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The book is written so descriptively that it transports you to the world of Amunet. It is truly a visual feast for your imagination. If you enjoy adventure, wizards, elemental fae and other magical beings then this book is a must read.

But this book is much more, the characters have wonderful human qualities, that comes through the writing, with messages of friendship, love, and respect for those of different cultures.

The main character Galax, is a young adult apprentice to the older wizard, Elazar. This is a coming of age journey for Galax. The apprentice has to adapt quickly from student to a fully realized wizard in order to save his mentor. This story serves as a reminder that with age comes, wisdom but with youth comes discovery and adventure.

Ms. Randolph has created a visually stunning, creative and story that has twist and turns and has a message about friendship, and a quest to not only save love ones but the planet in which they all reside on. This book would be reminiscent of a young adult Harry Potter meeting Lord of the Rings. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!!!!


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Tower of Change The Keys of Fate Book 1 Tina M Randolph 9780984102402 Books Reviews

I really enjoyed reading this book more than I did Mystic Deja, although, now I am a big fan of both series. I was waiting for the second Deja book to come out, but when I saw this one, I had to check it out. The synopsis sounded way too awesome. Well, I'm glad I did! I found this one even more magical and adventurous, and now I'm starving to read any book that Tina M. Randolph writes.
The concept of Tower of Change was a welcome new concept. I had never read another novel like it. With that being said, I was not able to finish the book. There were a lot of grammatical errors that just made the flow of the book too choppy for me. It was distracting. I felt like there were a lot of different names/places introduced with none of them explained. And with our character Elazar, he was called by his first and last name, then his first name, then his last name... all within the space of one paragraph. One name should have been picked and then stuck with. We weren't told much about our main character Galax Hanz aside from the fact that he was average height, somewhat athletic, and had penetrating eyes.But he doesn't prove a very trustworthy fellow.
I was confused as to the era of this story. The dialogue went back and forth between old time-y and modern. The picture at the front of the book depicting the city that was the site of the millenial celebration looked futuristic and yet it seemed all travel was on horseback. Yet again, however, one of our secondary characters pulls a notepad and a pen out of their pocket.
I found myself having to reread passages to try and figure out what was going on. I was ready to give up on the whole thng after about 50 pages but tried to read another 50 to see if there was any change. I didn't find any.
It also bothered me that the author quoted herself at the beginning of the story, but had taken quotes belonging to others and mashed them together, then passed it off as her own.
This was not a book for me, and sadly, I would not recommend this as a read unless you don't mind the grammatical errors and all over the place writing style. Which is disappointing as I had won this book in a giveaway.
Cover

The forest, moss-covered key and addition of the swirly, leafy drawings combine to make this an interesting cover. It's interpretation leans more towards the series' title rather than the book's title.

Plot

A wizard's apprentice is overcome by curiosity while his master is away. His actions initiate a sequence of events that are potentially catastrophic. It then becomes his responsibility to clean up his own mess by tracking down and collecting all of the Keys of Fate.

Main Characters

Galax - A wizard's apprentice. While reading, I noticed he appeared to be full of gifts, but had no real talent. Whether that was due to the fact he had not been trained in his gifts yet, I don't know ... but it did seem a little ... off. He always seemed unsure of himself and his actions.

Elazar - The wizard over Galax and master of the castle that houses the Tower of Change. He is extremely old, wise and talented, but often seems forgetful.

Mortighan - Elazar's oldest friend and uncle to Justise, a lady that helps Galax on his quest to find the Keys of Fate.

Overall

For an adult, this book may seem to start off a little slow. For a child, however, the book would be captivating ... which is wonderful since the book is written for nine-year-olds and up.

There were good wizards, bad wizards, flying keys (reminiscent of Harry Potter), Bloodwyns, faes, trolls ... many mythical creatures you expect to see in a fantasy book. I will give the author credit in that she created four different types of phoenix ... which is something I've not read about before.

I would definitely recommend this book/series to children rather than adults.
Ms. Randolph has given me a whole new way of thinking about fantasy novels. Coming from a person who, typically finds fantasy too whimsical, I found "The Keys of Fate" a refreshing change from the usual phantasmagorical content that is found in most titles of this genre. "The Keys of Fate" takes the reader along on this whirlwind journey of making the world a better place. In reading it, you are forced to stretch your imagination and place yourself in the midst of the action. However, what I found most intriguing was how the book causes you to examine your own true purpose in life. You are challenged to extract real-life principles of humanity from non-human creatures of fantasy and from wizards that apply a philosophical approach to their wizardry. I found myself anxious to get to each new challenge, of which two of the main characters continually found themselves facing. "The Keys of Fate" is not just a bunch of "hocus-pocus" without purpose. It is a testament that, even through fantasy, there can be valuable lessons learned.
The book is written so descriptively that it transports you to the world of Amunet. It is truly a visual feast for your imagination. If you enjoy adventure, wizards, elemental fae and other magical beings then this book is a must read.

But this book is much more, the characters have wonderful human qualities, that comes through the writing, with messages of friendship, love, and respect for those of different cultures.

The main character Galax, is a young adult apprentice to the older wizard, Elazar. This is a coming of age journey for Galax. The apprentice has to adapt quickly from student to a fully realized wizard in order to save his mentor. This story serves as a reminder that with age comes, wisdom but with youth comes discovery and adventure.

Ms. Randolph has created a visually stunning, creative and story that has twist and turns and has a message about friendship, and a quest to not only save love ones but the planet in which they all reside on. This book would be reminiscent of a young adult Harry Potter meeting Lord of the Rings. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!!!!