Review: A sweeping adventure ... without the broom!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
“Neb” which means “No-one” a name given the orphan boy by refined and scornful “Lordlings”, is heartbroken when he learns he will not be chosen as a Griffin Rider but even more so that his extraordinary mount “Balkind” was not selected by stern Master Romulus. It is this un-kindled desire that leads the lad and his mythical friend to follow after the special ones and tumble into a sweeping adventure of a lifetime.Julia Hughes is the British author of many bestselling fantasies including “A Ripple in Time” and “The Bridle Path.” The magic this novelist creates with words diverges from each page as the reader excites to ageless adventure available no-where else on this planet. The plot and prose of “The Griffin’s Boy” set fire to the imagination and are exacting without the filler you receive from lesser known story-writers. The characters in this volume are closely related to those of “The Griffin Cryer” but I would be hard-pressed to choose as to which should be read first, as each novel is a stand-alone work that needs no sustenance. As a fantasy writer, Ms. Hughes is un-matched in her Genre … for that I give her an easy 5 stars.