For Children
Publisher: Footsteps Press
ISBN: 9781908867063
Number of pages: 132
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 7 mm
Weight: 162 g
Language: English
A Fight to save the Tree of Life
The Ruz Wipple, companion to the magician Midrak Earthshaker, unexpectedly falls to Earth right into the laps of a family of elves who have a pressing problem. The guardians of the Tree of Life have been attacked by Girval, a creature of immense age and power and the fire demon Lamian.
So begins their adventure to save The Tree of Life which has remained hidden at the centre of the Earth. They are not alone but since the beginning of his life Girval has never been defeated!.
They will need more than magic. They will need determination, fearlessness and a lot of luck.
An epic fantasy in two volumes. Unlike anything you have read before. 'It never goes where you think it is going to go'
Crilodach is the first being and in its arrogance it wants to rule all life. Standing against it and Its army are the poet, the spellmaker, an assortment of people and animals and the ancient Sangyma, strongest of all magicians.
But Crilodach cannot be defeated.
Set in the last three days of this universe we follow the titanic struggle to prevent it surviving the Big Crunch and being able to rule all life in the new universe. No one will survive but because of their sacrifice all life may be free. But nothing is certain and the plans and strategies are millions of years old.
Publisher: Footsteps Press
ISBN: 9781908867773
Number of pages: 440
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
Interest age: From 14 years
Language: English
Edition: 1 f 2
ISBN: 9781908867759
Trade Paperback
Publication Date: September 1st, 2014
Publisher: FOOTSTEPS PRESS
Pages: 436
9 IN x 6 IN
Reviews
Ruzniel is brilliantly woven together, and although in the end I decided that it’s not “my cup of tea,” I have to recognize that it reflects great talent. It is very dark, of course, but also incredibly poetic and even hopeful. When I started the book I felt as if I was listening to a bard.
The book is hugely long and so packed with information and characters that it threatens to be overwhelming, and yet somehow it’s not too bad. If something doesn’t quite make sense, further along it will fall neatly into place, and you might feel the need to stop reading for a moment to revel in it’s brilliance.
While all of the characters are developed to some extent, only a few really have some depth to them. These, of course, were my favorites: Rimfelder the poet and Tobia the Ruzniel, two characters who each shone a light in the violence.
I was not a fan of the violence. The characters did often address and question it, though I was not always happy with their conclusions. I was very uncomfortable with many of the “good” characters’ willingness to sacrifice others for the sake of the fight (noble as their cause may be).*
The ending was perfect. I don’t really have much else to say about it other than after reading the last sentence, I felt satisfied.
Blueskin's adventures down the ages as he is reincarnated as a cat again ... and again ...and again.
Blueskin and the Trinba Enks will be the sixth book in the series
10 fairy stories with a modern twist each one inspired by a painting by Annie Ovenden.
Follow the adventures of the actress Judith who hates shoes and her magical, unwanted boots; listen to the wise dog Kai in ancient Japan; find out if Lonia will ever get married and what made Densus turn blue; witness a dragon’s last hours; discover what made Alice’s grand-daughter angry and how Ned saved his home. Can the elf Opikle Dinn save Rebecca’s life? What can a ghost do to save Dinhama’s village in ancient India? What happened when Keith learned his dog could talk?
Beautifully illustrated by Nia Ellis.
Elizabeth seemed like an ordinary elderly lady but the children had no idea she was on the run. Nor that she was on the run from an alchemist who died 500 years ago.
And if that wasn’t surprise enough when they found out her grandfather had been a music hall ventriloquist and his dummy Mr. Binks held the secret to eternal life, their lives changed.
With danger at every turn the children decide to try to save Elizabeth but the spell they cast captures them in its grasp
Publisher: Footsteps Press
ISBN: 9781908867070
Number of pages: 134
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 7 mm
Weight: 163 g
Language: English
