The Magemother

​When my students talked me into reading Harry Potter a few years ago, I remembered I enjoyed fiction, but was surprised I liked fantasy. Yet, as the next few years went by, I realized it wasn’t just fantasy I liked – but good fantasy. There isn’t much of that out there methinks.
 
I did enjoy the Magemother by Austin Bailey, which I believe was written for a very young audience. It takes place between two worlds, and surprisingly has a young girl as the main character. This young lady is pulled into the “new” world and is later given a choice on whether or not she wishes to stay.
 
Within the world itself, one is introduced to some typical characters for fantasy novels. There are other characters I have not heard of, and might well be from the author’s imagination. Certainly I am not an expert in all things mythological.
 
The plot of the story is hardly complicated, and tends to be more attached to the concept of love. Younger children will love the simplicity and perhaps slightly older children looking for a good read will enjoy the fast pace.
 
Be prepared, however, that the first book is just that. The author fully intends to keep writing and consequently leaves loose strings and incomplete events to be taken care of in upcoming episodes.