A Book Review: The Welkening by Gregory Spencer

Back in the late summer, early fall, I won a copy of a book called Guardian of the Veil by Gregory Spencer. I put it on a shelf to be read and as I won books, bought books at sales and was given books to read, it got lost in the pile. Have I ever mentioned to you how much I love books?

Anyway.... I brought it with me to read in Bloomington. Alas, I discovered it was the second in a series. I started reading it anyway, but decided I really wanted to read the first book, so I ordered it from Amazon.

The Welkening: A Three Dimensional Tale - is an amazing book! And has the complexities that endear us to other similar tales such as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books, Donaldson's Thomas Covenant series, Brooks, Magic Kingdom Series, and The Chronicle of Narnia series. All of these books create other worlds that are on the other side of our own. They are full of flawed characters who rise to the occasion and end up doing amazing things.

The Welkening is a tale of four teen misfits. It is a tale of overlapping worlds that are all related. I was drawn into this tale. I related to aspects of the characters (especially Lizbeth), and I was suprised to learn who the villian of the story was. If you enjoy epic fantasy tales, I believe you will enjoy this book. I give this book four out of five stars. Why not five? Well, if I give everything five stars, you will begin to doubt me! BTW, on the back cover, this book has an enjoyment guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied with the book, you can return it (with original receipt, note as to why you didn't like it, name, address, and you must do it within 60 days of purchase). You don't see those kinds of offers very often!

I am getting ready now to start on the second book in the series. Keep an eye out...book giveaways are on the horizon...