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Worlds Aligned
Callan’s world is about to change. As he prepares to start at a new school in a new town, he stumbles upon a way to travel between here and Revandria—a world where fantasy is reality, mystical creatures roam the land, and true adventure awaits. Revandria is a beautiful, medieval place, but something has gone terribly wrong there for Callan and for those he cares about, especially his missing father.
Worlds Aligned follows Callan as he travels between California and Revandria to discover answers to the mystery of his dual-world citizenship. Courage and determination are key as a quest unfolds to save Callan’s family in both worlds, and he can succeed only with the help of his brother and some new friends. Callan’s life will never be the same, now that his worlds have aligned.
Worlds Aligned follows Callan as he travels between California and Revandria to discover answers to the mystery of his dual-world citizenship. Courage and determination are key as a quest unfolds to save Callan’s family in both worlds, and he can succeed only with the help of his brother and some new friends. Callan’s life will never be the same, now that his worlds have aligned.
- GenresFantasy
376 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2015
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October 16, 2018
In Worlds Aligned Callan is just a regular teenager, living a regular teenage life. His family is all the same old same old, but his father has a secret. Worlds Aligned follows Callan as he travels between this world and Revandria to discover answers to the mystery of his dual-world citizenship. With the help of his brother and some new friends that he has made at his new school, they are on the mission to help Callan’s family from the darkness. Callan tries to figure out how to help his family in both of his worlds.
Worlds aligned creates suspense with its text structure by giving the story out of order from the beginning to let the reader know what is coming, but not so much that they know when it will happen. The way the chapters are set up is different from normal chapters in other books. In this book when Callan goes to sleep he wakes up in a different world, this creates suspense because the book leaves you on a cliffhanger in one world while Callan is in a different world. Another way the book uses text structure is the author makes the reader think that something bad will happen and there is no way to stop it from happening. Lastly, the word choice I feel like is also well picked, there is a balance between unknown words and words you can easily understand.
The book was amazing. This was a great fantasy mystery novel and it had a great integration of all the characters. I thought it was really cool how the characters in Revandria affected the real characters on earth if they were locked up. The adventures that Callan is put into to save his family are a fun rollercoaster, there are ups (exciting parts) and there are downs (boring parts), but all these parts put together to make the story feel well organized and very balanced. The book also kept me interested by always having something new, like giving the special stone to one of his friends so they can help him save his family while also saving Revandria.
Worlds aligned creates suspense with its text structure by giving the story out of order from the beginning to let the reader know what is coming, but not so much that they know when it will happen. The way the chapters are set up is different from normal chapters in other books. In this book when Callan goes to sleep he wakes up in a different world, this creates suspense because the book leaves you on a cliffhanger in one world while Callan is in a different world. Another way the book uses text structure is the author makes the reader think that something bad will happen and there is no way to stop it from happening. Lastly, the word choice I feel like is also well picked, there is a balance between unknown words and words you can easily understand.
The book was amazing. This was a great fantasy mystery novel and it had a great integration of all the characters. I thought it was really cool how the characters in Revandria affected the real characters on earth if they were locked up. The adventures that Callan is put into to save his family are a fun rollercoaster, there are ups (exciting parts) and there are downs (boring parts), but all these parts put together to make the story feel well organized and very balanced. The book also kept me interested by always having something new, like giving the special stone to one of his friends so they can help him save his family while also saving Revandria.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2019
This is my absolutely favorite book! It changed me life and I haven't gotten so into a book since 9th grade! It was easy to get into and to follow along with. The end leaves you wondering and wanting more! It is always exciting and adding more to the story! I really really really really really really really really really really really really really hope the writer writes a second one! 😍 If I could give it 10 stars I would!
March 22, 2017
What a great novel for this first time author.
May 6, 2015
Sixteen year-old Callan finds a strange stone necklace on a beach in California, and when he wears it to bed that night, wakes up in the world of Revandria. He soon discovers that he has memories of living on both Revandria and Earth, and that the stone he found—called an alignment stone—has made this happen. He has become aligned: he is conscious of his life in both worlds, and when he sleeps in one world he is awake in the other.
Revandria is a world of magical creatures—of griffins and dragons, wyverns and dwarves. It is a medieval world where Callan is a prince in the royal family. But all is not well. Boyle, a practitioner of black magic, has overthrown Callan's father, the king, and begun using his black magic to change the land. The king is missing, Callan's family is on the run, and their only hope is to find the rest of the missing alignment stones and try to use them to defeat the usurper. The problem is this: the stones were cast to the four corners of the world, and even if Callan recovers them all, only the missing king knows how to use their full power.
Things are just as bad for Callan back in our world in California. The usurper, Boyle, is the principal at his new school, and his Dad's boss. What's worse, his Dad walks around like a zombie, barely functioning at all and lacking any memory of the alignment stones he created. In fact, many of the people living in Revandria are also present in Callan's life in California. Can he help them become aligned so that they can join him in his quest to save both Revandria and his family?
Worlds Aligned, Gregory Felix's debut novel, is a YA fantasy adventure hearkening back to tales such as Lewis' Narnia or Chant's Red Moon and Black Mountain—adventures where kids find themselves thrust into another world and drawn into battles and quests to defeat evil and save the world. Felix's story features a compelling twist: the characters' actions on both Revandria and Earth will determine the fate of those they love. The story moves at a nice pace, with plenty of action and tension to keep you turning the pages, and lively characters you can get behind and root for. My two criticisms are of the prologue, which has some problems with punctuation in the dialogue, and of the ending, which felt a smidgen too easy. A bigger struggle at the climax would have made for a more satisfying conclusion.
