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Review by Lenocka -- Belas Rift
[Following is a volunteer review of "Belas Rift" by Stephan von Clinkerhoffen.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Stephan von Clinkerhoffen
The hidden city of Chelldrah-Ham (Belas Rift)
This is a fiction book, based on multiverse premise. Our universe, in which Earth exist, is connected with other worlds through Belas Rift. Trouble rises when a woman from Earth discovers Rift and hidden riches in land behind it.
Book is following adventures of two friends trying to stop evil human Anet, who wants to destroy their world and plunder it's treasures. Stig and Meg, even from different races and cultures from Motherworld, are tyed with friendship made in fire of war in Motherworld. There are only references to that war, because almost entire book explores their journey on Earth.
Stig and Meg, upon arriving on Earth, had to discover a lot about humans and during their journey they came along different people. It is adorable to read about their interpretation of our world, for example, they think helicopter's name is smelly-copter, dogs are snappy-snarlies and so on. There are people afraid of them, but also those willing to help those strange beings.
Book digs deep in our nature, cold-hearted or willing to help, prone to gossip or kind, explains every human is same and in same time different than any other, trough eyes of beings from another world. They arrived on Earth during Christmas season, so there are some descriptions of Christmas decorations and traditions, all explained from perspective of persons prior unaware of such tradition. Sometimes, their adventures are directly connected to Christmas, but those occasions are rare.
Most prominent characteristic of Stig and Meg is kindness. They are shocked by selfishness, greed, gossiping and cruelty of humans, but also pleasantly surprised there are also humans similar to them, kind, openhearted and willing to help. During their voyage, they realise there are a lot of plants and beings from Motherworld, taken by humans centuries ago and scattered among ordinary Earth plants and creatures, but they are unable to help them.
Somehow, this book reminds me of Tolkien's books. There are no strong connection, but issues raised in this book are similar and still relevant as they were when Tolkien wrote Hobbit and Lord of the rings. Destruction brought by humans, our devastating nature, as species, and beauty of nature are in such contrast as Orcs and Hobbits, but both works brings hope there is something great in us, willingness to fight and sacrifice for something greater, and to help those in need. There is always balance, good and bad, and we need to learn to keep it or to be consumed by our own bad side.
This book is interesting enough to keep someone occupied for few hours, but it is hard to maintain focus trough entire book. However, if you start it, you will finish it because adventures and occasional, and by occasional I mean at last once daily, shenanigans of Stig and Meg are enough to keep you interested, so I am giving this book 3 out of 4 stars. There is also editing issue I want to address. All onomatopoeic words are written in Italics, i.e. "Unable to speak, they headed towards them, still coughing and spluttering." That is really annoying and it was a big setback in my reading progress.
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3 out of 4 stars
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Stephan von Clinkerhoffen
The hidden city of Chelldrah-Ham (Belas Rift)
This is a fiction book, based on multiverse premise. Our universe, in which Earth exist, is connected with other worlds through Belas Rift. Trouble rises when a woman from Earth discovers Rift and hidden riches in land behind it.
Book is following adventures of two friends trying to stop evil human Anet, who wants to destroy their world and plunder it's treasures. Stig and Meg, even from different races and cultures from Motherworld, are tyed with friendship made in fire of war in Motherworld. There are only references to that war, because almost entire book explores their journey on Earth.
Stig and Meg, upon arriving on Earth, had to discover a lot about humans and during their journey they came along different people. It is adorable to read about their interpretation of our world, for example, they think helicopter's name is smelly-copter, dogs are snappy-snarlies and so on. There are people afraid of them, but also those willing to help those strange beings.
Book digs deep in our nature, cold-hearted or willing to help, prone to gossip or kind, explains every human is same and in same time different than any other, trough eyes of beings from another world. They arrived on Earth during Christmas season, so there are some descriptions of Christmas decorations and traditions, all explained from perspective of persons prior unaware of such tradition. Sometimes, their adventures are directly connected to Christmas, but those occasions are rare.
Most prominent characteristic of Stig and Meg is kindness. They are shocked by selfishness, greed, gossiping and cruelty of humans, but also pleasantly surprised there are also humans similar to them, kind, openhearted and willing to help. During their voyage, they realise there are a lot of plants and beings from Motherworld, taken by humans centuries ago and scattered among ordinary Earth plants and creatures, but they are unable to help them.
Somehow, this book reminds me of Tolkien's books. There are no strong connection, but issues raised in this book are similar and still relevant as they were when Tolkien wrote Hobbit and Lord of the rings. Destruction brought by humans, our devastating nature, as species, and beauty of nature are in such contrast as Orcs and Hobbits, but both works brings hope there is something great in us, willingness to fight and sacrifice for something greater, and to help those in need. There is always balance, good and bad, and we need to learn to keep it or to be consumed by our own bad side.
This book is interesting enough to keep someone occupied for few hours, but it is hard to maintain focus trough entire book. However, if you start it, you will finish it because adventures and occasional, and by occasional I mean at last once daily, shenanigans of Stig and Meg are enough to keep you interested, so I am giving this book 3 out of 4 stars. There is also editing issue I want to address. All onomatopoeic words are written in Italics, i.e. "Unable to speak, they headed towards them, still coughing and spluttering." That is really annoying and it was a big setback in my reading progress.
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