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A Slight Mistake in the Code
Meet Janol. His life is uneventful until he helps rescue the enigmatic and beautiful Onnil. Bored with his normal life, he decides to travel with Onnil, crossing three continents to reach The Spoke, which connects the ground to the sky. There, Onnil can build a device to allow Janol to defeat the army waiting to invade Janol's country.
On their journey other questions are answered, such as… How does magic work? What is a rainbow? Why are there no wasps? Why are the years named after ancient coffee brands? Who or what was Zippy? Why does Onnil keep going on about Evil Empires? And does Onnil have an orange soul?
On their journey other questions are answered, such as… How does magic work? What is a rainbow? Why are there no wasps? Why are the years named after ancient coffee brands? Who or what was Zippy? Why does Onnil keep going on about Evil Empires? And does Onnil have an orange soul?
369 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 19, 2013
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August 22, 2013
It's all set on a Dyson Sphere.
How cool is that!
How cool is that!
January 26, 2014
A Slight Mistake in the Code
THE BLURB: Meet Janol. His life is uneventful until he helps rescue the enigmatic and beautiful Onnil. Bored with his normal life, he decides to travel with Onnil, crossing three continents to reach The Spoke, which connects the ground to the sky. There, Onnil can build a device to allow Janol to defeat the army waiting to invade Janol's country.
On their journey other questions are answered, such as… How does magic work? What is a rainbow? Why are there no wasps? Why are the years named after ancient coffee brands? Who or what was Zippy? Why does Onnil keep going on about Evil Empires? And does Onnil have an orange soul?
From the opening paragraphs, it’s clear that we are not on Earth as Wullum Groth races frantically towards the ‘Spoke’ which supports the sky. Exhausted, gravely injured and pursued by aircraft trying to gun him down, only the Spoke can provide sanctuary for Wullum and his bag of souls.
Fast-forward to the year of Maxwell (relation to Wullum Groth’s time unknown - for now), where Janol, a boy on the cusp of manhood longs to know what the world outside of Wyvie is like. It’s clear that he wants to explore, to see the world and all it has to offer, but he is duty-bound to his family and their struggling farm.
A chance encounter with a fledgeling Mage leads to the discovery of a strange, yet enigmatic woman named Onnil who sends his life spinning down a different path.
A religious war wreaks havoc as the Zedexians rampage from country to country with Wyvie next on their ‘to conquer’ list. As the refugees grow in their number, Onnil announces that she is leaving Wyvie and Janol sees his opportunity to break free.
The journey that follows takes them across countries, surviving ambushes, politicians with dubious ulterior motives, pirates, dinosaurs, foreign prisoners, their captor and the Estoo Spoke Museum to find the tools they need to stop the war.
A Slight Mistake in the Code certainly has variety in spades - it’s a coming of age story which sees Janol learning about the world and his place within it. Throw in a Dyson Sphere concept, scientific ‘magic’, amorphous cretaceous Guardians, A.I. and nanotechnology and you get a cracking sci-fi tale with a smidgen of fantasy - along with an ending which promises more to come - this is just the beginning.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the story, it’s not without fault. There are some spelling and grammar issues to be addressed and I found the frequent use of character names to be off putting, especially where the book focusses on the interaction between Janol and Onnil. The name dropping isn’t always necessary when dealing with two people with very distinct personalities.
That aside, the book has a decent, solid plot but its flaws hold it back at a 3 out of 5 (for me anyway). A good going over with a sharp eye and a rethink about the necessity of name usage has the potential to boost it from ‘good’ to ‘great’.
THE BLURB: Meet Janol. His life is uneventful until he helps rescue the enigmatic and beautiful Onnil. Bored with his normal life, he decides to travel with Onnil, crossing three continents to reach The Spoke, which connects the ground to the sky. There, Onnil can build a device to allow Janol to defeat the army waiting to invade Janol's country.
On their journey other questions are answered, such as… How does magic work? What is a rainbow? Why are there no wasps? Why are the years named after ancient coffee brands? Who or what was Zippy? Why does Onnil keep going on about Evil Empires? And does Onnil have an orange soul?
From the opening paragraphs, it’s clear that we are not on Earth as Wullum Groth races frantically towards the ‘Spoke’ which supports the sky. Exhausted, gravely injured and pursued by aircraft trying to gun him down, only the Spoke can provide sanctuary for Wullum and his bag of souls.
Fast-forward to the year of Maxwell (relation to Wullum Groth’s time unknown - for now), where Janol, a boy on the cusp of manhood longs to know what the world outside of Wyvie is like. It’s clear that he wants to explore, to see the world and all it has to offer, but he is duty-bound to his family and their struggling farm.
A chance encounter with a fledgeling Mage leads to the discovery of a strange, yet enigmatic woman named Onnil who sends his life spinning down a different path.
A religious war wreaks havoc as the Zedexians rampage from country to country with Wyvie next on their ‘to conquer’ list. As the refugees grow in their number, Onnil announces that she is leaving Wyvie and Janol sees his opportunity to break free.
The journey that follows takes them across countries, surviving ambushes, politicians with dubious ulterior motives, pirates, dinosaurs, foreign prisoners, their captor and the Estoo Spoke Museum to find the tools they need to stop the war.
A Slight Mistake in the Code certainly has variety in spades - it’s a coming of age story which sees Janol learning about the world and his place within it. Throw in a Dyson Sphere concept, scientific ‘magic’, amorphous cretaceous Guardians, A.I. and nanotechnology and you get a cracking sci-fi tale with a smidgen of fantasy - along with an ending which promises more to come - this is just the beginning.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the story, it’s not without fault. There are some spelling and grammar issues to be addressed and I found the frequent use of character names to be off putting, especially where the book focusses on the interaction between Janol and Onnil. The name dropping isn’t always necessary when dealing with two people with very distinct personalities.
