Monk Ashland
Autor de Kaimira: The Sky Village: Book One
Sobre El Autor
Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Monk Ashland is a pen name used by author Chris Rettstatt on the Kaimira series.
Créditos de la imagen: Taken by Chris Rettstatt, on a rooftop garden in Chongqing, China.
Series
Obras de Monk Ashland
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Ashland, Monk
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1972
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Biografía breve
- Monk Ashland is a longtime fan of fantasy fiction and anime and has spent the last decade tuned in to kids, technology, and storytelling. He has lived as a teacher in China and done research from Seoul to Sao Paulo for the Kaimira series. He lives in Chicago.
- Aviso de desambiguación
- Monk Ashland is a pen name used by author Chris Rettstatt on the Kaimira series.
Miembros
Reseñas
Kaimira: The Sky Village: Book One (Kaimira… por Monk Ashland
Great story line, interesting characters, but ultimately hard to follow the larger story arc (where the sequels go from here) and distractingly peppered with video game imagery. I think that authors are trying too hard to stay relevant with young readers. The story is great on it's own. I keep wondering what will happen next, but the tech takes away from it for me.
This book has many plots and many main/important characters. The story really brings out your inner imagination. 5Q5P The cover art is awesome and I'd recommend this book for high school students and adults. WilliamH
The Sky Village is a unique fantasy with rich world building. Monk and Nigel Ashland have created two fascinating cultures, each of which shows elements of their root cultures. The Sky Village is a lovely concept, a city made of balloons tied together and floating above China. The culture of the Sky Village is an interesting mixture of traditional Chinese elements with unique elements unique to an airborne society. I particularly loved the nuptial rituals. The caves under Las Vegas, by contrast, have a culture steeped in greed and gambling that seems appropriate to their location.
The characters are also interesting, varied and colorful. The two protagonists are likable, sympathetic, and quite human: they make mistakes and they fail, sometimes with disastrous consequences, but they are both courageous and caring, and try to make up for their mistakes. The plot is exciting and holds your interest, although I did find Rom's story a little more exciting than Mei's.
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The characters are also interesting, varied and colorful. The two protagonists are likable, sympathetic, and quite human: they make mistakes and they fail, sometimes with disastrous consequences, but they are both courageous and caring, and try to make up for their mistakes. The plot is exciting and holds your interest, although I did find Rom's story a little more exciting than Mei's.
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Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.I started this, but even with its unique premise and intriguing setting, I didn't get through it. One day I'll try it again and see how that goes, because I do like the ideas presented in the book.
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 154
- Popularidad
- #135,795
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 14
- ISBNs
- 2
