Product Details
- Title:Champion's Quest: The Die of Destiny
- Author: Frank L. Cole
- Publisher : Shadow Mountain (August 3, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 304 pages
- Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy/Children's Fiction
- ISBN-10 : 1629728500
- ISBN-13 : 978-1629728506
- Reading age : 9 - 12 years
***I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own***
Book Summary
Lucas Silver's life is about to change. He thinks it’s because he's made
plans to escape from his foster home and make his way to New York, but
then he and his friend Miles and two girls they're acquainted
with―Jasmine and Vanessa―find Hob and Bogie's Curiosity Shoppe and agree
to play a game of Champion's Quest.
When the four kids walk out the front door of the Curiosity Shoppe, they immediately discover they’re no longer in West Virginia, but transported into the game and a wild fantasy world of dangerous goblins, brutish ogres, and a powerful witch.
They must work together as a team, overcome their real-world weaknesses, and believe in themselves and each other if they are to outwit, outplay, and survive their foes in this ultimate quest to defeat a treacherous monster.
When the four kids walk out the front door of the Curiosity Shoppe, they immediately discover they’re no longer in West Virginia, but transported into the game and a wild fantasy world of dangerous goblins, brutish ogres, and a powerful witch.
They must work together as a team, overcome their real-world weaknesses, and believe in themselves and each other if they are to outwit, outplay, and survive their foes in this ultimate quest to defeat a treacherous monster.
Book Trailer For Champion's Quest: The Die of Destiny
My Review
What a wild adventure Champion's Quest: The Die of Destiny turned out to be. From the moment I started reading this I knew that Author Frank Cole had written another Middle-Grade Fantasy series that kids will love. The story takes place at first in our real world and then the teens find themselves in a video, role-playing game. It was so much fun! I kept thinking how kids are going to eat this up. I'm sure they'll understand a lot more about the gaming things than I did. When I first heard about the book I remember it being described as "Dungeons & Dragons meets Jumanji". That's a perfect description!
Most of the main characters are kids whose lives have not been normal. Lucas and Miles have been in the Foster-Care system for many years, new girl Jasmine now lives with her Grandmother, and snotty, "older sister" Vanessa is where Lucas and Miles live currently. This odd mixture of kids learn many lessons as they go through the game to accomplish a goal working together to finish the game. Each teen learns about their strengths and weaknesses and learning to believe in themselves. There is great action meeting & fighting trolls, witches, orcs, goblins, and chimeras. You get the picture. The world building is good and hopefully we'll get a deeper look into each character's personalities and problems in the next book.
I can't wait for Book #2! I know that Middle-Grade readers are going to absolutely love Champion's Quest: The Die of Destiny.
Meet Author Frank L. Cole
Frank L. Cole lives with his wife and three children in the Rocky Mountain West. When he’s not writing books, he’s selling them as a bookstore manager. Frank is the author of ten books and has visited more than 120 schools, where he promotes reading and using your imagination. His philosophy is “With a good imagination, you can solve any problem you ever come up against in life.” You can learn more about Frank's writing at frankcolewrites.com
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