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Caleng and the Moonstone Pearl - Book Review |
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Book Reviews -
Women's Fiction
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Written by Harriet Klausner
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 Caleng and the Moonstone Pearl,
by M. Romero
Great youthful epic fantasy!
Living in the Kingdom of Goliad in the Land of Faye, Prince Caleng may
be a purebred Faerie, but like youths of any species he is curious
about everything so he impishly seems to get into everything. His goal
is to become a great wizard even more renowned than the mighty Andrade.
However, instead he finds himself leaving his home at Brzden Castle on
a dangerous quest.
He seeks the legendary wizard Fyn'hazzmhn, banished by his father King
Perret, many ages ago. For through the aid of the mighty wizard, Caleng
hopes to rescue his missing father. However, the lad's odyssey takes
Caleng far beyond the realm of faerie into a world full of hate, a land
of mortals in which he is not only a lost soul transformed into a human
body, but could easily meet "mortal" death in this ball of confusion.
On the surface this youthful epic fantasy is clearly aimed at
a young audience but adults will also appreciate the powerful tale that
contains several moral points imbedded brilliantly into Caleng's
adventure. The story line is fast-paced yet the author M. Romero
insures that key characters, especially those that are mythological,
seem real. That is the key to the quest as the Land of Faye and the
other realms visited by Caleng seem authentic so that the audience
receives a fabulous story that is both complex and simple as only a
grand enchantress of a writer can do.
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