The scent of love
Dark stone
Sugared poison
A hidden face
Not my fate
My freedom
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He drank the pain The scent of love Dark stone Sugared poison The cards inside
A hidden face Not my fate My freedom
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Dayn Ro’Halan, the name of the young black hero of ‘The Seedbearing Prince’ suggested to me the highest flights of the imagination. And I wasn’t disappointed. The pages of this book are infused with a poetic sense of infinite space and wild beauty. DaVaun Sanders has made his dreams accessible to everyone, and what amazing dreams they are! The author just has to be a star gazer. Circling around the planets that make up his brilliantly manifested alternative universe is the torrent, a swirling stream of rocks, mountains and other mysterious objects. Young Dayn’s ambition is to become a courser, riding the torrent by hooking a wingline to one of the rocks, taking off into the air and literally flying across the cosmos. Brilliant. There’s always someone who wants to destroy beauty. And so it is here. The voidwalkers use mind control, the thrall, so their presence brings despair, a fading of the light, all hope gone. Then, later in the book, the fleshweeps arrive. Oh the fleshweeps. Gross, all powerful enemies. Dayn finds a mysterious red orb, the seed of the title, and is caught up in a mission to save his world from these fearsome and monstrous beings. Incredible images remain in my mind. The sight of the midnight sun in the Dreadfall, the chasm that cuts through Dayn’s home planet of Shard. Flying through the torrent. The blindfolded woman with the sword. The Shell dance. Montollos, what a world, what a vision. I would also like to wander around Olende, a vividly imagined city. Plus I’d love to take the children in my life to play on the tangletoys. Dayn Ro’Halan is black, as are many of the characters, a big bonus as we need lots more diverse books. ‘The Seedbearing Prince’ also illustrates a universal truth. You can’t tell what skin colour any character has from their thoughts and actions, the way they behave in the story. No one’s inner life is ‘black’ ‘mixed race/biracial’ or ‘white’. We all share the same humanity. The Seedbearing Prince is an amazing story (I’m just about to start part two), heroic and inspiring. Excellently and poetically done, DaVaun Sanders. As Dayn would say: ‘Peace, I loved it.’ For Amazon.com click on the photo Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Seedbearing-Prince-Part-I-ebook/dp/B0094PJC0Q Part two of The Seedbearing Prince. Just love this cover! For Amazon.com click on the photo Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Seedbearing-Prince-Part-II-ebook/dp/B00F7HDNEG What secrets lie hidden beneath the tarmac and concrete of present day Bermondsey? Adelaide finds a supernatural river, druid magic and enchanting music. But she still has to go into the office. Every day. www.smarturl.it/BermondseyGrail With thanks and a hug to Imogen Hay.
Five stars for the Spirit Warriors, one each for Emme, Lilly, Charlie, Ollie and Bets, matching their sky stars, the mark of eternal friendship. Emme makes a brave and bold narrator, taking the reader on a wild ride, a fight against cruelty and despair. D.E.L. Connor's writing is so vivid and passionate that when Emme left her body and merged with Eros the osprey I felt that I too was flying. Each of the animals assigned to the young warriors has a special character. Lilly and her mustang, Arion, are a particularly beautifully described team. Tiny fairy like Lilly is a character to hug and cherish. There are several plot twists which I must not mention, but I do have to give an extra five stars to the scene where one of the characters comes out as gay, followed by the tuxedo episode. You'll know when you reach it! The scene in the river.......well, just you wait. Another five stars. 'Spirit Warriors' is an exciting adventure that is joyful and life affirming, even in the midst of tragedy. I cannot name names but the message of the book is that love goes on. Love in life, love that lasts beyond death. There were tears but I was still left with a positive feeling. D.E.L. Connor tackles the big questions, love, sexuality, family abuse and death, so although officially a YA book 'Spirit Warriors' is also a great read for adults. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spirit-Warriors-Concealing-D-E-L-Connor-ebook/dp/B00GWTZ4RM http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Warriors-Concealing-D-E-L-Connor-ebook/dp/B00GWTZ4RM
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