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Morgan Sheppard (1007 KP) created a post

Feb 17, 2026  
✨ Are you ready to journey into a world where magic and myth walk side by side, and the very air hums with ancient power? ✨

Welcome to WRAIDD ELFENNOL, a mystical island shaped and sustained by the Elements 🌍💨🔥💧, where balance is sacred, and every generation of Chosen must rise to meet challenges that test not only their strength, but their spirit.

In this young adult fantasy series, each child, upon reaching their thirteenth year, is matched with an animal Partner whose soul resonates with their own, forming a lifelong bond through which they can speak mind to mind, sharing thoughts, courage and comfort in a connection as deep as any legend.

Across shifting landscapes and ancient strongholds, quests unfold, and long-buried truths begin to stir, while elemental magic weaves through every choice, asking whether those bound by destiny are ready to restore harmony before it is lost forever.

If you were called at thirteen to stand beside your own animal Partner and defend the balance of the Elements, what creature do you think would choose you? 🐾✨

📖 Begin the adventure today (available in #KU):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GJV1CYB

#YoungAdultFantasy #ElementalMagic #AnimalCompanions #KindleUnlimited #FantasyAdventure #MythAndMagic #IndieFantasy
     
A State of Freedom
A State of Freedom
Neel Mukherjee | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A wonderful array of short stories set in India
An intriguing network of short stories set in modern India with a backdrop of traditional culture. The stories have a vague link with one another, usually focusing on one particular character's narrative. And the nature of each story varies from magical realism to politics. While there were some stories I liked more than others, the animal cruelty of one specific tale was a little gratuitous to my liking. And while I know this happens in India it didn't seem to go anywhere. Other than that a well written cyclical novel.
  
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
George Orwell | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.8 (81 Ratings)
Book Rating
When the animals revolt against Jones, they find themselves responsible for their own fate on the farm. The initially set up a government where everyone had an equal say. But slowly, things begin to change. What will happen?

This is a powerful allegory about the dangers of socialism. It shows how things sound good in the beginning but slowly everything devolves. Written during Stalin's USSR, some references might be dated, but this is a warning well worth heeding today.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-animal-farm-by-george-orwell.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Arlie (10 KP) created a post in Magic Beyond Belief

Jun 17, 2018  
This is not your average magic show. Darren Romeo is a really good magician and singer. The illusions are top notch and worth going to see. This is a magic show so there are going to be dancers and assistants that wear outfits that show some skin. Live animals are a part of the show but it isn't an animal act.
I love watching magic in any way I can, live being the best, and I can say that this is a great show. The pop cultural references span the ages well and I have taken my niece there.