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Origin Scroll

Richard S. Tuttle · 2008
64/100
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Three distinct fifteen-year-old protagonists with different gifts on a quest against a cosmic evil — Origin Scroll hits the classic epic fantasy beats cleanly and the three-POV structure gives readers someone to follow regardless of where they enter. As the first book in a seventeen-volume self-published collection, it reads more like a prologue than a complete story, and the chosen-one framework follows familiar grooves without distinguishing itself. Fine for dedicated epic fantasy readers who are willing to commit to a long series, but thin evidence for readers new to the form.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance58
craft60
originality52
accuracy68
hype65
age-fit78
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict64
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