Beyond the Sapphire Gate (The Flow of Power)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0986165506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 438 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Johnson grew up in Utah wandering through beautifultranquil forests, exploring the unique alien-like setting of the red rockdesert, and climbing the rugged trails of the high Uinta Mountains wheremountain goats roam. Johnson's "Beyond theSapphire Gate" is a grand, epic fantasy with science fiction roots wheretwo sisters and their father struggle with life's hardships as they hold thefate of a world in their flawed, unknowing hands. From the AuthorR.V. He writes that if you don't likeimperfect, lovable characters struggling to use magic, telepathic canine-likecreatures, Dark Lords, and Users of flowing magic
Heather Wilson said Lots of potential. My Dad used to say, often, that the essence of good writing is what the author leaves out. Similarly, one of my friends who wrote for a living regularly stressed that a good editor was just as important as a good writer. These aren't original observations, but they sum up the problems with this book. This world was obviously created with a lot of love and there were many good ideas, but the end result was too often tedious to read.One major. Fantasy on an Epic Scale I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.I think ‘epic’ is a fair description of Beyond the Sapphire Gate. It is a book on a grand scale – perhaps a little too grand. The primary action takes place in a world called Astura which appears to be at a more or less medieval or perhaps Renaissance level technologically but is heavily infested with people using the magical ‘flow’ at all lev. Fascinating book with a fascinating story The author sent me a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.First off I would just like to say how much I loved the cover of the Beyond The Sapphire Gate. It was very appealing and also intriguing in it's own way! The story starts a bit slow and it takes a lot of concentration (especially for me since English isn't my native tongue) to comprehend the idea of this strange new and quite an original world the author has created f
. Some magic should remain untouched