The Thirteenth Hour A Retro 1980s Illustrated Fairytale Fantasy Novel eBook Joshua Blum
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The Thirteenth Hour is the story of Logan, who daydreams of seeing the world and finally has the unexpected chance to do so in a dangerous quest beyond his wildest dreams.
It is also the story of Aurora, looking to escape from the sleepy village orphanage where she and Logan have grown up to make her place in the world, preferably not by mucking out stables or slaving away in a mine.
And it is the story of three bumbling wizards, a dangerous King who wants to live forever, and a young boy from our world who watches these characters collide before him in this illustrated fairy tale fantasy inspired by 1980s fantasy, scifi, and teen movies.
An original retro 80s synthesizer soundtrack, Long Ago Not So Far Away, was created to accompany the novel.
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Comparable novels/movies, some of which inspired this book The Princess Bride, The Last Unicorn, Stardust, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, A Wrinkle in Time, Labyrinth, The Neverending Story, The Last Starfighter
The Thirteenth Hour A Retro 1980s Illustrated Fairytale Fantasy Novel eBook Joshua Blum
The Thirteenth Hour by Joshua Blum is one terrific book! This science fantasy has a detailed, creative, fast-paced adventure with a quest for immortality and well-considered musings on life. The tongue-in-cheek humor is just wonderful. Darien IV is a king mortally afraid of dying. His father was “the king of all things stingy, prejudiced, and cruel…and he lived long enough to instill some of these fine characteristics in his son.” The clever illustrations capture the essence of the story and add to the value of this book.Logan is an orphan who joins the army when he’s 18. The social commentary is perfect. “I don’t think I was ever quite able to reconcile how a city full of people and possibilities could leave me feeling so grimy, dejected, and alone at the end of the day.” He’s inept and a misfit, younger than the other soldiers in his group, which made me root for him to succeed. Finally he begins to find his place. “I began to dance with the wind, sword in hand. I leaped and turned, kicked and swung, lunged and dove. The wind was my partner, and I was following her lead.” Aurora, another orphan, is his best friend. The quest is filled with deadly dangers and magical beings; the ending is as satisfying as a good dream remembered. Definitely worth reading, for all ages.
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The Thirteenth Hour A Retro 1980s Illustrated Fairytale Fantasy Novel eBook Joshua Blum Reviews
I was given a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
From the description, I thought I would love this book. When the author approached me and gave a description I was excited. A labor of love in the vein of Princess Bride and Neverending Story? Sign me up! Reality has a way of not quite living up to our expectations however.
First, I'll just say that I have enormous respect for ANYONE who writes a book and is not a full-time career author. I have written a lot of reviews but I've about a total of 20 pages of fiction (none ever suitable to publish) in my life, so anyone who finishes writing a book is already a better writer than me. That said...
This book is suffering from several major flaws. It is not well written in my opinion. I don't mean that in terms of continuity errors, grammar errors, etc. There are no such obvious mechanical flaws to be found here. Rather, the fault is in the style and cadence of the writing.
Simply put, unless you are Tolkien or Herbert (and sometimes even then), you need to take your sprawling epic and cut it down to size when the story is not moving along at a suitable pace. That's the author's first mistake, and it's not an amateur one. Robert Jordan was famous for letting his descriptions run away with him. In this case it's not descriptions that are the problem, but rather using pages of dialog when a few sentences would suffice, and long narrative of what's happening to a protagonist when "What with one thing and another, one year passed." would suffice. Seriously, this would be a four star book at 200 pages.
The second problem is the style and tone of the book. This book can't seem to decide if it's for kids (light-hearted tone) or adults (rough language). I can't quite get a grip on what this book is trying to be. Worse, the pacing and writing style lacks the "page-turner" effect of tight writing with narrative hooks. I just can't seem to care about anyone in the book, figure out what the point of it all is, etc. I get the feeling the book is supposed to be humorous, but nothing in it makes me laugh. And yes, it is a difficult book to read, not due to complex ideas or language, but because it takes so long for things to happen that I have to keep fighting to be interested in reading further. All of this would be fixed I think, by a re-write to make the story flow better and grab your attention (maybe replacing lots of dialog that doesn't say much with a bit of description to draw the reader in?).
