3 out of 4 stars
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Jordan David's book, The Elf Coup - Book Three of The Magi Charter is a fictional story about elves living in a fictional city called the North Pole. The author tells the story of how a group of elves led by the FCD (First Contact Department) head, Mistletoe Green, staged a coup to usurp authority at the North Pole.
Amidst the coup, a creature called Krampus appears at the North Pole. The presence of this creature causes power problems at the North Pole. Elves live in fear. Other major highlights of the story are on the rune mythology. The use of these runes brings intrigue, suspense, creativity, and a climax to the story. The climax of the story is when Noel Night (historical department head) fights Mistletoe Green towards the end of the story using runes. Also worth mentioning are the use of glow bulbs as alternative sources of light and for medicine. The coup doesn't last for long before it is wrested out of power.
The author is very original and organized. Each chapter tells a unique part of the entire story. The captions for the 19 chapters suit each chapter. His language is simple and has a lot of drama in it. He is very descriptive too.
What I like most about the book is the level of intelligence and organization shown by the elves. There are basically 14 departments at the North Pole and each had its function clearly defined. I also like the unique departmental colours such as; blue hats, purple hats, red hats, yellow berets, sky hats etc. This already established structure at the North Pole was also a strong determinant in them surviving the coup and still meeting the Christmas Eve deadline. My reason for liking this was because it led to the smooth running of operations, and their subsequent victory at the end.
I practically love every part of this book. What I like least about the book is that there were too many errors such as: “It was directly beneath the wing were the fire plume had erupted from.” I had to stop in the course of reading this book to correct them, which was why I liked it the least.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I didn't give it a 4 because I found a lot of typographical errors in the course of reading the book. It didn't look like it was edited. I also did not give it a 2 because the story is quite laudable if not for the errors.
This book would appeal most to children, youngsters, and teenagers. For children; it could be read to them as bedtime stories. Also, it would appeal to young adults with an active imagination. It would also appeal to anyone who wants to know the origin of the gifts Santa Claus gives out at Christmas. It also might appeal to anyone who has received such gifts. This book would appeal least to people who are stereotyped in their way of thinking and don't have an active imagination. This could be adults.
Generally, the book is very interesting. The author has a very lively and active imagination and almost got me training alongside Noel Night. I look forward to his writing about the snow people (the Nix) which I know would make another interesting story, since they weren't talked about at the end.
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The Elf Coup - Book Three of the Magi Charter
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