Magebane by Lee Arthur Chane

Magebane by Lee Arthur Chane is a stand-alone fantasy novel that… Wait. I’m going to stop there and let you read that sentence again. Yes, you read correctly — “a stand-alone fantasy novel.” Magebane is not part of a duology, quartet, or trilogy-to-eventually-be-expanded-into-a-number-to-be-named-later. So good for him… Magebane certainly has its flaws and works through some of the usual suspects of character type and plotting, but overall I enjoyed this read. It was a mostly fluid ride through an interesting set of situations with either likable good characters or interesting not-so-good characters. It didn’t wow me; I wish parts of it had been executed a bit more fully or sharply, but it kept me going straight through to a pretty strong ending… despite its relatively minor issues, I happily recommend Magebane and I’ll certainly give Chane’s next novel a try based on this one. Read the rest.