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Hanifa
The world is coming to an end and Hanifa Ducktrinor can feel it. The Seculars rule the world and keeping the sunnah and the deen intact become a challenge then. Hanifa, the cadet of the Ducktrinor family, is a courageous young Muslim living in a time where practicing her religion is really hard. She wants to be the courageous educated coreishy woman she dreams of every day.
Hanifa also wants to find the people of the cave and fights alongside with them, Jesus (Issa-aleihi salam), and Mahdi with the vouching cloud when the cave opens and the prediction about Yajud and Majud (Gog and Magog) will occur.
Read to discover our heroine's exciting, clever, and creative journey to achieve her dreams and goals.
Hanifa also wants to find the people of the cave and fights alongside with them, Jesus (Issa-aleihi salam), and Mahdi with the vouching cloud when the cave opens and the prediction about Yajud and Majud (Gog and Magog) will occur.
Read to discover our heroine's exciting, clever, and creative journey to achieve her dreams and goals.
175 pages, ebook
Published December 10, 2015
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Papatia Feauxzar
45 books139 followersPapatia Feauxzar is an American author, barista, and publisher of West African descent living in Dallas, Texas with her family. She holds a master’s degree in Accounting with a concentration in Personal Finance. Feauxzar has been featured in "DFW Child" and "Voyage Dallas." Visit her website at www.djarabikitabs.com.
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January 1, 2016
I was excited to read Papatia's Ducktrinors. The beginning was captivating and made me read more. The enthusiastic little Haneefa shone with courage and bravery from the first page itself.
The author had a strong plot line and has shown excellency in building the story with novel ideas and creative imaginations. The novel is fast-paced and simply yet well written which are plus points for gripping attention of young adult readers.
Enjoyed the character of Dawood and Ali.
I hope the author would consider in more showing than telling in future volumes of the series. Sometimes I felt the author was uncertain of things so she had to rush to the other scene. It's probably because of the style of the book. Still, a skillful author like Papatia can go beyond what she's already exploring. And perhaps the dialogues can have a few breaks now and then to make a smooth reading.
Hope she won't leave us hanging for so long to read the next volume of Ducktrinors. Recommending the book for teenagers and readers who never grow old
March 5, 2016
BOOK REVIEW
THE DUCKTRINORS “HANIFA”, BOOK ONE BY PAPATIA FEAUXZAR
Mondays, in the past few weeks, always find me in a tight spot. I can’t figure out in good time what to do with the twenty four hours that’s totally mine. However, I guess today is extraordinary as I have an automatically laid down plan. After completing Papatia Feauxzar’s most recent book, “The ducktrinors, (Hanifa) Book one”, the night before, the review was automatically my next line of action. And here I am.
Prior to reading this intriguing and adventurous young adult science fiction, I had read quite a number of Islamic fictions. But I must confess that this one is one of a kind. When I picked up the book for the first time, the first thing I did which is my usual tradition with books was to read the brief summary on the back cover. I could relate with the first few lines of it until I got to the point where the main protagonist wants to find the people of the cave and fight alongside with them, Jesus Christ and Mahdi with the vouching cloud. This threw me off balance and increased my thirst for discovery. And so I began travelling with the characters with each breathtaking line carrying me to an unknown destination.
THE DUCKTRINORS “HANIFA” BOOK ONE is one part of a series that tells the story of a courageous and ambitious nineteen year old girl who lives with her family in a period when the seculars under a centralized world government have completely taken over a highly technologically driven world. Practicing her deen becomes almost impossible as even the slightest manifestation of religiousity is punishable with death. In the face of persecution, mass murder, unbridled moral decadence and unlimited intrusion of privacy, Hanifa stands up against all odds to fight in the cause of islam in opposition to the seculars. This, she tactically achieves by joining the secular army where she builds a strong sub - team of two hundred muslim and non – muslim “SECULAR ELITES” who subsequently form an alliance with her in declaring war on the seculars. She sees this as a great opportunity to fulfill her childhood aspirations of leading an expedition to tarsus in turkey in order to find the people of the cave whose story had been narrated in the Qur’an and who had been predicted to fight alongside Jesus during the second coming against Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog) at the end of the world.
