The Flight of the Griffin by C.M. Gray
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15831071-the-flight-of-the-griffin
http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Griffin-C-M-Gray/dp/1471750353/ref=la_B00765XUMC_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356321020&sr=1-2
I won this book in a giveaway! Thank
You! This is my honest review.
Pardigan,
Quint, Loras and Tarent live on an abandoned ship, the Griffin.
Pardigan is a twelve-year-old thief. Quint is the oldest and the
captain of their vessel. “Loras had once been apprenticed to a
magician, but the old boy had died before passing on much of his
craft.” Tarent is lazy but nice and the boys' storyteller. Pardigan
steals a magical knife and a shape shifter follows the boys. Among the
things Pardigan stole from the merchant is a magic book of
challenges. “‘The
Book of Challenges’ was written a long time ago, by a
magician who foresaw a time in the future when this planet would need
to be set on another course. The reality you all take for granted is
set in a fine balance between Chaos and Order.” Mahra, the
shape shifter asks if they want to take up the quest to find three
crystal skulls. The book names the boys Magician, Thief, The Leader
(Fighter) and the Priest. “You are the soldiers for Order, you must
complete the challenges to finish the spell and stop the world from
slipping further and further into the control of Chaos and the dark
days of true evil.” A demon, magician and the merchant follow the
boys to stop them from their quest. This is a wonderful, imaginative
adventure story and I was really loving it. The writing is really
good and Mr. Gray paints such a pretty picture, I was immediately
entranced. My only criticism would be that the middle of the story
was dragging a bit and I didn't connect as much with the characters
as I would like. They were a bit one-dimensional. I really liked the
action bits the best. Mahra is pretty funny as a cat. 4 stars.
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