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This is just one heck of a good read! I have to say, I was a bit dubious when a friend recommended this book to me. I figured it was just something for "young adults", which I am not and haven't been for decades. But, my friend, an Army Ranger, wouldn't shut up about it, so I decided to give it a quick read. I'm glad I did!

While the lead character may qualify as a young adult, the story is not of that limited appeal. It's just a great, exciting tale and an easy and fun read. Lots of action and thrills and suspense. A fine story that flows well, will catch you up, and won't let go. Well done, very well done, indeed, on the story front. But, unlike some authors who can put together a good story but can't draw a character or script a line of believable and natural dialogue, Grant can do both, as well.

Character dialogue in novels set in past times can sometimes be a real problem. I can tell when it's not being done well when it distracts me as the reader. Often I've found it to be too tortured and affected, trying too hard to sound like maybe that's the way folks actually talked back then. (One "forsooth" will sink it for me.) Other times, it's 'way too modern, or just has too many modernisms included to get away with it. Either way, when I start noticing the dialogue, as such, there's a problem. Good dialogue seems to slide right in, as natural as can be, and doesn't distract. Grant does just that. I was well into the book, captured by his story, before I remembered that I wanted to consciously focus on his dialogue. I wanted to check that out because, first, I know I could never do it well; and, second, I know that when done right, it's a sign of a very good and skilled writer. So, then, I spent some time looking into it and found that he has just the right balance of old and new. It works and it works seamlessly and effortlessly.

Another aspect of the book that was a pleasant surprise was the character depth and development. Again, I had this dismissive idea of "young adult" which I wish I'd never heard concerning this book. (While it's perfectly appropriate for young adults, it's just as interesting and entertaining for anyone. More on that below.) Anyway, I was expecting these two-dimensional, standard cookie-cutter, formulaic characters, like pretty much everything on TV and in the movies these days. Again, a very nice surprise. Grant clearly put in a lot of time and effort in crafting his lead characters, beginning with Roland, but it was especially surprising to see that his secondary characters (Millicent, Declan, Sir Alwyn, and Catherine come to mind) have individual depth and catch the reader's interest too.

Finally, I think it helpful to note that this book is "safe" for anyone, of any age, to read (or to have read to them). Yes, there's some violence and some bad guys (and the occasional good guy) who get rough treatment, but Grant doesn't make it overly explicit gore, blood, and guts. Not the stuff of nightmares, though it is quite exciting and suspenseful. Plenty of action. Language is perfectly acceptable, proving that you can write a good story, filled with good characters, without having to cover up mediocre writing by dropping distracting and unnecessary F-bombs right and left.

So, in summary: well written, tight, exciting, good story - real characters that develop and grow and ring true - a fine read. I recommend it highly.


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Longbow The Saga of Roland Inness Book 1 eBook Wayne Grant Reviews

I really enjoyed this book! I grew up watching, and wanting to BE, Robin Hood! So, this story of a boy with a longbow, who lives at the same time, is more than a little appealing. Since the author originally made up the Longbow stories for his sons, I would think this would appeal mostly to a youth market, and that - mostly boys. But I'm female, and in my...well, let's just say I'm old enough to be a granny. I grew up watching war movies with my dad - and maybe that's not common. So, the fighting, violence - didn't bother me. I was also a history major in school - Medieval as a concentration. It's almost as if Mr. Grant were writing this for me. I raced through the series, and hope he is not yet finished! Carefully written, well researched, and nothing out of place (sexually speaking) for a younger reader. Parents can use their own discretion for determining how much violence or death their kids can handle - but, nothing in here is gratuitous.
This story is geared toward YA, as far as I can tell. I started reading it and thought it was such a cool story that I decided I just had to read the whole thing to my seven-year-old son. He was completely engrossed. Granted, I had to pause from time to time to answer questions and explain certain concepts to him, especially when the narrative got to London town. But then he would understand and we'd continue. He adored the good guys, especially Roland, and the awesome fight scenes. And I got a kick out of the cameo appearances from the characters that we've all heard of. No spoilers here, though.

Just to illustrate how much my kid loved Longbow Two days ago I walked into the kitchen for a cup of coffee at 524 a.m. Sitting at the kitchen table, in the dark, was my son. He was waiting for me. "Dad, can we read some Longbow?"

