By Jonathan Rogers
Published by Broadman & Holman
The Way of the Wilderking ISBN: 0805431330
The Secret of the Swamp King ISBN: 0805431322
The Bark Of The Bog Owl ISBN: 0805431314
Jonathan Rogers has created a literary world that I don't particularly want to visit - it's pretty much swamp and full of creepy crawlies, snakes and gators.But I loved reading about his world, and I would kind of like to swing through the trees - Feechie style.
I also had a desire to get my own Feechie. Though I don't know that we'd let it live in the house, it would be great to hang out with.I recommend this series to adults as well as older children (eightish and up) of both genders. Omniscient point of view makes sure we aren't in the dark regarding any of the
characters. This clever tale of war and integrity, and loyalty and brotherhood is inspired by the early life of King David.Mr. Rogers (the author - not of the neighborhood fame) must believe that children are intelligent and creative and clever because he has written a series peppered with subtle humor that challenges vocabulary and the world's view of how we are supposed to live.
Lovers of Narnia and the Princess Bride should eat this up like rotten lizard eggs.
Reviewed by Kelly Klepfer
http://kellyklepfer.blogspot.com/
kelly.klepfer@gmail.com
This is a great series! It's just a lot of fun to read, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly.
ReplyDeleteI purchased the audiobook edition of this trilogy.
Guess what?
It's narrated by none other than the author himself, Jonathan Rogers.
And man! Does he ever nail the dialogue! You should hear his rendition of the bark of the bog owl. And I love his personification of Dobro, who has turned out to be my favourite character in the entire trilogy.
As a Canadian, I purchased the series from Audible.ca, but I Audible.com also offers it.
https://www.amazon.com/Way-Wilderking-Trilogy/dp/B074KPQWZG
Cordially,
PhiL >^•_•^<