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The Boyhood of Kaede: The Empire of Elves Book 1 Kindle Edition

by David Applegate (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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After the fall of Tir Na Nog, Elves left Earth and established a temporary home on Mars while they explored the stars. Discovering many new worlds, they built a large fleet and began a long exodus. Centuries later, Kaede Hashimoto, a flower Elf and the grandson of the Emperor, is born. However, Kaede is no ordinary child. The Empire has seen mostly peace, but times are changing. As Ogres, Goblins, and even other Elves routinely attack transports. The Empire struggles to meet fuel demands to maintain its massive fleet. Follow Kaede's journey as he grows up and discovers his purpose in life.

This book contains non-standard relationships and adult situations.

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The Empire of Elves
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DGSQCKD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 10th edition (June 1, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1202 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09LB3KMY5

Best Sellers Rank: #2,574,250 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #14,555 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #30,895 in Space Operas
- #46,152 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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David was born in Sydney, Australia and currently lives in Brisbane. He attended QUT, where he studied computer science. David has travelled to Europe and parts of Asia. As a boy, he dreamt of Elves, spaceships and magic. He now intends to share the exciting journey of discovery and adventure with you.

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Judith E Landin

Best one!

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019

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Full of short chapters, each with a clear topic that can easily be applied to everyday life. Really enjoy this author, have given many of his books to family + friends. Thanks author "David Applegate" for this excellent book!!

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Panyol

Peopled by beings of myth in a futuristic setting

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2018

This was not an easy book to read. Descriptions were terribly detailed, characters were many and varied, and there were plots, sub-plots, and counter-plots making the flow somewhat disjointed. The author’s world is peopled by beings of myth in a futuristic setting, including elves, ogres, witches, among others. We are introduced to Kaede, beginning with his birth via surrogate and his rapid growth and development. In my opinion, the book would have been better enjoyed if it had been tightly edited for errors and flow. I received a complimentary copy via Booktasters for a fair review.

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Richard Sundblad

Elven life in space brims with futuristic technology and magic

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023

The Boyhood of Kaede blends Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Japanese mythology into an inventive adventure featuring elves, giants, orcs, ogres, goblins, witches, and dragons. For this adventure, they no longer live on their home planet but have traveled into space. Mars is now home, and travel by spaceship routine and space pirates are a real threat.

The premise of The Boyhood of Kaede uniquely pulls together a strong Sci-Fi theme. Elves build a fleet of spaceships and search for a new home planet. A few of the ships experienced FTL drive malfunctions and couldn't make the jump, but no one discerned this until after the jump. At the heart of the story is the flower elf, Kaede, son of Prince Hiro, who is the son of the Emperor, Takahiro. Kaede shows extraordinary abilities from birth both intellectually and physically. As a toddler, he acts and sounds like a very clever twelve-year-old, and at the crux of the story are those who want to dethrone his family.

Author David Applegate delivers a linear plot brimming with believable futuristic technology mixed with magic and a slew of characters providing several layers of subplots. These characters and their history is often introduced through strong dialog. However, he lays out the historical backdrop for this story in the prologue, so don’t skip it. I would like to see the prologue developed into a prequel trilogy for this book series.

I recommend The Boyhood of Kaede to readers who enjoy Sci-Fi/Fantasy. It is a unique story many will enjoy. With that said, in my opinion, the book could use the gentle hand of an editor. It meandered at times, with verbose descriptions distracting from the plot, and I would have enjoyed a little more world-building.

As BookHookup, I am a longtime book reviewer, and I received a free review copy of this book and have not been compensated for reviewing or recommending it.

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Dirkis0816

Does Amazon have any sort of product control??

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2018

I managed to get through the preface and about half way through chapter one before I had to get rid of this book. No idea if the story line is good or not, the total lack of quality control killed it for me. On a single page there were five miss spelled words and countless grammatical errors. The author should have never released this book without first having someone proof read it; the book honestly reads like a middle schoolers' rough draft without using spell check.

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A Constant Reader

Has potential, but needs a lot of work.

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019

The idea of elves in space was really intriguing and I think with quite a bit of work this could be a really good book. As it stands, it was confusing. The story did not flow well. There was a lot of telling and not showing. A great amount of description for all the wrong things. There was no showing how the characters felt.
The story seemed to jump from one topic to another and it was hard to follow. Even in the same conversation between two characters I would find myself asking how they went from one topic to the other.
I do hope the author works on this. Again, I think it could be really great.

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Lisa Chaddock

Great fantasy!

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021

I agree with the other reviewers that this book needed a stronger editorial influence. It’s shortcoming is the part with gender known at birth, and the 7-year-old genius. But, get past that, and the story gets good. Get past too many measurements, and the battles are well done.
This book has good world building and strong characters. It’s got an Asian decor and cultural development, which I wished the author would have not explained as Asian, just as things that made the reader imagine Asian influences, if that makes sense.
I did enjoy the book overall. It’s great fun to read, and I can definitely see this as a multi-book series if the author chooses to create in this way. The characters get you on their side almost immediately, and the twists in the story are well crafted, and I would like to see the revised edition, because I’m guessing it would be much stronger.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2018

This is a very confusing book, with too many details of everything that surrounds the events happening. The story is a mix between mythological creatures, science-fiction, and other myths, so that the reader easily loses the thread of what the author is actually talking about. Besides of that, there is no clear thread in the story, which only adds to the confusion. So, it has been a difficult read.

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