วันจันทร์ที่ 26 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2555

Plantaniums "Awakening", By: Joseph M. Armillas - Book Review

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With the first book of his trilogy, author Joseph M. Armillas has written a spiritual science fiction that captivates the reader for the most part. In later chapters the saga drags a bit with the history of the super intelligent Umhar and Tausenzauts. It takes off again when a new ship approaches Plantanimus. Written in third person narrative it's easy to fall in love with Kelem, the author's main character. While he is the richest and most intelligent man in the universe he is also a most kind and gentle young man who suffers just like the rest of us in matters of love and loss of love. He shuns politics and fake relationships opting for genuine friendships instead. For an evolved being from Mars you could say Kelem is very caring and well, "very down to Earth." He's the kind of protagonist you want to explore the universe with so don't miss Joseph M. Armillas's second and third books in the trilogy,Plantanimus "Return to Mars and Plantanimus "The Gulax War."

Plantanimus "Awakening," is the first book in the Plantanimus trilogy by author Joseph M. Armillas, describing the galactic adventures of Kelem Rogeston. Kelem is a gifted genius and Martian child prodigy of vast scientific intelligence. He graduated at nine years old and has become the red planet's greatest pilot. He also has powerful psychic abilities that he's only beginning to master. He faces many adversities as he transforms from a boy into a most respected Martian citizen. At twenty, Kelem invents an n'time generator and the planet's most advanced spacecraft; a spaceship that can disappear and reappear instantly at any desired location in the solar system. He will eventually play a major role in the interplanetary revolution that will attempt to liberate Mars from the evil Phalanx. The Phalanx is a fascist style Terran organization that has taken over Earth and plans to steal the n'time technology and enslave the inhabitants of Mars.

Centuries back the repressive Phalanx group promoted the War of Independence and Mother Earth lost Mars and the Moon as colonies. Then the Phalanx infiltrated every aspect of Earth's government and society. Now in the 27th century, leader Soltan Voltanieu has become the most dangerous man in the universe. He uses every deception and cruelty to control the Terran people and aspires to rule Mars with an iron fist. Meanwhile, Kelem is stranded on the alien planet Plantanimus and thinks he will have to live out his life there. He comes to accept this fate as his destiny. He befriends the Dreamers who live there. They help him develop his gifts and expand his consciousness. He visits the Quantum Tide and can see the past, the present, and the future all at once. Kelem is the first member of the Sixth Root Race-a race that is an evolution of mankind. He doesn't want to leave his new home, but he must because his people are in danger and the future of Mars depends on his return.

S. Marie Vernon, Pacific Book Review

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วันจันทร์ที่ 12 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2555

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World of Ryyah - Birth of the Half Elves, By HL Watson - Book Review

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In the history of Elves there was a time before remembering known as The Elder Days and it lasted for thousands of years. Then for an unknown reason their King suddenly died. How could this be? The Elders were immortal! In the confusion a great civil war ensued and the unrest caused their magical Rune stone to explode. Total darkness fell over the Elder kingdom to last for 100,000 years. The magical source stone had held their immortality. Now, all was lost. They no longer called themselves Elders as their immortality died during the time of darkness. The Elder Age ends and H.L. Watson's, epic story, The World of Ryyah, First Book in the Elven Age Saga-Birth of the Half Elves, begins.

The Elven factions begin to compete with each other and they have more contact with the human race. Humans behave like animals and are referred to as barbarians. If they wonder into the Elven Forest they will be killed or used as pawns. This protocol slowly changes with Alayna, a five-hundred year-old Elf. One day Alayna rescues Donovan and some orphaned human children from the clutches of Boric the Knife, a true barbarian. Human or not, Alayna takes Donovan and the other boys into the Wood Elven Forest and trains them to become human Elven Rangers. Alayna is mother, teacher and commanding officer to the boys. Her name is sacred to them. They become swift of foot and fast of hand and great protectors of the Elves and their lands. Alayna dies and Donovan becomes a man. He is the greatest warrior of the human Elven Rangers. He lives for one reason and one reason only; to avenge the cruel fate and death of the two mothers he has loved. Death to the barbarians is the thought that fuels his anger and keeps him willing to go on. As Donovan searches for the warlord Garock, he has an opportunity to rescue the Elven Princess Brandela, and it could help him in his quest.

Brandela is young and beautiful. Her life is protected and luxurious until Eldergate is raided. She finds freedom just beyond the Wood Elven Forest that was her home, but now she is living as an outcast. She uses the magic she knows for protection and healing. And, she finds love and happiness in the arms of her forbidden lover. She has never known such heaven and bliss! She wonders if the bonding spell has worked. And, dare she return to her life as a princess? What would happen to her love? If Donovan rescues her what will become of him and of her? Could a House of Donovan really evolve?

With The World of Ryyah-Birth of the Half Elves, H.L. Watson has created an extraordinary piece of Elven fiction. A book that is a must read for those who still believe in magic; the magic of love and romance, the magic of a loyal family, and the magic that can renew one's faith when all they hold dear is lost. This is the magic we find in myth and legend that leaves us spellbound. And, spellbound you will be anticipating Mr. Watson's second book in the Epic Saga of the Elven Age!

A few edit issues were found in this book.

Reviewed by: S. Marie Vernon, Pacific Book Review

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