They tasted defeat. Enemies are getting stronger. The caravan needs to move.
Monty saw defeat at the hands of the devils and death has reached the elven lands faster than anybody had expected. Hidden powers surge, mighty allies and enemies appear in the distance, and the nomad can do nothing but move on in the hope the caravan lives another day.
The elven lands have been left behind in the hope of greener plains and the goblin cities are around the corner. The others promise riches from rags, but there has to be more hidden underneath the sharp sun. A [Cleric] may never rest, after all.
About the Series: Experience a [System] world with levels, classes, loot, skills, and magic. Follow Monty as he explores the world of Atla, doing his best to keep his people alive through the countless challenges ahead.
The story itself, as in the first book, is very good. Creative. Engaging. Inspiring, even. But the lack of editing is somehow even worse. Virtually every sentence, it sometimes seems, has mistakes. Grammar mistakes. Vocabulary mistakes. Often, I can tell what the author meant to say. Frequently, I cannot. It's incredibly distracting and frustrating.
The second book in the series provides a fun story... but the editing is appalling.
The writing often seems as if it's a bad translation: sentence order might be abnormal, tenses might change midsentence, word choice might be clumsy or even incorrect, and some sentences are literally incomprehensible. A particular low point, which an editor would hopefully pick up, was when one character replied to themselves - pretty confusing for the reader!
After initially giving up after about ten pages, I had to force myself to continue. I'm glad I did, because I enjoyed the story, but it's hard to know whether I'd bother reading the third one.
I'm sure the cost of an editor would be worth the author's time, as it would no doubt turn a less-than-mediocre book into a pretty decent progression fantasy.
Even with all the errors. I love the storyline but then again I just fill in the words that would correct the grammar. If its a good story now I expect that i would consider it outstanding with proper proofreading. With that said; ill read and enjoy the series as is.
Good continuation of previous book, but FULL of errors
I will start by say that this was a good continuation of the previous book. It was an enjoyable read. But it was a little frustrating trying to read it because there were so many missing words, or misspelled words. The book could definitely have used an editor to proofread it a few times.
I love the magic growth but the self righteousness is annoying. It’s fine to have morals and values but the moment rage and pettiness block you from making progress it’s just being childish. He could have had a way better relationship with the goblins and achieved some of the help he wanted had he acted mature instead of provoking ire.