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A Girl Of The Paper Sky
The Paper Sky. A place of great beauty...and great evil.
Lori Patterson thought she had discovered a paradise when she visited there in a dream, a place of wonders. But something found her; a malevolent being that calls the paper sky home. To save her life, and the lives of the ones she loves, she must solve the mysteries of this strange land, and confront the demon that dwells there.
For time grows short, the evil grows stronger,
and it waits for her return.
Lori Patterson thought she had discovered a paradise when she visited there in a dream, a place of wonders. But something found her; a malevolent being that calls the paper sky home. To save her life, and the lives of the ones she loves, she must solve the mysteries of this strange land, and confront the demon that dwells there.
For time grows short, the evil grows stronger,
and it waits for her return.
- GenresFantasy
168 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 23, 2013
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About the author
Randy Mixter
25 books45 followersAuthor Randy Mixter lives in Pasadena, Maryland, with his wife Veronica and their five cats. He writes in a variety of genres including Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Mysteries, and Suspense Thrillers. He currently has several novels and short stories available, with more on the way.
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January 6, 2014
Randy Mixter's latest offering, A Girl Of The Paper Sky, is a truly captivating read that not only stretches the boundaries of the imagination but also of your dreams.
What if our dreams are not the sleeping imaginings of our tired minds, but a portal to another world?
This is the case for Mixter's new protagonist, Lori. I found the character to be relatable insofar as she is a normal girl; she has no firm plans for the future and is just making do the best she can. That is, until a chance encounter with the strangely familiar new boy in town makes her realise that some dreams are not exactly what they may seem. She discovers she has a power passed from one generation to another, the ability to go to what her mother named the Paper Sky.
Mixter's imagination runs wild in this fantastical tale where the sinister and the sweet collide in a frenzy of love and confusion, loss and hope, triumph and the strongest power of all: the power of a mother, a lioness, trying to protect her family from an evil that lurks not only in her dreams but is encroaching into reality.
Mixter weaves a rich tapestry of characters and events that make this little novel a real page turner that makes you question not only the world around you but your dreams too. Highly recommended.
What if our dreams are not the sleeping imaginings of our tired minds, but a portal to another world?
This is the case for Mixter's new protagonist, Lori. I found the character to be relatable insofar as she is a normal girl; she has no firm plans for the future and is just making do the best she can. That is, until a chance encounter with the strangely familiar new boy in town makes her realise that some dreams are not exactly what they may seem. She discovers she has a power passed from one generation to another, the ability to go to what her mother named the Paper Sky.
Mixter's imagination runs wild in this fantastical tale where the sinister and the sweet collide in a frenzy of love and confusion, loss and hope, triumph and the strongest power of all: the power of a mother, a lioness, trying to protect her family from an evil that lurks not only in her dreams but is encroaching into reality.
Mixter weaves a rich tapestry of characters and events that make this little novel a real page turner that makes you question not only the world around you but your dreams too. Highly recommended.
January 2, 2014
A Girl of the Paper Sky is a haunting tale. Is it a land of dreams? Is it a parallel Universe? Or is it a soul flying free? Generations of select people have what it takes to visit the land of the Paper Sky. There an evil presence lurks, threatening the town of Clarksdale.
Lori enters the land through her dreams, she sees beautiful colours, paper birds and a bad scarecrow. Whilst sharing her experiences she finds that people take on the persona of paper birds in her dreams.
Lori is powerful and she can make contact with others while she dreams, saving lives. Years pass, but the haunting memory of the Paper Sky always remain. The vast steel works which dominates the town is a dangerous place where wages are high, but so are accidents. It's always the steel works pumping out clouds of sooty ash which continue to threaten the town, the people and now Lori and her family. She must put an end to the evil, drawing on her own deep love for those around her.
This was a beautiful short story full of vibrant colours, dreams and paper birds.
Lori enters the land through her dreams, she sees beautiful colours, paper birds and a bad scarecrow. Whilst sharing her experiences she finds that people take on the persona of paper birds in her dreams.
Lori is powerful and she can make contact with others while she dreams, saving lives. Years pass, but the haunting memory of the Paper Sky always remain. The vast steel works which dominates the town is a dangerous place where wages are high, but so are accidents. It's always the steel works pumping out clouds of sooty ash which continue to threaten the town, the people and now Lori and her family. She must put an end to the evil, drawing on her own deep love for those around her.
This was a beautiful short story full of vibrant colours, dreams and paper birds.
September 30, 2014
A Girl Of The Paper Sky, the title had me intrigued. The cover captivated me. I had to read it next!
The first page confirmed judgement of the title and cover. I was struck with a hunger to know the story of A Girl Of The Paper Sky!
