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**Short take:** *The Worm Within* is a very enjoyable read. I recommend it and look forward to the next installment.
**Long take:** I won't describe the plot in details, but it's pretty standard stuff for anyone who's read a smidgen of pulp fantasy and/or sat on fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing game sessions. There's a young apprentice with a mysterious past, a paladin, a magician of sorts, a thief, and a dark threat that puts the whole wold in danger. Still, Sarah Newton manages to inject enough energy in these over-used formulas to keep *The Worm Within* interesting.
The short chapters, organized around brief sections showcasing Newton's resolute writing style, give the story a strong forward momentum almost from the get-go. There's little to no fat either: the novel's very well edited, with less than a handful of typos.
Jargon pertaining to the world in which the story takes place fills the text, but I never found it so distracting that I...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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