The Lost Kingdom

Zarkora #2

by Nicholas Lochel, Alison Lochel, Minna Sundberg (Illustrator)

On a quest to save their little sister, Neleik and Ervine Fyrelit, along with their loyal companions, enter into the kingdom of Lo'rin - a lawless land governed by fear. But when the celestial swords of Lytharin and Deragoth are stolen, their plans of defeating Versalos and saving Sky are reduced to ash. Join them as they race against time to take back the 'Lost Kingdom'.

Genres: Fantasy

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 30, 2013

About the author

Nicholas Lochel lives in Brisbane along with his two brothers, Chris and Justin and sister, Alison with whom he is co-writing the Zarkora series. Over his twenty-seven years he has held a wide variety of jobs including working as an actor, a bartender and a postie. He devotes most of his time to writing and when he is not seen with a pen and pad or a good book, he can usually be found riding his Triumph motorcycle about town or walking the long, winding road to Sydney.

Reviews

[Lexy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the second book in the Zarkora series! Again all the characters were just as lovely and the world was built up beautifully that I just got completely lost in this book 😍 I enjoyed the spins and twists and found them quite unpredicatable which I liked. And of course I love a happy ending but with enough intrigue to get me keen for the next read! ❤️👏🏻

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

[Lucy Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great second book. Can't wait to read rest of the series.

[N.R. Eccles-Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic second instalment to the Zarkora series. Action and fantasy-loving middle graders (and adults who are young at heart) are sure to devour this book!

Great cast of characters, lots of actions and surprises, and great climatic ending.

I still find the passive, telling style of writing annoying, and there were some POV discrepancies and unnecessary repetitions in descriptions, but if you can get past those, there's a really fun adventure here, just waiting to be enjoyed!

[Bella Vickery · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've found the second instalment in a series can be kinda slow and nowhere near as enthralment as the first, but Zarkora kept the plot fast-paced and didn't have a single tedious moment! Well written, beautiful imagery and a fantastic story! Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in adventure stories!

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review to come.

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant descriptive characters makes
It easy to connect to their world and live their journey with them. Overall a great read I couldn't put it down.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.... can't wait for book #3

[Katie Farrant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a lot of fun. Nice easy read.

[Anne Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

great fantasy adventure - very plot driven, but a good read. Book 2 even better than Book 1.