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David es un muchacho solitario. A los trece años de edad, carece de amigos, excepto su padre Peter y su mascota, Princesa. La pérdida de su madre y un accidente que lo dejó lisiado de un brazo cambiaron su vida por completo. Ahora su padre se esfuerza en proveer para ambos, y su éxito en el colegio se ve ensombrecido por el constante maltrato que sufre a manos de aquellos que gozan abusando del más débil.
Incapaz de defenderse, David sólo conoce un lugar de refugio: la isla de la Catedral de Piedra, una extraña formación rocosa en una isla en medio de un turbulento lago. Loslugareños siempre se han mantenido alejados de este sitio, creyendo que estámaldito y rondado por espíritus. Pero David no se amedrenta tan fácilmente.Para él, la isla es un refugio; un baluarte que lo protege del mundo exterior.
Sin embargo la isla noes lo que parece. En las profundidades de sus entrañas yace un poder que haestado latente por miles de años.
Y un aciago día, elmatón del colegio y un hambriento león montañés, precipitan a David alencuentro del secreto de la isla, cambiando su visión del mundo, así como suvida, para siempre.
Incapaz de defenderse, David sólo conoce un lugar de refugio: la isla de la Catedral de Piedra, una extraña formación rocosa en una isla en medio de un turbulento lago. Loslugareños siempre se han mantenido alejados de este sitio, creyendo que estámaldito y rondado por espíritus. Pero David no se amedrenta tan fácilmente.Para él, la isla es un refugio; un baluarte que lo protege del mundo exterior.
Sin embargo la isla noes lo que parece. En las profundidades de sus entrañas yace un poder que haestado latente por miles de años.
Y un aciago día, elmatón del colegio y un hambriento león montañés, precipitan a David alencuentro del secreto de la isla, cambiando su visión del mundo, así como suvida, para siempre.
256 pages, Unknown Binding
First published June 10, 2012
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November 7, 2020
Sorry to the author, but I only managed to read a few pages before losing interest and putting it down, three years ago. Reading other reviews I realise that if it ever was my kind of book, it certainly isn't anymore.
January 25, 2025
Muy difícil de seguir el ritmo. Abuso de los diálogos explicativos. Una historia que no logra cuajar.
Definitivamente, no me gustó. No logré concentrarme durante su lectura.
Definitivamente, no me gustó. No logré concentrarme durante su lectura.
December 28, 2012
I recieved this novel as a GoodReads Giveaway...
This novel is easy to read and the glossary at the back is clever and helpful, concidering the Schott's have created a new race and language. It helps the reader to fully understand the terminology.
It is well written, fast paced and the characters are impressive. They are relateable and deep and to say the least surprising. Their courage and honesty, let alone their intellegence is refreshing and makes them believeable.
The detail provided by the Schott's in decribing scenes, the forest and the lake is beautiful, it provides the reader with the sense of actually being in the place, it allows the reader to have enough information about the place to be able to invisage it, as the authors intended it to be. This is brilliant and moving.
The only fault I see is that the Epilogue is pointless, it contains the bully getting a talking to and a transmission which indicates there may be another book in the future; both of these things could have been worked into the previous chapter,the need for the epilogue is null.
This was a joy to read and I am glad I could recieve it through GoodReads. A Brilliant work of fiction, one I will pass onto my friends.
This novel is easy to read and the glossary at the back is clever and helpful, concidering the Schott's have created a new race and language. It helps the reader to fully understand the terminology.
It is well written, fast paced and the characters are impressive. They are relateable and deep and to say the least surprising. Their courage and honesty, let alone their intellegence is refreshing and makes them believeable.
The detail provided by the Schott's in decribing scenes, the forest and the lake is beautiful, it provides the reader with the sense of actually being in the place, it allows the reader to have enough information about the place to be able to invisage it, as the authors intended it to be. This is brilliant and moving.
The only fault I see is that the Epilogue is pointless, it contains the bully getting a talking to and a transmission which indicates there may be another book in the future; both of these things could have been worked into the previous chapter,the need for the epilogue is null.
This was a joy to read and I am glad I could recieve it through GoodReads. A Brilliant work of fiction, one I will pass onto my friends.
February 16, 2013
This book was excellent. It captivated me from the start. The storyline is completely different. The characters were everyday people in a small town. The blurb on the back of the book doesn't give any of the storyline away and you don't expect where it takes you. I would recommend this book to read and I will be reading it again. Thank you Goodread Giveawys for the opportunity to enter and win this book. I loved it from the start to the end. No disappointments. Which is why I gave it a 5 star rating.
Im' sorry if this book review is short but I not very good at writing them. When I'm telling someone about the book, I seem to have a lot to say but when it comes to put it in writing I don't know what to write. So hopefully I will get better the more I do and hopefully they will become more interesting to read. I know they are really boring at the moment but I hope they will get better. Sorry!
Im' sorry if this book review is short but I not very good at writing them. When I'm telling someone about the book, I seem to have a lot to say but when it comes to put it in writing I don't know what to write. So hopefully I will get better the more I do and hopefully they will become more interesting to read. I know they are really boring at the moment but I hope they will get better. Sorry!
July 14, 2016
Es un excelente libro. Si quieren adentrarse en el mundo de la Ciencia Ficción, me parece buenísimo para iniciar. Además está enfocado a lo juvenil, otro plus. Si quieren saber más, realicé una reseña en mi blog. Buen libro.
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February 14, 2013
Clever plot; I liked the "explanation" of Biblical stories. The mixture of present, past and future made for unpredictable twists and turns. I enjoyed the inventive use of the Seln language.
January 12, 2013
A good read, make sure you check out the glossary in the bck first to fully grasp the story!! Interesting story line and great characters
August 7, 2013
Hoping for a second book! Too many unresolved things D:
June 27, 2014
I was really captured by the story, and was really disappointed when the book ended, leaving me with more questions... hoping for a sequel!
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