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Meet Fire—Jamaican-born, charming, poetic, and talented—a man who vows never to play “love-is-blind” games again. Then he meets Sylvia, a beautiful magazine editor who keeps her passions under lock and key. Together they must choose between the love in their lives and the love of their lives. From the galleries of Soho to the brownstones of Brooklyn, from the nightclubs of London to the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, Colin Channer takes us on a wild, soul-searching ride as Fire and Sylvia try to connect, disconnect, and reconnect amid conflicting desires and wounds from the past. But through intricate love triangles and crushing personal tragedies, Fire, Sylvia, and their friends must learn that some things in life are worth fighting for. If not, you’re simply waiting in vain.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent novel; a poetic work of art.......2007-05-16
This novel was a soulful journey. It connects with the reality of relationships and with all of its struggles and triumph. I was drawn into the characters from the opening page. He tells this tale with a poetic spin. His words unfold beautifully and each character takes on a life of its own. I think readers will find a little bit of themselves in this book. I loved it!
SIMPLY WONDERFUL.......2007-02-28
This book is a beautiful experience. It is one of the most passionate and real books that I have ever read. I couldn't put it down and I wish that it was longer. The emotions of the characters are so strong that they leap off of the page. This book makes you want to go out and fall in love and hope that you experience half the passion and true love that these characters experience.
An Amazing Literary Journey That Took My Breath Away.......2006-04-29
Colin Channer to me is like a modern day Picasso with a pen. His dialogue is compelling, soul-stirring and purposeful and his characters are engaging. You can almost close your eyes and imagine yourself seeing the story unfold as if you were a fly on the wall at a gallery in New York, a beach house in Jamaica, or the Streets of London. This is the mark of a truly great storyteller.
Our main character, Fire, is a "simple" man with a "complex" life. By simple I mean he wants what any sane person would want, a circle of good life-long friends, a fulfilling life, and someone emotionally and physically available to share it all with. So, when he meets Sylvia, he feels like he has found the one. What he doesn't know is that Sylvia, an engaged magazine editor, is all but disengaged from her own true desires for her life. Soon we see that complications abound, and the journey they take throughout the story takes the reader on a cross-continental journey in search of introspection, true meaning and, possibly, true love.
An interesting point is that Channer's characters are written from their souls - what drives them to do the things they do is less about their gender than their emotions and their pasts. With such a multi-faceted story, several layers of conflict, we still get a crystal clear picture and understanding as to why things unfold teh way they do. It is a believable, gripping, page turner, and Channer conveys it effortlessly.
Waiting in Vain, simply put, was one of the two best books I have read in a long time. The other was Satisfy My Soul (also by Colin Channer). As an aspiring writer, I wish my prose was as naturally beautiful as Mr. Channer's. Until it is, I will keep devouring his work in hopes that some of his literary poeticism rubs off.
Pleasantly Surprising Read.......2006-02-06
I must admit I have not normally been a fan of romantic fiction, but Mr. Channer provided me with a very pleasant literary experience. The story was one, not just of romance, but of life and the joys, pains, ups and downs of the situations we deal with in life.
I felt a true insight to each character. I admired Fire's loyalty to his friendship with Ian, despite the fact that Ian was not always the most pleasant or trustworthy person. Surprisingly, I was on the edge of my seat during every "episode" between Fire and Sylvia. The attraction between them was electric and I was drawn into their romance. Black love is not always tastefully displayed in literature or the media, but there was a real-ness to their situation. Their experience made me mad, saddened me, made me smile and then go through each emotion all over again!
The book had a poetic flow to it. What I also enjoyed was the very colorful descriptions of the different settings in the story. I could visualize the streets of New York and London, smell the scents, hear the sounds and feel the culture of Jamaica.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is a story of struggle: exploring struggle, working through it, overcoming it, and realizing that there are some things you just never get over. It is a story of love and passion, tragedy and conflict. It has motivated me to include more Black romantic fiction in my reading collection. And that was no easy feat!
Absolutely Amazing! .......2005-06-07
This novel speaks to the soul. Not just the souls of caribbean people but to everyone. The writing is fluid and poetic. I felt as if the characters were people I knew and wanted to get to know. I never wanted the book to end. This novel touched me so much that I've read it four times already and I hate reading anything twice. This was a masterpiece. Silvia's character was well developed to the point that you would believe this story was done by a woman. Then the character of Fire is an educated black woman's fantasy. can't wait to find my Fire!
