To publish your debut and manage to make it stand out among a myriad of other fantasy books isn’t an easy feat.
To follow up in its success with a second installment which will be as good as the first and without suffering the middle-book syndrome is even harder.
But to close the series, tie all loose ends, provide a satisfying ending as well as a crave for more, and most of all, avoid anticlimax, requires a vast amount of talent. Not only does Peter Newman succeed in doing so, but he also teaches you how it’s done.
Read from May 22 to 25, 2016
The Vagrant is an interesting format, and not one that you see very often, but very well executed, with multi-leveled characters & exciting action set pieces. The writing is solid, well-crafted, and in no rush.