Genre: Fiction—Fantasy
Completed: 27 February 2018
Summary & Review:
Growing up in a family of magical demi-gods, Danny is a black sheep with no apparent powers. But, one day he discovers that he actually possesses one of the rarest and most powerful magics: the ability to make gates that instantly transport him between locations. Unfortunately, this ability is a death-sentence to any mage who possesses it so Danny fleas his family compound and eventually is taken in by orphan mages who protect and teach him in the hopes that he will be the one to finally create a Great Gate between the worlds.
Reading this was an uneven experience for me. I typically think of myself as an Orson Scott Card fan—in fact, this is the 15th OSC book I’ve read on this list—so I really wanted to like it. I guess overall I did like it, but it’s impossible not to compare this to some of Card’s greats like Ender’s Game (#186), Ender’s Shadow (#217), and Pathfinder (#252), and this book suffered in that comparison. It was another story about a young boy who has great powers/skills but it just wasn’t quite up to same level as the Ender, Shadow, or Pathfinder series.
Something that bothered me was the language and some of the sexual content in this book. This wasn’t anything pornographic, but it was still pretty PG-13, especially for Card since he’s LDS. It was adult enough that I wouldn't let my son read it until he was at least 16.
Those reservations aside, I will definitely read the next book in the series, especially because I already own it...:/
Rating: 6.0
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