The Blood Gate

by David Ross Erickson

[Kim Deister]

The Blood Gate is an epic fantasy tale with rich characters, tons of action and intrigue, romance, and great storylines. The world the author created for this book was extraordinary, with a created mythology of dieties and religion that was somehow still fully believable, despite being so far out of our own reality and mythologies.

Sometimes epic fantasy can become muddied with all of the subplots that are a part of the epic story, or those subplots can feel incomplete. Neither was an issue with this book. The subplots were almost stories in and of themselves and were woven together without a bit of the muddiness. The action and the intrigue was kept at a great pace that kept the rather long novel from ever becoming stale and kept me turning the pages.

I don't know that this is a book that would appeal to everyone, but I really enjoyed it. It has a lot of depth and character and really draws you in. Fantasy or not, it has a very historical feel to it, thanks to an incredibly well-created world. The characters, whether you root for them or not, are very relatable and draw you right into the story!