"Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country"by Allan Richard Shickman
Publisher: Earthshaker Books
Release Date: Sep 265, 2009
Source: sent by publisher
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Summary from goodreads.com:
The prehistoric saga continues in Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country, the sequel to the award winning Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure. In this story, Zan s troubled twin brother, Dael, having suffered greatly during his earlier captivity, receives a ruinous new shock when his wife suddenly dies. Disturbed and traumatized, all of his manic energies explode into acts of hostility and bloodshed. His obsession is the destruction of the wasp men, his first captors, who dwell in the Beautiful Country. When he, Zan-Gah, and a band of adventurers trek to their bountiful home, they find that all of the wasp people have died in war or of disease. The Beautiful Country is empty for the taking, and Zan s people, the Ba-Coro, decide to migrate and resettle there. But the Noi, Dael s cruelest enemies and former tormentors, make the same migration from their desert home, and the possibility develops of contention and war over this rich and lovely new land.
My review:
In the sequel to "Zan-Gah", Zan and his tribe move to a more fertile land called The Beautiful Country. While we don't see quite as much of Zan in this book, we do get to meet fascinating new characters in his world.
Dael, Zan's twin brother, descends into darkness again after his wife's death, which causes even more problems for Zan and his tribe.
We meet Zan's wife, Pax, who is a match for him in all ways. She's a fantastic hunter, very rare for women in their tribe. Zan's twin, Dael, looks down on Pax's skills as a hunter but Zan admires her and sees her as an equal. I love Pax's character, she's such a strong girl, but vulnerable in her love for Zan.
I also love the character Rydl, the boy from the opposing tribe that Zan took under his win in the first book. Rydl marches to the beat of his own drummer and because he's small, he uses his wits to win battles instead of brawn. Rydl's relationship with Sparrow is very well-drawn and heartbreakingly honest.
Main Characters: 5/5
Supporting Characters: 5/5
Setting: 4/5
Romance: 4/5
Uniqueness: 5/5
Cover: 3/5
Writing: 4/5
Bottom Line: I enjoyed this book just as much as the first in the series, because I got to see how interesting the other people in Zan's life are. I hope to see another installment of Zan's story, he's a great hero with a great story to tell.
Carrie, I have this one to read, glad to hear its just as good as the first one. Great review!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Carrie!! I may do something with fam to celebrate tomorrow. =) *big hugs* Have a wonderful night tonight!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a sensitive review. I like to think that readers care about and feel for my characters, even though they are imaginary, of course. A third Zan-Gah book is on the way. It is called Dael and the Painted People, in which Zan-Gah's twin seeks resolution of his troubled life in a self-imposed exile. Wish me luck. It isn't finished yet.
ReplyDeleteAllan R. Shickman
Good to learn about this series--I haven't heard of it before but it sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteOne thing for sure, even though I read so many good reviews on the book, I quite of feel so sorry with the cover.It really don't attract me. I should working on 'don't judge by it's cover'.LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by the hop. I had read this a while ago, but it is younger than I really like. Glad you enjoyed it! Happy New Year Steph
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Great review. I haven't heard of this series.
ReplyDeleteAnn
I still have to read this one, so I'm glad to hear that you liked it. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!!
Thanks so much, everyone! I really enjoyed this one!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Allan!! Good luck with the third book, I'm looking forward to reading it!
Hi Carrie,
ReplyDeleteThe third book of the Zan-Gah series, Dael and the Painted People, is nearly finished. Watch for it this summer at the new web address:
www.zan-gah.net
I hope you will pay us a visit.
Allan R. Shickman
hello my name enday, an honor to participate comment here
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