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Waiting in Vain
Colin Channer
Manufacturer: One World/Ballantine
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Waiting in Vain
Colin Channer
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- A fun, but rather lengthy romance
- trash... at its finest!
- History
- Holy size worship batman!
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The Dragon and the Jewel
Virginia Henley
Manufacturer: Dell
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Release Date: 1991-11-10 |
Book Description
With her sapphire eyes and silken dark hair, Princess Eleanor was a bewitching beauty made for a man's pleasure. Once a child bride, but widowed at a tender age, she swore never to marry again and took a vow of eternal chastity...until Simon de Montfort marched into England and set his smoldering dark gaze upon her, King Henry's youngest sister, the royal family's most precious jewel. Bold, arrogant, and invincible, the towering Norman knight inspired awe in the bravest of men...and a reckless desire in Eleanor's untried heart.
Customer Reviews:
A fun, but rather lengthy romance.......2007-09-30
There are good and bad things about this book. The story is a bit lengthy and sometimes the history lessons get to be a bit tiresome. The story establishes two separate romances which becomes a bit exhausting because by the time Princess Eleanor's first husband is out of the picture, you still have more than half the book to go and a lot of new character developments and histories to learn before you move on to the second romance.The characters were well developed and interesting. I would have preferred the characters to be a little bit easier to relate to. How many of us are stunning attractive 4 ft women who are with stunningly handsome 6ft 8 men? It almost made me feel like a man had written the book simply because of the character's size difference. Some of the sex scenes were pretty hot, but there was just too much in my opinion and I kept laughing through most of it. It was just too ridiculously written to be taken seriously. I mean really, "manroot", "women's center". Things unfurling like beasts. I mean, COME ON! How is anyone supposed to get lost in the writing when it keeps yanking you out of your reverie with how absurd it is?! Overall a fun book, but be prepared to have a good laugh during moments that aren't necessarily appropriate.
trash... at its finest!.......2007-08-05
classified as 'historical romance' i must say that the 'dragon and the jewel' is pretty much void of any historical fact, the only thing ringing true is that Simon de Montfort and Eleanor Plantagenet were real people. however we are talking about Virgina Henley and although she's rather good at writing housewife porn in an historical setting, she does tend to stray from fact (if you are at all interested about Simon's life and want to read something with abit more substance try Sharon Penman's "Falls the Shadow"). DATJ is basically your typical, formulaic romance, complete with stubborn, insolent heroine and ruggedly handsome, narrow minded, oh-so-good in bed hero. the exception: the bedroom scenes in this book are switched on to overload (to the point where it just gets ridiculous). the dialogue between the two lovers is both crass and corny. there were times where i just found it so trying to read this book because i was either laughing too hard at all their ridiculous attempts at declaring their love for one another (for example Simon telling Eleanor "i plan to f*ck" as a way of making ammends after one of their many superficial arguments) or just rolling my eyes ( eleanor calling simon her "black-eyed devil"). also i found Simon's tendency to lick bodily fluids before and after their love-making to be most distastful... its was almost gag worthy - i mean, sure they like getting on the hobby horse, but is it really necessary to go into such unnecessary detail? by the way, there are also some weak battle scenes, a deceitful bishop (who also happens to be a kiddy-fiddler), some verbal sparring with the king and a horny helper which act as filler between Simon and Eleanor's bed hopping.so if you are looking for some brain candy with a plot that is not complex and doesn't require alot of thinking with a hero who's looks sound way to be good to be true (perhaps this should be catergorized as fantasy?), this book might be for you. just don't take anything from DATJ as educational.
History.......2007-07-25
I am endeared to this book. The history appeals to me in a great way. This isn't just a romance novel but a little history lesson. No one really knows what happened after John died unless they look it up, so it was a delight to read.
Holy size worship batman!.......2007-06-25
Wow, Virginia Henley sure seems intent on exploring a woman's fantasy with huge men and their proportionately gargantuan phallus in THE DRAGON AND THE JEWEL. Over half the novel seemed focused on Simon de Montfort's herculean physique; who knows, probably out of necessity since he towers over other men. I thought the love scenes featuring Simon's extraordinary size detracted from the passion and love (or overwhelmed it, depending on how you look at it!). The size factor and Henley's infatuation with her hero's huge size easily overshadowed the words of tenderness Simon bestows Eleanor after their first time (and many times thereafter).
