Thursday, June 30, 2022
Spirit Stealer - Ghosts in the Library
Fury's Island - A fantasy book suitable for teenagers
who offers to teach her to paddle board. Immediately attracted to
him, she accepts. After basic instruction, he takes her out
to Skull Island, a creepy looking rock some distance
from the beach. No one has ever discovered a way up to
the caves which look like eyes, but Fury finds a secret
Their excitement rises as they discover tunnels and caves
arrival of ghostly pirates bringing their treasure chests to
bury in one of the underground caves.
Review by Chrissie W
Just finished 'Fury's Island' and really enjoyed it, despite being (a lot!) older than the target readership. The plot is intriguing, Fury is a very likeable heroine, and the teen romance is nicely handled. It's always interesting to read a story set somewhere one knows well, and Sue Perkins does Nelson and environs proud. Recommended.
June 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Down Under Fantasy Realms
Gathered here together are twenty fantastic stories by seven fabulous Antipodean authors – authors you may not be familiar with … yet; authors you will want to read again and again.
High fantasy and low, magical realism, retold fairy stories, and even a hint of science-fiction – it's all here.
Some stories in this collection are excerpts, others are background or spin-off stories about characters in pre-existing novels, yet others are tasters of works-in-progress; the remainder are stand-alone tales.
You will meet star-beings, enchanted amphibians, dimension-traversing private investigators, faerie changelings, mysterious teachers, mercenaries, and cowgirls.
Within these pages, children are born who have a special destiny, and old men relinquish their powers as their journeys come to a close; truths are found and lies are exposed; fears are faced and dreams become reality.
There are links to the authors' websites and social media pages, too, so that when you discover your next favourite writer, you'll know where to find them.
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