This is not a bad book. It just need to be cut down to size and polished a bit more. I hope the author continues to write and improve his craft and wish him every success.
Book The Thirteenth Hour
Author Joshua Blum
Joshua Blum approached me after discovering my review of The Last Unicorn, asking me if I would be interested in giving an unbiased review. I said yes, fully prepared to spring for a copy on my own since I currently had enough spare change to do so. I was pleasantly surprised and very grateful when he sent me a copy. I had just finished finalizing my thoughts on The Golem, and settled down with my trusty . Reading is just the thing to do when not able to sit up for long and not with it enough to do any significant writing of one's own. I was all set and ready for a good fantasy.
This one did not disappoint. It is very firmly in the realm of high fantasy in a definite fairy tale world. You've got your elves, a spoiled brat of a king, a couple orphans... The story is really about Logan, an orphan drafted into the army from a rural village, who gets picked by a wizard out of all the other recruits to become an Imperial Ranger. Mission? Find the secret of Eternal Life, visiting all four corners of the world to find the directions. The quest follows the elemental wheel, through the four physical elements and then into the element of Spirit, in this case Dream. Several points there for well managed.
Each character met is well rounded. No cardboard characters here. Some are a little stranger than others, but you get a good feel of life continuing as the limelight passes on. The villain was also well done, and like much of life was more properly "grey" than "black" or "evil."
The tale also deals with such esoteric subjects as redemption and reconciliation, as well as the true nature of eternal life. It's not coffee, but I definitely got a good laugh over the potion.
This book also has some beautifully done poetry in it. In that it reminded me of The Last Unicorn as that too had included song and poetry. There is also a book mentioned in the story that I wouldn't mind seeing more of. As the final notes of the author indicate that there is a possibility of another book I hope to see this book of mysteries make another appearance. I'll be hoping for a continuation and will definitely be reading this story again at a later date.
A bit of a critical review does have to come up. I did see a few typos through the book. They are easy to have happen, I'm not complaining about them. They did not throw me off and should not throw another reader off. I know there are readers and reviewers that do turn up their noses at typos. However, typos happen in every book. I have NEVER come across a typo-free book, ever. The typos did not knock my esteem for the book down. When I have energy for it I will probably reread and attempt to make note of where those were so that I can send it to him in case there is the chance to have an updated edition. I'm sure I won't catch them all as again, no one ever does. All I can say is that there certainly were not enough to put this in the discard pile.
The formatting of the book I also found interesting. I liked how different colors and styles of text were used to help the reader differentiate when point of views were switched and when things were internal action. I thought that was very well handled, and it is not something that I have seen very often. I hope it doesn't throw anyone off or make them think that there is something odd with the formatting, especially as at the beginning it shows the reader exactly what each typeset is for. If anyone gets confused or complains... well... that's why one should always read front and/or end matter. Use shortcuts and you do a disservice to yourself, reader.
I'd give this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars regarding technical issues, and a solid 5 when speaking solely about enjoyability.
I will be recording a video review later on after I have rested.
Stopped reading after 60 pages. Too complex for me to understand.
this is very excellent read. You think you know what will happen and it doesn't. You can NOT put this book down. VERY VERY well written and keeps you on your toes
The Thirteenth Hour by Joshua Blum is one terrific book! This science fantasy has a detailed, creative, fast-paced adventure with a quest for immortality and well-considered musings on life. The tongue-in-cheek humor is just wonderful. Darien IV is a king mortally afraid of dying. His father was “the king of all things stingy, prejudiced, and cruel…and he lived long enough to instill some of these fine characteristics in his son.” The clever illustrations capture the essence of the story and add to the value of this book.
Logan is an orphan who joins the army when he’s 18. The social commentary is perfect. “I don’t think I was ever quite able to reconcile how a city full of people and possibilities could leave me feeling so grimy, dejected, and alone at the end of the day.” He’s inept and a misfit, younger than the other soldiers in his group, which made me root for him to succeed. Finally he begins to find his place. “I began to dance with the wind, sword in hand. I leaped and turned, kicked and swung, lunged and dove. The wind was my partner, and I was following her lead.” Aurora, another orphan, is his best friend. The quest is filled with deadly dangers and magical beings; the ending is as satisfying as a good dream remembered. Definitely worth reading, for all ages.
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