The Legend of Eli Monpress

I quite enjoyed this series: the plot flows well, the characters are quite congenial. This is easy-to-read fiction well suited to passing the time on a journey. However, here are some things you may want to know before buying:

1. It's about adults, but it was apparently written for children. The characters seem conceived to appeal to children, and they're all sexless. Although they can be clearly divided into men and women, they don't appear to feel any sexual attraction to anyone. This is not a big problem for me, but it seems remarkable.

2. In this fantasy, absolutely everything (including inanimate objects, seas, rivers, and winds) has a conscious spirit associated with it, which feels human-like emotions and reacts to its experiences. This is not really credible, although I was able to suspend disbelief long enough to finish the book.

3. One irresistible force meets another rather too often, which gets tiresome. The characters tend to have some kind of special power, varying from one to another.

4. No sex, but quite frequent violence; although it's not written to shock, and I think children these days can digest this kind of thing easily enough.

So there we are: if you want a light, undemanding fantasy to pass some time with, and you're in touch with your inner child, this may be for you. I was happy enough to read these three novels, as I bought them all together, and they're easy reading; but I think I've had enough by now. I don't currently plan to read more of the saga of Eli Monpress.