Genre: Short
Story/Medieval Fantasy/Adventure
Description:
“A sociopathic super wizard joins the Wizards guild. A guild where
heroes are made and commercialized. When things don’t go according to plan, he
decides to improvise. A not-so-bright young and inexperienced wizard joins him
along the way.”
Author:
“In 2018 John, after a lot of thinking, finally decided he was going
to become an author. In 2020, still working on his big epic, he decided to let
a short story, which he had written in the meantime, be his first published
book.”
The
Heroes Journey is Mr. Amlien’s debut story.
Appraisal:
In The Heroes Journey we
follow Wizard Urick as he tries to turn Frank Fury into a Hero. Simply because
Frank has a heroic sounding name. Urick’s means are unconventional, to say the
least. Tendust is a young wizard who recognizes Urick and wants to become his
apprentice so he regales Urick with false accomplishments. Urick knows Tendust
is on to him so he tries to shake him off, but that’s not going to happen.
Tendust sees Urick as a meal ticket. It’s an enjoyable ride as Urick tries
to make his lies sound like the truth, as he leads his small troupe of
unskilled warriors to destroy Tyson the Zombie King.
The Heroes Journey is an imaginative and fun romp as Urick defies the
rules to turn Frank into his first Hero. The dialogue and inner thoughts of
Urick are highly entertaining. If you want to know how real heroes are made
this is the story for you. Hahaha. However, it will make you think about how
much praise can actually affect change in a person’s life.
FYI:
The
Heroes Journey is book 1 in Mr. Amlien’s, The Adventures of
Urick and Tendust Series. Even though the book cover may attract younger
readers, be warned there is a lot of colorful adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
No significant issues.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 9-10,000 words
