Kandide and The Secret of the Mists: Book One: The Calabiyau

Kandide and The Secret of the Mists: Book One: The Calabiyau Chronicles (Volume 1)

What if everything you love is suddenly gone? And everything you fear is all you have? Welcome to Calabiyau, a land where magic is as normal as the sunrise and evil is on a rampage. Meet Kandide. Still a teen in human years, she is the personification of perfection. She's also spoiled beyond belief and vain beyond control. You wonâ€™t like her at first. Nevertheless, she is heir to Calabiyauâ€™s throne and the keeper of the â€œGiftâ€â€”the key to the survival for all FÃ©e. When a terrible accident leaves her less than â€œperfect,â€ Kandide's own mother mercilessly sends her to a treacherous land where strange beasts roam the dark lifeless forest and even stranger FÃ©e rule its secret kingdom. If she is to survive, Kandide must battle hideous creatures, as well as her own repulsion for the â€œImperfectsâ€ that she has become. But that is just the beginning of her troubles. Within Calabiyau, a presence far more deadly is emerging. Kandideâ€™s prankster brother, Teren, her tomboy sister, Tara, and a group of misfit Imperfects set off on a perilous journey to save their sister and their land. They must challenge the darkest of forces to face an evil far worse than any imagined. Kandide and her kingdom are forever changed. Or are they? What the critics say: â€œKandide gives its readers one captivating, enthralling adventure after another.â€ â€” Los Angeles Newspaper Group â€œThere is plenty of action and strife to spice up the plot.â€ â€” VOYA "There really isnâ€™t much that can be said about Diana S. Zimmermanâ€™s "Kandide" that isnâ€™t covered under "Bravo!" Kandide and the Secret of the Mists is a wonderfully magical adventure that creates an involving tale of fear, loss, and redemption. Strewn all over the land of Calabiyau (namesake of the trilogy) are vivid details that bring the world of the FÃ©e to undeniable life." â€” Nothing Binding "Kandide is at the crossroads of invention and imagination. Zimmermanâ€™s character variety provides moral conflict amid a fantasy component, where life-changing epiphanies are discovered along with fanciful adventures in pomegranate meadows, palaces, dark woods, and underwater caverns. Youâ€™ll be absorbed into 'Kandide and the Secret of the Mists' as if you were making the journey yourself. Zimmermanâ€™s gentle, descriptive prose perches on the edge of poetry.â€ â€” Las Vegas Around the Clock "This author knows her way around the redemptive tale. Diana S. Zimmerman does not stop at portraying fully fleshed lead characters. Set in the magical land of Calabiyau, Kandide is a must-read for all who treasure books and the finer impulses of human nature.â€ â€” Air America Radio

Country	USA
Author	Diana S. Zimmerman
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781503116139
Edition	4th
ISBN	1503116131
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
MPN	black & white illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	286
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
PublicationDate	2014-10-30
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Kandide and The Secret of the Mists: Book One: The Calabiyau Chronicles (Volume 1)

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