Kids aged 10-14, and perhaps even younger, will find a lot to like in Worlds Aligned. Older kids and adults looking for an old-school fantasy adventure will enjoy the novel too. Personally, I love this kind of fantasy and had a blast reading it. Highly recommended.
Revandria is a world of magical creatures—of griffins and dragons, wyverns and dwarves. It is a medieval world where Callan is a prince in the royal family. But all is not well. Boyle, a practitioner of black magic, has overthrown Callan's father, the king, and begun using his black magic to change the land. The king is missing, Callan's family is on the run, and their only hope is to find the rest of the missing alignment stones and try to use them to defeat the usurper. The problem is this: the stones were cast to the four corners of the world, and even if Callan recovers them all, only the missing king knows how to use their full power.
Things are just as bad for Callan back in our world in California. The usurper, Boyle, is the principal at his new school, and his Dad's boss. What's worse, his Dad walks around like a zombie, barely functioning at all and lacking any memory of the alignment stones he created. In fact, many of the people living in Revandria are also present in Callan's life in California. Can he help them become aligned so that they can join him in his quest to save both Revandria and his family?
Worlds Aligned, Gregory Felix's debut novel, is a YA fantasy adventure hearkening back to tales such as Lewis' Narnia or Chant's Red Moon and Black Mountain—adventures where kids find themselves thrust into another world and drawn into battles and quests to defeat evil and save the world. Felix's story features a compelling twist: the characters' actions on both Revandria and Earth will determine the fate of those they love. The story moves at a nice pace, with plenty of action and tension to keep you turning the pages, and lively characters you can get behind and root for. My two criticisms are of the prologue, which has some problems with punctuation in the dialogue, and of the ending, which felt a smidgen too easy. A bigger struggle at the climax would have made for a more satisfying conclusion.
Kids aged 10-14, and perhaps even younger, will find a lot to like in Worlds Aligned. Older kids and adults looking for an old-school fantasy adventure will enjoy the novel too. Personally, I love this kind of fantasy and had a blast reading it. Highly recommended.
January 24, 2017
It has a really different style of writing in this book. The layout of the book is really different, because there is a chapter related to the story, then, the next chapter there is a completely random story (which really confused me)
Now the spoilers:
There are two brothers, and their dad works in a science lab. The brothers really like to hear the stories that their dad tells them before bed. One night someone breaks into their dad's lab. Then, a few years later, their dad is really lazy, and doesn't really talk to anyone. At the end of the summer, he gets a job at the school.
But before that, the brothers go down to a beach with a bunch of wood. They are attacked by kids that are drunk or something. They run away when it starts to rain, and then the lightning strikes and he finds a little square thing. He later finds out that one of the kids that attacked them on the beach is the principal's son.
He goes home, and he puts the rock on his head, and when he falls asleep he is "transported" into a different world.
I like this book, even though i was a little confused at the beginning. I would recommend that you read this book.
Now the spoilers:
There are two brothers, and their dad works in a science lab. The brothers really like to hear the stories that their dad tells them before bed. One night someone breaks into their dad's lab. Then, a few years later, their dad is really lazy, and doesn't really talk to anyone. At the end of the summer, he gets a job at the school.
But before that, the brothers go down to a beach with a bunch of wood. They are attacked by kids that are drunk or something. They run away when it starts to rain, and then the lightning strikes and he finds a little square thing. He later finds out that one of the kids that attacked them on the beach is the principal's son.
He goes home, and he puts the rock on his head, and when he falls asleep he is "transported" into a different world.
I like this book, even though i was a little confused at the beginning. I would recommend that you read this book.
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April 16, 2015
I had a ton of fun working on this book. I've never undertaken a project of this size. I learned so much and I'm really happy with how it turned out!
I'll have to leave it up to others to review since I'm the author, but I'm confident if you give it a chance it'll be a fun read, for you and your young kids or friends!
Thanks!
I'll have to leave it up to others to review since I'm the author, but I'm confident if you give it a chance it'll be a fun read, for you and your young kids or friends!
Thanks!
April 17, 2015
Considering this is the first book from someone who is not a writer by trade, I'm very impressed with it. The idea of being aligned in multiple worlds is intriguing, and I found myself having a lot of fun thinking and theorizing about it as I read. I'm excited to see what else the author can do with the idea and characters.
May 15, 2015
I had a ton of fun working on this book. I've never undertaken a project of this size. I learned so much and I'm really happy with how it turned out!
I'll have to leave it up to others to review since I'm the author, but I'm confident if you give it a chance it'll be a fun read, for you and your young kids or friends!
Thanks!
I'll have to leave it up to others to review since I'm the author, but I'm confident if you give it a chance it'll be a fun read, for you and your young kids or friends!
Thanks!
March 22, 2015
My Son Ryan's (11) review:
"I loved this book it reminds me of my childhood with my dad who wrote this book.
Revandria the greatest book alive."
"I loved this book it reminds me of my childhood with my dad who wrote this book.
Revandria the greatest book alive."
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