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Hopeless Necromantic

By Shiloh Briar

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'Very funny, making the darker moments that little bit darker. A FIVE STAR read and highly recommended!' The Wishing Shelf

REVIEW
What a fun novel novel is! I read this over a long weekend and, as my mother-in-law was staying over, it was (a) a very, VERY long weekend and (b) this was by far the most enjoyable part of it. The author is very talented, offering the readership a mix of romance and magic, adventure and comedy. And it's the comedy element which brings this story to life. The author's comic timing is 99% of the time spot on. So, not only did I get to enjoy a cleverly plotted, fantasy adventure involving a talking skeleton, I also got to laugh a lot.
So, what's the plot? Well, in a nutshell, it's the story of Sikras (Glowing Cat's Eye in Death's Darkness, former necromancer to Queen Saelihn of the Kingdom of Nyllmas) who can return life (of a sort) to a corpse. Sikras is given a task by his queen to kill Vessik, his best pal of old, who is threatening her kingdom. Oh, and Sikras has a few tax problems too – I know how he feels! What follows is a fun-filled adventure with plenty of clever twists, over-the-top characters, and always with the emphasis on the 'fun' parts.
There are a lot of elements to this story I particularly enjoyed. Firstly, it's very unpredictable; this unpredictability is particularly enhanced by the MC who, to be honest, is rather random – but in a good way. Secondly, it's not all fun, fun, fun; it's dark too, in parts, and even thought-provoking. And thirdly, I chuckled a lot. I suspect, if the author had been writing back in the 1970s, he/she (can't tell from the name – sorry) would be made to feel very welcome at a Monte Python scriptwriting meeting!
So, if you enjoy fantasy, memorable characters and plenty of witty one-liners, this book is for you. I think most readers will enjoy rooting for the MC who, despite being a rather flawed character, is still the sort of fellow you can't help loving. Sort of like Han Solo in Star Wars – total rogue, morally inept, but you got to love him!

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