NEW SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY REVIEWS
Reviews Of Recently Published Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
Reviewer: Forrest Schultz schultz_forrest@yahoo.com 770-583-3258
Blog Address: http://newsciencefictionandfantasyreviews.blogspot.com
July 16, 2012
Faeraven Enters The Mythosphere
A review of
Janalyn Voigt Dawn Singer (Harbourlight Books, 2012)
342 pp $16.99 ISBN-10: 1611162009 ISBN-13: 978-1611162004
Reviewed by: Forrest Schultz
The Mythosphere, discovered by Dianna Wynne Jones, is expanding at an ever increasing rate as ever more great fantasy worlds are produced. The latest entry into faerie is named Faeraven by its creator, Janalyn Voigt, whose debut novel Dawn Singer takes us there via the unforgettable tale of Princess Shae, who through many vicissitudes learns that her destiny is to journey to a far out place to sing a song to summon the world's Saviour.
Of course, this sort of thing is par for the course of great fantasy and it is also par for the course in being its own special creation rather than a copying of some one else's tale. And, in Eric Wilson's words, the writing itself is fresh and crisp and muscular and lyrical. Plus the whole atmosphere breathes fantasy, including the Celtic names for the places, beings, and dramatis personae, for which a glossary is appended in the back of the book. The front cover of the book is a beauty but, surprisingly, the map is very poor, but then I almost never use the maps anyway, except to note their style!
Voigt's story is recommended for a good summer read. The next book in the Faeraven trilogy, Way Farer, is expected to be published soon.
For more information on the author get onto your flying horses (she calls them wingabeasts) and go visit these sites http://janalynvoigt.com/ and http://www.harbourlightbooks.com/.
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