Hanifa, against the will of her parents, gains support from two of her siblings, Malik and Shafiya as well as her grandfather, Mustapha Kreedor, who was once a leader of the rebellion. She is also aided by an eleven year old orphan boy, Dawud, whose technological inventions surpass those of the seculars as well as her eighteen year old school friend, Ana, who is a secret agent of the seculars due to circumstances beyond her control. But how far can a girl who is under the trail of the secular army go in achieving her goals? Is she ever going to win the battle and lead the expedition to turkey?
As i turn each page, a myriad of puzzlement begins to unfold. I begin to wonder what time of the world it is; definitely not the present. The technology surpasses the present moment with devices like the mechanical horses, auto – piloted super speed shuttles, robotic janitors, computer chalkboard teachers, the shadow hunter, the clone army, the x-machinas, the teleporters, the air ship house, levitating shoe matchboxes and a countless number of other unimaginable digital creations, most of which are used by the rebellion in the mission against the seculars and vice versa. The mere fact that modern pop - star personalities like Lady gaga and Katy Perry were referred to as Ancient pop stars also alludes to the fact that the timing of the story is far into the future. In the book, the world is divided into five continents; Eurasia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa and the Americas. This reminds me of George Lucas’ “star wars” and a host of other mystical scientific young adult books. It also takes my mind back to George Orwell’s novel, “Nineteen eighty four” where the world is divided into three and ruled by the big brother who is openly watching every single move of even the most insignificant person through a network of hidden cameras.
The book corrected some misogynistic misconceptions of Islam considering the fact that Hanifa, a muslim girl was the commander of the rebellion army. This casts my mind back to the historic stories of female muslim personalities like “Umm Ammaarah Nusaybah bint Ka’ab”, khawlah the black knight and a host of others who fought valiantly in battles during and after the lifetime of the Prophet (SAW). I also love the fact that the author depicted the Islamic ethics of the battlefield jihad to the effect that war is only a defensive strategy waged only against the attacking party and not the innocent majority. This is to set right the mistaken belief that Muslims are blood thirsty human beings. Most importantly, the book portrays how a slight division amongst Muslims can spell doom for the ummah, which is evident when Kreedor tells the story of how the coup d’etat failed because the various Muslim factions that made up the rebellion had a lot of selfish motives.
“THE DUCKTRINORS” combines two powerful genres; the school story and the scientific fantasy. And to a great extent, the author depicts reality by demonstrating an advanced version of the occurrences of this present time. I must confess that I really enjoyed reading this book as I impatiently await the next part. This is definitely a keep for the pleasure of my future adventure - thirsty children. I highly recommend this “must read” for every teenager, young adult and adult alike. I must say that this is the very first attempt at producing an intriguing Islamic science fiction as the book spells utter creativity and ingenuity. I won’t be surprised to see a motion picture of it in future.
THE DUCKTRINORS “HANIFA”, BOOK ONE BY PAPATIA FEAUXZAR
Mondays, in the past few weeks, always find me in a tight spot. I can’t figure out in good time what to do with the twenty four hours that’s totally mine. However, I guess today is extraordinary as I have an automatically laid down plan. After completing Papatia Feauxzar’s most recent book, “The ducktrinors, (Hanifa) Book one”, the night before, the review was automatically my next line of action. And here I am.
Prior to reading this intriguing and adventurous young adult science fiction, I had read quite a number of Islamic fictions. But I must confess that this one is one of a kind. When I picked up the book for the first time, the first thing I did which is my usual tradition with books was to read the brief summary on the back cover. I could relate with the first few lines of it until I got to the point where the main protagonist wants to find the people of the cave and fight alongside with them, Jesus Christ and Mahdi with the vouching cloud. This threw me off balance and increased my thirst for discovery. And so I began travelling with the characters with each breathtaking line carrying me to an unknown destination.
