Review of Fish Wielder

[Shubham Natu]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Fish Wielder" by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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As per my belief, fantasy writing is one of the most difficult types of writing, especially when you have to create a complete environment right from characters to surroundings to names and whatnot since you only have a handful of stuff already created and the rest is completely based on your imagination.

Jim Hardison’s Fish Wielder is one such literary work.
Filled with imagination right from the beginning till the end.
The author has used the fantasy canvas which was presented to him perfectly, blending in some real-life facts subtly.
Chapter after chapter the author reveals his fantasy world, sometimes via interesting characters like a talking fish which almost drowns in water, a talking horse that tries to show off his intelligence, elves who are way beyond hundred years old, and many more, to interesting names for places, to amusing magical powers, to over-the-top magical incidents, the story is complete fantasy bonanza.
Not only fantasy, but Jim has also combined fantasy with well-balanced and well-timed humor, which makes you laugh and provides a bit of required pause from the fantasy.
There are glimpses of romance as well, which teach us how even a beast can soften because of love, and glimpses of genuine friendship and togetherness, which teach us that with unity and togetherness we can cross the most difficult of terrains.
The story offers you a lot of thrills and suspense as well, which the author uses effectively in the end to provide a hint of upcoming books on the same series of events.

On one side, good use of fantasy is one strong point of the narrative and redundant use of fantasy and long narrative are its downside.
There are quite a few places where you feel the narrative is repetitive and the same magical incident is being repeated, while at certain other places, you feel like it should have been omitted completely.
These things increase the narrative’s length and in the second half of the book, one gets a feeling of when the story will end.
This downside even sometimes overshadows the thrill and suspense that story offers.

Considering all the positives and downfalls, I would rate Fish Wielder by Jim Hardison, 3 out of 4 stars, a good fantasy story, which is well edited but redundant in places.

I would strongly recommend this book to those readers who enjoy reading fantasy writeups. You won’t get disappointed.

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Fish Wielder
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