As far as historical backdrops, plotting and settings go, I found Chadwick's LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE (***) superior, as far as tempestuous interactions go, I enjoyed Shannon Drake's COME THE MORNING (***) better, and as far as uninhibited passions go, Elizabeth Hoyt's ordinary-of-appearance characters in THE LEOPARD PRINCE (****) shared a heated passion and love far beyond that of our beautiful couple in Henley's THE DRAGON AND THE JEWEL. Finally as far as sensuality with beautiful characters go, Sylvia Day's ASK FOR IT (**) was better.
I thought the love between our Eleanor & Simon was fairly one-sided for the most part, both in the deeds of love and in words of love. Along with possessing an unmatched warrior's strength and ability, a cunning and observant mind, gargantuan proportions in size, a servicing lovemaking flair for his heroine, and a predilection to justice, Simon de Montfort also serenades our heroine with poetic words of tenderness (throughout). Yup, he's also a regular poet. Eleanor's scathing words (repeatedly) quickly got old while Simon is showering her with tender words and focusing on giving Eleanor pleasure in all the lovemaking. Simon is very gentle and tender with her, while Eleanor scratches, claws and bites Simon everywhere. In every way, the giving was all one-sided: Simon giving everything he is to Eleanor. I really didn't think Eleanor really deserved Simon, but hey, it's Virginia Henley's story and Henley's characters. Eclipsing everything are these insistent and persistent references to Simon's enormous size! Also got old quickly, seemingly draining the resulting "love" and "romance." You immediately see the book for what it is: Virginia Henley's "passion" for ginormous-cock worship. ;> Shannon Drake's heroine in COME THE MORNING also seethed and lambasted her hero, but that was handled in a fun manner and turned into an all-consuming love on both of their parts.
Eleanor is one annoying, airhead of a heroine. I like a defiant, willful, badgering girl just as much as the next guy, but too many times, I wanted to slap her so she'd shut up, please don't talk ha! When she isn't railing against the hero for being a brute, oaf and a devil, she's enamored with jewels and costly gowns. She exacerbates poor Simon's debt 100-fold with lavish jewels, gowns and gifts. When Eleanor buys a costly gift for her brother King Henry's newborn prince, she pays little heed to Simon's enormous debt (only equaled by his gargantuan size!). Later, when Simon pleas with Eleanor about all her lavish tastes and to take it easy, she ignores him and fights with him instead. She fails to recognize any plots in her first husband's death, and she defends her capricious and feckless brother King Henry like an insipid dolt. She was endearing when she proved herself worthy of her first husband (though she enjoyed every liberty and freedom with her kind, first husband). Then with Simon, she's horrible. Though she was affectionate and caring with her late first husband William Marshal, she's not an affectionate person at heart, and she rails and rants at Simon constantly. When she's pregnant a second time, instead of being happy at the prospect of a second child, she's furious with Simon thinking he sidelined her to bed.
In fact, the love, trust and worship is so one-sided that when Eleanor overhears of a plot to trap and kill Simon, she again fails to return Simon's love, trust and loyalty. She's more concerned about the prospect of Simon's ambition for the English crown than about any danger to Simon. At one point in the novel, Eleanor accuses her sister (Holy Roman Empire's Empress) and sister-in-law (Richard's wife) of being materialistic. Ha, I love it! That's rich, considering her lavish tastes digging her husband deeper in debt. Then, when they gossip about Simon's first wife, again she doubts her husband. Despite Simon's constant worship of Eleanor, she never truly trusts him.
Then, in the Middle East, she ventures to a Sultan's palace, hoping to negotiate in earnest for Simon's captive brother. Whether in public matters of state or in private, Eleanor always gets her way with Simon despite Simon constantly telling her to learn her woman's place. So gaily, Eleanor assumes all men from the time period will honor and worship her esteemed status as Princess of England on a pedestal like her husband Simon does. Similar to most men during the time period, when the Sultan doesn't feel the same way as Simon, she's shocked. Well, duh! Her plight to free Simon's brother quickly turns ugly.
