Branchwater by Steven Maus
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- Pub. Date: August 2007
- Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 212pp
- ISBN-13: 9780595451913
- ISBN: 0595451918
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In the kingdom of Branchwater, the humans have peacefully lived alongside their guardians, the mantliks, for the last seven hundred years. But that changes one morning when they wake up to find a foreign army encamped outside the castle town.
What follows is a gripping story of several young friends-human and mantlik-and how they come together to survive. Facing an onslaught like no one imagined, the two races must stand side-by-side on the walls of Branchwater, bracing themselves for the future.
As the siege commences with lifted shields and drawn bows, the children hide deep inside the castle. It is the young Desirae who wanders through the inner halls and down into the basement. What she stumbles on below the castle could mean either salvation for Branchwater or its destructive end.
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Branchwaterby Anonymous
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May 29, 2008: Ever since the end of the Harry Potter series I have been looking for a novel which can satify my craving for fantasy again. I happened to stumble across this novel one day, it looked generally interesting, so I bought it. As I began reading Branchwater I thought there was no way that it could live up to the high expectations that I have come to expect of fantasy novels. I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself reading Maus' novel with the same zealous attitude that I read Harry Potter, constantly looking forward to what will happen next, and finding myself finishing it one late night because I just had to read on. Branchwater is now going to be a staple in my library, and I will always look forward to reading it again and again. I recommend this book highly to anyone, and everyone who just has an itch for a great fantasy novel, and who wishes to see the future of fantasy. I look forward to reading more works from Maus, and especially another Branchwater novel!
Branchwaterby Anonymous
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May 08, 2008: This book was released less than 1 year ago, and has already grown to be an internationally known title. This may be because of Maus's classic yet original storyline, it may be because of the variety of interesting characters who dwell in and about Branchwater Castle, or it may simply be due to the fact that humans everywhere are drawn to tales of adventure, desperation, and of course... magic. The story opens as champion Greta Velda - an elf-like 'mantlic' - challenges her human opponent in a gladiator-esque tournement. The tournement is a friendly competition, but don't worry: the blood and violence are not too far behind. For only a few days later, human and mantlic alike are fighting for their very survival, high atop the walls and towers of Branchwater Castle, as a mysterious force presses ever onward with an army as ancient as humankind itself. From the meloncholy Prince Sagu's seemingly endless knowledge of myths and legends, to the secrets of the child Deserae, and the traumatizing past of a desperate mantlic struggling to save her home and her dying son, 'Branchwater' is sure to captivate the imagination of child and grown-up readers alike. And perhaps if we're lucky, then someday we'll hear more from the nation of Esrael, passed on to us by the ever-unpredictable Steven Maus.
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