Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier - Book Review

Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier is a mixed magic/military book. This is kind of a common theme - some time before the book started (or in the middle of the story), for some reason (specified eventually or not) magic returns to our world.

Common people suddenly gain power. In some, monsters of myth return. In others (the Shadowrun games and series, for example), people turn into them.

In Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier, people can have several lines of magic powers, such as air, earth, healing, rotting, etc. It is a sequel, but given the much better reviews I read this one first.

As the book starts, Coronel Bookbinder, a regular paper pusher, discovers that he is magical now. After no one is able to determine what his magic is, he is sent to push papers in another "plane" - the source, where an American army base explores the area and is in regular combat with the locals (such as goblins, rocs, giants, etc).

Of course, what follows is the classical history of the meek paper pusher becoming an hero (yes, this is a spoiler, but it is kind of obvious) and facing down great dangers, and of course figuring that his magic is special.

Even if it the format is a bit of a cliche, the book is pretty fun and I really enjoyed it. Recommended for fans of military fantasy.

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