Fires of Prophecy: Book Two of the Morcyth Saga Book

Whew. I got through it.

The first book in the series, The Unsuspecting Mage, was awkwardly written in the present tense, but the plot was compelling enough to overlook it for the most part.

This book was originally written in present tense and then poorly converted to past tense. Why poorly? Well, once a chapter or so there would be a sentence or even half a sentence that was still in present tense. Super annoying.

Added to that, the plot was not at all interesting. I think James probably could have rescued Miko in the first 50 pages or so and gone on with his quest.

You did remember he had a quest, right? Because I had nearly forgotten.

Other complaints:
*Most of the characters are faceless minions - I couldn't keep track of any of them because they had no distinct personalities (or even physical descriptions!)
*POV would randomly switch from faceless character to faceless character mid-chapter. I was never sure exactly who was talking.
*Female characters do nothing but scream, while James constantly worried, "But what about the girls?". Give me a break.
*James constantly overexerts himself and loses consciousness. It gets old.

I will not be continuing the series.