by James A. Owen
I did enjoy this story of three Oxford men who have different careers and who meet by accident and end up saving the world of imagination. While occasionally it did feel like the author was trying too hard to fit some of the pieces of the world of imagination into the story it was still an interest...
A fantasy novel with the main characters being Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams. Need I say more?
Here, There Be Dragons focuses on a group of travelers that start off in London and take a voyage to a place called the Archipelago of Dreams. A 'world' of different islands, races and people. There are three from out world as we know it. John, Jack and Charles. They are told by a man named Bert...
There were parts of this that were a little choppy, but it was a fun read, with lots of references to other books and myths and stories that were fun to try to figure out. I'm sure I missed a lot of them. Good fun.
I picked this book up because I was eleven and in love with Eragon--this is before Eldest even came out, so I was starving for some good dragon books. This one was blue, so I bought it.I didn't love it, but it was good. Some scenes were brilliant; bits and pieces of the plot were brilliant. My main ...
Even before I begin to write this review, I know right away that no matter what I say, I'll never be able to do this book justice. I'll try, though.First, a little background :"An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first Wor...
Well I've decided: having read far too many reviews of this that simply pointed out the flat characterisation and the unoriginal nature of this book that it needs a bit of a lift from yours truly. So here is my attempt.Now as I mentioned before (once upon a time) I love fairytales, mythology and leg...
Imaginative idea. Very original. I loved the concept. Execution could have been better but over all pretty good. The twist at the end was awesome.