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Quest
"They came from another world", Jon recited, "from far beyond the furthest star we can see. They came in vast ships and little ships that flew through the air..."
Everyone on Rakath knows about the legendary Starborn. Few know of their marvellous legacy. Through a chance encounter with a stranger Jon becomes one of the few.
Soon the crippled beggar boy is involved in an adventure beyond his wildest imaginings.
Everyone on Rakath knows about the legendary Starborn. Few know of their marvellous legacy. Through a chance encounter with a stranger Jon becomes one of the few.
Soon the crippled beggar boy is involved in an adventure beyond his wildest imaginings.
188 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1990
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September 19, 2013
This was really cheap when I bought it, about 0.50c. You would need 0.70c more from where I'm from to buy one lousy can of coke. However, is it value for money? This is a rare instance of where one gets more than s/he pays for.
First of all, what makes this different from any other fantasy book out there is that the protagonist ,Jon, is a cripple. He faces the 'quest' from an entirely different point of view from other muscle-bound heroes.
I liked it for it makes it unique,and Oxley described his viewpoint under a certain degree of personal experience, no doubt about that. The shift of focus changes from Jon to Guyon later on in the book. Guyon is a name I will not soon forget. For Jon, Guyon is his second all time hero after Sir Kerouan. The pair ,accompanied by Zulie-a healer who becomes a love interest later on-embark on a quest to stop Valthor, a disgraced Knight. Valthor attempts to gain the knowledge of the legendary Starborn ,with the treachery of Princess Halina, and enslave the people of Rakath through the Starborn's immense offensive powers. Their quest turns out to be more than just this however; for a deeper plot is taking place between Good (Yeveth, who represents Jesus, and his way) and Evil (whose priests are the Magos themselves, headed by Valthor and his mind-link powers). Noteworthy also are the Zaarl ,dragon-like creatures.
I enjoyed this book. Okay it does suffer from the occasional flaw in writing, and I think the first part of the book is superior to the second part. However, I still believe this book is worth a try, so buy it if you can!
First of all, what makes this different from any other fantasy book out there is that the protagonist ,Jon, is a cripple. He faces the 'quest' from an entirely different point of view from other muscle-bound heroes.
I liked it for it makes it unique,and Oxley described his viewpoint under a certain degree of personal experience, no doubt about that. The shift of focus changes from Jon to Guyon later on in the book. Guyon is a name I will not soon forget. For Jon, Guyon is his second all time hero after Sir Kerouan. The pair ,accompanied by Zulie-a healer who becomes a love interest later on-embark on a quest to stop Valthor, a disgraced Knight. Valthor attempts to gain the knowledge of the legendary Starborn ,with the treachery of Princess Halina, and enslave the people of Rakath through the Starborn's immense offensive powers. Their quest turns out to be more than just this however; for a deeper plot is taking place between Good (Yeveth, who represents Jesus, and his way) and Evil (whose priests are the Magos themselves, headed by Valthor and his mind-link powers). Noteworthy also are the Zaarl ,dragon-like creatures.
I enjoyed this book. Okay it does suffer from the occasional flaw in writing, and I think the first part of the book is superior to the second part. However, I still believe this book is worth a try, so buy it if you can!
May 10, 2016
This book fairly clever. At first glance it seems like a fantasy book, you've got a crystal city, order of knights, dragon creatures, but then it turns out that the story revolves around a spaceship, so it's a sci-fi fantasy story. With protagonists having to overcome disabilities, we get some decent character development and the protagonists are quite likeable. Quest isn't great though. The fantasy world seems a little generic, the dialogue and descriptive language varies in quality and I think the ending lets it down a little. There's nothing horribly wrong with it, it is enjoyable but I guess it's just vanilla, but vanilla with sprinkles.
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