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The Hags are ugly, smell and their favourite pastime is torturing human beings. Unfortunately they rule Goa... ...Rajun and Anuj are travelling to Goa for what they think will be their annual family summer holiday, whilst in Goa they develop magic powers, talk to dead saints and fight for the freedom of the people of Goa -not the normal kind of family holiday! ++++++++++++++++++++++ BOOK REVIEW. Title: Towards The Light Fantastic -- Part 1: The Fight for Freedom Author: Simon James Collier Published by: The Okai Collier Company Limited ISBN: 1-901155-01-3 Price: £3.99 Reviewer: Joanne Tillman. M2 Best Books. 26 July 2002. 'The Fight for freedom' is part one in the series 'Towards the Light Fantastic', the series is the story of two young lads - the "chosen one's" - from Loughborough, UK and their journey towards the Light Fantastic. There are five books altogether in the series and number two is ready to be published in March 2003. If part one is anything to go by this series will prove to be a fabulous read. The text is written in an easy to understand, fast and exciting style and the author (Simon James Collier) explains everything in a plain and simple language that is easy to follow. The reader knows who is who and what is going on at all times. Firstly Collier explains who each character is and what they have to do with the story. The story is based in Goa and begins (700 years ago) with the tale of the Hags. Hags are both male and female in one body. They are ugly, smell and their favourite pastime is torturing human beings. Unfortunately they rule Goa at the time. Mikey the wizard is the good guy. He invents the Sacred Freedom stone that can cure humans of their ailments but, as this stone can only cure a few humans once a year, Mikey decides to cast a spell over the Hags and send them millions of miles away to Nowhere (which is somewhere but no-one knows where). Now the adventure begins. Somehow the Hags get hold of the Sacred Freedom Stone and are threatening to come back to Goa and take over again. The stone, however, can be saved and is protected by Guardians (though obviously they weren't doing their jobs properly the day the stone got taken) who have a plan for emergencies. This is where the "chosen ones" come in. Rajun and Anuj are travelling to Goa for what they think will be their annual family summer holiday, whilst in Goa they develop magic powers, talk to dead saints and fight for the freedom of the people of Goa -not the normal kind of family holiday! This is not the end of their adventure though as they will have these gifts for the rest of their lives and must use them in their journey with Mikey the magician Towards the Light Fantastic. This book is obviously aimed at children. It has a feel-good factor where good always prevails over evil and you are transported into a world of fantasy where all these fabulous characters become your friends (except the Hags). This is the kind of text that I believe is ideal for children, the baddies are not too bad, which is helped by the fact that the author makes fun of them, so children will not have nightmares. The heroes are the same as the children that are reading it - they live normal everyday lives and do normal everyday things. It's just that sometimes they have to have a break to save the world. CONCLUSION:Definitely recommended and a bargain at just GBP3.99. Title: Towards The Light Fantastic -- Part 1: The Fight for Freedom Author: Simon James Collier Published by: The OkaiCollier Company Limited ISBN: 1-901155-01-3 Price: £3.99 Reviewer: Joanne Tillman =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
