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| Original Title: | The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0765308673 (ISBN13: 9780765308672) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #1 |
Elizabeth Haydon
Hardcover | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 3.93 | 2052 Users | 157 Reviews
Details Regarding Books The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #1)
| Title | : | The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #1) |
| Author | : | Elizabeth Haydon |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | August 22nd 2006 by Starscape |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Adventure. Childrens. Middle Grade |
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Long ago, in the Second Age of history, a young Nain explorer by the name of Ven Polypheme traveled much of the known and unknown world, recording his adventures. Recently discovered by archaeologists, a few fragments of his original journals are reproduced in this book. Great care has been taken to reconstruct the parts of the journal that did not survive, so that a whole story can be told...
Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme--known as Ven--is the youngest son of a long line of famous shipwrights. He dreams not of building ships, but of sailing them to far-off lands where magic thrives. Ven gets his chance when he is chosen to direct the Inspection of his family's latest ship--and sets sail on the journey of a lifetime.
Attacked by fire pirates, lost at sea and near death, Ven is rescued by a passing ship on its way to the Island of Serendair. Thankful to be alive, little does Ven know that the pirate attack--and his subsequent rescue--may not have been an accident. Shadowy figures are hunting for the famed Floating Island, the only source of the mystical Water of Life. They think Ven can lead them to this treasure, and will stop at nothing to get it--even murder.
In a narrative that alternates entries from his journals and drawings from his sketchbooks, Ven begins the famous chronicles of his exciting and exotic adventures--adventures that would later earn him renown as the author of The Book of All Human Knowledge and All the World's Magic.
Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme--known as Ven--is the youngest son of a long line of famous shipwrights. He dreams not of building ships, but of sailing them to far-off lands where magic thrives. Ven gets his chance when he is chosen to direct the Inspection of his family's latest ship--and sets sail on the journey of a lifetime.
Attacked by fire pirates, lost at sea and near death, Ven is rescued by a passing ship on its way to the Island of Serendair. Thankful to be alive, little does Ven know that the pirate attack--and his subsequent rescue--may not have been an accident. Shadowy figures are hunting for the famed Floating Island, the only source of the mystical Water of Life. They think Ven can lead them to this treasure, and will stop at nothing to get it--even murder.
In a narrative that alternates entries from his journals and drawings from his sketchbooks, Ven begins the famous chronicles of his exciting and exotic adventures--adventures that would later earn him renown as the author of The Book of All Human Knowledge and All the World's Magic.
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Ratings: 3.93 From 2052 Users | 157 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme #1)
One of my all time favourite novel, I like to open the the book every once in a while, just to recall the the good times I had reading it .I debated about marking this story down to a 3.5. There were some flaws--bits of plot that didn't feel completely woven in, but I am giving the author the benefit of the doubt and assuming there is more to the story that will be revealed in the next book or books. There were a few cheesy moments in the story, too, but they were pretty few and far between.Overall, I thought the premise of the story was pretty original. The characters were likable and well-developed. I liked how the author
The Floating Island follows the adventures of Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme a Nain (dwarf) who is different from other Nains. He is taller, more human sized. He does not fear water and has a great curiosity. On his 50th birthday young Ven is chosen to make the inspection run on the most recent ship his family has built. Compared to humans, Ven is probably the equivalent of a young, teenage human. His maiden voyage sends him on a journey where he encounters Fire Pirates, meets a merrow (mermaid),
I liked this one. The description and characters were interesting. There were a few times when the pacing of the book lagged a little but it was very enjoyable to read
Made it to page 111 and then gave up. Just couldn't get into it
I agree totally with Anne Hamilton's review of this book. I enjoyed it so much that I completed the 3 book set and was equally satisfied with each story. If there is a 4th, which is hinted at, I will read it as well. My only disappointment is in the cover art. I wish the cameo was the main focus and the dragon the cameo. This applies to each, The Thief Queens Daughter and The Dragon's Lair. The change would be a better representation of the content.
One of my favorite fantasy authors is Elizabeth Haydon, so when I saw she'd written a YA book (indeed the first in a series) I snapped it up. This book had a little bit of everything: adventure, fire pirates, travel, mystery. It was also a nice start to a series, because as it stands, the book itself is complete, without cliffhangers or loose ends, but with the promise of likable characters and lots of future adventures and puzzles.The telling of the story might annoy some, as there is narrative
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