So I had mentioned this book recently on the group we all know :) and I figured may as well recommend it here.
Try it, really it is short and easy read, no War and Peace, but it is so well done. Am not promising any satisfaction for the ending of the character arc though, but boy I think you will enjoy the character, who as they say lives and breathes on the pages.
http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/myl/hero.htm