Robert Jordan has brought literary realism to a totally new level. A pity the author had to die when he did. His writing is simply unique! 

In this book, it’s easy to see, analyse and weigh the merits of careful character-building that sacrifices plot acceleration for vivid literary realism, against simple plot progression.

The book is a healthy mash of good meets evil to compromise in the face of a greater evil, love, jealousy, action, and spells. It even features an exposé into hell politics

Annabeth was a bitch almost throughout the book. I just do not get her loyalty to Luke despite everything, and I wonder why Percy even puts up with that.

Ready Player One is a unique story set in a dystopian world with a virtual utopia, the only respite from the wrecked world.

I might add that several elements of The Darkness That Comes Before call to mind those of Paul Kearney’s Monarchies of God

Daniel T. Jackson pummels, stuns, and enthralls in a debut so good it could’ve come from the most seasoned pros and legends of Epic Fantasy.