The Shadow Realm

The Firestaff Chronicles #4

by James Galloway

The fourth book in a unique, scandalously interesting and non-commercial fantasy series. Written by James Galloway purely for fun in the course of many years. Read by fanatical fans for even more fun. It has never been published and it can be found online, absolutely for free, on the author's website (sennadar_com).

Genres: Fantasy, Magic

1030 pages, ebook

About the author

There is an author, who goes by the name of Fel. He releases his stories, chapter by chapter to the internet. They vary in genres, including fantasy and sci-fi. Several of these books are comparable in length to the epic story Les Miserable's, or longer.

All of these stories have been posted for free on the internet. Download from http://www.weavespinner.net/worlds_of... in various formats including epub, or from the original forumpostings http://forums.sennadar.com

Reviews

[Aelvana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tarrin thought they would have a head start on the Firestaff, but after it revealed itself at the battle for Suld, their advantage has been whittled down considerably. With no time to waste, Tarrin and his friends head to Wikuna so they can use Kerri's new steamship to find the place hinted in old poems. But no one is prepared for what awaits them . . .

This book starts well, but I hate the hedonistic society they encounter, so I mostly like this one for the beginning and the end and not so much what's in the middle. It's my least favorite book in the series, but it does provide some important pieces.

And the plot twists at the very end are a ton of fun. One in particular changes EVERYTHING for Tarrin.

I do like that every time Tarrin is confronted with a hard choice directly related to his mission, he won't allow himself to be swayed. He might hate himself afterwards, but it doesn't stop him from choosing the greater good.

Overall this is the weakest book in the series, as Tarrin's challenges are mostly external and he's rarely in a position where things can threaten him as badly as they did in previous books. Even so, since the plot as a whole depends heavily on what happens here, it's not skippable if you want to see how everything ends. I rate this book Recommended.

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[Milen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Check out my review of The Tower of Sorcery. It applies to the whole series.

[Orinks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has got to be the best book in the series since book 1. All the books are awesome, but James really outdoes himself with this one, and I'll be concluding it shortly.

[Chancs · Rating 4 out of 5]

absolutely worth my time reading :))))

[Shady Lubbad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this story....