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Xor: The Shape Of Darkness (2012)

by Moshe Sipper(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1475078684 (ISBN13: 9781475078688)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Amazon

review 1: Lewis Nash is a Shaper. He found out that fact the day he came home from school and his house was burned down and his father passed away and he was attacked by a wolf-man. Fortunately for Lewis, was saved by Master Long and brought to Xor, a magical world pretty different from ours. Lewis finds out that his biological parents are High Lord and High Lady Shaper and he was destined to be the greatest Shaper of all. A Shaper is a person who can change things around him (or her). Lewis is told that Xor is in danger. It is being devoured by the Realm Pirates. Pirates that want to push Xor into “darkness.” Lewis is told that he is the only one that can stop the Realm Pirates and save Xor, but there is no time for training. Lewis, a magician, a scientist, Master Long, and F... moreive, a good wolf-man, set off to stop the Realm Pirates from destroying XOR.I liked the advanced technology in the world of Xor and I thought that the fact there was magic also was cool (robots, pirates, magicians - this book has everything)! The story was action packed and exciting. Mr. Sipper described the world of Xor very well and I could picture it in my mind. There were a lot of great characters in the book, Master Long, Grand Magician K’Bol and of course Lewis. I liked reading about how Lewis had to learn about the world of Xor and his powers. I thought the Shapers were cool. Mr. Sipper tried to explain how the Shapers worked (shifting molecules around) but I found that a bit confusing and would have liked to understand it better.
review 2: I have mixed feelings for this book, did I like it or did I not? I will start with the good parts.The plot in the book is fantastic, I really like the whole 'Saving Xor' Idea. Also the action in the book is good, but sometimes it reminds me of a children's book. For give an example, with the monster in the mountain problem; I had imaged a cool fight or something, but everything turns around to be easy peasy to solve, and then everyone is saved.My favorite character must be K'Bol, he is just awesome and funny. I like the fact that we get to know everyone's thoughts, we get to know the characters much better then. Sipper's writing style is good, the book is well-written and have a hint of humor in it.Of course I liked our main character Lewis, but something was just wrong. He's 12 years old, his father did just die, he is a Shaper and he's like 'Yeey, let's save Xor!'.The stuff that I dislike with this book is that Moshe Sipper explained to much, and I couldn't keep track with them. I ended up understanding less, then I did when I started. He also compared a lot of his explanations with video games, and that was smart, if the book is meant for children. Teenagers and grown-ups understand a lot more, we don't need to get everything explained.To conclude, it was a okay book, a little hard to get through. I will recommend it to children and not young adults. less

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