Through the Breach

by Scott Charles Adams

The elven druid Morael has discovered a breach in the fabric of space – a portal between his world and another. The danger of this breach is two-fold – if left alone, it could tear both worlds apart; but if discovered by the Council of Wizards, certain of its members could use the portal to start the Demon Wars anew. The druid and an ancient mage decide that the safest course of action is to close it themselves – as long as they can connive a group of mercenaries into helping … The first novel by Scott Charles Adams, Through the Breach is an epic fantasy, grounded by the sorts of characters not generally found in fantasy.

440 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2011

Reviews

[Nikolette Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engrossing, enchanting and extraordinary

This is one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. The story is magical, with finely-drawn characters that worm their way into your heart. The throughline is lyrical. The settings, the worlds and their inhabitants become real in the way that only the best writing can. I wish this was a series, because I want to know what happens to those I came to care about so much.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well you have elves, fairy's, orcs, humans and demons to name just a few. Basically this is a group adventure story. You have a human, elf, half-elf, half-orc, druid, and dragon that have to save the world. You start by meeting Lavana, an unblooded adventuring half-elf, and Lazarius, an unblooded half-orc. Lavana is kidnapped to help Lazarius find out about his partner who has been killed. Through that adventure they become friends and continue their adventure together. Then you meet Araknar and Krow who are also travelers/adventurers. They get into a slight situation when they chose to intervene between a soldier and an attempted rape. Through this they meet the druid Morael. Morael is gathering a group of skilled warriors to save the world from another Demon War. The story is very entertaining and keeps your interest easily. The characters are likeable.

One issue I had with this book is the numbered references. When you had a word or expression that the author wanted to explain a little better you were given a numbered reference to see at the end of the chapter. It interrupted the flow of the book and wasn't really needed. I read the book and figured out the basic meanings of these words or phrases without the references anyway.

I also thought there was an excessive amount of chapters. A simple break would have been fine on some of these. This did not detract from the story though just my opinion.