Title

Book 3 Red Twilight: Worldwalkers

Author

Dustin Lee Feyder

Reviewer

Harley Stevens

Synopsis

The third book in the Red Twilight series of books

Review

Book three, in many ways, not so much as a step, but rather a jump forward for the author. The writing has dramatically improved in comparison to the previous two books, that one might reasonably think that the author is a completely different person. And with the betterment of the writing, the true nature of the book is revealed in just the first chapter.

This is an anime.

That statement holds no ill intentions towards the book. The first chapter begins with a battle, which, by all intents and purposes, is an anime battle. Characters meet up and have a big old punch out in a primordial dimension. And the good guys lose. It wouldn’t much of a story if we begin with a battle where the heroes win. What would be next? Them picking up their stuff and going to the pub?

The writing is leagues above what it was. We can clearly understand the fight choreography, the dialogues and the descriptions. And it is pretty fun. Everything is over the top – characters speak in an overdramatic fashion, like they are from a 70s B-film, they wield massive weapons, slaughter tens of enemies. It’s fun, simple as that. And it feels like the writer was having fun with it as well.

David Jazzmen pulls the giant 'Demon's Blade' from his back as he marches forth, his wavy silver hair drifts before his glowing green eyes as the first wave of Cravixs' slaves step forth to block the invader's path. Jazzmen pulls down on his crimson coat, slightly adjusting it. The slaves freeze in place. They can feel the evil power that flows through Jazzmen. Jazzmen smiles darkly as he introduces himself to the slave army. "I am David Jazzmen, The Prince of the Kingdom of Dis, The Man called Devil. Who of you is brave enough to face me?"

The slave army recoils from the diabolic prince. Jazzmen points the ‘Demon’s Blade’, "No one stands in my way?" He holds the sword overhead gripping it in both hands like a samurai. "Very well! Then I will fight all of you at once!" Jazzmen dives into the wake of battle to draw first blood. A Viking-esc cry of freedom echoes in Jazzmen's wake as the battle begins.

Naturally, this is a very specific style, that might not be to everybody’s tastes, but I have a certain soft spot for it.

The second chapter is far more mellow, contrasting nicely with the first, giving us an explanation of how things are and what is to come.

Again, it’s very nicely written. It describes what is essentially, once again, a scene from an anime or a movie, but it fits the tone of the book perfectly.

Charlie has found his way so far from any world he would know that the impossible is within arm's reach—the very edge of tangential reality. Islands of floating stone reach into dead space off to one side of him, falling off the lip of perceivable nature. To the other side, a body of water seems to settle as globs of water fall ever so slowly from space to the tiny rock on which Belmond rests.

"RT, I need your help. You were born when the Nothing had broken into this reality. You are what was left behind when the god Cravixs targeted this world to be returned to the Nothing. You are the keyhole through which the Tamriel can see other worlds. I need the power to slide past the keyhole." Charlie explains.

"For what purpose?"

"I am going to kill God."

From then on, the adventure begins.

I can not stress this enough. If you liked the previous books, you will absolutely love this one. It flows much better, it’s easier to read, the descriptions actually work for the story, rather than against it.

It isn’t a perfect book. Nor is it the best example of its’ genre. My usual nit picks stand, but this time around they are much more subdued.

Rating/conclusion

A fantastic improvement. If the trend continues, the next book should be even better.

If you are a fan of the author’s previous works, give it a try. If you’ve read his work and didn’t like it, try this one, it just might be what you need.

If you are unfamiliar with what came before it and are looking for a spontaneous buy, try it out. You just might get sucked into it.