![]() ![]() The pacing could be improved, tension goes down too often for too long. The action scenes are brief and reasonable, mostly, and the tension is good. The language is good, evocative but not pompous, fluid and well-honed. Characters are so and so, especially the main female who felt like a romantic tool for Marc. Well done.īriefly: Plot is good but executed ok-ish a nice tale but heavily christian, sounded like catechism. ![]() ![]() The characters are carefully developed and the descriptive prose holds the reader’s attention far beyond the last page. ![]() Haunted Tree is heart stopping and a resounding page turner, yet there’s a well thought out plot and underlying meaning to the story. Scheller has taken years to hone his craft. While Marc discovers his path in life, he and Valeria realize there’s a different kind of magic growing between them, but first there’s a kingdom to defend and Marc may not survive the battle. The Wizard Oren brings Marc and his friend Valeria into the world of magic teaching them skills and secrets. An evil king plots to take over and Marc will cross the path of the king’s lackeys all too soon. Recovering from the Ice Age, Britannia emerges to reconstruct and survive. He learns that he, too, has powers of his own. Its power both draws him and frightens him. Adventure begins to unfold for young Marc when he first finds the haunted tree. ![]()
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