As a debut novel, Chronicles of Everfall Book 1: Shadow of the Conqueror by Shad Brooks is a strong start. Sadly, it suffers from over-exposition and overly ambitious world-building, but we may hope for improvement in future installments. As a story by a voiciferous critic of plot holes and internal inconsistency and a self-proclaimed author with over a decade of experience, Sot C feels rushed to publication. None of these mistakes should have made it into the first draft, and certainly should have been caught in editing. On top of the technical errors, if the stylistic problems still exist after so much practice, an appreciable improvement by the next book seems unlikely. Much like Daylen, Shad’s unlikely history and checkered product leaves him with much to answer for. Let us hope falling through the barrier of publication has empowered him for the task.
This is the conclusion to my 20,000 word review
As a debut novel, Chronicles of Everfall Book 1: Shadow of the Conqueror by Shad Brooks is a strong start. Sadly, it suffers from over-exposition and overly ambitious world-building, but we may hope for improvement in future installments. As a story by a voiciferous critic of plot holes and internal inconsistency and a self-proclaimed author with over a decade of experience, Sot C feels rushed to publication. None of these mistakes should have made it into the first draft, and certainly should have been caught in editing. On top of the technical errors, if the stylistic problems still exist after so much practice, an appreciable improvement by the next book seems unlikely. Much like Daylen, Shad’s unlikely history and checkered product leaves him with much to answer for. Let us hope falling through the barrier of publication has empowered him for the task.
Read the whole review here: http://blog.hawkbats.com/2019/12/31/chronicles-of-everfall-shadow-of-the-conqueror-review-and-feedback/
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