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Vermonia: Quest For The Silver Tiger V. 1 (2009)

by YoYo(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1406321451 (ISBN13: 9781406321456)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Candlewick Press

series

Vermonia

review 1: Many years ago two brothers fought against each other and Uro won ending Queen Frasinella's reign. She transformed four of her great warriors into animal spirits and sent them to the Turtle Kingdom where each was immediately tricked into imprisonment. Now many, many years later 4 children from earth are summoned as the counterparts to these animal spirits and it is up to them to save the Blue Star System. As the animal spirits are unleashed their powers will combine and become one with each child.The story caught me up pretty quickly. Starting with a group of feisty skateboarding kids (two boys, two girls), the fantasy aspect starts quite quickly and they are whisked away to learn there prophetic future. The story has Native American influences; the planet they land on has... more a princess and warriors dressed in Native American garb, they are called the Potonawi. The camp is ruled by the Princess's grandmother who is a Magician of the 32nd line of heritage who can talk to many spirits and see both the past and the future. The story's tension begins right away as one of the four friends is kidnapped by Uro in a ploy to trap the others and the book ends on a cliffhanger as one of the bad guys, Sassella, a girl who everything she touches turns to stone comes upon our heroes leaving their fate unknown as we anxiously wait to read book 2. I also love the art. It is detailed, the fantasy creatures are unique and the manga style is for the most part realistic, there is only a small amount of the over-exaggerated expressions and all the boys look like boys. Just the way I like my manga!
review 2: There was something about the art that took my attention. I later found out that the shading and rendering was done in photoshop, which is a refreshingly different technique in a manga. The art also had a more western look to it, as were the characters and their names. Art-wise, this is a great book for someone just getting into manga.The plot however, moved a bit too fast for my liking, even though I still found it enjoyable. Overall, it's a nice book for a quick read. less

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