The synopsis was just a glimpse and it spark my curiosity, I must say from the beginning I was captivated, Indigenous species of flesh and blood to immortal beings, From living in a wilderness to fighting a horrific foes, What an adventure. The clarity in describing the surrounding world to the persuasions of the characters roles was both believable and also outrageous, The way the story builds up the characters, their movements and how their perception was brought out into the pages of the book opened my mind to an amazing visual effects.
I am but one mind but how the author wrote her words is amazing, I was taken to an adventure of exploration full of wonder, peril and passion, I could not put this book down for too long without reading more, This is really a lovely and beautiful book,
An incredible and unique story that is exceptionally wellwritten, The story line is fabulous and the author does a great job in building the world of a magical and mystical land,
What I loved most about it was how the author made the characters come to life, so real and believable, You connect with them and feel their heartache, fear, happiness and love and they will remain with you long after you read their story,
The plot had a few surprises that I was not expecting and I am looking forward to discovering more about this amazing world that J Ellyne has created.
This is an intensely beautiful book in an idyllic setting, The detail and lushness of the milieu makes it all the more poignant when its peace is ripped apart by outsiders, most of whom are bent on its subjugation and destruction.
The reader cant escape the anguish of these good people as the world theyve tried to make their own is caught up in the perverted lust that the jealous, outside hordes openly exhibit towards them.
In a plot reminiscent of the folk song “One Tin Soldier The Legend of Billy Jack,” and just as stirring, sad and moving, J, Ellyne weaves an epic tale of the Magin and the Pewa two fair, just, innocent Magin and practical Pewa societies in what could only be prehistoric times, The plot centers around the reaction of these two nearutopian societies to the baseness of the world around them,
There is a lovely, warm, moving theme of bisexuality that ripples gently throughout the tale, Its presentation provides a poignant insight into the love of a woman for a man and another woman and of two women for each other, No reader, regardless of personal orientation, can help but be touched by the open innocence, joy, and true love of the characters for those most intimately important to them.
The scenes are both emotive and tasteful,
You will feel the happiness, excitement, and sometimes despair of the characters as you rarely do in a novel,
The story is told with deep insight into the very real area where it takes place which will continuously amaze the reader, J. Ellyne exhibits an astute understanding of the knowledge and skills available to the natives and how they use what they know to exist in a primitive world, The author seems to be intimately connected to this almost mythical land surrounded and bounded by three Great Lakes,
I urge you to buy and read this moving novel, It will take you places, and expose feelings in you that will make the investment of time more than worth your while, Outstanding!
I read a short story by J, Ellyne, which led me to this novel, All this fairy and fantasy stuff is not my cup of tea The Hobbit is the last thing I read anywhere near the genre, and that was in the Sixties.
So I don't remember it,
Surprisingly, I am enjoying this book, Granted, I have read one chapter, but if the rest of the book holds true to the promises of the first chapter, I'll be a happy satyr,
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UPDATE
When it's good, I get colorful images in my head, That's what lingers most about this book the images, Having a new movie running in my imagination, put there by twentysix symbols arranged and rearranged in novel ways, was why I did a reading marathon yesterday well, tila.
m. today. I put everything else aside to return to Maginaugh, and when it was done I didn't want to leave, even when the last boat was pulling away from the dock.
If you enjoyed Clan of the Cave Bear, you will probably enjoy Maginaugh, and vice versa, I'm doing something I haven't done this century looking forward to reading the next book in a trilogy, I enjoyed this book a lot, It was hard for me to get into at first but then I became hooked, The storyline of the book and the history in which it took place was quite interesting, It was well written and the author had solid knowledge for the time period, There was realistic brutality for the time period which was alarming, Yet a good balance with the connection of family, love and friendships throughout, The scifi twist surprised me but it was a nice plot change, All in all I really liked it and am curious and looking forward to the next book, Disclaimer: Author is a GR friend and I got this as a freebie from Smashwords,
I read this book because it's in my RRR Challenge in Erotic Enchants and because it was in my challenge is why I kept with it because it does not have the level of smut I prefer in my books.
That being said, I stuck with it and it was an excellent story, Even though it's set in a historical time period, there are parts that reflect on current events like genocide of a people and how they cope with the aftermath.
The peaceloving Magins have settled on Maginaw and are self sufficient, Unfortunately they draw the attention of Ur and his band of parasitic leeches who overpower weaker groups and pillage and rape the women and kill the men Sound familiar instead of making an effort to be self sufficient.
This attention begins a domino effect that affects all the different groups of people in the area,
This book was very beautifully wellwritten, just wasn't my type of read, however, I highly recommend it, Ms. Ellyne wishes to thank author Giulia Napoli for the following kind review:
by: Giulia Napoli on July,: star star star star star
This is an intensely beautiful book in an idyllic setting.
The detail and lushness of the milieu makes it all the more poignant when its peace is ripped apart by outsiders, most of whom are bent on its subjugation and destruction.
