Book Review –
Review by Crystal J.
Casavant-Otto
My thoughts:
I recently had the pleasure
of reviewing something totally new to me. I was
I read The Jupiter Chronicle:
The Secret of the Great Red Spot with my daughter (the first grader who is
seven years old). We enjoyed the family values that were evident throughout the
story. There was the very real issue of an absent parent, and I absolutely love
the role of prayer in the story. There was a smidge of action or as some may
define “violence” through the adventure, but nothing horrific or scary. The
characters were well written and the story kept our interest. This is a book I
would recommend this chapter book to other parents with children aged 7-11 and
we are eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.
Here’s the official book summary:
~Book One of a Steampunk Children's Series ~
It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo
have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father
went missing five years ago. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift
that his father left the wounded boy; a telescope that sits collecting dust in
the attic.
When Callie decides to peer through its murky lens it activates the device and sends the Castillos to the steam-powered floating cities of Jupiter to rescue their father and save the Jovians before the Martians launch their attack.
What follows is the beginning of an era that will forever be known by its strange name...Steampunk.
About the Author:
Science Fiction for the Human Condition
Author Leonardo
Ramirez goes by Lenny and Lenny’s work
includes a graphic novel titled, "Haven" as well as the Steampunk
Children's series, "The Jupiter Chronicles" and the upcoming prose
novel, Haven of Dante published through his newly created self-publishing
entity, Leonardoverse.
"My heart
and motive have always been for people who are hurting. These can be kids who
have had to suffer through child abuse or neglect or an absent parent which can
be equally torturous as was the case in The Jupiter Chronicles. It can also be
young girls who have suffered an assault like Haven did in Haven of Dante.
Young or old it doesn't matter. Those are the kids and adults I want to speak
to because I've been there."
It's not just
Science Fiction.
It's Science
Fiction for the Human Condition
For
"Haven", it was to encourage those who had experienced the horror of
an assault to make good choices for themselves. That theme will be expounded
upon in the prose novel, Haven of Dante.
In "Jupiter
Chronicles", it's to help identify with kids who have grown up without a
dad like I did. That's reality meeting the written word in an effort to learn
something about ourselves and how we deal with life. It's obviously not a new
concept but it is a just cause to push forward on.
Coming soon!
Haven of Dante: The Staff of Moshe
Seventeen-year-old
Haven Irena comes from a dysfunctional family where the absence of her
workaholic father is filled by a loving mother with a mysterious past. A past
that ties the Dante family to the inherited task of fighting the nine circles
of hell. Calling themselves "The Aristocracy," the nine circles have
infiltrated our society at every level and the only ones who have stood against
their evil plans are members of the Dante family line.
This time, it's
Haven's turn.
Combining
Literary fiction with Fantasy, this action-packed young adult adventure races
through worlds of paranormal and Science Fiction with a supernatural
Matrix-style feel all its own.
Thanks so much
for stopping by. Please stop by Lenny's website at http://leonardoverse.com and sign
up for the blog.
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