Caleb's Summer Reading

September 18, 2009 Caleb Meyer

Book: Across the Face of the Earth by Russell Kirkpatrick

Question 1: Reasons I recommend this book

Across the Face of the Earth is a great fantasy story for fans of the genre. It is part of a six book series, separated into two trilogies. Across the Face of the Earth is a book following the story of Leith and his brother Hal, whose father has been missing for about three years, are charged with a quest from the one and only God, The Most High. Upon their father’s return his wounds and events that soon precede confirm the most absurd of stories, his father’s tale of having been questioned and tortured by Bhrudwho warriors, who are lead by the immortal destroyer; the evil nemesis of The Most High. The information Leith’s father has acquired brings danger with him, four elite warriors from Bhrudwho kidnap Leith’s father and mother. Leith and Hal, with other comrades set off on a quest to rescue their parents and alert the nation of Faltha of the incoming threat of the Destroyer. Upon reading this synopsis you might realize that this story is rather complicated and contains great depth, which is the biggest reason I enjoyed this book. With a rather flexible plot this book can keep you surprised and maintains the excitement once you are into the book. While I have only read one book of this six book series, which leaves me with the excitement of guessing at the events to come.

September 20, 2009 Caleb Meyer

Book: Across the Face of the Earth
Author: Russell Kirkpatrick

Question 2: Reason’s I Don’t Recommend this Book.

Across the Face of the Earth is a great fantasy book written by Russell Kirkpatrick, I found the book rather enjoyable; however this book is not for everyone. Reasons I do not recommend Across the Face of the Earth are that it requires a reader with patience, and it is rather hard to get into the book if you are not in the mood to read. The beginning of the book spends a rather long time focusing on Leith and Hal, who are the main characters, but it is rather lacking in the development of the story. Such an occurrence means if you are not in the mood to read a book or are a patient reader, you will most likely stop reading the book before getting to the good stuff. Now in this book, Leith and Hal are charged with the duty of alerting their country of impending danger from Bhrudwho. Bhrudwho is an ancient enemy that fought against their country of Faltha one thousand years ago. Occurrences such as Bhrudwho spies in the courts make it hard to do so. Unfortunately for us readers, the first goal in this book is to save Leith and Hal’s parents and as such you find yourself longing to skip this long, highly detailed section; however, this is a majority of the book and is only allowed since this is a trilogy. If you struggle to get into books, and can’t deal with reading while wishing to skip parts, I would not recommend this book to you.