The Story of Evil - Volume 1 by Tony Johnson is an engaging fantasy novel that pulls you in from the beginning. This is the first book that I have read by Tony Johnson and I could not put this book down. In this book, we are immediately introduced to a variety of characters and unique world. The author gives us information about how the world came to be, the two gods who created it and the inhabitants of this new world. We quickly learn of the evils that run rampant through the monsters. We are told about an evil five headed dragon who terrorizes the humans, elves, dwarves and other good creatures but also the monsters themselves in its quest for power. In an epic battle, this ferocious dragon is defeated, and a time of peace ensues for the people. Then the author immediately shifts gears into the main story and once again danger has come and the new city that was built faces it's darkest hour.
This book is fantastic in my opinion. The author switches from one character to another in a flawless way. Yes, the changes are a bit unexpected because as one character begins to go dark you want to know what happens with them next. However, the author shifts to another character's perspective and you relive the same events but see things from another angle and direction. It's fascinating and it drives me crazy because I'm eager to get back to who was left behind so that I can learn their fate. For this book is a serious page-turner. I couldn't get enough! If I had to put the book down it was reluctantly, and I'd cast side glances towards my tablet wishing I could be reading it instead of working or doing whatever other tasks I needed to be doing.
There really isn't anything that I don't like about this book. Overall, it has been well edited. I found one spelling error concerning Ty's gryphon. Wildwing is misspelled once in the story. The "w" is left off in "wing." Other than that I feel this story is truly engaging and very well done.
I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars. I am eager to read the next book in this series and learn what happens next.