A well written, enjoyable, fantasy novel. The characters are nicely developed and well-rounded (I learned that term in High School). The author, also, adds a new fantasy character-type (a welcome bit of innovation; even if the "race" name is close to sounding like "fairy"). These are clearly not fairies but more like elves...). All that aside, this is a good adventure. I'll try volume 2 when I can get it in e-book form from my library.