Eleanor may be passionate, but she's definitely not affectionate or understanding or smart.
The Story (briefly).
Ever since she was a small girl, Princess Eleanor Plantagenet, dreams of marrying her hero the marshal of England, William Marshal. Eleanor is willful and usually has the many men in her life wrapped around her finger and finally her brother the feckless King Henry arranges a marriage to 40+ year-old William Marshal to Eleanor when she's 9 years old. William is a kind and strong character, and Eleanor resolves to please him by subduing her will and passion and become the wife William wants. William honorably abstains from a sexual union with Eleanor until she's 16 and mature enough. Both Eleanor and William grow to love each fondly during the year before she turns 16, since Eleanor has grown into a beautiful woman and William lusts for her now.
I liked reading about a heroine's first love. Unlike Chadwick's LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE though, it was too idealistic and there's an instant attraction and love between Eleanor & William despite the vast age difference. LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE described the heroine's growing fondness and love for her old, first husband over time, which seemed more appropriate.
After a poisoning plot kills her husband William, Eleanor mourns and vows to remain chaste in widowhood before the Church. Enter Simon de Montfort close to 200 pages later, the "greatest warrior" of the time, a behemoth in proportions, honorable, shrewd, and a man who adopts and loves England as his own country. Simon of course pursues Eleanor relentlessly after their first meeting and finally Eleanor relents.
From the moment Simon enters the story, the book is more about Simon's enormous size than anything else, and the poisoning plot was dropped too conveniently later on. The "epic" feeling of the early pages quickly dissipates, and the love between Eleanor & Simon seemed a one-way street throughout with Simon giving all to Eleanor.
The prose is below-average, the plotting just average, the settings fairly nonexistent, the characterizations too childish (Eleanor) or too perfect (Simon), and the romance/love mostly dry.
I'm not giving up on Virginia Henley though, there's potential and I'm curious to see her more recent writing.
The Dragon and the Jewel book.......2007-05-03
I absolutely LOVED this book! I have read it atleast 5 times. I love the story of Simon and Eleanor. I agree with another person's review though. I also think that the story should have continued on to tell about Simon's later battles. If you love this story, you will also love "The Falcon and the Flower" by Virginia Henley, which precedes this book. I haven't read a Virginia Henley book that I haven't loved. "The Pirate and the Pagan" is also another favorite.
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For centuries they’ve lived in secret among northern England’s green and misted hills. Creatures of extraordinary beauty, power, and sensuality, they possess the ability to shape-shift from human to dragon and back again. Now their secret–and their survival–is threatened by a temptation that will break every boundary....
Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. His wealthy victims claim the master burglar can walk through walls and vanish into thin air. But Christoff, the charismatic Marquess of Langford, knows the truth: the thief is no ordinary human but a “runner” who’s fled Darkfrith without permission. As Alpha leader of the dra´kon, it’s Kit’s duty to capture the fugitive before the secrets of the tribe are revealed to mortals. But not even Kit suspects that the Smoke Thief could be a woman.
Clarissa Rue Hawthorne knew her dangerous exploits would attract the attention of the dra´kon. But she didn’t expect Christoff himself to come to London, dangling the tribe’s most valuable jewel–the Langford Diamond–as bait. For as long as she could remember, Rue had lived the life of a halfling–half dra´kon, half mortal–and an outcast in both worlds. She’d always loved the handsome and willful Kit from the only place it was safe: from afar. But now she was no longer the shy, timid girl she’d once been. She was the first woman capable of making the Turn in four generations. So why did she still feel the same dizzying sense of vulnerability whenever he was near?
From the moment he saw her, Kit knew that the alluring and powerful beauty was every bit his Alpha equal and destined to be his bride. And by the harsh laws of the dra´kon, Rue knew that she was the property of the marquess. But they will risk banishment and worse for a chance at something greater. For now Rue is his prisoner, the diamond has disappeared, and she’s made the kind of dangerous proposition a man like Kit cannot resist....In this bewitching novel, Shana Abé transports us into a world of exhilarating romance and magic.
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SHANA ABÉ is the award-winning author of eight novels, including The Last Mermaid, The Secret Swan, Intimate Enemies, and The Truelove Bride. She resides in southern California with her husband and six surly pet house rabbits, all rescued. Please, please support your local animal shelter, and spay or neuter your pets.
