The Way of the Traveler

The Way of the Traveler. A book review by Elliot Jackman

BY KEVIN GWYER

Independent Author / Publisher

The Way of the Traveler; Book One of the Prim Vail Saga is written by Kevin Gwyer. It’s his first book in the Prim Vael series.

The story revolves around a young man, Reginald Tunstall Forger (Stitch), who’s parents had died under mysterious circumstances. While working at his Uncle Keith’s bar, he accidentally opens a long locked door in the basement of the bar that leads to another world, Prim Vael.

Once there, it is pieced together that he is the descendant of a couple that had married, against the long standard policy of Forgers and Wardens doing such a thing. In Prim Vael, Forgers and Wardens have special powers that give them strengths in the area of their expertise. Mixing the blood was always thought to have unpredictable outcomes, and therefore, banned.

The story has many twists and turns, so I won’t go into too many details. Stitch eventually discovers his heritage and that it appears his parents may have died in a noble cause of trying to stop an evil force.

With a story that allows certain characters to travel between worlds with relative ease, it leaves lots of room for adventure and The Way of the Traveler does not disappoint in this regard. While many characters have powers that could be considered “magical”, the story does not revolve around these powers. With that I mean, I’ve read many books where the characters do seemingly impossible tasks with their magic and it blows away any reality that I hope for in a story. In The Way of the Traveler, the powers that certain characters posses are used to augment their adventure, they are not blown out of proportion until the characters seem more like Gods than people.

Stitch is involved in a relationship with a protecting Warden that seems to have elements of a developing romantic relationship, but it’s only left as a feeling for the reader. The story doesn’t dwell on this part of the relationship. Overall, I enjoyed the story and felt it was a good mix of fantasy and science fiction. I really look forward to the next tale in the Prim Vael saga.

ASIN: B07QHYHKCW

Print Length: 352 pages

ISBN:  ISBN-10: 1093281146, ISBN-13: 978-1093281149