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The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
A great fantasy book by Orson Scott Card (although I wish I had known it was the first in a series & none of the others are published yet!). Unlike the rest/majority of his other work, this is set in current times. The gods are real (not immortal, but their lineages are still here). Their magic is the reason for ghost stories, legends of werewolves, pixies, fairies, etc. They keep themselves hidden because their gateway to Westil (another planet) was closed nearly 1400 years ago by Loki. While able to still do some magic, it was travel between the other world & this one that magnified their powers & made them god-like. The story starts with Danny, the child of two of the most powerful mages from the North family, but whom exhibits no ability to do magic. We also learn what's been going on in Westil, too.
It's a good read & I enjoyed it, although the plot felt a little clunky & forced toward the end. A great piece of magic needs to be worked, and it feels like something that the characters would work up to, but instead they decide to do it all of a sudden with practically no preparation.
I'm anxious to read the next in the series.
It's a good read & I enjoyed it, although the plot felt a little clunky & forced toward the end. A great piece of magic needs to be worked, and it feels like something that the characters would work up to, but instead they decide to do it all of a sudden with practically no preparation.
I'm anxious to read the next in the series.