Golden Mane by S.J.B. Gilmour

Golden Mane
by S.J.B. Gilmour
Pages: 369
Date: May 25 2011
Publisher: Author

Review
Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0 stars
Read: January 28 to February 1 2014

Didn't really keep my interest for the first 7% of the book.  To the point I wandered off and tried some other things before returning.  Part of the problem probably involves the main character being only 11.  I think the last time I read a character that young was when I read Suzanne Collins Gregor the Overlander.  Just a little too young for me.

Moving past the age of the main character . . .; overall was pretty solid character and plot. Certain fight scenes were well written, certain other fight scenes, I think the author lost track of who was fighting and what was going on.

Tis a neat concept, variation on the fantasy world. This book I would truly have no problem calling Science Fantasy.  Fantasy creatures in science fiction world.  Teleporting around like in Star Trek or Stargate, though using using magic to do so.  And the various creatures, dragons, gnomes, trolls, full-blood were-creatures, etc., are actually living off on their own planets. Aliens, if you will, as opposed to deep dark hidden creatures of the night.

This is one of those where the lack of half stars actually helps the book rating. As I probably would have rated this closer to 3 and a half stars. Or, 3.8 or so.  Maybe 3.70.  High enough, anyway, to rate it 4 stars when 1/2 stars are not available. (2016 ETA: this paragraph here makes more sense over on GoodReads)