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"An entertaining read, perfect for an imaginative reader of any age......it's an epic story" Goodreads.com
"An intriguing mix of medieval swords and mobile phones is accomplished by great wordplay.....truly delightful" Books.gather.com
Flight of the Stone is a fantasy tale full of drama, adventure and humour. A desperate Elliot throws a stone to frighten off his pursuers. His actions ignite an exciting chain of events.
Witnessing far more than they bargained for, Elliot’s teenage friends Miles and Abbi become drawn into a parallel world laden riddled with the unexpected. As they gradually unlock the hidden secrets of leylines, the three youngsters learn how to travel vast distances in seconds, are terrorised by Fuddles, held captive by the menacing Larc, while guided by their virtual mentor, Dylan.
In this other world they discover as much about themselves as well as the world around them. So intense is their journey together they become far more emotionally attached than they ever thought likely.
Though these characters are imaginary the places are very real. Much of the story is set around the many historical landmarks in Christchurch, England. A place where the past lives alongside the present and the mythical becomes real. In many ways the story reflects how the division between fantasy and reality is narrowing, particularly through technological advances.
Just look at the iPhone, 30 years ago such a device would have been pure fantasy, more Start Trek than reality. The burning question throughout Flight of the Stone is how much of it really is fantasy?
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Flight of the Stone edition by Chris Thompson Jennie Gyllblad Literature Fiction eBooks
Set around Christchurch, in Dorset, England, C.H. Thompson's Flight of the Stone is a children's novel with some hints of older themes, making it slightly hard to place. The young protagonists include asthmatic Brandon, nerd Miles, and wannabe dropout Abbi, all in secondary school (junior high for my American friends), and all dealing with bullies in their different ways. A woman who might not want to return to an established relationship, an obnoxious employer, assorted parents and the evil Larc all vie for center stage in their various scenes. Meanwhile the author details each character's actions and motivations with swift changes of scene and point of view and sometimes confusing timelines.An asthmatic protagonist certainly offers an interesting twist, though I wished more had been made of its implications. Instead the story centers more on the strange new world Brandon enters after throwing a stone at his bullying foes. An intriguing mix of medieval swords and mobile phones is accompanied by great wordplay and really rather horrible monsters whose appearance and smell is quite graphically depicted.
The story's written with a lot of careful detail; inner dialog, personal motivation, confusion and disagreement are all intricately explained. The inner causes of bullying become eminently real and are integral to the story's conclusion, but somehow always feel peripheral to the events, forming a slightly awkward backdrop to a well-imagined history and mythology of leylines. Flight of Stone may be overly slow and complex for some young readers but it's certainly an interesting read. The scenes between Brandon and his "guide" are truly delightful and the moral that virtue might be more important than success is well-told and timely.
Disclosure: I received a free ecopy of this novel from World Literary Café in exchange for my honest review.
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Flight of the Stone edition by Chris Thompson Jennie Gyllblad Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I am not surprised about this book at all. I had a feeling that I wouldn't like it, and I didn't.
Truthfully, I'm sorry about my opinion, but it's just what it is, and I can't change it.
Here's why I give it only 1 star
-none of the characters had any depth. At all. Important or not they felt so distant, so hollow and so unimportant, that I was wondering why I was made to read a book (332 pages besides!!!) full of nothing important.
-the story evoked absolutely no feeling in me. None at all. Well, unless I count the annoyance and ridicule I felt throughout the whole novel...
-there was nothing interesting about the events that were supposed to happen. There was no action. Just many separate characters wondering how they'd gotten from one place to another.
-there was so much idle talk, I was furious because I had to waste all that time on reading this (crappy) book.
I would like to sincerely apologize to the author, who obviously spent lots of hours sweating over this work of fiction. It just didn't do it for me.
Flight of the Stone is an accessible and very enjoyable read. There's more depth to the story than the easy narrative suggests. Several themes subtly weave their way throughout the story, giving it a depth which some younger readers might find challenging. But this doesn't detract from the story. Younger readers will definitely be drawn to the main characters. They're the sort of people they'll will warm too. I thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between Miles and Abbi. Dylan is also a fascinating character. As for Fuddles, they are rather gruesome and would look good on screen. My only criticism would be the ending; I felt it was rather brief. But that's harsh as I've read other books with the same problem. Yet maybe it was because I didn't want the story to end as I really enjoyed it.
The WLC provided me with a free pdf review-copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review. It's worth noting that "Brandon" in the PDF has become "Elliot" in the edition, which I bought because the format is prettier. There are a few other differences between the pdf (which is essentially a proof) and the finished book, but they don't detract from reading either.
I have to confess that I had a difficult time getting into this book, even though I generally like YA fantasy, because we're introduced to SO many characters (Elliot, Abbi, the Johnson Brothers, Sam, etc.) in just the first few pages. At first it was difficult for me to differentiate them, but within a few pages I was more comfortable with the cast of kids and young adults, and really enjoying the story.
And it's an epic story. Invisible fields that transport you from place to place (and time), horrible monsters, swords and sorcery, technology, and human guile and wit all combine in various forms to take you into this mad alternate version of the area around Christchurch. At times, I was reminded of the fantasy land in Bridge to Terabithia, and, in truth, there are some similar themes explored in Flight of the Stone, although it's only in tone and theme that I found them similar.
Overall? An entertaining read, perfect for an imaginative reader of any age.
Goes well with a strawberry cornet (ice cream cone), obviously..
Set around Christchurch, in Dorset, England, C.H. Thompson's Flight of the Stone is a children's novel with some hints of older themes, making it slightly hard to place. The young protagonists include asthmatic Brandon, nerd Miles, and wannabe dropout Abbi, all in secondary school (junior high for my American friends), and all dealing with bullies in their different ways. A woman who might not want to return to an established relationship, an obnoxious employer, assorted parents and the evil Larc all vie for center stage in their various scenes. Meanwhile the author details each character's actions and motivations with swift changes of scene and point of view and sometimes confusing timelines.
An asthmatic protagonist certainly offers an interesting twist, though I wished more had been made of its implications. Instead the story centers more on the strange new world Brandon enters after throwing a stone at his bullying foes. An intriguing mix of medieval swords and mobile phones is accompanied by great wordplay and really rather horrible monsters whose appearance and smell is quite graphically depicted.
The story's written with a lot of careful detail; inner dialog, personal motivation, confusion and disagreement are all intricately explained. The inner causes of bullying become eminently real and are integral to the story's conclusion, but somehow always feel peripheral to the events, forming a slightly awkward backdrop to a well-imagined history and mythology of leylines. Flight of Stone may be overly slow and complex for some young readers but it's certainly an interesting read. The scenes between Brandon and his "guide" are truly delightful and the moral that virtue might be more important than success is well-told and timely.
Disclosure I received a free ecopy of this novel from World Literary Café in exchange for my honest review.
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