Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Richard Garcia Morgan Debuts With Great Fantasy -- Review of his "The Hidden Island"

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Reviewer: Forrest Schultz schultz_forrest@yahoo.com 770-583-3258

March 6, 2018

Richard Garcia Morgan Debuts With Great Fantasy

A Review of

Richard Garcia Morgan The Hidden Island (Waystone, 2017)
                 153 pp   $8.99   ISBN: 978-1-7750695-0-8

Reviewer:  Forrest W. Schultz

     I shall begin by thanking Nicky Kotar for recommending this book, which is the first story in the Tales From Mysterion trilogy.  The Island referred to in the title is not hidden in the usual sense of the term: it is located in the fantasy realm called Mysterion, which can only be reached by fantasy transport procedures involving fantasy beings, which is not surprising because this story is a fantasy whose author seeks to follow in the footsteps of two great fantasy authors:  Michael Ende and C. S. Lewis.  These are worthy mentors, and I believe that Richard Garcia Morgan has shown that he has learned from them in this, his debut novel.

     Information on the author and publishing company is available on these websites: 
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Saturday, March 3, 2018

The Battle Against The Super-Evil Raven: A Review of Nicholas Kotar's "The Curse of The Raven

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Reviewer: Forrest Schultz schultz_forrest@yahoo.com 770-583-3258

March 3, 2018

The  Battle  Against  The  Super-Evil  Raven

A Review Of

Nicholas Kotar The Curse Of The Raven: Book 2 of Raven Son(Waystone , 2017)
                      $10.99   77 pp   ISBN: 978-0-9988479-2-4

Reviewer:  Forrest Schultz

     The Raven in Nicholas Kotar's fantasy series is FAR MORE evil than the "Nevermore" Raven in that famous poem by Edgar Allen Poe!!  And the struggle against this Raven in this novella under review is extremely strenuous and involves fantastic elements, especially near its conclusion, in a quest for "living water".  The stakes are radically important, as this statement on page 26 makes clear:  "This isn't the battle for Vasyllia.  It's a battle for the soul of Vasyllia." And the heroic deed is very strange -- it is not a quest FOR a magical object; it is a blacksmith who has to MAKE the magical object!  AND, finally victory is achieved by means of a very strange ending.  I highly recommend reading this book as I have Kotar's first one.

    Information on the author is available on his website www.nicholaskotar.com.
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