Zan-Gah Series

ZAN-GAH

A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE

FIRST SENTENCE

“From a long distance a traveler, or some wild thing, might see within the deep and absolute blackness of night an tense orange light which looked from afar like a glowing coal.”

SUMMARY

From Book Flap

“She began to move warily in a circle as the men tightened the trap, and as they got closer the lioness began to stride and prowl in a circle so small that she almost seemed to be chasing her tail. But she was watching, watching while she turned and snarled, for a weakness in the ever-tightening ring of her pursuers. Then, at the moment the attack finally was sounded--when the men, putting down their drums and torches, charged on the run with their spears--the lioness saw what she was looking for. One of her enemies was smaller, weaker than the rest. There was a point in the strengthening line that could be broken! Thought merged with furious action and the beast, with a mighty bound of astonishing swiftness, darted toward Zan. Five hundred pounds of snarling fury sprang directly at him with claws bared and fanged mouth open!”

ZAN-GAH

AND THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

FIRST SENTENCE

“When Lisa-Na died, Dael wept real tears.”

SUMMARY

From Book Flap

"Well past the middle of the night Zan felt a shaking of his shoulder as he slept, and then an impatient foot kicking at him.  Instinctively grabbing for his spear, he looked up and saw the orange glow of a torch, and as his eyes adjusted to the invading light he recognized his brother's ghastly face.  Dael's dangerous brow was furrowed, and the vein of his forehead bulged under the old scar.  His teeth were clenched, and his eyes darted nervously back and forth.  His every motion expressed a profound agitation, and Zan knew that what he had been dreading had come.
'It is time, Zan.  Let us go!'
'Where?  It's dark!'
'I want to find where the river comes from.'"

REVIEW OF SERIES

If you like high adventure and lots of action, these books may be for you.  Set in prehistoric times, these books capture the atmosphere of life in the wild.  I could picture the setting and the dangers that lurked around every corner.  Warriors, weapons, wild animals….it’s all there.

The first book tells the story of Zan-Gah’s search for his brother, Dael.  Zan’s journey was long and treacherous.  The second book involves conflicts between brothers and tribes.  Battles are fought and the action never stops.

If you like to watch action flicks, you would like this series.  I would recommend it mostly to boys over ten years old because of the violence.

Thank you to Earthshaker Books for sending these books to me to review. 

RATING

3        Plot

4        Characters

4        Attention Grabbing

2        Girlie-Meter

3        Ending

16      TOTAL

4        STARS

Melina the Warrior