The Worthing Saga

This book needs it’s own blog post, or two. As a writer – just reading this book you learn so much abut the writing process and how to see other characters through one character’s eyes. You can also learn how to weave, I think it was 20,000 years of history into a story, and literally thousands of characters as well, and the story still makes perfect sense. Not only that, he also picked a current time, and wove the telling of the ancient story within the current storyline in an excellent manner.
Also, a bit Tolkeinish – he kept his originals of some of the stories of characters and included expanded versions of their stories as separate stories at the end of the book. By the end, you really know the minor characters much better, and are glad to get to know them. The last two short stories, didn’t match as well, with the main storyline, yet that is sometimes how original drafts of a story work – they change.
Whether you are a writer, or a reader, this is an excellent universe to enjoy. This is one of those twenty four hour stories – have plenty of food, water, time, and a nice pillow available, as you can’t put the book down!