Realm Shift

Isiah, a powerful immortal, works to keep balance in the world. This time he has to save an evil soul from the devil, to stop a worse evil and avert a disaster. However, the devil is determined to have this soul and Isiah battles demon’s to try and keep the Balance.

Personal Thoughts – The first chapter opens with Isiah facing the devil to retain the soul of an evil murderer. Here we glimpse the power of Isiah, centuries old, who’s developed incredible abilities in his quest to keep the Balance. The fast pace of the first chapter continues throughout; making for, at times, an exciting and tense plotline.

As the story unfolds we learn more about Isiah’s past and how he became of a tool of the Balance and I couldn’t help but be reminded of Connor from the Islander movie. Perhaps this was unintentional, but there was an influence.

This is very much a good verses evil story, were an evil man has to kill another evil man, to prevent the death of a good person. There is a lot of pondering on the why’s and wherefores of human nature throughout this story and sometimes I found the character’s reflected a stereo typical image.

The idea’s of the Balance was interesting and I was hoping for something a little different and felt it was a shame that the author missed the opportunity to be more risky in his approach. It’s easier to deal with a story dealing with evil to beget evil and save the good. However, wouldn’t it of been more interesting if Isiah had to prevent a good person from living, as that could also shift the Balance and cause future calamity. This of course would have been a more unsettling subject matter, one I felt the author decided to avoid.

There is plenty of excitement in the story if you’re looking for an easy read. However, don’t expect anything different or refreshing. A good reasonably good debut from this author and I hope to see him tackle more risky storylines in future as there is plenty of scope with his Isiah character.