THE DUCKTRINORS “HANIFA” BOOK ONE is one part of a series that tells the story of a courageous and ambitious nineteen year old girl who lives with her family in a period when the seculars under a centralized world government have completely taken over a highly technologically driven world. Practicing her deen becomes almost impossible as even the slightest manifestation of religiousity is punishable with death. In the face of persecution, mass murder, unbridled moral decadence and unlimited intrusion of privacy, Hanifa stands up against all odds to fight in the cause of islam in opposition to the seculars. This, she tactically achieves by joining the secular army where she builds a strong sub - team of two hundred muslim and non – muslim “SECULAR ELITES” who subsequently form an alliance with her in declaring war on the seculars. She sees this as a great opportunity to fulfill her childhood aspirations of leading an expedition to tarsus in turkey in order to find the people of the cave whose story had been narrated in the Qur’an and who had been predicted to fight alongside Jesus during the second coming against Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog) at the end of the world.
Hanifa, against the will of her parents, gains support from two of her siblings, Malik and Shafiya as well as her grandfather, Mustapha Kreedor, who was once a leader of the rebellion. She is also aided by an eleven year old orphan boy, Dawud, whose technological inventions surpass those of the seculars as well as her eighteen year old school friend, Ana, who is a secret agent of the seculars due to circumstances beyond her control. But how far can a girl who is under the trail of the secular army go in achieving her goals? Is she ever going to win the battle and lead the expedition to turkey?
As i turn each page, a myriad of puzzlement begins to unfold. I begin to wonder what time of the world it is; definitely not the present. The technology surpasses the present moment with devices like the mechanical horses, auto – piloted super speed shuttles, robotic janitors, computer chalkboard teachers, the shadow hunter, the clone army, the x-machinas, the teleporters, the air ship house, levitating shoe matchboxes and a countless number of other unimaginable digital creations, most of which are used by the rebellion in the mission against the seculars and vice versa. The mere fact that modern pop - star personalities like Lady gaga and Katy Perry were referred to as Ancient pop stars also alludes to the fact that the timing of the story is far into the future. In the book, the world is divided into five continents; Eurasia, Australia, Antarctica, Africa and the Americas. This reminds me of George Lucas’ “star wars” and a host of other mystical scientific young adult books. It also takes my mind back to George Orwell’s novel, “Nineteen eighty four” where the world is divided into three and ruled by the big brother who is openly watching every single move of even the most insignificant person through a network of hidden cameras.
The book corrected some misogynistic misconceptions of Islam considering the fact that Hanifa, a muslim girl was the commander of the rebellion army. This casts my mind back to the historic stories of female muslim personalities like “Umm Ammaarah Nusaybah bint Ka’ab”, khawlah the black knight and a host of others who fought valiantly in battles during and after the lifetime of the Prophet (SAW). I also love the fact that the author depicted the Islamic ethics of the battlefield jihad to the effect that war is only a defensive strategy waged only against the attacking party and not the innocent majority. This is to set right the mistaken belief that Muslims are blood thirsty human beings. Most importantly, the book portrays how a slight division amongst Muslims can spell doom for the ummah, which is evident when Kreedor tells the story of how the coup d’etat failed because the various Muslim factions that made up the rebellion had a lot of selfish motives.
“THE DUCKTRINORS” combines two powerful genres; the school story and the scientific fantasy. And to a great extent, the author depicts reality by demonstrating an advanced version of the occurrences of this present time. I must confess that I really enjoyed reading this book as I impatiently await the next part. This is definitely a keep for the pleasure of my future adventure - thirsty children. I highly recommend this “must read” for every teenager, young adult and adult alike. I must say that this is the very first attempt at producing an intriguing Islamic science fiction as the book spells utter creativity and ingenuity. I won’t be surprised to see a motion picture of it in future.
January 26, 2016
The novel revolved around a young female protagonist Hanifa, a day dreamer who wants to save the world from evil people. She is strong and determined woman who proves herself a great leader as the novel advances. The opening of the novel was interesting and holds the reader’s curiosity about characters and their history as each of them get introduced slowly in the book. The story is set in future era with use of technology at its maximum, can be perceived as magical for today. The imagination of writer is good and has done quite well in describing the scene for your mind to imagine well. Reading some chapters will remind you of Harry Potter book.
