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5.0 out of 5 stars
W-O-W. Don't miss this one!, March 12, 2004
This review is from: Beneath the Thirteen Moons (Hardcover)
Picture a world entirely of swamp where people lived in homes carved into the trees. Mahri Zin was what the Royals called a water rat. She was a boat-smuggler whose only thought was to kidnap a Healer to cure her hidden village, even if it killed her. Mahri had a high tolerance for zabba, but even with all the power the root gave her she could not save her village without the knowledge Healers had. When she finally kidnapped a Healer, he turned out to be Prince Korl Com'nder! Even so, Mahri could not return the Prince of Sea Forest until her village was safe. Korl was the most arrogant, spoiled-rotten man with an extremely healthy ego. He fell for Mahri even when he had woken up to find that Mahri had taken control of his muscles with her root enhanced powers and was knocking out his guards with her bone staff. She WOULD be his! What he wanted, he got! He just had to make her understand it. Korl was a Healer first, a Prince second. But when they realized the only way to save the village was to have a Bond of Power, they still hesitated. A Bond was for life, unbreakable. Whenever one of them died, the other would too. They would be One, knowing each other inside and out. They would See into each other's very souls. They would share power...until death. Korl's time with Mahri and her village would change him. However, when he finally returned to the Palace Tree, his half-sister would do all she could to kill him and take the Crown. Only Mahri could save him. Together, Mahri and Korl would change the entire world as they knew it! ***** In a single word, "Wow!" I mean W-O-W-! I have never read such a wonderful tale as this. Kathryne Kennedy's computer must smolder from the power she creates in her stories! I simply cannot describe how awesome or how thrilling I found this novel to be. I am begging everyone out there who reads my words here...BUY THIS BOOK! If you love romance and fantasy (magic powers) you will NOT be disappointed. Enough said. ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phenomenal fantasy world of trees and water, July 28, 2004
This review is from: Beneath the Thirteen Moons (Hardcover)
On an unknown planet somewhere in the future, humans have created a new civilization; one that requires Zabba to survive. For Mahri, a swamp-rat and a smuggler of Zabba root, she is content to live in the wild swamp. But when a serious illness threatens those she cares about, she travels into the city, to the Healers Tree trying to get aid for the people in her village. Hoping to kidnap a low level healer that won't be missed, she is instead horrified to discover she has abducted the crown Prince Korl!
Ms Kennedy has written a where technology is lost, huge creatures of the sea rule the planet and people live in giant trees that serve as cities and land. I love this world! It's a different version of Kevin Costners' WATERWORLD, but one I found so much more believable. Monsters still live underwater and giant birds of prey (think flying dinosaurs) live above the tree canopy. The forests are so beautiful thru Maris' eyes and described so well by Ms Kennedy. There is both beauty and danger in the jungle; were animals are familiar, and yet and the same time so different than our Earth animals.
Zabba root is coveted by the Royals, as is the true history of Mahris's people hidden by them as well. Zabba, from what I understand, opens the mind, and depending on the person's tolerance depends on the extra-sensory abilities allowed.
While the attraction between Mahri and Korl has a lot of chemistry and sparks flying, Mahri fights the attraction' at the same time it's an instantaneous union. She doesn't trust him, yet she is too easy on him. Regardless, I really liked Mahri as a woman. She is strong, independent and yet discovers she needs more to be complete. Korl is strong and is studying the Healing arts to help his people. He is a healer first, then the crown prince. However, with Mahri he is tenderhearted (like all hero's should be) yet still manages to have the arrogance you would expect as due his station of Crown Prince. I felt he was the epitome of a good alpha hero.
Jaja, Mahris' pet is part monkey-part fish, as well as telepathic. In my mind I had such a visual of all his facial expressions that between his actions and his personality I laughed out loud.
BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS is such an awesome story! I only hope Ms Kennedy has plans for future novels as I highly recommend this novel.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Re-release...beware!, November 17, 2010
I just finished this book. I'm a huge fan of Ms. Kennedy, her recent "Fire Lord's Lover" being a big favorite of mine. I pre-ordered this book without hesitation based on how much I have enjoyed her previous work. Sadly- this book didn't work for me at all. When I came to write a review, I noticed that this book had already been released in 2003! Oooooh...that just burns me when they don't mention that it is a re-release. I guess it is possible that she updated or expanded it, but I still think Amazon or the publishers should let you know. Anyway- my criticisms of the book:
1. The sci-fi/magic aspects are a little too far out there for me. Obviously the author has a great imagination, but I couldn't imagine the world they were in as well as I probably needed to. I prefer her other books where she has created a magical version of a historical period that actually existed.
2. The heroine carried on the "I'm angry and don't trust the hero at all" shtick for WAY too long; almost until the last page. The hero has more of a love at first sight experience. It started to get annoying after a while when she kept rejecting him over and over and over.
I am hopeful that with the author's next book she will continue with her unfinished story lines (The relics of Merlin or the Elves kingdom's that were in the Fire Lord's Lover. Fingers crossed!
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