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The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
Danny North lives in a compound in Virginia with his family. His family is unique ... they are the gods of mythology that we've all heard growing up. Their powers are diminished though because they can't get back to the world of Westil. That's how gods got their powers ... passing through gates between the worlds. But on Westil, someone exists who steals all the gates made and hence no one can pass through.
Danny, however, hasn't shown signs of any powers and so he is outcast from his family and treated as less than.
Somewhere around 12, Danny North discovers his power: to make gates.
This is a problem because the gate thief will steal what he tries to make and each god family has promised to kill any gate keepers. This will keep all the families "equal."
So Danny is left with two choices: stay and be killed. Or run away.
Danny, as you can guess, decides to run away.
He comes across orphans - gods who don't belong to any family. And with them he gets training to develop his powers. What happens next - well, you'll have to read this. And the second book. And the third book ;-)
The book was pretty good. I had a lot of hand work to do with crafts and this was the perfect book to keep me company. I listened to the audio version - there are two readers and that threw me at first. The audio was also very slow. I listened to it at 1.5 speed and it seemed to be normal.
I enjoyed the story. I originally thought my 10 year old might be able to listen with me, but alas, there's a few weird sex scenes (that aren't explicit but odd) and in a scene that seemed out of step with the whole book, an adult woman tried to sort-of rape Danny? It was odd. And strange. And I'm glad my son wasn't listening with me.
The book did feel a bit over-explained. I suppose that's why at first I thought it might be for a younger audience than it really is for. I really could have used fewer explanations, but overall, it was a fun read for me.
Danny, however, hasn't shown signs of any powers and so he is outcast from his family and treated as less than.
Somewhere around 12, Danny North discovers his power: to make gates.
This is a problem because the gate thief will steal what he tries to make and each god family has promised to kill any gate keepers. This will keep all the families "equal."
So Danny is left with two choices: stay and be killed. Or run away.
Danny, as you can guess, decides to run away.
He comes across orphans - gods who don't belong to any family. And with them he gets training to develop his powers. What happens next - well, you'll have to read this. And the second book. And the third book ;-)
The book was pretty good. I had a lot of hand work to do with crafts and this was the perfect book to keep me company. I listened to the audio version - there are two readers and that threw me at first. The audio was also very slow. I listened to it at 1.5 speed and it seemed to be normal.
I enjoyed the story. I originally thought my 10 year old might be able to listen with me, but alas, there's a few weird sex scenes (that aren't explicit but odd) and in a scene that seemed out of step with the whole book, an adult woman tried to sort-of rape Danny? It was odd. And strange. And I'm glad my son wasn't listening with me.
The book did feel a bit over-explained. I suppose that's why at first I thought it might be for a younger audience than it really is for. I really could have used fewer explanations, but overall, it was a fun read for me.