For Tommy Jarvis, life has never been simple – quite the opposite, in fact. It is, however, about to become decidedly more difficult.
Moments after stumbling through a doorway to another world, Tommy and his friends discover they are the key to ending a war in which the casualties are too great to count and their chances of survival are almost nonexistent.
The first thing that draws you to this book, no matter whether it is the print copy or the digital edition, is the cover. The artwork is superb and when you open the book, you are greeted by stunning black and white illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. Each picture is evocative and the writer, Steven Novak, is the illustrator for all the artwork in the book, including the cover. This artwork is one of the many things that set Forts: Fathers & Sons apart from other books of its genre.
Aimed at children 8+, the prose is descriptive and enthralling. It challenges its readers with the difficult situations the characters find themselves in, but the language it is couched in, is such that it won’t scare the reader too much; Kids like to be a little scared, but you don’t want to give them nightmares!
There is some swearing, but nothing out of context or inappropriate.
All the elements are there of a proper fantasy story – the oppressed people, the invaders and a prophecy that no one really believes in. The magic is provided through the children themselves, each of the five characters having a unique and infinitely desirable ability for a child. I can see the games being played in playgrounds all over the world with kids arguing over who is going to be Tommy and who will be Stacey.
This is a brilliant beginning to the series and I for one, am looking forward to reading the next book in the trilogy, Forts: Liars & Thieves and I’ll be buying a print copy of this book for my son (and daughter) to read.
Here’s the link – go on pick up a copy, you won’t regret it!
Great review..thank you..ELiza Keating
I admire you so much and your talent. What a warm, generous person you are. So glad I know you and so sorry we hardly communicate these days. Lorraine x
I agree about the cover. love it. I’d love to feature it on Authors on Show and promote it if you can persuade them to contact me?
I’ll pass the message on for you, Lorraine.
I love the Forts series by Mr. Novak! Brilliant, fun, entertaining, scary, thrilling!
Good review!
Really good review. Maybe I’ll get this for my son next.
Great stuff, a really interesting read – added to bookmarks so will visit back for new content and to read other people’s comments. Thanks again.
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