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Keys to the Shadowlands: Book 2 of the Indigo Traveler Series
The Shadowlands lie behind a hidden locked door within the Superior Crow Judge’s Chambers. Kidnapped souls are imprisoned there. These souls will be tormented by all their transgressions, and the parts of themselves that they denied will be magnified ten times. Xander Veh, one of three Indigo Travelers, is called to find his former rival’s lost soul. To do so, Xander has to enter in his mortal form. He’s been warned to do so could drive him crazy, as all the parts of himself that are buried deep within his psyche will surface for him to either face or deny. It could drive him insane, never to see his home world, family or friends again.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 13, 2016
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March 16, 2018
I was given this book by the author in exchange for a fair review.
I have to say, it was quite a decent read. Xander Veh is back, and he's off on a quest to the Shadowlands in order to save a person's soul. As an Indigo child, and as someone who possesses the ability to read other peoples' souls, Xander is the right choice...or is he? He has to enter in mortal form, which could lead to insanity, and that's part of the novel's thrills.
There is a huge cast of characters, all colorfully written, and they all have their own voices, which is in the novel's favor. It helps if one reads the first novel in the series in order to get a sense of who is who. (Which I did, and it was a lot of fun). The author has wisely listed all the major characters at the end of the novel, and that's a bonus.
The pace is there, steady, never dragging, but there are places where I think the author could have cut out a bit of information given. That's not a major drag, but it could have been tighter, hence the four-star rating, although it's really closer to a four-point-five star effort. Additionally, there were places where the formatting and paragraph-cutting should have been better...it came off as a wall-of-text thing at times. Not a major distraction, but something the author should take into account the next time around.
What I enjoyed most was the likability factor. If I like the characters, I'm apt to stick with the book. Here, the characters are solidly portrayed, the action is well done, and there's a cliffhanger ending which may or may not be resolved in the third novel.
Recommended, but read the first book, as it will set everything up nicely.
I have to say, it was quite a decent read. Xander Veh is back, and he's off on a quest to the Shadowlands in order to save a person's soul. As an Indigo child, and as someone who possesses the ability to read other peoples' souls, Xander is the right choice...or is he? He has to enter in mortal form, which could lead to insanity, and that's part of the novel's thrills.
There is a huge cast of characters, all colorfully written, and they all have their own voices, which is in the novel's favor. It helps if one reads the first novel in the series in order to get a sense of who is who. (Which I did, and it was a lot of fun). The author has wisely listed all the major characters at the end of the novel, and that's a bonus.
The pace is there, steady, never dragging, but there are places where I think the author could have cut out a bit of information given. That's not a major drag, but it could have been tighter, hence the four-star rating, although it's really closer to a four-point-five star effort. Additionally, there were places where the formatting and paragraph-cutting should have been better...it came off as a wall-of-text thing at times. Not a major distraction, but something the author should take into account the next time around.
What I enjoyed most was the likability factor. If I like the characters, I'm apt to stick with the book. Here, the characters are solidly portrayed, the action is well done, and there's a cliffhanger ending which may or may not be resolved in the third novel.
Recommended, but read the first book, as it will set everything up nicely.
October 2, 2017
Quite the fantasy
This story is about indigo children and their adventures in other worlds. The cast is large and colorful.
The story is full of symbology and spiritualism. It's well written. I contextually read fantasy books but this was pretty good. I had a hard time keeping track of all the characters and have never understood how a backhoe turned into a boy. But it's part of the mystique of the story.
This story is about indigo children and their adventures in other worlds. The cast is large and colorful.
The story is full of symbology and spiritualism. It's well written. I contextually read fantasy books but this was pretty good. I had a hard time keeping track of all the characters and have never understood how a backhoe turned into a boy. But it's part of the mystique of the story.
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