We just finished the book. My throats hurts after reading for an hour and a half. But as I write, he's begging me to buy and immediately start reading book two. So I'll oblige him.

In a word, Longbow is an excellent tale, with with breakneck pace, a compelling plot, and unforgettable characters!
Longbow is intended for young folks, but as others observed, those of us in the older generations also found it quite enjoyable. Wayne shares fascinating firsthand views of both the history and the customs of the day. Roland's thoughts and biases about the Normans, Saxons, Irish, Scots, and Danes were especially interesting. I also enjoyed his tying in the coronation of Richard and the upcoming Crusade. Those boys and men going off to war were as motivated and fearful as they are today. The inclusion of Tuck and Robin (commented upon in the author's notes at the end) was just plain fun. No doubt, Wayne's research was thorough and valid, and the stories about the interaction among the complex social classes helped me understand life in the day. But it continued to be entertaining--something my history teachers never mastered.

Each character was thoroughly developed. It would have been easy for the author to include "cardboard cutouts," but we didn't see any of that. While everyone identifies with Roland, all characters were fully human and as good or as bad as we see in the world today. Culture and technology have changed in the last millennium, and Wayne demonstrated humans have not.

Excitement and suspense were interspersed at the right intervals. We hoped (maybe we knew) Roland would survive, but witnessing how he pulled it off each time was a pleasure. All fiction requires a degree of happenstance, but Longbow was quite believable.

As the full title suggests, we'll see Roland and his buddies in other books having further adventures. I'm a fan and will read each one. It's good to see a young person's book that does not include vampires! There also was a notable lack of adolescent love affairs. Roland had an obvious stirring so we have to believe Millie will reappear in later books.
This is just one heck of a good read! I have to say, I was a bit dubious when a friend recommended this book to me. I figured it was just something for "young adults", which I am not and haven't been for decades. But, my friend, an Army Ranger, wouldn't shut up about it, so I decided to give it a quick read. I'm glad I did!

While the lead character may qualify as a young adult, the story is not of that limited appeal. It's just a great, exciting tale and an easy and fun read. Lots of action and thrills and suspense. A fine story that flows well, will catch you up, and won't let go. Well done, very well done, indeed, on the story front. But, unlike some authors who can put together a good story but can't draw a character or script a line of believable and natural dialogue, Grant can do both, as well.

Character dialogue in novels set in past times can sometimes be a real problem. I can tell when it's not being done well when it distracts me as the reader. Often I've found it to be too tortured and affected, trying too hard to sound like maybe that's the way folks actually talked back then. (One "forsooth" will sink it for me.) Other times, it's 'way too modern, or just has too many modernisms included to get away with it. Either way, when I start noticing the dialogue, as such, there's a problem. Good dialogue seems to slide right in, as natural as can be, and doesn't distract. Grant does just that. I was well into the book, captured by his story, before I remembered that I wanted to consciously focus on his dialogue. I wanted to check that out because, first, I know I could never do it well; and, second, I know that when done right, it's a sign of a very good and skilled writer. So, then, I spent some time looking into it and found that he has just the right balance of old and new. It works and it works seamlessly and effortlessly.

Another aspect of the book that was a pleasant surprise was the character depth and development. Again, I had this dismissive idea of "young adult" which I wish I'd never heard concerning this book. (While it's perfectly appropriate for young adults, it's just as interesting and entertaining for anyone. More on that below.) Anyway, I was expecting these two-dimensional, standard cookie-cutter, formulaic characters, like pretty much everything on TV and in the movies these days. Again, a very nice surprise. Grant clearly put in a lot of time and effort in crafting his lead characters, beginning with Roland, but it was especially surprising to see that his secondary characters (Millicent, Declan, Sir Alwyn, and Catherine come to mind) have individual depth and catch the reader's interest too.

Finally, I think it helpful to note that this book is "safe" for anyone, of any age, to read (or to have read to them). Yes, there's some violence and some bad guys (and the occasional good guy) who get rough treatment, but Grant doesn't make it overly explicit gore, blood, and guts. Not the stuff of nightmares, though it is quite exciting and suspenseful. Plenty of action. Language is perfectly acceptable, proving that you can write a good story, filled with good characters, without having to cover up mediocre writing by dropping distracting and unnecessary F-bombs right and left.

So, in summary well written, tight, exciting, good story - real characters that develop and grow and ring true - a fine read. I recommend it highly.