That aside, the book has a decent, solid plot but its flaws hold it back at a 3 out of 5 (for me anyway). A good going over with a sharp eye and a rethink about the necessity of name usage has the potential to boost it from ‘good’ to ‘great’.
October 9, 2014
From the opening paragraphs, it’s clear that we are not on Earth as Wullum Groth races frantically towards the ‘Spoke’ which supports the sky. Exhausted, gravely injured and pursued by aircraft trying to gun him down, only the Spoke can provide sanctuary for Wullum and his bag of souls.
Fast-forward to the year of Maxwell (relation to Wullum Groth’s time unknown - for now), where Janol, a boy on the cusp of manhood longs to know what the world outside of Wyvie is like. It’s clear that he wants to explore, to see the world and all it has to offer, but he is duty-bound to his family and their struggling farm.
A chance encounter with a fledgeling Mage leads to the discovery of a strange, yet enigmatic woman named Onnil who sends his life spinning down a different path. A religious war wreaks havoc as the Zedexians rampage from country to country with Wyvie next on their ‘to conquer’ list. As the refugees grow in their number, Onnil announces that she is leaving Wyvie and Janol sees his opportunity to break free. The journey that follows takes them across countries, surviving ambushes, politicians with dubious ulterior motives, pirates, dinosaurs, foreign prisoners, their captor and the Estoo Spoke Museum to find the tools they need to stop the war.
A Slight Mistake in the Code certainly has variety in spades - it’s a coming of age story which sees Janol learning about the world and his place within it. Throw in a Dyson Sphere concept, scientific ‘magic’, amorphous cretaceous Guardians, A.I. and nanotechnology and you get a cracking sci-fi tale with a smidgen of fantasy - along with an ending which promises more to come - this is just the beginning.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the story, it’s not without fault. There are some spelling and grammar issues to be addressed and I found the frequent use of character names to be off putting, especially where the book focusses on the interaction between Janol and Onnil. The name dropping isn’t always necessary when dealing with two people with very distinct personalities.
That aside, the book has a decent, solid plot but its flaws hold it back at a 3 out of 5 (for me anyway). A good going over with a sharp eye and a rethink about the necessity of name usage has the potential to boost it from ‘good’ to ‘great’.
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Fast-forward to the year of Maxwell (relation to Wullum Groth’s time unknown - for now), where Janol, a boy on the cusp of manhood longs to know what the world outside of Wyvie is like. It’s clear that he wants to explore, to see the world and all it has to offer, but he is duty-bound to his family and their struggling farm.
A chance encounter with a fledgeling Mage leads to the discovery of a strange, yet enigmatic woman named Onnil who sends his life spinning down a different path. A religious war wreaks havoc as the Zedexians rampage from country to country with Wyvie next on their ‘to conquer’ list. As the refugees grow in their number, Onnil announces that she is leaving Wyvie and Janol sees his opportunity to break free. The journey that follows takes them across countries, surviving ambushes, politicians with dubious ulterior motives, pirates, dinosaurs, foreign prisoners, their captor and the Estoo Spoke Museum to find the tools they need to stop the war.
A Slight Mistake in the Code certainly has variety in spades - it’s a coming of age story which sees Janol learning about the world and his place within it. Throw in a Dyson Sphere concept, scientific ‘magic’, amorphous cretaceous Guardians, A.I. and nanotechnology and you get a cracking sci-fi tale with a smidgen of fantasy - along with an ending which promises more to come - this is just the beginning.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the story, it’s not without fault. There are some spelling and grammar issues to be addressed and I found the frequent use of character names to be off putting, especially where the book focusses on the interaction between Janol and Onnil. The name dropping isn’t always necessary when dealing with two people with very distinct personalities.
That aside, the book has a decent, solid plot but its flaws hold it back at a 3 out of 5 (for me anyway). A good going over with a sharp eye and a rethink about the necessity of name usage has the potential to boost it from ‘good’ to ‘great’.
Reviewed for Bit'N Book Promoters
web | facebook | twitter | book tours
January 6, 2015
This is one of the many books I'm in two minds about.
What I really liked: the setting and world-building, the characters, the author's obvious intelligence and diligent research, and the witty, sharp-tongued dialogue.
What I didn't like: the story itself, I found it a bit too easy, not enough challenges for the characters; everything that wasn't dialogue, as it read more like a recount than a story; and the editing. I didn't find any grammar or spelling mistakes, which I really enjoyed, but repetitions, incomplete sentences, words typed in twice or missing completely, stuff like that.
All in all, it's worth reading, especially if you're looking for a really original setting.
What I really liked: the setting and world-building, the characters, the author's obvious intelligence and diligent research, and the witty, sharp-tongued dialogue.
What I didn't like: the story itself, I found it a bit too easy, not enough challenges for the characters; everything that wasn't dialogue, as it read more like a recount than a story; and the editing. I didn't find any grammar or spelling mistakes, which I really enjoyed, but repetitions, incomplete sentences, words typed in twice or missing completely, stuff like that.
All in all, it's worth reading, especially if you're looking for a really original setting.
December 3, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It's a real page turner with engaging characters, amusing dialogue and nice touches of humour. The world created here is an intriguing mix of fantasy and sci fi. Magic wands are definitely not ever going to be the same again.
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