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The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
What if the Norse Gods were real, and they lived among us? This is the premise of The Lost Gate. All the other families of Gods are real too - the Sumerians, the Greeks, etc. They are all suspicious of one another, and all are on guard against the possibility of a new gate mage coming in to the world. Young Danny North, who has lived his entire life believing he has no magery gifts, is one such person.
When Danny discovers his hidden talent of creating gates through the fabric of time/space, and his ability to travel pretty much anywhere in the world instantaneously, this story really begins. Now that his power is known, Danny is wanted dead, not alive, by every member of "The Families," including his own.
There is also the connecting story of a secretive young man named Wad, who lives in a parallel universe, in a place called Westil. These two stories will come together in a way that makes perfect sense, and will be explored more thoroughly in the second book of this series.
This is a fun book. Danny is a thoroughly believable and likeable hero. Though he has earth-shattering power, he is at heart a good kid and wants to do right by those he meets. His innocence is very appealing. Good as a stand-alone, but the second book (The Gate Thief) is enjoyable too. There will almost certainly be a third book whenever Card gets around to it.
When Danny discovers his hidden talent of creating gates through the fabric of time/space, and his ability to travel pretty much anywhere in the world instantaneously, this story really begins. Now that his power is known, Danny is wanted dead, not alive, by every member of "The Families," including his own.
There is also the connecting story of a secretive young man named Wad, who lives in a parallel universe, in a place called Westil. These two stories will come together in a way that makes perfect sense, and will be explored more thoroughly in the second book of this series.
This is a fun book. Danny is a thoroughly believable and likeable hero. Though he has earth-shattering power, he is at heart a good kid and wants to do right by those he meets. His innocence is very appealing. Good as a stand-alone, but the second book (The Gate Thief) is enjoyable too. There will almost certainly be a third book whenever Card gets around to it.