The Tournament of the Lost by Jonathan Hunter

 

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Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In a world which is split into rings, the outer ring has been divided further by a great war. Mages and humans who used to coexist are now estranged and filled with a mutual hatred. A tournament is organised allowing anyone to enter, mage and human alike. The aim of the tournament is to travel through all the kingdoms of the outer ring with no assistance from those who are not taking part. The contestants are allowed if not encouraged to kill each other. They are also being chased by unknown creatures. The person who reaches the end alive can claim glory and riches beyond their wildest dreams. Is everything as it seems or is there something much darker hidden behind the Tournament of the Lost.

What I liked about this book

• The concept is really interesting. The idea that the world is split into multiple rings, with a mysterious fog filled with untold horrors is really quite compelling.
• There is a diverse range of characters who are introduced throughout the book. 
• The story is told from multiple perspectives which does help to gain a better understanding of what is going on. However, more from the perspective of the main players would have really improved the connection between the reader and those characters.
• There is a map at the beginning which allows the reader to form a clearer picture of the world in terms of layout.
• The pacing is well suited to this type of book.

What I didn't like about this book

• Grammatical errors and miss use of words e.g. thought instead of taught. This was distracting and because of this it took a while to get into the story. This does improve the further into the book you go. 

Tournament of the Lost is the first instalment in The Lost Aeden series. This has the potential to be a really good series. Though a proof read would do wonders for the readability.

3 Stars 

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