Champion's Rising

I was provided a print copy of Champion's Rising by S. F. Claymore for review.

Champion's Rising is the first installment in the Champion of Psykoria series. Our hero, Prince Snarmis, is the less than intimidating son of the powerful King Breetor. Although he has no problem succeeding his father when the time comes, he is less than skilled as a warrior. Much to the disappointment of his father, and therefore, himself.

Naturally, events conspire to force the Prince to basically man up (It would be a short series if they didn't wouldn't it). We see just about every fantasy character we've ever read about make appearances in this book. We get everything (everyone?) from vampires and werewolves to faeries of all description, mages, daemons, dragons, you name them. But all these characters belong, they are not included just to have more, they are integral to the story. Once the action begins it doesn't let up. The suspense, and excitement build and is maintained throughout. The reader is involved. The action involving the Prince is told in the first person. It did take me a while to catch on to this. Other action is told in the third person. 

The best part? Although this is the first in the series, NO CLIFFHANGER ENDING! I so much appreciate that in a series.

The worst part? We have to wait for the next book in the series to get more. But what you gonna do? Fantasy readers should like the heck out of this book. I'm looking forward to continuing the story. 

When author S.F. Claymore offered me this book I did chide him for using my picture on the covr without my permission. I see that on Amazon they show a different cover. I was only kidding! Sheesh! Enjoy!

Mike