W. Schultz
The rate of the writing and publishing of fantasy novels continues to rise all across the nation, including here on the Southside. So much so, in fact, that it is getting ever harder to keep up with it. A case in point is Aubrey Williams from Clayton County, who began his Sulexian Quadrilogy six years ago but only recently came to my attention. I shall review the first two of these books here; the third one will be out later this year and the fourth, and final, book is scheduled to be published next year. AND, he has already begun work on a second quadrilogy.
These Sulexian stories belong to the sub-genre of an ostensibly human person suddenly finding out that he actually comes from a magical realm whither he is about to embark to discover his true lineage and destiny. And, it is in the sub-sub-genre where this transition is designed to occur at a particular age, in this case 16, to twins: Emily and Daniel.
Most of the story in the first book is taken up with the twins' discovery of their arcane abilities and the ensuing magic battles against evil, which are similar to martial arts contests -- with very high stakes. Some of the battles and characters are interesting but, frankly, there are way too many battles and characters, and it is about to get tiresome when suddenly there is a great reversal, and the good guys retreat to Earth at the end of the first book, but then return to Sulex with another ostensible Earthling teen, who is a mage in disguise, Bert, on which the second book focuses in a more complex story as he struggles to overcome his internal strife in order to fulfill his destiny.
Speaking of which, I believe the author is struggling to master his literary talent, the results of which I expect to see in his future novels, so stay tuned! Info is available on his website https://aewilliams.sqsp.com.
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