Bøger af Roy Benaroch

Covering everything from burping and naptime to filing for paternity leave and setting up a safe play area, this is the complete survival manual for first-time dads. Discover more than 100 things dads can do to help their baby--and their partner--thrive in the first year.

Four friends find a mystery-a hatchway set in the ground at their feet. Where did in come from, and where could it go? Fenced off from the world, the only four children living at a remote science facility had gotten used to relying on each other. Their parents, preoccupied with their research, had left the four of them to grow up on their own, finding their own adventures and figuring things out for themselves. Sure, things had been getting a little strange lately. But a few people going missing wasn't much to worry about when there's barely any school and plenty of sunny days to explore. But this hatch, or door, or whatever it was-this was new, and unexpected, and unexplainable. Honey didn't trust it. Ip was eager to jump down, but even his big brother Ralsh couldn't pull it open. Janus knew he'd be able to figure it out, somehow. As the friends try to solve the puzzle, more startling events make them wonder about the doorway, and what might be going on under their feet. Their parents were acting more and more... oddly. And why would a research station need so many soldiers? Their questions become more serious when the last mystery falls into place: Every single person in their lives, all but the four of them, vanishes. Opening the hatch and dropping into the darkness below may be the only way to find their families. And whatever else is down there.

The City is awash in Flow-invisible strings of power that can be harnessed only by a chosen few Guildsmen. But there are a few individuals who've learned to use the power of Flow outside of the Guilds. They've found each other, and formed a loose confederation to replace their own lost families. Soon, they find themselves attacked from all sides. As they try to understand their own abilities, The City boils into crisis. The Mayor, overcome by paranoia, sets the Guilds against one another. Who can hold the City together, and what is the secret of the power of Flow that has pulled so many families apart? Could the same power be used to bring a new family together? Kirkus Review (Jan 19, 2012) (this is the complete review) Benaroch, Roy FLOW CreateSpace (182 pp.) January 19, 2012 A city ruled by a large number of powerful magical guilds is nearly tornapart from within due to the actions of a corrupt mayor in Benaroch's (A Guide to Getting the Best Health Care for Your Child, 2007, etc.) debut work of fiction. Not simply the title, "Flow" is also the word the characters in Benaroch's story use to define magic itself. Not unlike the concept of "The Force" in Star Wars, Flow refers to invisible strings of power that ripple throughout the world and bind it together. Representatives of the magical academies test all young children for the ability to interact with and manipulate Flow. Those who test positive are taken from their parents to be trained in sorcery, which is known as "woodcraft." After years of arduous training, those who don't flunk out must choose a Guild that best complements their particular strengths. Meanwhile, the mayor is trying to secretly consolidate power into her own hands by setting the Guilds against one another. Her plan is threatened by the unprecedented emergence of a number of people who discover that they can work magic on their own, outside of the Guilds. Benaroch's fantasy is rich with imaginative detail and strong prose, and a number of creative characteristics (such as magical, anthropomorphized boxes known as "kitties," and the mayor's imposing security force, the Tinies) distinguish this novel from other similar tales. The author makes liberal use of satire and dark comedy, as the absurdities of this fictional society humorously comment on our own world's impenetrable bureaucracies. Unfortunately, the characters aren't nearly as well developed as the world they inhabit. The villain's motivations remain murky at best. Benaroch does, however, manage to capture the alienation the magical characters experience quite beautifully, instilling the narrative with a thoughtful and much-needed human touch. Benaroch's tightly plotted novel presents an expertly crafted world that avid fantasy readers should find rewarding, and its blend of suspense and humor will attract neophytes, as well. Kirkus Indie, Kirkus Media LLC, 6411 Burleson Rd., Austin, TX 78744 indie@kirkusreviews.com

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