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Vermonia #4
The Rukan Prophecy
The quest to save Vermonia continues! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.
The Four pillars supporting life in the Turtle Realm— fire, wind, water, and thunder— are under threat from General Uro's army. Mel and her guardian, Ruka, remain imprisioned in the castle of Captain Acidulous. To rescue Mel and protect the pillars, Naomi, Doug, and Jim must dive deep into the Oritsa Ocean and join forces with the Aqami People. In this exciting fourth episode, the tribes of the Turtle Realm, led by the Blue Star Warriors, confront Uro's dark Yami magic in two epic battles.
The Four pillars supporting life in the Turtle Realm— fire, wind, water, and thunder— are under threat from General Uro's army. Mel and her guardian, Ruka, remain imprisioned in the castle of Captain Acidulous. To rescue Mel and protect the pillars, Naomi, Doug, and Jim must dive deep into the Oritsa Ocean and join forces with the Aqami People. In this exciting fourth episode, the tribes of the Turtle Realm, led by the Blue Star Warriors, confront Uro's dark Yami magic in two epic battles.
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
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August 20, 2011
I can't decide whether the bad guys are just supremely effective or if the good guys are just that bad at strategy. I would have thought that the tribes would have gotten over the hero worship just a bit and realized that guardians or not, these are teenagers with no battle experience and acted accordingly. I guess it makes for a longer story though when you have to deal with the kids failing at every turn despite the advice of their protectors.
The violence is still pretty tame, with the battles being fairly small and bloodless for a war. I guess the ability to create shields and use elemental powers prevents bloodshed, but I'm not sure why there were so few warriors on the guardians' side. Same amount of romance, though there might have been an actual kiss (I forget because it would have been just a throwaway bit of the story for me). Still no language, even though some of the concepts are a bit deep for a middle school kid (betrayal of your friends to defend your parents' reputation, torture to turn a good guy into a bad guy, and other such things). Overall it can be read by a middle school or high school kid without issue.
The violence is still pretty tame, with the battles being fairly small and bloodless for a war. I guess the ability to create shields and use elemental powers prevents bloodshed, but I'm not sure why there were so few warriors on the guardians' side. Same amount of romance, though there might have been an actual kiss (I forget because it would have been just a throwaway bit of the story for me). Still no language, even though some of the concepts are a bit deep for a middle school kid (betrayal of your friends to defend your parents' reputation, torture to turn a good guy into a bad guy, and other such things). Overall it can be read by a middle school or high school kid without issue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 21, 2021
F u c k you and ur mom
March 16, 2011
Reason for Reading: Next in the series.
The book starts, as usual, with four gorgeous full colour pages of art and on each page is a very brief summary of something that has happened in the past volume, taken out of context. I must say that when I started reading this I was rather confused. I read Vol. 1-3 back-to-back so obviously followed the storyline then with no problem but with a break of 3 months between, the fact that this series does not contain the usual "The Story So Far" summary of most manga or the page of characters and their descriptions to refresh your memory was sorely lacking. I floundered my way through the first pages as the book opens right in the middle of an action sequence trying to sort out what was going on and who was who. Once that had happened for me, I settled into the book nicely and enjoyed the second half ever so much more. It reminded me again of why I had enjoyed the first three so much and why I like this series.
It's impossible to give a story summary at this point without spoilers so I'll briefly but somewhat cryptically say the three friends are still looking to save their fourth kidnapped friend, Mel. The reader has been with Mel and knows the turmoil she is going through as she gets to know the others controlled by Uro. This volume brings all the Tribes of the Turtle Realm together as we watch our warriors confront two major battles against Uro's dark Yami magic. A good story, some reveals are made, but I had guessed them already. Though now it shall be interesting to see where the story line goes. I am enjoying this series but do miss the usual manga summaries at the beginning. Before I read the next volume, I think I'll take a quick browse through this one to refresh my memory.
The book starts, as usual, with four gorgeous full colour pages of art and on each page is a very brief summary of something that has happened in the past volume, taken out of context. I must say that when I started reading this I was rather confused. I read Vol. 1-3 back-to-back so obviously followed the storyline then with no problem but with a break of 3 months between, the fact that this series does not contain the usual "The Story So Far" summary of most manga or the page of characters and their descriptions to refresh your memory was sorely lacking. I floundered my way through the first pages as the book opens right in the middle of an action sequence trying to sort out what was going on and who was who. Once that had happened for me, I settled into the book nicely and enjoyed the second half ever so much more. It reminded me again of why I had enjoyed the first three so much and why I like this series.
It's impossible to give a story summary at this point without spoilers so I'll briefly but somewhat cryptically say the three friends are still looking to save their fourth kidnapped friend, Mel. The reader has been with Mel and knows the turmoil she is going through as she gets to know the others controlled by Uro. This volume brings all the Tribes of the Turtle Realm together as we watch our warriors confront two major battles against Uro's dark Yami magic. A good story, some reveals are made, but I had guessed them already. Though now it shall be interesting to see where the story line goes. I am enjoying this series but do miss the usual manga summaries at the beginning. Before I read the next volume, I think I'll take a quick browse through this one to refresh my memory.
November 17, 2011
Another exciting installment of the Vermonia series. This one built up a lot of tension and questions. Such as who Satorin is, and which side Ruka is really fighting for? Hopefully, many of the questions are answered in the next volume.
January 3, 2016
MEELL! NOOOOOO!! Sorry. *cough cough* This book is awesome. The cover is really cool. If you turn all of the books you own sideways in number order, like you would when you put it on a book shelf, you'll see a picture.
September 12, 2020
You can read my full review at No Flying No Tights.
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