Review: A enjoyable journey into a mystical world
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2013
The Whale Whisperers is a story of two halves: King Albion who rules the Empire and the Whale Whisperers who live in the idyllic Cove away from the roughness of civilisation. Their lives are completely different; the king is struggling to bring change and prosperity to his people while the opposition manoeuvres behind closed doors; and the native people live in peace - as naked in appearance as they are naked in their guile, completely at one with their environment, but whose spirituality brings them strength and peace.The story opens with the murder of someone close to the king and he is hell bent on finding the perpetrator. Meanwhile, his ministers have discovered a way to fill the Empire's coffers, but it could mean harming the beautiful environment of the Cove. When Albion sends a friend on an assignment to meet the Whale Whisperers, the friend discovers more than he bargained for.As the two worlds collide, secrets are exposed, longings revealed, mysteries unwoven and true natures discovered. The themes of the spirit, ancestry and belonging are there too. I particularly enjoyed the times when I was in the Cove, watching the Whale Whispers lying on their backs in the water, listening to the sounds of the Ancestors while the colourful Cousin Fish swam beneath.