2 out of 4 stars
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A bright-blue glow engulfed the entire hill where a whirling vortex opened and sucked Tamara Jenkins and James McKenzie into its eye on their honeymoon inside the Stonehenge during an equinox. The authorities notified Caladan and Trudy Jorgensen as their next of kin. Sebastian and Helena Maximov joined them in searching for clues in order to find the lost couple. Seeing an odd white disk with an infinity symbol and a Celtic design inside Tamara's makeup bag, they consulted professor Angus Argyle, who interpreted it as a Pict symbol which means "Infinity Gate". Following the clues to find the location of the lost couple, their journey to the mystical place that interlocks time, space, magic, and reality started together with the good versus evil battle legend with awesome twists and turns.
Infinities Gate by John R. Moore is book two of Tamara Jenkins, Sorcerer trilogy. The book was self-published on December 16, 2017. It has 170 standard pages (187 pages on Kindle, 297 pages on eReader Prestigio); 250 words per page. It is filed under the sci-fi/fantasy genre with underlying themes of good versus evil, sorcery, magic, historical myths and legends, and narrated in the third person's omniscient point of view.
My favorite part of the story is when the reason for the abduction of Tamara Jenkins was revealed. She was the direct descendant of Semiramis (the ancient queen of Assyria), who can only wield the most powerful amulet, Ysbryd, and Sgiath. She underwent rigid training from Ihk Bin, who taught her everything from controlling the elements, moving through time and space without using a portal, manipulating the plants, and communicating with the animals. She had played the most important role in the story and she is the character I like the most.
I was hooked from the start of the story constantly until the end. All the characters, including the antagonists, are likable. The story plot is well-developed with a perfect sway of the emotional arch. The historical terms, events, and fantastic world-building are well-researched. The mystical battle is very descriptive and the narration flows smoothly. If there is something I don't like in the story, it's the presence of too many errors ranging from weird and merged sentences, punctuation, random capitalization, grammar, and spelling. There are a number of redundant scenes and descriptions. It would have been better if there is a map following their journey from one place to another at the beginning, and a glossary at the end. Too many characters involved, and a few confusing historical terms slowed my reading flow a bit.
The ending shows a glimpse of more adventures to come. I enjoyed the story despite the errors and the downsides I had stated above. I rate Infinities Gate by John R. Moore 2 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to all audiences especially the fans of historical sci-fi/fantasy. Those who are interested in magic, sorcery, dragons, mystical entities, myths, and legends will enjoy this very wholesome story with thrilling adventures. After a very thorough edit, this book has a high probability of receiving a perfect rating from me.
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Infinities Gate
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