Book Review: Ryan Chandler's Legacy

Book:  Ryan Chandler's: Legacy
Author:  Carlos King
Pages:   215
Format:  Kindle/ebook
Publisher:  Amazon Digital Services
Book Source:  Independent Purchase
Category:  Young Adult Fantasy
Style:  Fast-paced, easy reading, coming of age

Synopsis from Amazon:

If you thought your [life] was complicated, try finding out you’re the last descendant of a powerful alien bloodline. Created long ago as a device of warning, the Mayan Calendar has captivated millions around the world with its sophistication and uncanny accuracy to foresee galactic occurrences. What’s even more controversial than the calendar’s complexity is that after five thousand years of activity, it will abruptly expire on December 21, 2012. Sixteen-year-old Ryan learns that the end of the calendar will initiate the beginning stages of Armageddon. Humanity’s only chance for survival relies solely on him discovering the truth about who he really is, who his parents were, and why he’s destined to protect mankind.

My Take:

Ryan Chandler's Legacy is a story produced by a young writer from Indiana who does a good job of writing what he knows.  This tale includes touches of Harry Potter (orphaned in his infancy by parents' archenemy, raised without any knowledge of his past), Superman (rocketed off to an alien planet to be raised in safety), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (meets weird mentor guy whose mission it is to turn him into a super-human at an accelerated pace).