by Robert Evert
I like this book. The main character is not the typical young hero who dreams of a marvelous quest, a nice princess and enchanting tales about him told in taverns and streets. He's a middle-aged, overweight stuttering librarian who dreams of all the above things. I liked the characters and plot a lo...
A worthwhile read for those who love fantasy. It is a bit gorey, and is not for the faint of heart, but clever dialogue and an underdog protagonist that you can't help but root for made me unable to put this book down.Looking forward to book 2.
Robert Evert’s debut novel, Riddle in Stone, is an exciting dark fantasy novel with interesting plot twists. Edmund, an overweight, stuttering, librarian, decides to leave his hometown of Rood after being humiliated in front of the woman he loves. Upon seeing a declaration from the King in Eryn Ma...
Originally posted at The BiblioSanctum: Riddle in Stone popped up on my radar and the blurb interested me enough to add it to my to-read pile. A polite message from the author inspired me to push it right to the top of the list and I’m glad I did.The book promises and quickly delivers on its atypica...
Edmund is an antiquarian and scholar who lives in the small remote village of Rood in the Far North. Though you'd usually find him immersed in his books, Edmund's actually got big dreams of one day leaving Rood and doing something really important with his life, something that will earn him the resp...
If your looking for a fantasy genre that smells old school, this is the book for you.If you want an old fashion hero kind of not good looking but with a beautiful interior, with good values and a character that is solid and heart warming then Edmund is your man.This book reminded me of Lord of the R...
While I couldn't finish this novel, it is well written and the part I read well plotted. I do believe a lot of others would enjoy it but it just wasn't my type of story. For example, I've tried over and over to read young adult and Sci-Fi but I just can't get invested in the story. There are a very ...
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