Zephyr Follows the Stars
by Linley Edmeades
Witches (good), wizards (bad), abducted women held captive in a castle – the storyline is heavy though this fantasy tale for junior readers is told simply.
Ten year old Zephyr, her father and uncle, with help from the witches, hitch the horse to the wagon and set out on a quest to find and recover her mother and other women taken by force by the Wind Wizards.
Throughout their journey they must repel attacks by giant sea hawks, wind storms of glass sand (both agents of the wizards), then navigate further hazards such as cave, volcano and more which impede their progress. But there’s positive magic also to help the trio, in the form of crystal talismans, a dog, plant, and magic key provided by the witches.
Despite the fact that the women, when rescued, appear to be relatively unharmed and the only reference to any reason given is that they had to cook for the wizards, the subject of women’s abduction is a very disturbing one, particularly in a book for junior readers.
This book of 115 pages is very nicely presented. It is marked as Book One so there are apparently more to come in a series.
by Linley Edmeades
Witches (good), wizards (bad), abducted women held captive in a castle – the storyline is heavy though this fantasy tale for junior readers is told simply.
Ten year old Zephyr, her father and uncle, with help from the witches, hitch the horse to the wagon and set out on a quest to find and recover her mother and other women taken by force by the Wind Wizards.
Throughout their journey they must repel attacks by giant sea hawks, wind storms of glass sand (both agents of the wizards), then navigate further hazards such as cave, volcano and more which impede their progress. But there’s positive magic also to help the trio, in the form of crystal talismans, a dog, plant, and magic key provided by the witches.
Despite the fact that the women, when rescued, appear to be relatively unharmed and the only reference to any reason given is that they had to cook for the wizards, the subject of women’s abduction is a very disturbing one, particularly in a book for junior readers.
This book of 115 pages is very nicely presented. It is marked as Book One so there are apparently more to come in a series.
Review by Jacqui Lynne
Title: Zephyr Follows the Stars
Author: Linley Edmeades
Publisher: YourBooks
ISBN: 9781067017705
RRP: $18.00
Available: bookshops
Author: Linley Edmeades
Publisher: YourBooks
ISBN: 9781067017705
RRP: $18.00
Available: bookshops
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