“A Royal Elf of Abalon” by Anna del C. Dye is almost certainly the finest Fantasy it has ever been my pleasure to read.
I have read a number of fantasies, and one thing has always puzzled me: why do the authors always seem to assign unpronounceable names to their characters, such as Cwwndyd or Xxsthal or Oquirrh? I find this very distracting; each time I encounter such a name my brain pauses for a moment as it stumbles over a word it cannot comprehend. In “A Royal Elf of Abalon”, the author not only used “real” sounding names which are easily pronounced, but she even provided a table in the very front of the book, indicating how each name is to be pronounced (just in case) and identifying who or what that name belongs to. I was quite impressed with her long before I learned that she is “an accomplished, multi-award winning author”. This book was a pleasure to read. The characters were so well-developed that I felt I would recognize them if I saw them on the street. I very strongly recommend this book for fantasy fans everywhere. It was an honor for me to review it. “A Royal Elf of Abalon” will be a tough act to follow for any fantasy story I may subsequently review.
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5 star review for
Anna del C. Dye's A Royal Elf of Abalon
This was a clean, delightful story for the whole family to enjoy also a good Book Club story for discussion.
Elf land was a utopia that I, for one, would love to live in and believe we will in future years ahead.
There is much we can relate to in both the world of Abalon and the surrounding kingdoms.
The ending seemed to abrupt without enough conflict that exists in the 'real' world. However, that is my opinion and still feel it was a great story with conflict, support of allies, differences in cultures, cruelty of others, and also Utopian life we can strive to find and live.
I won this e-book but would have eagerly purchased it anyway.
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