Visit her website at www.tlt.com/authors/sabe.htm.
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Customer Reviews:
A Love Story of Shape Shifting Dragons.......2007-09-27
Sorry I just blew the who pltt of the book. Simple, and at times too sappy. Wanted some excitement and maybe some swordplay, ended up with a romace between to dragons in a victorian setting... Yawn.
Bewitching dragons, smoke, urchins and responsibilities.......2007-09-27
I read this book after reading its follow-up, "the Dream Thief", so some aspects of the story were already familiar to me. Shana Abé's world is that of a race of people, the Drákon, who can turn into smoke or dragons. Originally from the Carpathian mountains they area now living in Darkfrith in the North of England with the Marquess of Langford as their Alpha. He remembers the young girl he dubbed 'Mouse' who drowned aged 17 after being teased by the other drákon young girls.
However the Council of Drákon are worried as a jewel thief has been identified as a member of the drákon race, and yet none are allowed to leave and those who escape, called 'runners', are hunted down and killed. The Marquess plans to capture the runner by taking his special diamond to London for a museum display and catching the thief in the act. However all does not go according to plan when he gets sidetracked by a female drákon, discovering that she is Clarisse Rue Hawthorne, the 'mouse' who drowned nine years before.
Rue and Kit set out to find the diamond but Kit has decided on Rue as his bride although she is unwilling. Their hunt for the diamond is hampered by the fact that the drákon must keep their existence secret but also because they don't know the identity of the real thief, the other 'runner', and by Rue's care for street urchin Zane (hero of 'The Dream Thief').
There are some exciting scenes in this book where they race around London as humans, as dragons and as smoke; Kit is trying to wear Rue down into becoming his wife and yet she fears the seclusion and restricted life in Darkfrith, plus she needs to bargain for Zane's life as a human who is aware of the drákon. The romance aspect of the book is subordinate to the fun of the hunt around the London of the 1750s and some of the detail of dress and of location are very well written. This was an enjoyable first book in the series with both hero and heroine flawed and yet engaging.
Enjoyed this one!.......2007-09-14
A wonderful story, great characters, and a depth protrayed between them that truely pulls at the emotions. The author lifts you up and drops you down, in a neat way. The unbelievable context worked for me (I love paranormal, sci-fi), but the complexity of the relationship, trust, healing, and heroism would have worked without the fantastic components. The subtext on female rights, I also liked a lot. I thought the writing style and descriptions were just great, (we could believe a man/woman could fly!). I hope there is more coming from this author.
Couldn't Find the Books Mood.......2007-09-07
Having enjoyed "Intimate Enemies" by Shana Abe, I looked forward to reading "The Smoke Thief". I was into the book about 100 pages and couldn't figure out exactly who was what, what was what, and where they were. That's not to say there weren't some good sections, but I actually had to read the other reviews to get a deeper sense of the story. So, given that, I'd say all in all, the main characters of Kit and Clarissa could have used more depth, the background of the Drakon should have been edited down and simplified, and the story more streamlined. Would have made a better book, and the mood of the book may have come alive, which for me, it didn't.
creative idea and a good read.......2007-08-21
I wasn't sure about this book as I couldn't finish even a quarter of one of her previous books, but the premise intrigued me so I gave it a try. I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed the story. The characters have more life than any other book I've tried to read of hers. Usually she leeches her characters of as much emotion and humanism as possible and renders a reader unable to connect or care in any way about them. This book, I actually enjoyed and liked both characters. The introduction of the people of the drakon are interesting and something I haven't seen around. I would skim through the prologue as it was written in such vague terms that half the time you weren't sure what was going on. Once you got past that, the story picked up and was a nice adventure. Kit was a true alpha male, and Rue had intelligence and pluck. The one other criticism I had was how unrelenting and hard the drakon people are. There seems to be little kindness or even friendly camraderie between them. And, when the author brings up a character who had gone to great lengths to escape from a place that brought him no future and a lot of misery from those around him, I would have been happier if she'd allowed him to escape (and maybe made him a future hero in a book). After all, anyone willing to cut off their own hand to escape deserves to stay free (you don't read about the actually method of escape, by the way, only in passing so there's definitely no gory details or anything. THere's nothing like that in this book). Still, it had a satisfying ending and ended up on my keep pile to read again. As a warning, the same can't be said of the second book in this series. It was long, boring and she went back to writing characters who were little more than numb zombies. I had to force myself through it and ended feeling sadly disappointed given how much I liked the Smoke Theif. If you have to read the dream theif, rent it from the library. But, definitely get the Smoke Theif.
