“RealmShift” by Alan Baxter

by bestep on 25. Jun, 2008 in ClubReading, Reading

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From reading the back cover of this book, I thought it would be a really crazy and not too enjoyable fantasy book. I was wrong, on both accounts.

I suppose it could be called crazy, but the premise of [Realm Shift][bookdetail] is no different than the premises of several other fantasy books. In [Realm Shift][bookdetail], deities are real, given their reality by the belief of humans. Of course, the opposite is also true: the devils of each religion are real as well, again given their reality by the belief of humans. The deities can nudge believers, but non-believers cannot be given divine inspiration to do or not do a particular act. This is where our protagonist comes into the story: he reports to “The Balance,” an entity which tries to keep the balance in the universe.

Sound complicated? It’s not really. And the story is fast-paced and engrossing. A good editor might be handy, though, as not every character should say, “Indeed.” And some of the word choices struck me as odd. But these are little issues with a book that was thoroughly enjoyable. I look forward to reading the sequel!

[bookdetail]: http://books.clubreading.com/book/bookdetail/book_id/1414
[author]: http://books.clubreading.com/book/browsebook/pagenum/1/author/Alan%20Baxter