This book could never be used for an English Literature class, because Brooks has already written the students' essays for them! THE GOOD: The story is fun. Brooks tells me that deserters are the worst form of coward so that is what they are). Worst of all, readers are never allowed to form their own opinions (good for Orl Fane for being independent-minded enough to escape an unjust war. Where Middle Earth has depth in its place and languages, the Four Lands is a hodge-podge: rivers flow in implausible directions, and geopolitics is debated by the equivalent of medieval peasants. Where Tolkien develops characters through their actions, Brooks describes everyone's personality traits to the reader. THE BAD: It is to some extent a reimagining of Lord of the Rings, and suffers by comparison to a great work of literature. The narration is competent though not to my taste. This is an enjoyable but extremely flawed fantasy story. Worth it as a gateway to the much better sequels
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