{"id":9146,"date":"2018-01-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2018-01-20T08:28:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T14:28:19","slug":"in-early-days-of-oz-a-fiery-friendship-works-for-good-by-lisa-fiedler-illustrated-by-sebastian-giacobino-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=9146","title":{"rendered":"In early days of Oz, A Fiery Friendship works for good, by Lisa Fiedler, illustrated by Sebastian Giacobino (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookWhen Glinda<\/a> was a schoolgirl
\nand the Brick Road didn’t shine brightly,
\nOz existed, long-historied already…<\/p>\n

Every well-known story has a “before” – before the crisis threatens, before the heroes awaken, before the epic battle.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Gale’s Ages of Oz series brings us the “before” for Glinda the Good and other citizens of Oz, before Dorothy and Toto followed that familiar yellow brick road, as “the Royal Historian of Oz” allows another to be called “author” so these stories can be published in our world.<\/p>\n

Look for book 2, A Dark Descent<\/em>, in May 2018 as A Fiery Friendship<\/em> comes out in paperback.<\/p>\n

How do you know when a convenient alliance becomes a friendship worth fighting for?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>:\u00a0A Fiery Friendship (Gabriel Gale’s Ages of Oz, book 1) \/ Lisa Fiedler, illustrated by Sebastian Giacobino. Margaret McElderry Books, 2017. [illustrator site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: On her Declaration Day, Glinda’s future becomes less certain, as the Scroll doesn’t reveal her foretold occupation, her mother is imprisoned for magic by the Witch of the South, and the young teen is contacted by a secret society intent on reclaiming Oz from its four wicked rulers.<\/p>\n

The yellow-hued land of Quadling under Asphidina is only golden for those favored by the Harvester queen, who forbids magic use by most.<\/p>\n

Glinda can rescue her mother from Asphidina’s floristic prison – if the magic cards briefly seen have seeped into her very being.<\/p>\n

Locasta from purple Gillikin land and Sam from another world entirely – youth joining her to fight ancient Wickedness.<\/p>\n

Secrets uncovered will free the four lands of Oz from their bondage – if these friends survive long enough!<\/p>\n

First in a series recounting the long-ago history of Oz, Glinda’s new friendships mingle with old prophecies, setting the stage for the Yellow Brick Road story so well-known to us. Followed by A Dark Descent<\/em>.
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