FROM THE DESK OF
DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.
AND
ASSOCIATE WRYE
BALDERDASH
April 2018
Greetings,
"Are you ready?"
Tattle inquires as she enters the office, preening prettily in her Easter
finery.
"For the Easter
Champagne Books Hunt?" Wrye grabs his cane and top hat.
"Better than a hunt
for eggs."
The dashing duo immediately
dive into their Love of Literature Leap."
STORM CHILD by K. M. Tolan -
A sci-fi fantasy Novel
Wrye peers into the story, grinning as he plops
into a red velvet train seat. "Whoo
hoo, trains are where it's at, and this book is the place to read." He
clears his throats and reveals, "Red rides the living rails in Hobohemia with
her trusted friend, Glory. Is she an
elderly hobo, a deranged eccentric, a bombastic traveller or a weary sales
person? Nooooo. Red is a steam child, a whisper of smoke, a puff
of fog, a swirling mist, who only on a whim will nearly solidify. Her red
stockings being the first thing that immediately catches the attention of
all. Red and those like her keep the
living rails alive, fuelling locomotives with their energy.
Tattle
adjusts her bonnet and winks at the steam child rushing past her train window.
"Red was once a mortal child, whose severely ill mother sent her to an
orphanage." Pouting and patting tear-filled eyes, she continues. "Rage
suppresses the raw pain of what she believed a betrayal. While physically being
transported with other orphans on a train, Red fled the orphans' heartless and
cruel keepers. She soon became one of
the living spirit children under the protection and tutelage of Midtown, her
steam mother."
"Red's
young little life had held too much pain, and rather than experiencing the fun-seeking
joy of most steam children, fury roils within Red, altering what should have
been a carefree existence." Wrye sighs at the injustice of it all. "She
persuades Glory to accompany her on a quest to find a bell, made from what was
left of a famous trumpet player's (Satchmo) horn. Flapjack told her the story
of how the bell rings such a beautiful chime it makes all the bad things go
away. Red so wants all her troubles to flee, and sets off to find that
bell."
"Along
the way, Red and Glory meet a menagerie of unique characters. Some good...
some oooohhh evil... some... well, just strange. A few try to help, but regarrrrdless, they
all seem to provoke either challenges or hindrances. To complicate everything..."
Tattle offers a heavenly eye roll. "...a Gypsy blessing, that seems more
the curse, empowers Red to a tumultuous degree. As she continues to seek the
bell, her very existence is held in the balance."
Tipping
his top hat back off his forehead, Wrye, praises K. M. Tolan. "Tolan
wrote another winner! He has recreated the universe of TRACKS in a unique and wonderful way. The land of Hobohemia is captivating
and intriguing. You find yourself being seeped in the uniqueness of the land.
Each character is memorable and there is a layering of personality that makes
them all memorable. Yoweeee! I read TRACKS more than once, and I know I'll be
reading STORM CHILD yet again."
"The
energy of the story hits full force from page one." Tattle jumps up with
enthusiasm as if to demonstrate her wording. "Tolan has written a
fascinating, complex and delightfully magical tale. I adore the connection
between the characters and the way they interact. They are well-rounded and dynamic. The world
building is incredibly awesome. The writing, as usual, was smooth, clean and laced
with action. The plot flowed with just enough complications to keep the pages
turning. It is definitely worth not just
one read, but as Wrye said, at least two. Get it! Own it! Enjoy it!"
Hope
you took pleasure in this month’s review. More to come in May!
Happy
Spring!
Dona
Penza Rutabaga Tattle, Esq. and Associate Wrye Balderdash
of
Blather City, Wannachat
Created and written by: Angelica Hart and Zi
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The book received a new cover btw. See it on the CBG site or mine - kmtolan.com. Glad to see you liked the story.
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