I feel the novel is for teenagers and younger audience but I still loved reading it to the child inside my heart.
I feel the novel is for teenagers and younger audience but I still loved reading it to the child inside my heart.
April 7, 2020
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En la contratapa no dice que sea una obra futurística y adentro del libro tampoco. Entiendo que en la obra no existan los calendarios, pero me podes poner algo como "año 3xxx". Las cosas voladoras, un portal de teletransportación, gente andando en pelotas (hay slut shaming en este libro también), androides, clones, scanners, y todo eso me cayó de sorpresa, y no fue una linda.
Empecé a dudar qué era real y qué no. Muchas veces me encontré diciendo "ay esto no pasó, seguro que la autora pone que fue una pesadilla de Hanifa" y siempre estuve equivocada. Este libro es así de flashero.
Ciencia ficción y rituales satánicos no son una buena combinación. O, por lo menos la autora no lo ejecutó bien.
Entiendo que la idea principal es un mundo bien entrado en el futuro en el que los religiosos son capturados y perseguidos por su fe y, que éstos tienen que rezar a puertas cerradas para permanecer con vida, que quienes los persiguen no son tan ateos del todo si tienen sus propios dogmas y mandamientos (y... adoran al diablo...), que podes ser ateo o religioso siempre y cuando no le rompas las pelotas al otro y vivas y dejes vivir, etc. Pero el mensaje quedó opacado entre tanta bolaciada.
Quizás la autora nos quiere decir "No hace falta que estemos en el futuro para que esto pase. ¡Ya está pasando!" Pero ella no es ninguna Aldous Huxley o George Orwell.
Ella a cada rato describe los "gadgets" del futuro, (y esa porquería satánica... Ya hubo un punto que me lavó tanto la cabeza que pensé "¿Me estás queriendo decir que si soy atea estoy en esa lista de 'The Bad Guys'?") y uno se olvida de a qué quiere llegar la autora (si es que quiere dar un mensaje, quizás quiso hacer una obra por puro placer y todo bien) al punto que uno comienza, lamentablemente, a pensar que ese mensaje es también una ficción.
P.D.: Desaprovechó la oportunidad de convertir a Ana en un símbolo de tolerancia atea. Ella era una chica no religiosa que respetaba a su hermano y a su amiga que sí lo eran y me la matan a la mitad del libro. Y encima su muerte no quedó clara. En medio de toda esta ciencia ficción, seguí pensando que tenía un clon dando vueltas hasta que leí en otra review que tampoco habían entendido qué fue de ella.
En la contratapa no dice que sea una obra futurística y adentro del libro tampoco. Entiendo que en la obra no existan los calendarios, pero me podes poner algo como "año 3xxx". Las cosas voladoras, un portal de teletransportación, gente andando en pelotas (hay slut shaming en este libro también), androides, clones, scanners, y todo eso me cayó de sorpresa, y no fue una linda.
Empecé a dudar qué era real y qué no. Muchas veces me encontré diciendo "ay esto no pasó, seguro que la autora pone que fue una pesadilla de Hanifa" y siempre estuve equivocada. Este libro es así de flashero.
Ciencia ficción y rituales satánicos no son una buena combinación. O, por lo menos la autora no lo ejecutó bien.
Entiendo que la idea principal es un mundo bien entrado en el futuro en el que los religiosos son capturados y perseguidos por su fe y, que éstos tienen que rezar a puertas cerradas para permanecer con vida, que quienes los persiguen no son tan ateos del todo si tienen sus propios dogmas y mandamientos (y... adoran al diablo...), que podes ser ateo o religioso siempre y cuando no le rompas las pelotas al otro y vivas y dejes vivir, etc. Pero el mensaje quedó opacado entre tanta bolaciada.
Quizás la autora nos quiere decir "No hace falta que estemos en el futuro para que esto pase. ¡Ya está pasando!" Pero ella no es ninguna Aldous Huxley o George Orwell.
