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Shadow of the Skytree
The reserved elf Lyell Blackfletch is an ambassador for his people – and the holder of a dark secret. Plague is spreading among the human race, with the fire-loving dwarves already driven to the edge of extinction. Only the human Fiorella is close to finding a cure for the sickness, and with her death it is up to her friend Lavender the gnome to deliver it to her people in the steam-powered city of Vaporcitta.
Naïve but rebellious, Lavender chooses to place her trust in Lyell – but is her confidence in the cold-hearted elf misplaced? With the cure stolen and a secret genocide uncovered, they must both make a choice – but it may already be too late.
Naïve but rebellious, Lavender chooses to place her trust in Lyell – but is her confidence in the cold-hearted elf misplaced? With the cure stolen and a secret genocide uncovered, they must both make a choice – but it may already be too late.
244 pages, Paperback
Published November 25, 2019
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K.J. Taylor
26 books91 followersK.J.Taylor was born in Australia in 1986 and plans to stay alive for as long as possible. She went to Radford College and achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at the University of Canberra, where she is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Information Studies.
She published her first work, The Land of Bad Fantasy through Scholastic when she was just 18, and went on to publish The Dark Griffin in Australia and New Zealand five years later. The Griffin’s Flight and The Griffin’s War followed in the same year, and were released in America and Canada in 2011. At the moment, she is working on the third set of books in the series, while publishing the second.
K.J.Taylor’s real first name is Katie, but not many people know what the J stands for. She collects movie soundtracks and keeps pet rats, and isn’t quite as angst-ridden as her books might suggest.
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She published her first work, The Land of Bad Fantasy through Scholastic when she was just 18, and went on to publish The Dark Griffin in Australia and New Zealand five years later. The Griffin’s Flight and The Griffin’s War followed in the same year, and were released in America and Canada in 2011. At the moment, she is working on the third set of books in the series, while publishing the second.
K.J.Taylor’s real first name is Katie, but not many people know what the J stands for. She collects movie soundtracks and keeps pet rats, and isn’t quite as angst-ridden as her books might suggest.
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May 16, 2021
This book was received from the Author/Publisher, for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I was super excited when Odyssey Books reached out to me about this book. Who doesn’t love a good fantasy novel? Oh, and it’s a standalone, at least as far as I can tell. In this story, you have 5 races and they are all in danger of becoming extinct.
This is a really good book if you are just getting into fantasy. Even though this is a story dealing with five races it was a very easy read. It is very impressive what the author does in only 244 pages. I understood the world and could follow what was going on even with them moving about so much. With that being said this story is very surface level so if you are expecting this to be a deep fantasy novel then you will not get what you are looking for. I felt that this was a great change from what I am used to and was able to read this book at a quicker pace.
The ending is wrapped up nicely but there is still room if she wanted to continue in this world.
All in all, if you want an easy/fun fantasy or you are looking to try out fantasy this is a good book to pick up.
I was super excited when Odyssey Books reached out to me about this book. Who doesn’t love a good fantasy novel? Oh, and it’s a standalone, at least as far as I can tell. In this story, you have 5 races and they are all in danger of becoming extinct.
This is a really good book if you are just getting into fantasy. Even though this is a story dealing with five races it was a very easy read. It is very impressive what the author does in only 244 pages. I understood the world and could follow what was going on even with them moving about so much. With that being said this story is very surface level so if you are expecting this to be a deep fantasy novel then you will not get what you are looking for. I felt that this was a great change from what I am used to and was able to read this book at a quicker pace.
The ending is wrapped up nicely but there is still room if she wanted to continue in this world.
All in all, if you want an easy/fun fantasy or you are looking to try out fantasy this is a good book to pick up.
January 26, 2020
In general, I don't read YA novels, but this one pulled at my heartstrings. I loved the way the various creatures worked to communicate with each other considering the language differences between humans, dwarves, gnomes, elves and even animals. The strength of character exhibited by each and willingness to help each other in the midst of treachery was admirable. We need more of that today. Great read and great positive and negative examples of building civilizations.
April 29, 2020
I had high hopes going into this young adult fantasy novel, but those hopes were dashed pretty quickly. The premise is a pretty unique one, from a concept standpoint. Unfortunately, that's where the uniqueness ends.
There are two main characters we switch between, and I never felt any affection towards either one of them. Part of the problem stems from the length of the book. I believe if it were longer, we would get more fleshed out characters. The characters were fully formed by the time we are introduced to them. If I can't grow and change with my main character, how am I supposed to connect with them in any way?
The pacing of the book is choppy. It switches between fast action and slow exposition dumps quickly enough that I had whiplash halfway through the book. One page I was confused by the vague action scenes and the next I was bored by the amount of information being thrown in my face via a side character.
This book will in no way deter me from picking up another K.J. Taylor book if I come across it. Everyone deserves a second chance at redemption.
There are two main characters we switch between, and I never felt any affection towards either one of them. Part of the problem stems from the length of the book. I believe if it were longer, we would get more fleshed out characters. The characters were fully formed by the time we are introduced to them. If I can't grow and change with my main character, how am I supposed to connect with them in any way?
The pacing of the book is choppy. It switches between fast action and slow exposition dumps quickly enough that I had whiplash halfway through the book. One page I was confused by the vague action scenes and the next I was bored by the amount of information being thrown in my face via a side character.
This book will in no way deter me from picking up another K.J. Taylor book if I come across it. Everyone deserves a second chance at redemption.
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