The Rhine by J.R. Mathews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The story stays fresh and sure as hell doesn't slouch in the plot department. It knows what readers want. Progression novels tend to develop power creep RATHER quickly, so the whole Superman problem tends to make these types instantly boring UNLESS some seriously clever plots liven it up.

In this case, it's the Doppelganger skill. Why take your plot in one direction when you can take it in three or more completely different directions at the same time with the same character literally spread yourself thin for the pure challenge of it? And accidentally expand your empire in the meantime?

And it's still a great alternate history fantasy, so it's amazingly fun on many levels.

Still one of my new favorites.

View all my reviews