Kindle Edition Amazon Category:  Fantasy Publisher: Roy Huff ISBN-10:  0988936402 Type: Fiction Pages: 230 Copyright: April 1, 2013 ISBN-13: 9780988936409 Owen Sage is an epic fantasy hero who discovers there is a fantasy world called Everville. He joins forces with his college friends and different creatures in Everville to stop a threatening darkness. Owen Sage is the emblematic college freshman at Easton Falls University. With all the worries about his first year in college, he was not prepared for what would happen next. His way of life was flipped upside down when he mysteriously crossed into another dimension, into the beautiful land of Everville. His excitement was abruptly halted when he discovered that there was a darkness forged against both the natural world, which he knew well, and the new land which he discovered, Everville. He must devise a plan to save both worlds while joining forces with the race of Fron and The Keepers, whom both harbor hidden secrets he must learn in order to gain power over the evil that dwells in The Other In Between. With a race against time to save both worlds, his short time at Easton Falls did not quite prepare him for the evil, dark forces he must fight in order to conquer The Other In Between.       Excerpt Carwyn decided to leave. Ewan agreed and was willing to guide them out of the valley and to the mountaintop. Beyond that, they would be on their own. Ewan and the mountain dwellers gathered many tools and placed them in pouches that they hung on straps around their shoulders. They gave Carwyn and Dagda some tools as well. One by one, they lined up behind Ewan and started the journey through the cave that ascended up to the mountaintop below its surface.

A Fresh Story
Roy Huff is a new face on the scene. As a storyteller, he is to be admired. Everville is complete fantasy, reminding one occasionally of The Hobbit. It is basically a struggle between good and evil. As such, Huff gives us a world that is neither all one or all the other. And while Mr. Huff may not have the polish of a Tolkien, he is nonetheless a very capable storyteller.
I am not ordinarily a fan of this genre but I must say, in the interest of full disclosure, that Mr. Huff asked me to read and review his novel. But know this: were it complete trash I wouldn't hesitate to say so. I felt it was very good. It certainly deserves to be read by those who love fantasy. Within this context it is readable and enjoyable.

An exciting and original series opener
This is definitely an excellent opener to a new fantasy series. I was immediately happy to discover that the author wasted no time getting to the interesting stuff. Rather than wading through pages and pages of setup, the author assumes his readers are intelligent enough to make the proper connections, and I appreciated that. Often what bores me with fantasy novels is the way the authors feel the need to over examine every detail of their world, and Roy Huff doesn't do this.

I liked the way the normal world and the imagined world were intertwined and thought the main character was refreshing. Lately I haven't found many fantasy novels with truly likeable characters. I liked that this one was young, energetic and although uncertain, quickly became a good hero. I would think this novel would be of particular interest to the younger crowd, but I don't see a reason why an adult wouldn't enjoy it as well. I found this to be very good as a whole and would certainly recommend it to others. This looks to be a very promising series.

There have been a lot of books where evil waged war with good, but in my opinion, this one pulled it off better than most.

Great Book!
The First Pillar (Everville, #1) will make you eagerly wait for his every novel and deeply care about the finely crafted adventurous and passionately real stories he crafts.

Movie producers, pay attention here for some vivid imagery, intricately woven plot development and a captivating, unique story that would thrill viewers, as well as readers, on the screen.
This is a wonderful book; the reader can really connect to the characters. In my opinion, Roy Huff novels should be included with other popular young adult science fiction/fantasy classics like The Giver, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Wizard of Oz, etc.

This story has some great life lessons. It teaches us to appreciate all that we have in life and urges us to consider life without some of the things we see as necessities, but in a realistic way. This book also encourages a younger generation to think about war and peace in a very appropriate way. It challenges us to think of all the harm done by fighting but also the challenges that come with doing something good, especially when all you want is revenge. Definitely a worthwhile read!