Title: Windows on Our World, Part 1: Hope
Author: Les Bill Gates
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-84753-515-3
Website: http://www.lesbillgates.com
Purchase URL: http://www.lulu.com/content/722089
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1847535151
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Book description or synopsis:
THE LAND The first part of the trilogy ‘Hope’ tells of the arrival of Squire in Thorland and ‘The Quest
for the Teeth of the Upper Jaw’.
THE PROPHECY After many centuries, Squire has returned to Thorland, summoned there by the good
Wizard Tobin in order to fulfil an ancient prophecy.
THE PEOPLE As the quest begins, the other members of the company described in the prophecy join
Squire.
THE MAGIC Tobin gives Squire a shield to protect him in times of great danger, but warns that
whenever he uses it he will also get a glimpse of his own world – an unpleasant experience.
THE QUEST Their quest takes the company to every part of West Thorland.
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Author Bio:
Leslie William Gates, who goes by the pen name of Les Bill Gates, was born in England in 1949. In
1972, he graduated from Keble College, Oxford University with an Honours degree in Mathematics.
The following year he completed a Post-graduate Certificate in Education at Exeter University. Les has
toured the world extensively and has spent more than twelve years in the Solomon Islands and eleven
years in New Zealand. Les is a High School teacher and former Principal of King George VI National
Secondary School, Solomon Islands. Les is now pursuing a new career as an author. ‘Hope’, the first
part of the fantasy trilogy ‘Windows on Our World’, is his first book. The other two parts, ‘Faith’ and
‘Love’, are in progress.
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Read the sample chapter here
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Link to book reviews: www.lesbillgates.com/hope.html
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Chapter reviews given by members:
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REVIEW
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REVIEWER
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A lot happens in the first chapter. For me so much was going on
that it was a little difficult to follow. I'll admit I like to be spoonfed a
bit, at least in the beginning. The visuals are great and very
detailed, but again I'm always looking for the story. As a reader I
would read on because my curiousity was piqued, but I'd want that
pay off pretty quickly
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Michael Bialys
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A reluctant hero. A prophecy. A healing quest. Classic elements of
classic fantasy, elements that in Les Bill Gates's Windows on our
World launch an intriguing story in a compelling fashion. As the
quest only begins when this chapter ends, it's impossible to know
how Gates fulfills the promise of his opening. But it's an opening
that leaves the reader eager for more.
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Mark David Gerson
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After a rather slow start, the pace picks up in this fantasy, which
also has aspects of a thriller. Good sensory details create a sense
of place, important even for a fantasy. Characters are immediately
interesting and distinctive.
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Helen H. Gordon
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In this chapter, The Squire wakes up in Thorland, where he is
destined to fulfill the prophecy of the skull being made whole once
more - after which he would resume his rule there. That The Squire
nearly lost his life to vicious wolves and a maddened boar, before
ever embarking on his quest, promises a gripping adventure. His
rescue, by the giant eagle, twice, and by Helge - to whom the eagle
had entrusted his care, suggests magical intervention. The
existence in Thorland, of the wicked wizard, Gordeve, and the good
one, Tobin, her brother, confirms this as a struggle between good
and evil. Further peril is anticipated as The Squire and Helge travel
to Tobin’s castle, where they would be introduced to the golden
skull, and receive instructions for the quest.
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Mobolaji Adenubi
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