Ella a cada rato describe los "gadgets" del futuro, (y esa porquería satánica... Ya hubo un punto que me lavó tanto la cabeza que pensé "¿Me estás queriendo decir que si soy atea estoy en esa lista de 'The Bad Guys'?") y uno se olvida de a qué quiere llegar la autora (si es que quiere dar un mensaje, quizás quiso hacer una obra por puro placer y todo bien) al punto que uno comienza, lamentablemente, a pensar que ese mensaje es también una ficción.
P.D.: Desaprovechó la oportunidad de convertir a Ana en un símbolo de tolerancia atea. Ella era una chica no religiosa que respetaba a su hermano y a su amiga que sí lo eran y me la matan a la mitad del libro. Y encima su muerte no quedó clara. En medio de toda esta ciencia ficción, seguí pensando que tenía un clon dando vueltas hasta que leí en otra review que tampoco habían entendido qué fue de ella.
February 22, 2016
"I Snagged This Copy From The GoodReads Giveaway."
First Of All, I must Thank To The GoodReads Team Members & To The Author Of This Book, Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar .
So, Thank You!!! To The GoodReads Team Members. Because They Host This Giveaway With The Author & They Always Take Great Effort To Manage The Giveaways And To Select The Winners.
Thank You!!! To The Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar Because you Host This Giveaway & For The Effort You Took To Post This Book To Other Side Of The World. To Sri Lanka, Farway From US.
My Review...
"The Ducktrinors" was a very different story book rather than the other books I read before. Yeah, This book was a page-Turner like you said, Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar.
I don't want to talk about rebellions. But, I was very glad because I learnt lot of new stuff from this story. I was able to learn about Muslim culture, Islamic Philosophy & their religious consciousness from this book. Now, I have a approximate crude annotation about their culture & religious view.
Hanifa ducktrinor is the heroine I met in the story. The main character who was very young, energetic, courageous & a strong lady. I like her demeanour lot.
Overall, The Story was very interesting rather than I thought about it. There were vampire-clone model persons like sylas & his slaughters. Bad guys>>.
I like the story beside the author used some Arabic Words in the story & because of that reason I had several confusions about the story. There were few spots I couldn't understand owing to Arabic Words. And I think If the book cover would more colorfully & designed well than this one, It would be definitely help to attract people to the book.
First Of All, I must Thank To The GoodReads Team Members & To The Author Of This Book, Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar .
So, Thank You!!! To The GoodReads Team Members. Because They Host This Giveaway With The Author & They Always Take Great Effort To Manage The Giveaways And To Select The Winners.
Thank You!!! To The Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar Because you Host This Giveaway & For The Effort You Took To Post This Book To Other Side Of The World. To Sri Lanka, Farway From US.
My Review...
"The Ducktrinors" was a very different story book rather than the other books I read before. Yeah, This book was a page-Turner like you said, Mrs.Papatia Feauxzar.
I don't want to talk about rebellions. But, I was very glad because I learnt lot of new stuff from this story. I was able to learn about Muslim culture, Islamic Philosophy & their religious consciousness from this book. Now, I have a approximate crude annotation about their culture & religious view.
Hanifa ducktrinor is the heroine I met in the story. The main character who was very young, energetic, courageous & a strong lady. I like her demeanour lot.
Overall, The Story was very interesting rather than I thought about it. There were vampire-clone model persons like sylas & his slaughters. Bad guys>>.
I like the story beside the author used some Arabic Words in the story & because of that reason I had several confusions about the story. There were few spots I couldn't understand owing to Arabic Words. And I think If the book cover would more colorfully & designed well than this one, It would be definitely help to attract people to the book.
March 28, 2016
Summary: This story is about Hanifa, a girl called to stand up for her faith by going undercover.
The Good:
- Unique - in a great way. It blends scifi, futuristic, and dystopia pretty well.
- Neat gadgets - mechanical horse and some other tech ideas were pretty neat.
- Sylas is a bad guy people can hate.
- Dawud is a great side character.
- Jihad gets a bad rap these days because of the crazy people running around with suicide bombs. It's interesting to see the Secular sect portrayed as the bad guys.
