A review by ceezer
The Secret of the Dark Forest by Vasily Mahanenko

4.0

I agree with the sentiment expressed below, it's slightly annoying at how lucky Mahan keeps getting (and if there every was a Mary Sue...), but I'm going to keep going because, 1) I want to find out if there's a reason why, 2) the sub-plots (and that dang chess set!), and 3) it's fun! It also makes me yearn for the old EQ days (especially since the Phoenix vs Dark Legion rivalry is very reminiscent of the Prophecy vs Phantom Raiders rivalry from my server)