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The Dragon and the Jewel
Manufacturer: Dell Publishing
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dragon.......2007-08-02
Ruby found a baby dragon and took care of it until someone came to her. Dragon told her that baby dragon should be care of its mother.
I loved this book........1999-07-11
It was a very good book and I really liked the end. It was so sweet. I think other kids would like to read this. The Jewel Kingdom is a very good series, if you like princesses.
Roxanne doesn't listen!.......1999-03-27
Roxanne, the Ruby Princess, finds a dragon egg and the dragon turns out to be playful. Roxanne feeds Sassy, the dragon, from a bottle that her sister, Demetra, the Diamond Princess, gave her. All of her sisters love Sassy. One day the dragon gets terribly sick. Will he get better? Read this book to find out!
How a friendship can go too far........1999-02-02
An extra exciting story, telling, that you should never do something when it could hurt something.
This is a great book, and Roxanne learns a lesson........1999-01-28
Princess Roxanne finds an egg and it hatches. Inside is a cute baby dragon. The adventure really gets exciting when Roxanne doesn't listen to her own dragon, Hapgood, who tries to warn her. This is a great book!
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Loved this book.......2006-01-06
I read this book when it first came out and have since tracked it down to keep on my shelf. I loved the story line, the characters were believable, and I found the universe fascinating. In some ways this book reminds me of the Flinx series by Alan Dean Foster. Though Braeth is more of a 'man in black' than Flinx could ever hope to be.
The begining of an intriguing trilogy.......2000-06-13
Jewels of the Dragon is the begining of the Rikard Braeth saga. Our young hero is a university trained historian who is tracking down his father who abandoned him and his mother to return to his old life of adventuring, and seeking out the final fortune of all fortunes. For years Rikard has followed his fathers movements (though his father left over a decade ago, before Rikard was barely a teen). Rikard tracks his father to Kohltri, a sort of self-exiled penal planet, where the citizens cut you down in the middle of the street in broad daylight, if they think it's worth their while. Kohltri is not a planet for acedemic types, as Rikard soon discovers. He must learn either to blend in with the criminal element, be accepted as a tourist, or go home to the the safe halls of the university (providing he can find a way off-planet). While searching for his father on Kohltri, Rikard makes some unlikely allies, and quite a few enemies, as well as several amazing discoveries, that would seal his career as a historian and archaeologist, if he can survive Kohltri, and then find a way to leave the planet. There are several twists to the plot which keeps you glued to the book waiting to see what'll happen next.
The characters are engaging, and spirited. I really enjoyed this book and have re-read it several times. The whole atmosphere of the book was intriguing, and I found myself wishing for more details, or possibly spin-off novels about the Belshpaer, or Atreef (alien lifeforms). This book however, did not bog down with a lot of insignificant details, there was enough to keep interest up, mixed with enough action that I do not recall one dull moment. I truly recommend this book to anyone looking for a something a little different, than the traditional interstellar-war or futuristic styled spaceaged-monarchy common in so much main-stream sci-fi.
A fast-paced SF story combining aliens and archeology.......1999-01-21
The author introduces us to Rikard Braeth, a young man in search of his father. On a strange planet, our hero becomes involved in ancient mysteries and forgotten races. Rikard makes new friends and enemies in his search for his father, ending the story in an unforseen direction. This is the first book in a trilogy which combines archeology, adventure and strange alien races in a futuristic "Indiana Jones." The next two books in the series, "Crown of the Serpent," and "Lair of the Cyclops" are also highly recommended.
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The Dragon's Jewel
Shana Osborne
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The Dragon's Jewel is a spellbinding adventure! Journey through a magical landfilled with warrior goblins, elves, orcs and a unicorn! Spider River! . magical, sparkling juice . The Dragon's Jewel has it all! An Extra Bonus! The entirety of The Dragon's Jewel is translated into Spanish
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Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop
John Crow's Devil
The Girl With the Golden Shoes