Neutral:
- Story style lends itself to great descriptions but not for really getting deep into the character's heads and experiencing the events with them.
Could be Improved:
- The blend of tech didn't always make sense to me. I mean if they can basically conjure quivers full of arrows, why not conjure automatic weapons that could waste the whole crowd in seconds? Bows and arrows are cool but super low tech.
- The idea of cloning and its uses here are interesting but prob should be fleshed out more to be effective.
- Ana's fate's not all that clear. (This could be my fault as a reader though, rather than a story flaw.)
- The battles seemed too planned, more like gladiator fights than war.
- The training sessions were kind of glossed over.
I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Conclusion: If you like things that blend genres (scifi, dystopia, etc) then give this a try.
The Good:
- Unique - in a great way. It blends scifi, futuristic, and dystopia pretty well.
- Neat gadgets - mechanical horse and some other tech ideas were pretty neat.
- Sylas is a bad guy people can hate.
- Dawud is a great side character.
- Jihad gets a bad rap these days because of the crazy people running around with suicide bombs. It's interesting to see the Secular sect portrayed as the bad guys.
Neutral:
- Story style lends itself to great descriptions but not for really getting deep into the character's heads and experiencing the events with them.
Could be Improved:
- The blend of tech didn't always make sense to me. I mean if they can basically conjure quivers full of arrows, why not conjure automatic weapons that could waste the whole crowd in seconds? Bows and arrows are cool but super low tech.
- The idea of cloning and its uses here are interesting but prob should be fleshed out more to be effective.
- Ana's fate's not all that clear. (This could be my fault as a reader though, rather than a story flaw.)
- The battles seemed too planned, more like gladiator fights than war.
- The training sessions were kind of glossed over.
I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Conclusion: If you like things that blend genres (scifi, dystopia, etc) then give this a try.
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February 12, 2016The Ducktrinors features a strong female protagonist with views that aren't wavered by the world she finds herself in. The opening of the book has plenty of Islamic references ( I haven't verified the authenticity of these but I assume the author has). At times I felt as though the pace was fast and it switched to various characters early on, but the main character Hanifa is strong enough not to be forgotten. The book is aimed at young adults and I don't have much experience in reviewing YA (which is why I haven't star rated it as I have no comparisons), but I felt like some elements wouldn't be suitable for YA younger than teens.
It was good to read a book where the religion of the characters guides them rather than their friends. This is especially important for books aimed at the younger audience and I believe we need a lot more of them that are written with this in mind in order to present the diversity of the world we live in.
It was good to read a book where the religion of the characters guides them rather than their friends. This is especially important for books aimed at the younger audience and I believe we need a lot more of them that are written with this in mind in order to present the diversity of the world we live in.
January 22, 2016
I was excited to have received a kindle copy of the book.
This book features an ambitious Girl, Hanifa who has big dreams for the Muslim Ummah and is on a dangerous mission to save Islam while putting her family in the hands of danger. The author, Papatia has characterized her as a strong girl with great personality. The character is designed with a perfect balance between ambitious and soft hearted as a girl is. What I liked best about her book is how she set the scenes in a future time with fabulous technology which makes it all the more imaginative and exciting to read.
I would personally recommend the book for young adult reader's who enjoy sci-fi and thrillers.
All The Best for the next Book, Malik!
Looking forward to reading that :D
This book features an ambitious Girl, Hanifa who has big dreams for the Muslim Ummah and is on a dangerous mission to save Islam while putting her family in the hands of danger. The author, Papatia has characterized her as a strong girl with great personality. The character is designed with a perfect balance between ambitious and soft hearted as a girl is. What I liked best about her book is how she set the scenes in a future time with fabulous technology which makes it all the more imaginative and exciting to read.
I would personally recommend the book for young adult reader's who enjoy sci-fi and thrillers.
All The Best for the next Book, Malik!
Looking forward to reading that :D
March 21, 2016
FTC Disclosure: I received this book free from Goodreads hoping I would review it.
September 8, 2016
Loved this book!
November 25, 2016
~Review TBW~
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