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John Arrowsmith has finally recalled
who he was and why he is in this strange magical land, and
at once he knows the White Palace will rise again as evil is
threatening all the Court that has built throughout the
lifetimes it’s members have lived. All of the Court’s
members, but one are gathered –will they be able to defeat
the unnamed foe and save themselves too?
With the discovery of ancient foes,
long thought dead, riding to attack the Court again, drastic
measures must be taken – including bringing over John’s
earth family and a motley collection of friends… Will John,
as Court Seer, be able to find out enough to help all of
them save the land?
Just as with the first book, A Strange Place in Time
II: The White Palace Awakens is a truly compelling
tale that will wrap you in its magic and the comical
relationships between all the main characters creating a
truly memorable read that will wrap you up so completely
that you forget the world around you. John with his go with
the flow attitude except when it comes to Harley, his bike,
is the calm in the center of the storm that are the members
of the Court. In A Strange Place in Time II: The
White Palace Awakens Alyx Shaw continues building a
magical world that becomes more intriguing the more you
learn of it, while bringing up more questions that will
hopefully be answered in the third installment of the
series. The most difficult part of reading A Strange
Place in Time II: The White Palace Awakens will be
waiting for the conclusion of this enrapturing tale in the
upcoming third book. Like in the previous installment, Alyx
Shaw balances a significant amount of lore and character
depth to build a rich world for her characters to inhabit
and making this new and perplexing world John finds himself
in almost physically real and distinctively gripping. At
points the plot moves slowly to ensure that the reader gets
a full understanding of all the nuances and undercurrents
between the characters and the world around them. A
Strange Place in Time II: The White Palace Awakens
is most definitely worth taking the time to read and savor
as Ms. Shaw does an marvelous job wrapping up the reader in
the unfolding plot and making John’s experiences so vivid
that it becomes easy to forget that it is a book and easier
still to believe it could all be real. Get yourself A
Strange Place in Time II: The White Palace Awakens
the next time you are in the mood for a spectacular read set
in an enchanting world that will wrap you up and not let you
go until the last page is turned! |
