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The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
It's been a while since I read a book by Card. Ender's Game still remains one of my favorite SF books of all time. So when I saw this book at the library, I picked it up. At first, I thought it was going to be the rehashing of plots I've seen before. Young boy, growing up around people who have "talents," but not showing any talent yet. But this book took a really good twist at one point.
We follow the early years of a boy named Danny North, who is part of a family that includes such people as "Thor" and "Odin." Yes, they are "gods." But they have been exiled to a rural part of America, as the gate to their land has been closed by the trickster Loki. Each family member is a "mage" of some sort. There are sea mages, stone mages, dirt mages, etc... Danny seems to have no talent at all. But he can run really fast, and climb really good. One day, he suddenly realizes that what he was doing was creating "gates." Danny is a "gatemage." The only problem with this is, gatemages are banned and must be killed immediately.
Card has proven that he is still a master of this genre. The book is full of twists and turns, as well as a sense of humor that I truly enjoyed. I look forward to the next installment of this series.
We follow the early years of a boy named Danny North, who is part of a family that includes such people as "Thor" and "Odin." Yes, they are "gods." But they have been exiled to a rural part of America, as the gate to their land has been closed by the trickster Loki. Each family member is a "mage" of some sort. There are sea mages, stone mages, dirt mages, etc... Danny seems to have no talent at all. But he can run really fast, and climb really good. One day, he suddenly realizes that what he was doing was creating "gates." Danny is a "gatemage." The only problem with this is, gatemages are banned and must be killed immediately.
Card has proven that he is still a master of this genre. The book is full of twists and turns, as well as a sense of humor that I truly enjoyed. I look forward to the next installment of this series.