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Title: The Fiuri Realms
Subtitle: Shioni of Sheba, Book 5
Author: Marc Secchia
Narrator: Nik Magill
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-07-17
Publisher: Marc Secchia
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic
Publisher's Summary:
As a slave-girl's freedom beckons, a dark assassin infiltrates Castle Hiwot. Shioni lays her life on the line for her best friend, the Princess of West Sheba, but finds herself catapulted into an adventure in a faraway world - the Fiuri Realms. A deadly plot unfolds as Shioni battles to confront the evil Fiuri magician Tazaka. Can Shioni unravel Tazaka's plans for the Fiuri in time to save her friend Azurelle from a terrible fate?
Great dangers surround Shioni in this magical adventure. Crystal Inferno Dragons. War between the Fiuri. Wild magic. Hints of her powers and her past. Shioni's courage and ingenuity will be tested to the limit as she navigates the treacherous tunnels of Fiuriel, the astonishing world of the Fiuri.
Shioni will return to Africa a wholly different person. And then, Kalcha will have her revenge.
Members Reviews:
A Delightful Escape
Although The Fiuri Realms is the fifth book in the Shioni of Sheba series, I found that it can be thoroughly enjoyed without having read any of the prior books because it is a story in itself. In the case of The Fiuri Realms, the main character, Shioni, is transformed from a human into a small fairy-like being called a Fiuri, and almost the entire book describes her adventures in the world of the Fiuri.
The author has a wonderful knack for making all kinds of fantastical creatures come to life as they talk, converse and interact with each other, show emotions and reactions in situations of danger, love and friendship so that the reader is transported into this other realm where oneâs imagination can run wild. Apart from the excitement of discovery in this fantasy realm, the story has extra interest when Shioni loses her memory shortly after being turned into a Fiuri, and when she is rescued by a group of real Fiuri, she believes she is one of them. Together with her newfound friends, she explores the Fiuri realm in search for answers, and when she does regain her memory, she faces the challenge of rescuing a dear friend who is under the spell of a despot ruler.
Reading The Fiuri Realms, I found myself visualizing the vivid colours and images of the different kinds of Fiuri, the landscapes in which they live, the forbidden surface of the planet with turquoise hills and crimson fields, and last but not least, the well-named âglue-slap plant whose sticky nectar can trap and debilitate a Fiuri. For me it was like the pleasure of watching a colourful Disney animation movie âthe perfect escape from the real world!
Very different fifth in the series
Pretty, sparkly fairy creatures engage in life-or-death battles in their tiny world. Shioni is catapulted there by magic. The book ends on a completely frustrating cliff-hanger: there are two more books promised in the series, but they're not out yet!
I did not like the setting much, and felt that Shioni was out of her African element. Nevertheless, the writing was very good (as it always is with March Secchia), and the story was exciting, interesting, and made sense (within the Fiuri setting, at least).
Overall I really liked it but...
I liked how we (the readers) got to experience Azurelles (Or Zi) world Fiurel. Well, Shioni isnt a very realistic character they say that shes around 11 years but she knows all these fighting moves??!!! Id say a more appropriate age would be 14 or 15.
