The Searcher

This is a clever and entertaining story set in a very believable world, with a plot that will keep you guessing until the very end.

The author uses a varied set of characters, including a lovable pony, in a gripping, compelling and sometimes emotional tale that asks questions and commands your attention.

Well-written, highly recommended, and deserving of five stars.

A tough little fantasy with brains, brawn, and a heart, and not a little bit of magic. Long enough to feel you've been there, but not so long you cannot read it all at once. And you'll want to do just that!

If you don't fall in love with the characters and the tale, you've been hexed, and should seek out a competent witch to open your eyes and free up your soul. 

With the eighth and final chapter posted, Tim has concluded a masterpiece. It’s difficult to believe that so much occurred within its eight chapters and just over 45,000 words. Just glancing at the number of comments for each of the chapters indicates how involved we readers were throughout the story.

As I mentioned in my Story Comment shortly after the first chapter dropped, don’t let the ‘Magic’ Tag scare you away from this wonderful tale. It is magical in the very best way. Tim transcends the genre and makes us believe we know these people.

I’m not at all an animal-type person, but Tim has managed to add another pony to my list of his best non-human characters!
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This is a fantastical tale in a high fantasy style, yet set in a gritty and somewhat bleak world.  The reason for that bleakness is challenged, and improbable odds dog our protagonist(s).

Read this story.  It's a grand adventure filled with hope, love, sacrifice, fantasy, magic, and bonds not even a god can break.

A wonderfully rich world, this. Written in tim's marvelous warm style. He brings you into this world so completely, you feel you know the place. 

It is a serious quest, fraught with dangers, but there is love, loyalty, friendship, some joy and laughter. There are promises to be kept, giants, witches and true evil. 

Take this amazing journey that happens within The Searcher. It is a satisfying read from beginning to end. 

This is the truly wonderful tale of Stravour the Younger a Searcher. 

We follow him as he completes his journey and the many quests along the way. There are many twists and turns and unforeseen events during his journey. You will have all sorts of emotions before his journey is over, smiles, anger, tears and happiness.

Tim has created a truly fantastic world that feels real and understandable.

 I highly recommend this a great read.

How far would you go to serve your god? Would you swear on your mother's life that you will carry out your god's wishes? Every one of them?

What if that deity ordered you to sacrifice the one person in all the world you loved? Could you do that? 

In this wonderful tale Stravor the Younger is facing those challenges. He is a Searcher, he works for his god. Doing his bidding, whatever it may be.  The journey we take with him, his companion and their pony, is an epic one. As with all great quests, there are twists, turns and unforeseen events. Before the adventure is over, there’ll be smiles, anger, fear, tears, and joy.

With The Searcher tim shows that there is nothing he cannot write. The world he creates is real, understandable. his characters are 3D, fully formed & utterly relatable. Even the people we encounter only briefly, the innkeeper, a stable girl, have depth.
Grab an ale, pull up a chair and get ready to go questing. 
 

The Searcher, to me, is a throwback to the high fantasy stories that I read as a teenager and gave me my love of the fantasy genre. Not only is it a fantasy story, but its also a romance. Both elements paired nicely with each other, and made for a fantastic tale.

As an avid Table-Top Role-playing Gamer, I can easily see this storyline being the foundation of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Several elements of this story would play out well in a game, and made the world very familiar to me.

If you love high fantaies or a fan of D&D or even Skyrim then this story is for you. 

In a land long ago and far away, life was simple.  The author skillfully reveals, layer by layer, that it wasn't simple at all.  A fascinating story of love and adventure, it is also a cautionary tale of good and evil, with multiple applications to more modern times.

What a great story! Beautiful characters and i instantly thought of "The Witcher" series! There's enough similarities to grab your attention but not so much that it's a remake of something else.

A great fantasy tale involving adventure, love, heartache and hardships, and magic. 

I could not put this down once i started reading it and i would love to see what keter and stravor are up to in a few years.