Lucille's Thought's: UNTIL THE SKIES FALL Review

UNTIL THE SKIES FALL Review

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Until the Skies Fall ~ Liza Granville ~ BeWrite Books ~ Fantasy

At a future time, after our world is nearly destroyed by genetic experimentation, it is now faced with the possibility of destruction by a Death Star. Arthur, who has no surname and who looks the perfect human, is sent out into the world to search for four beings who have the fire ability that will wake the Magic Stone. The Magic Stone will in turn destroy the Death Star and result in the earth being saved. When Arthur reaches Homestead West, Laz, part animal, part human, learns he has the fire and must go with Arthur back to the far North where the Magic Stone rests.

Laz's brothers and Ferrik, Laz's adopted father, insists on accompanying them. A friend of Laz's, Dann, and an old female healer, Wyc, decides to go with them. Time is short and confusion is rife, but the group sets out on the long journey. On the way, they must look for others who have the fire ability. Death, heartbreak, near starvation, battles involving earth elements gone awry decreases the number in the group, yet they trudge onward. The entire world depends on them now.

I really liked this story. Not only does it involve a group of people and what happens to them on a long trip, but it also explores the ways various people react to the same incidents, the same danger. It explores the innermost feelings that can fill the mind as a result of these happenings. Liza Granville does a great job bringing Laz and his brothers, mentally, from youth to adulthood and yet leaving them with the sense of playfulness that makes life so much fun no matter how old one gets. She shows the dirty side of discrimination and how it hurts us and others. A good book for those who like to read of family trials with a touch of magic and the weird.

AUTHOR BIO:
Liza Granville lives in Gloucestershire, UK with her own personal bodyguard, three monstrous Persian cats and an over-active imagination. Her work is published in many magazines and anthologies. She has written two other novels: Curing The Pig and The Crack of Doom. Also a collection of short stories: Baiting The Unicorn.

Interview at The Writer's Life: http://thewriterslife.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-until-skies-falls- liza.html?showComment1236419760000//c422802451209419441