Some people like their heroes to be the proud hero type, fearlessly dashing into danger without a second thought. While those can be enjoyable stories, sometimes a more reluctant hero can also make for a good story. In by Terry Mancour, we have a pretty much textbook case of Minalan the mage, who just wants to be a simple village spellmonger, but the local goblins have other ideas. They decide to attack his village, along with several others. Of course, being an Academy trained veteran Warmage, he steps in to combat the gurvani, as they call themselves. The story that unfolds is one that carries you along from one step to the next, right along with our hero. Since it’s told in first person, we get right inside the hero’s head, … Read entire article »