I agree with most of the 3 star and over reviews. I am very much enjoying it. It did quickly remind me of LOTR but it has much original content as well. Many times I have been quite on edge and found myself holding my breath. At others, I found descriptions to be long winded and repetitive. Nonetheless, it has been an exciting and captivating read. Push through the parts you find to be too close to other fantasy tales and parts that seem almost annoyingly descriptive. Drop the basic premise of the voyage if you find it too basic. The story is very entertaining and has so much original content and twist on the standard fantasy book to make it well worth the read. I will certainly be reading other books in the series. Nothing like the video production and it is clear that, even though I enjoyed the series, it was cancelled. After reading the book, I see we fans could not support it. It's the same thing that happened to readers vs viewers of Game of Thrones.