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Keys of Kalijor #2
[ [ [ The Second Key of Kalijor [ THE SECOND KEY OF KALIJOR ] By Lell, Paul ( Author )Aug-01-2009 Paperback
Betrayed and taken hostage, Katrina has been missing for six months now. Time in which Riana has been scouring the world for her. The first key is in Xavier's hands and the world is in danger if the rest of the keys can't be found. With the singing sensation, Resonance, leaving clues for her, the path Riana treads leads her and a small group of new friends straight to a dragon's doorstep, and into the real secrets unlocked by the five keys. But can she solve the riddle in time?
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About the author
E.S. Lell
10 books14 followersBorn and raised in and around Denver, Colorado, I grew up with a family that encouraged imagination and looking at the world with a questioning nature.
As a result, I confounded all my teachers and was always the last to be picked when lining up for sports in gym class. But that was okay, because it gave me more time to figure out what sorts of animals might live in the methane seas of Titan!
I started writing (very, very badly) when I was in grade school, and continued ot write, on and off throughout my life. I've never formally studied writing, or literature (yet), but I have always had a keen interest in the worlds that other people created, so I have read obsessively ever since I was truly sucked in by a good fantasy novel in junior high school.
In my early teens, or maybe before then, I started playing role playing games, and instantly took to world-building and plot-mapping. I've been doing it ever since, using my time as a GM to flesh out the world of my Kalijor novels, and visa versa. I still game to this day, and am play-testing the Kalijor RPG and source books with a group of great friends and excellent critics!
My goal, through my writing, has always been more about self-defense, than entertaining others. I have all of these ideas in my head, and I feel as if keeping them there could be harmful to me in some way, so I write, as often and quickly as I can, in order to preserve what sanity I can. It was a complete shock to me, therefore, that someone expresed interest in reading my mad ravings!
I continue to write, hopefully in better and better ways, and I continue to get great feedback (not that I would stop writing if the feedback was terrible, I just might share a lot less). So, with any luck, I'll see you at the screening of the first Kalijor movie soon!
As a result, I confounded all my teachers and was always the last to be picked when lining up for sports in gym class. But that was okay, because it gave me more time to figure out what sorts of animals might live in the methane seas of Titan!
I started writing (very, very badly) when I was in grade school, and continued ot write, on and off throughout my life. I've never formally studied writing, or literature (yet), but I have always had a keen interest in the worlds that other people created, so I have read obsessively ever since I was truly sucked in by a good fantasy novel in junior high school.
In my early teens, or maybe before then, I started playing role playing games, and instantly took to world-building and plot-mapping. I've been doing it ever since, using my time as a GM to flesh out the world of my Kalijor novels, and visa versa. I still game to this day, and am play-testing the Kalijor RPG and source books with a group of great friends and excellent critics!
My goal, through my writing, has always been more about self-defense, than entertaining others. I have all of these ideas in my head, and I feel as if keeping them there could be harmful to me in some way, so I write, as often and quickly as I can, in order to preserve what sanity I can. It was a complete shock to me, therefore, that someone expresed interest in reading my mad ravings!
I continue to write, hopefully in better and better ways, and I continue to get great feedback (not that I would stop writing if the feedback was terrible, I just might share a lot less). So, with any luck, I'll see you at the screening of the first Kalijor movie soon!
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October 21, 2018
Still pure fluff, and the first half still reads too much like a D&D campaign, but I'm really starting to enjoy how the story is weaving together the two worlds. Rounded up from 3.5 stars because I feel much more interested in reading the next book after the end of this one, but I almost put it down because of the seeming tangents the quest from the first half went on. That aside, it was a fun read and I am interested in getting to the next book at some point.
August 6, 2014
The fast pace from the first book continues on into the Second Key of Kalijor. Here, we get more of Kat and Riana's history together, as well as having a few new characters that are already fleshed out and three dimensional within a few pages of their introductions.
As with the First Key, I had a really hard time putting this book down. Paul Lell has a certain alluring quality to his writing that makes the reader get lost in his fantasy world and aching for more when the last page is turned. Definitely a series that all fantasy fans should pick up.
As with the First Key, I had a really hard time putting this book down. Paul Lell has a certain alluring quality to his writing that makes the reader get lost in his fantasy world and aching for more when the last page is turned. Definitely a series that all fantasy fans should pick up.
June 19, 2014
I must give it the curse of the 3 star review. The ideas in the book are awesome. Nothing is fully fleshed out though, the characters are under developed, it needs to be about twice its current length, and needs an editor. Despite all its flaws however, it is a very fun and entertaining read. It gives a few chuckles and the imagery is satisfying. I'd recommend it for a fast brain candy 1 day swift read.
September 17, 2015
After reading the first book I had to start the second! I was amazed to find out that this was the first books by this author. I love how the merger of the two worlds takes place in this book as well as the relationship developments. The best part about this book is knowing that there is more to the story after this one! This book sucks me in every time I open it. Another great job!!!
December 8, 2012
Book two takes you further into the world that Mr. Lell has created, a world of twists and turns where not all is what it seems. I found myself enjoying a book like I've never read before, finished it in about two days too, if that tells you how much I enjoyed it!!!
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