The reader cant escape the anguish of these good people as the world theyve tried to make their own is caught up in the perverted lust that the jealous, outside hordes openly exhibit towards them.
In a plot reminiscent of the folk song “One Tin Soldier The Legend of Billy Jack,” and just as stirring, sad and moving, J, Ellyne weaves an epic tale of the Magin and the Pewa two fair, just, innocent Magin and practical Pewa societies in what could only be prehistoric times, The plot centers around the reaction of these two nearutopian societies to the baseness of the world around them,
There is a lovely, warm, moving theme of bisexuality that ripples gently throughout the tale, Its presentation provides a poignant insight into the love of a woman for a man and another woman and of two women for each other, No reader, regardless of personal orientation, can help but be touched by the open innocence, joy, and true love of the characters for those most intimately important to them.
The scenes are both emotive and tasteful,
You will feel the happiness, excitement, and sometimes despair of the characters as you rarely do in a novel,
The story is told with deep insight into the very real area where it takes place which will continuously amaze the reader, J. Ellyne exhibits an astute understanding of the knowledge and skills available to the natives and how they use what they know to exist in a primitive world, The author seems to be intimately connected to this almost mythical land surrounded and bounded by three Great Lakes,
I urge you to buy and read this moving novel, It will take you places, and expose feelings in you that will make the investment of time more than worth your while, Outstanding! An epic fantasy, bookof, Adult content but not erotica, Main character is female and it's a lesbian romance, Also plenty of action/adventure for you guys out there,
An exotic young princess from a faraway world comes of age and experiences extreme dangers, passionate love, and loyal friendships in this first of three books about her life and struggles.
Her mother, the queen has established a small colony on an island in the narrows between three great lakes, She and her people have worked hard to establish a civilization far beyond anything the natives of the region can imagine, thousands of years before such things will exist in their world.
The relationships they form with the natives are sometimes friendly, sometimes hostile, and sometimes loving and passionate,
She is forced to grow into maturity fast as she becomes immersed with her people in a struggle for life and freedom, During her adventures she finds and experiences a love different from any she ever imagined and also deeper than any love most people experience, The contrasts between good times and bad are sudden and stark,
She has inherited her beauty, strength and wisdom from her mother who is a strong and brave woman fighting fiercely to keep her people safe despite the hardships they have to endure in a harsh world they are not prepared to cope with.
Friendly natives join forces with them and the two cultures try to merge in order to fend off common enemies, This is a tale of adventure, suspense, and passion, set in a long ago time, Is it a fantasy or is it history, passed down over eons to become part of todays mythology J, Ellyne has that rare gift of courage in her writing,
Let me explain,
Writers of heroic sword and sorcery fantasyespecially anything dealing with Earthlike history and mythologyoften find themselves in a bind, On one hand, what they write feels medieval, in terms of available technology stone buildings, bow and arrows, swords, etc and the mindset of the people the strong take what they want, there is such a thing as 'noble blood' which cannot mix with 'common blood', etc.
Now, everyone knows that medieval times were brutal, right Rape, torture, plague, starvation, cruelty, racism and self indulgence,
That'sof fantasy, fully embraced by many authors,
But then there is the other, The one has its foot firmly set in the childish wonder of fantasy, Snow White and the Seven dwarves, Peter Pan. Giants. Dragons. Magic cities and trolls who reside under the bridge, Knights in shining armor. Pulling the sword makes you king, All that great stuff.
And for some reason, most writers today believe you cannot mix these, as if they are oil and water, Or if you do, it's/mix, A whole lot of medieval brutality with a tiny bit of fairy dust, Or a whole story of dwarves and elves, and just a tiiiiiny bit of that ugly medieval stuff,
And sex Noooooo, Can't have any of that, not in either!
Sure, you can have rape, But that's not sex.
And, sure, we can imagine The Prince and Cinderella went at it like rabbits after they were legally married, but we are not allowed
to read about it!
Then along comes J.
Ellyne with the courage to say, "You know what Elves make love too, And it's beautiful. And brutal men rape good people, And that's not beautiful. Why should we be afraid to write about both in the same story"
Read Maginaughand the books that followand watch oil and water mix! The greatest strength of J.
Ellynes debut novel is its setting: prehistoric North America, approximately,years ago, Maginaugh portrays the conflicts and alliances of three very different cultures living in the region of the Great Lakes, The fantasy aspect of the novel arises not so much from magic, but from a wellimagined alternative history in a region that rarely gets attention from this genre.
The cast of characters is large and varied, as are their sexual preferences, J. Ellyne crafts romances in various stages of development everything on the spectrum from innocent new love to seasoned, stable commitment can be found in this story, and interweaves these against an impressive backdrop of tragedy, vengeance, and war.
Ive settled on astar rating mostly because I think there are certain aspects of writing style and story delivery could use some polish, Nonetheless, with this first novel, Ellyne has established herself as a promising new voice in fantasy, I am very much looking forward to reading the companion novels to Maginaugh,
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