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Sabaska's Quest

(Tales of the Travelers #2)

J.A. Campbell (Goodreads Author)

4.79 · Rating details · 14 ratings · 7 reviews

Last summer, Anna's world got turned upside-down. It's hard to believe her travels to different worlds and fantastic yet dangerous adventures really took place. Little things, like the twinge of pain from her healing ribs, and a few relics, remind her that her journeys did actually occur. David, a ghost she met on her travels, suddenly reappears, bringing both old friends ...more

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Published September 9th 2014 by Untold Press (first published September 2nd 2014)

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Aug 30, 2014 Kimberly rated it it was amazing

Fan-freaking-tastic!! I loved the first book in this series but the second installment blows it out of the water! Great balance of character development and action and there is so much to love in the worlds if the Travelers. Totally appropriate read for young adults and still great entertainment for adult readers.

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Aug 28, 2014 Jen Wylie rated it it was amazing

Loved this book so much! Sabaska and her rider, and friend, Anna continue their tale! Loved to see Cahir and David back in this one too! Lots of action and a great story. A perfect read for horse lovers especially!

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Jan 30, 2015 Mardel rated it it was amazing

My, oh my.... oh my oh MY. Girl, you just keep getting better and better!

I've been following this author's writings for .... I've lost track of the years, I've never been good at the whole time thing. And recently it's been harder and harder for me to read an entire book (I've gone from reading four books a week, to two a week, to one a month to one every three or four months....) I hate to admit this, but I started reading Sabaska's Quest way back before X-mas, and I've JUST finished it. Not th My, oh my.... oh my oh MY. Girl, you just keep getting better and better!

I've been following this author's writings for .... I've lost track of the years, I've never been good at the whole time thing. And recently it's been harder and harder for me to read an entire book (I've gone from reading four books a week, to two a week, to one a month to one every three or four months....) I hate to admit this, but I started reading Sabaska's Quest way back before X-mas, and I've JUST finished it. Not through any fault of the writing or book - just because I've been uber-busy with work, grandkids,more work and more work. But really - the few times I was able to sit down and focus on reading, I managed to go through chapters of this book. I did not want to put it down, and in fact I finished it the other night about five a.m., when I should have been sleeping. The lack of sleep was worth it.

And reading (and finally actually FINISHING a novel) made me very nostalgic for the days that I could wile away the hours just reading novels I enjoy....

so - Sabaska's Quest is the second in a series about horse-like beings called Travelers and their human (and not so human) partners fighting and surviving against a very wicked species.

This novel has science fiction elements (whether Julie meant this to be or not), fantasy elements, horses, kickass girl heroines, magic, betrayals, loyalty, new fragile relationships, and best of all....NO PAST ANGST! That's right - you read this right. The main character comes from a .....get this, LOVING family where she was NOT abused, and she still manages to be a cool main character who stands strong and fights for what's right! Not that there's anything wrong with the occasional sad beginnings, or dark past, but really - books with female main characters that have anything to do with fighting, magic, scifi,etc, tend to have way too much of the angst going on. It's become standard. I'm happy to say that Anna is a strong young woman from a balanced set of parents and they GET ALONG. This is very nice.

To get back to the story - In Sabaska's Tale, you meet Anna, who has a grandma that recently passed away, and though Anna is going through the normal grief of losing a loving grandma, it's all part of a good story set up. She inherits the ranch her grandma owned, horses and all.... and some of the same enemies. And she learns that Sabaska - her grandmother's favorite horse really isn't just a horse.....

In the first book, Anna was betrayed by young handsome man who she trusted and is captured by a group from another world (remember the SciFi element? there are many worlds in this series). She escapes and ends up back home. There is way more to the first book, but this review is about the second book. Sabaska's Quest takes up a bit after these events. Cahir (betraying lost love) has come back to get her - the Travelers need her help - only Anna doesn't believe anything he says. Only because Sabaska pushes for this, she follows Cahir into another grand adventure. But she's pissed. Very pissed, and lets him know it - she makes him work for her trust.

This time her best friend, Karen gets involved - and what follows is a series of close calls, not so close calls, escapes, rescues and finding inner strengths that the girls didn't know they were capable of. David the ghost makes a reappearance to help things along, and Anna must decide whether she trusts Cahir, wants to be part of this new life, or whether she should just stay home and finish school.

It's a great read, and as I said earlier, with each novel, J.A. Campbell shows that she is not the kind of writer that stagnates with her craft. No - she continues to improve, and even though each thing I read from her is a great read, with the next, the reading experience is even better.

If you haven't yet tried the Sabaska series, (Tales of the Travelers), get the first one - Sabaska's Tale, and this one and set yourself down for a reading treat. Hell, get her other series, while you're at it. The Clanless series about a teenage Vampire - a reluctant vampire who goes from high school to college learning about herself and being a vampire. Good stuff. :)

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute I could steal away to read Sabaska's Quest and I'm looking forward to reading the third - a prequel to the Travelers' Tales. As well as anything else I can find that Campbell is writing. (even if it takes me a year to read! lol) Campbell is a prolific writer and writes about the Travelers, vampire teens, vampire hunting dogs, ghost busting dogs (and these are from THE DOGS' POINT OF VIEW), and dragons. I happen to know there are more subjects that she writes about - but these are what has been published so far. Keep your eyes open for J.A. Campbell. Good writer, great characters and very flexible subject matter. ...more

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Aug 28, 2014 Anne Michaud rated it really liked it

Whenever I read J.A. Campbell’s books, her characters always remind me the importance of friendship and how living an adventure alone is not really worth it. In Sabaska’s Quest, sequel to Sabaska’s Tale, Anna must overcome more than one battle, and with the help of her best friend, a friendly ghost and her (not big spoiler, here) crush, they travel through dimensions to succeed against the Vanir.

I love strength in Campbell’s worlds, never giving into the easy and keeping our interest by going to ...more

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Aug 28, 2014 Joanne LaRe Thompson rated it it was amazing

Anna does it again in typical teenager style; and why not, the leaders aren't her parents so she doesn't always have to do what they tell her. Anna, her best friend Karen, and other Travelers, can accomplish anything they put their minds to. The Wanderers and their Traveler partners embark on missions that would test even the most experienced. This is not just a continuation of the traveling adventures from the first book, Sabaska's Tale, but a chance to see Anna become a mature, experienced you ...more

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Nov 05, 2014 Jessica Brawner rated it it was amazing

This second book in J.A. Campbell’s Tales of the Travelers series is just as fantastic as the first. We get to meet more of Anna’s friends, watch as Anna deals with her feelings for Cahir, see how she handles a surprise from her best friend, meet new Travellers, and watch as the dynamic characters deal with problematic stereotypes and overcome prejudices. The adventure is fast paced and entertaining, and shows us more of the history of the Travellers and their home-world. I can’t wait for the ne ...more

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Oct 27, 2014 Barb rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved this book even more than the first. As the first story ended I was worried that the movement into the next adventure would feel contrived. Instead, the relationships became even more solid and believable. Love the characters. They developed into even more interesting pieces of the story. Clever devices for using magic. Even more fantastic equine souls were introduced. Great fun! Makes me want to head out to my pasture to "talk" to my own horses! ...more

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When Julie is not writing she's often out riding horses, or working sheep with her dogs. She lives in Colorado with her three cats, Kira and Bran, her border collies, her Traveler-in training, Triska, and her Irish Sailor. She is the author of many Vampire and Ghost-Hunting Dog stories the Tales of the Travelers series, and many other young adult books. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Associa ...more