Title: The Octunnumi
Author: Trevor Alan Foris
Series: Fosbit Files
Page count: 520 pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2
The Octunnumi does not exist.
Fosbit and any files relating to Fosbit do not exist.
The Tarelen people’s that protect and provide sanctuary for the Avitens of Fethrist are not real.
The abilities of the Tarelen peoples with their heighten skills, living in their Utopian world are myth, their purpose here mere tales; rumours of their reincarnations enabling them to live many lives….ridiculous!
And there is definitely no magic.
None at all.
No, really, there isn’t.
Magic is not a thing.
There are also no hidden works or mythical beings coexisting just out of sight.
Equally, there are no secret access points to these hidden worlds that don’t exist, and there is no, ‘unfinished business from the past’ that is set to destroy, well, anything.
There is no disaster looming.
Anyway, regardless of any potential threat that may or may not be present, this publication, The Octunnumi and any reference to any other beings is a work of fiction.
And for the record, Scariodintts, should they exist, are perfectly lovely beings whose purpose in life is grossly misunderstood.
Book blurb
So I was super excited for this book. The mystery surrounding it made it extremely intriguing and I’m going to aim to keep it up in this review. The marketing around this book was genius, because I don’t think it would be nearly as popular otherwise. The app was cool, but it didn’t always work, which was kind of a let down.
As for the actual book itself, it was a 500 page set up for a 12 book series. So it had a lot of world building but not a lot of plot or character development. It almost felt like I had to take notes to keep up with it. I will say, the fanart for this series will be fantastic. The book has a major steampunk vibe to it.
All in all, I’m intrigued enough to continue on with the series, but I wish it had better accessibility. Right now you have to buy the print version from the website and there’s no e-book or audiobook version. I hope that as the series continues on there will be better accessibility to the books.
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