The Warden

I went into Daniel M. Ford's The Warden not expecting too much and came away pleasantly surprised.

The Warden is a fantasy book that's not like most fantasy books. There's no saving the world scenario and huge world sprawling adventures and battles. Instead, we get a cozy novel with heartwarming characters and a town that you can root for.

Besides fantasy, we get a little sci-fi and some western genres mixed in. The Warden is like a Sheriff/Marshall/Gunslinger set to protect towns and villages. And Lone Pine is a backwater town that's all about sheep.

The author does a great job of making us fit into this quiet little down. And just like Aelis, we slowly start fitting into the town and caring about its villagers.

I really enjoyed this book. It's different enough to be special. The ending was kind of weird and sudden but leaves me begging for Part 2 to hurry up and release. I'm ready to move into Lone Pine!