5 Stars
A wonderfully Magical story
O'Dowd pens a wonderfully magical story in Northfighters - The View From the Christallis. It's not the standard fantasy story, and I hope there isn't really a standard. It's how the author's imagination unwinds and becomes this wonderful adventure filled with fantastical creatures and magic. Sure, this story may be intended for young adults, but it is a definite enjoyment by this reader (and yes, I'm no longer a young adult). O'Dowd has a way with words, and I was first introduced to the lyrical words from O'Dowd's music, and O'Dowd's talent for putting words together into something that becomes an adventure definitely carries over to the story. One can only hope that more stories (as well as music) are just waiting to come out of O'Dowd's mind and be shared with all of us.
