Book of Names
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Average rating2.7
"Score is from New York. Helaine is from the medieval world Ordin. Pixel is from virtual reality on the world Calomir. All three are kidnapped and taken to an alien planet. Here they discover they possess magical abilities that need to be trained. They also find that someone is trying to kill them."
Originally published as part of Scholastic books, Diadem is a fantastic series about three friends traveling across dimensions in search of the truth behind the universe, and their own place in it all. The author encourages the reader to try to solve puzzles along with the characters as they traverse from one planet of the Diadem to another and includes many interesting twists on 'normal' fantasy and science fiction themes and creatures.
The first six books in the series were published consecutively in 1997, then re-published by Llewellyn in 2004. the next four were published by Llewellyn starting in 2004, and the remaining two were published by Dragonhome Books in 2012:
1. Book of Names
2. Book of Signs
3. Book of Magic
4. Book of Thunder
5. Book of Earth
6. Book of Nightmares
7. Book of War
8. Book of Oceans
9. Book of Reality
10. Book of Doom
11. Book of Time
12. Book of Games
Series
Series
2 primary booksDiadem Worlds of Magic
Diadem Worlds of Magic is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by John Peel.
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I am not in the target age group for this series, and I knew that going into it. However, I am usually able to keep that in mind when reading books intended for younger audiences, and typically manage to select titles that are enjoyable for adults as well as children.
Overall this wasn't a bad read. It just wasn't really spectacular either. It lacked a level of substance that I want in my reading material. At least in the stuff I'm going to buy. I think even when I was in the intended age group for this book (and the sequels) I would have had some issues with the worldbuilding (or rather, general lack thereof).