A Girl Of The Paper Sky is a fast paced novella (short story) filled with wonderment and twist n’ turns. Lori Patterson must learn to discern what is real and what is a dream, as well as whom her friends are. The Evil one wants and awaits her. He has many deceitful moves to play and he is patient. Lori must not fail like the ones before her. Precious lives depend on her.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word of this book from the prologue to epilogue. I’m delighted to learn that this is only the first of a trilogy!
The first page confirmed judgement of the title and cover. I was struck with a hunger to know the story of A Girl Of The Paper Sky!
A Girl Of The Paper Sky is a fast paced novella (short story) filled with wonderment and twist n’ turns. Lori Patterson must learn to discern what is real and what is a dream, as well as whom her friends are. The Evil one wants and awaits her. He has many deceitful moves to play and he is patient. Lori must not fail like the ones before her. Precious lives depend on her.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word of this book from the prologue to epilogue. I’m delighted to learn that this is only the first of a trilogy!
July 12, 2016
A Girl of the Paper Sky had me captivated !!!!!!!!!!! My mind's eye could see the colors of the painted sky that Lori saw.. Living in two worlds is where Randy takes you, one world an everyday normal and the other world, dark evil, paper birds, some mystery and lots of beautiful colors that you will be able to picture just by reading.. Reality and fantasy are so close together, you see the fantasy trying to take over and the evil wants in.. Randy has a way of describing things that the reader can actually visualize, a great way to read, seeing !!! Though there is some love and loss, it proves the fact of a mother's love will take on any evil and it does without a hesitation. This will keep you on the edge of your seat, you won't want to put the book down !!!
February 26, 2014
First off, I received this book as through a goodreads first read giveaway. I was pleasantly surprised by it!
The cover artwork is really intriguing, while not amazing print quality, it definitely got my attention. The story itself is great. It is a very fast read. I wish there was more to it, sadly it's only about 160 pages.
It's such an original captivating story line. My only issue with it were the occasional short, odd sentences. I think they were distracting and really would have been better without them.
Overall, I'd most definitely recommend this book. It's a great enthralling read, that can be easily finished in a day.
The cover artwork is really intriguing, while not amazing print quality, it definitely got my attention. The story itself is great. It is a very fast read. I wish there was more to it, sadly it's only about 160 pages.
It's such an original captivating story line. My only issue with it were the occasional short, odd sentences. I think they were distracting and really would have been better without them.
Overall, I'd most definitely recommend this book. It's a great enthralling read, that can be easily finished in a day.
July 30, 2016
Although I am only half way through this book, it instantly captivated me from the first page. It is an enchanting story about an unknown place called the Paper Sky where only chosen people can experience. As a daydreamer myself, I was instantly able to connect with the main character. I am looking forward to how this story develops and ends. It is a great quick read during bad weather! :)
March 23, 2014
This was a great book! It was a very quick read and was wonderful. I really liked that this book was not like the others that I have read, and I couldn't necessarily predict what was going to happen next. This was a book that I kind of wish there was a sequel to but was still very happy with it all.
January 5, 2015
Intriguing
It kept me interested but left several questions unanswered. It was very descriptive. Needed a little more fluff in the story as well as more details.
It kept me interested but left several questions unanswered. It was very descriptive. Needed a little more fluff in the story as well as more details.
April 17, 2014
Absolutely loved the concept of this book. The idea and prose of it all felt very Gaiman-esque to me, and I'm a huge Gaiman fan. I won't give the story away, sans that there's a magical dreamscape that people all pulled into 'chosen' as the books says, and in said dreamscape, there's an evil villain out to get them.
It's a cool book.
Reasons why I'm not rating it higher:
It's short. 160 pages is not really a novel, it's a novella. Advertising it as a novel left me a little disappointed in its length. Which leads me to...
It's short! Too short! This was a wonderful idea and the story was clipped with inadequate scenes of dialogue, and scenes of action and confrontation that are in my opinion, woefully short. If the author went back and added another 10,000 words, I'd add a star to this review immediately.
I also didn't care for the abrupt ending, but that plays into the length complaint.
Great concept. Great idea. Good editing. But very short, and it left a lot of story on the table.
It's a cool book.
Reasons why I'm not rating it higher:
It's short. 160 pages is not really a novel, it's a novella. Advertising it as a novel left me a little disappointed in its length. Which leads me to...
It's short! Too short! This was a wonderful idea and the story was clipped with inadequate scenes of dialogue, and scenes of action and confrontation that are in my opinion, woefully short. If the author went back and added another 10,000 words, I'd add a star to this review immediately.
I also didn't care for the abrupt ending, but that plays into the length complaint.
Great concept. Great idea. Good editing. But very short, and it left a lot of story on the table.
November 20, 2015
Ugh. I wrote a sorta review of this and then my internet decided to stop working so it didn't save. I am not going through the effort of rewriting it because this book is just bad. It had such an interesting-sounding premise and it just did not live up to that potential. Things just happen without any kind of explanation or anything. Very frustrating and disappointing.
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