Just a few of the words that come to mind when I think of Nikolas and Company: fun, creative, original, completely insane.This book, on the outside, seems like a mixture of everything that I love in a book. Fantasy, mythical creatures, futuristic settings, medieval settings, space battles, sword battles, and a huge waffleload of other incredibly awesome things. And, once read, it is realized that it is all these things and so much more. Pure awesome in a cup. With some waffles. Which would make it a waffleload. Of stuff. Heck yeah.The story kind of starts with a cliché-type fantasy book. Brave and misunderstood kid is taken and an incredible adventure with his friends by an old guy with a beard. We've all heard this before, right? Well yeah. But (There always is a but) past this, the rest of the plot takes you down many twists and turns that will certainly keep you reading.Like I said above, this book is full interesting stuff. Any fans of fantasy and/or sci-fi books, this is definitely a book for you. It's a really good one. -AustinReadingTeen.net