Monday, November 11, 2024

Deceptively Fun Fantasy! John A. Douglas's "The Black Crown"


I was not impressed with the glossary at the beginning, nor the prologue of this story.

Then, when I got to the third chapter, there was a sudden POV shift and I was terrified!

Would this be another Dragon Wing disaster?

No! The Black Crown turns out to be enjoyable and an excellent read!

What started out sounding like very generic fantasy actually developed its own very unique and compelling voice and narrative, and Douglas plays well with common fantasy tropes, using some of them normally, but subverting enough of them that you never know exactly what to expect.

I fully enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to any reader of fantasy.

For a bit more detail, watch the video above.

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