This is a fairly obscure little book which I sought out due to its very high rating on Tristan Cooke's Internet Top 100 list. I would characterize it as "fantasy-lite, very well done." There is nothing particularly new about its simple story of good and evil, which concentrates on a young woman who is magically transported from the real world to a fantasy world, and ends up working with a small group of likable characters she to defeat a great menacing evil. But the plot is well constructed, the story moves along, and the writing is generally quite nice. In a world of fantasy authors who seem determined to outdo each other in creating complicated, convoluted, never-ending sagas, a well-written quick read like this is refreshing. ( )