Review: The Black River Chronicles

The Black River Chronicles: Level One by David Tallerman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story was fun. It put me in mind of a D&D campaign where a bunch of novice players were given the Players Handbook and told to pick out their class. "Hey, this looks cool, I want to be a ranger, or a wizard, or a fighter."

The characters were students in training to be adventurers. Part of that training included being sent out on quests, in a party containing one each of the most common classes, and learning to work together. Except that, there was something off about some of the quests. Something that the party couldn't quite put its finger on.

I would have liked a little more backstory on the rogue, but I guess she was meant to be mysterious. Perhaps her story will be fleshed out more fully in subsequent books. I won't give away any spoilers about the rest of the party. Suffice it to say that there is more to the fighter's story than there appears and a dwarven wizard is either a delight or an abomination depending on which edition is your favorite.

I would absolutely read further novels in this series.

View all my reviews