Review: Great follow up to the first book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
"Tolomay's World The Mountain of TEGI" by M.E.Lorde is a great second in this original and lovely series.Tolomay is by now well established in the future where a renewed, clean earth will be the habitat for people sent through the Pool of Light. The teenage girl had been espcially chosen to go there first and await other arrivals. When others arrive they bring more chaos than seems necessary.I expected from the ending of the first book more personal problems between the young cast but the second book changes direction and we explore more about why Tolomay was sent first and about her origins and her special talents.The unexpected turn of events and the new themes brought into the book are a credit to this writer whose attention to detail and descriptive prose makes this an excellent read. I also enjoyed the narrative style. Some chapters see the world only from her perspective, in others the reader learns more than her. I also loved the fact that Tolomay is a healer and in touch with the unspoilt world, but has more strings to her bow than I had expected.This tale is a lovely cross of the fantasy found in books like Narnia and the suspense of more modern dramas such as Lost. A remote destination, some survival skills needed and a group of people that need to get on.Yet, all is told in a beautiful understated manner. I predict great things for this series.