ForeWord Reviews - Clarion Book Review by Shelley Mae Hazen

"Beas has crafted an epic fantasy with storybook-quality adventure."

"Devotees to the high-fantasy genre will be delighted by the imaginary world conjured by Michael Alexander Beas in Strump: A World of Shadows, which explores the well-trod good- versus-evil theme in a unique and sweeping fashion...."

"The story Beas tells is epic in scale, following several parties of males and females—human and not—who swear allegiance to one king or another as they face tests of valor and loyalty across the geographically expansive setting of the Blue Kingdom...."

"Strump—the first in a promised trilogy—delivers storybook-quality adventure and heroics in the face of evil forces. Those who enjoy multiple-POV novels, fantastical worlds, and storied mythologies will enjoy Beas’s introduction to his trilogy...."

-  Shelley Mae Hazen