Book description
Otto Shenk is the youngest son of a minor baron and a wizard.
Abused by his family and considered less than human by his kingdom, Otto does his best to survive.
But everything changes when Otto stumbles across a tower hidden deep in a dark part of the forest near…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Hidden Tower as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Portals, portals everywhere in this story. You get a portal, I get portal, even he gets one. Okay, not really, the MC does start using them a fair bit later on, but wow, this story gripped me.
That said, it might not be for everyone. The world is imaginative and vibrant, but the MC is slightly sociopathic. If you can ignore that, though, then you are definitely in for a ride. I know I was.
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