The violence that
followed was hard to watch. The drawings Canton
had made with the pens they found in the ruins should have prepared her, but
she found the Lymen invaders hideous. The large green men hoisted themselves
out of the plant-like pods they traveled in, then attached the vessels to their
backs. Whether the bulk was lightweight or the Lymen were immensely strong, the
ships did not encumber the Lymen one bit. The invaders stood on two legs with a
vine tail they often used as a third arm. Their arms resembled huge leaves, the
one edge had teeth, must like a saw, and they ripped through wood and people
with ease.
Genre: Fantasy
Target Audience: Boys and Girls 13+
Subjects: Trust in God, Prayer
Summary: With the explosion, some of
the enemies on the council are dead, but the leader of the movement to destroy
the very people they are pledged to protect is still alive and has more plans
for destruction. That’s not the most urgent of their troubles though. The most
urgent is two planets that only come around every thousand years or so. And
always cause trouble when they do. The biggest challenge is that they have
developed vehicles to go between realms – negating the needs for Premin’s Realm
Walkers and Portrals. Those who live on these renegade planets are completely
evil, willing to utterly destroy, gorging themselves on all in their path. They
must be stopped before they can land their ships. Cantor, Bixby, their dragons,
Dukmee and some new friends are Primen’s chosen warriors to stop the invasion. That’s
assuming they can free all the imprisoned, convince the wilder dragons, heal
the sick and inured, find the missing books and maps, interpret the puzzles
left by the ancients…
Notes: The second in the Realm
Walkers series, Two Renegade Realms continues the story of the world with
Primen representing the Ultimate Being, Primen Warriors as angel type figures,
realm walkers as the ones supposed to protect and help the people and the council
as the ones supposed to lead and guide the realm walkers in protecting the
people. This story focuses on following Primen as best as you can with what He
has given you. A “right hand man”, seeming to represent a prophet like Elijah
is introduced in this story. He is given large amounts of information directly
from Primen, but not all details. He is still expected to make decisions and
live in the world without being omnipotent – something that is frustrating to
the others at various times. Overall, the spiritual element isn’t so much one
big issue as it is merely modeling characters who are walking closely with God
– who have devoted their entire lives to following God.
There
is also the start of a development of Cantor trying to avoid dealing with his
emotions. It is a thread not finished in this book, but he seems to be
unwilling to get involved in a relationship, entangling his emotions.
Of note, there is one page where I would recommend younger readers skip. It gives a very horrific detailed description of the violence of the enemy from the renegade planets. Most of the book is light hearted even in the midst of trouble and difficulty, but page 361 contains too much detail of violence that doesn’t fit with the rest of the author’s writing style.
Of note, there is one page where I would recommend younger readers skip. It gives a very horrific detailed description of the violence of the enemy from the renegade planets. Most of the book is light hearted even in the midst of trouble and difficulty, but page 361 contains too much detail of violence that doesn’t fit with the rest of the author’s writing style.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 4/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Isaiah 55:9 " – As the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my
thoughts than your thoughts.
Thank
you to the publishers for providing me with a free review copy of this book in
exchange for my honest opinion.
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