2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Original Essays | February 8, 2012

Kent Hartman: IMG A Raider by Any Other Name

0 comments By Kent Hartman

Perhaps you are aware of the fact that there is an oddly popular trivia game floating around that a group of clever (and likely bored) college... Continue »
  1. $18.19 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

    Kent Hartman 9780312619749
spacer
Free Shipping!

Ships free on qualified orders.
$16.99
New Hardcover
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
5 Local Warehouse Children's- Science Fiction and Fantasy
2 Remote Warehouse Children's- Science Fiction and Fantasy

This title in other editions

The Farwalker's Quest

by Joni Sensel

The Farwalker's Quest Cover

ISBN13: 9781599902722
ISBN10: 1599902729
All Product Details

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A classic fantasy quest about finding the truth and finding yourself.
 
Ariel has always been curious, but when she and her best friend Zeke stumble upon a mysterious old telling dart she feels an unexplained need to figure out what it means. Magically flying great distances and only revealing their messages to the intended recipient, telling darts havent been used for years, and no one knows how they work. So when two strangers show up looking for the dart, Ariel and Zeke realize that their discovery is not only interesting, but very dangerous. The telling dart and the strangers lead them on a journey more perilous and encompassing than either can imagine, and in the process both Zeke and Ariel find their true calling.

The Farwalkers Quest is a beautifully written, well-paced fantasy that fans of The Edge Chronicles and Nancy Farmers The Sea of Trolls will enjoy.

back to top

About the Author

JONI SENSEL is the author of Reality Leak and The Humming of Numbers. She also works as a communications consultant. When not writing for children, she climbs trees and chats with boulders at the foot of Mount Rainier.
back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
Melissa Fox, April 30, 2009 (view all comments by Melissa Fox)
I knew a bit of what to expect with this book, but I didn't expect to be unable to put the book down. I was thoroughly captivated by the world that Sensel built -- part fantasy, part dystopian -- and the story which, although it's a coming-of-age/adventure story, took me to places and in directions that I never quite expected.

I don't want to go into any more detail than the publisher's description, since much of the enjoyment of the book is having no idea what's coming around the corner. There's adventure and suspense and action and mysteries. There's "good" guys and "bad" guys, but the whole book isn't black and white, something which I appreciated. I liked that the world Sensel created felt like it could have been our world that fell into chaos and evolved in this particular way. I liked that the magic was mostly organic, things which conceivably evolve if everyone in the world were blinded by some biological warfare. It made it seem more plausible (not that I have anything against implausible fantasy; I just thought that plausiblity lent some weight to this story). And the characters were not only likable but cheerable, too. Especially Ariel, who not only finds her true calling, but strength inside her that she never thought she had.

So, yes. All the things everyone has said about it and more. It's a fabulous story.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9781599902722
Author:
Sensel, Joni
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Antiquities
Subject:
Identity
Subject:
Identity (psychology)
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20090231
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 3 to 6
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
Age Level:
08-12
back to top

Related Aisles

The Farwalker's Quest New Hardcover
0 stars - 0 reviews
$16.99 In Stock
Product details 384 pages Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - English 9781599902722 Reviews:
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.