Review of The Fisherman's Son

By Lea Schizas, Author and Editor-in-Chief of Apollo’s Lyre
www.apollos-lyre.com

What if you were given the task to travel to a place deep within the waters, to a place that stories once told of a kingdom and its people that lived in such riches you couldn’t imagine? But this task did incur some danger; would you be so brave and take on this responsibility? Marilyn Peake’s THE FISHERMAN’S SON has such a character who not only binds you to him but his travels will become your own.

Marilyn Peake is a fantastic storyteller. Her enthralling tale, THE FISHERMAN’S SON, of a young lad and his quest to save six boys trapped within the deep realms of the waters surrounding his village, rivets you by tagging you alongside this journey. The added characters of Elden, the dolphin who is Wiley’s water guide, and the magical Lucinda who guides Elden on land just deepen the plot.

Her visual descriptive details are sharp and vivid, breathtakingly drawing you into the storyline. One cannot help but feel Wiley’s sadness over the loss of a loved one in the very beginning.

The repetition of the phrase ‘Drink deeply by land or sea. Earth comes only once’ only heightens your curiosity to find out what this actually means.

Her short chapters and simplistic words weave an enchanting tale keeping the flow of the story moving along at a nice dramatic pace for all ages to read.

The mapping of this mystical book is cleverly laid out for the reader to experience. The historical journey through a city that once lived in pure euphoria is enchanting. A feel of ‘Atlantis is alive’ titillates the reader.

This classical ‘sit by the fireplace’ reading can be handed down and read for many generations to come.  Peake crafts a drawing tale of a young lad who is trying to come to terms over a devastating loss, a drunken father, and a quest that has him bewildered.

Although geared for the younger adult reader, this is a gem of a story to suit all ages.

Copyright (c) 2008 Marilyn Peake