Worlds Unseen (Seventh World Trilogy)

Nice to read about adventure, danger, and battle without being drenched in gore by the author.

If you enjoy the fantasy of Lewis, Tolkien, and Stephen Lawhead, you will enjoy the works of Rachel Starr Thomson. The Seventh World Trilogy has compelling characters, an engaging adventurous plot with surprising twists written with a strong moral compass. Im so glad to have found this author!

I loved this book. I thought the characters were relate able and interesting, the story was great and the world was imaginative and thoughtful. I usually dont review things because I know only five stars are helpful and I cant give five stars, but this one I wanted to.

I had an awesome time adventuring with Maggie and crew in Worlds Unseen. Highly recommend.

One of the best books I’ve ever read! The author is one of the best writers I’ve ever read! I could hardly put it down.

Great story! Well written with only a lost me spot in a couple of places. Rachel is an engaging writer who knows how to make a story come alive. I highly recommend Worlds Unseen. I am now reading the second book in the trilogy. Superb!

From start to finish it is easy to follow and understand the adventure. The author does a wonderful job of giving enough description to paint a clear picture, but not too much that bogs down the pace of the story.

I was so impressed by the plot-line and characters in this series of books, of which this one is the first. All three of them kept me up late reading and reading to see what happened next. The allegorical references were subtle, but very powerful. I highly recommend this book and its sequels. I am thrilled to have found them!

The author bio captured me before any description of this book did. Magic, ancient parchments, visions, monsters, otherworldly villains, treachery, battles, evil overlords, governments to overthrow, good citizens dying for the cause: nothing new here, but as the author of Ecclesiastes said thousands of years ago, there is nothing new under the sun. Stories and tropes get repeated all the time; what sets one apart from another is how well the story is told. This is a well-told story. Thomsons voice is lyrical, with a rhythm and a poetry that sound almost Biblical. And that brings me back to the author bio. She addresses the reader with a personal message. Excerpts here: - Hey, my name is Rachel Starr Thomson. - I believe wholeheartedly in the power of fiction to change our lives. - I want my readers to discover depths of truth about themselves, about the world... - Whoever you are, I believe in you. I believe your life has immeasurable worth. I believe you were personally handcrafted by a loving Creator with a vision and purpose for your life. I believe your struggles, your dreams, and your hurts matter. I believe you walk a path no one else does, one that is intended to benefit the world. Theres more, but the timing of her words won me over. I tend to think there is no such thing as a loving Creator God, much less that I was planned and formed by this God, and that this God notices or cares what I think or do. Worlds Unseen opens with a populace that no longer believes in God, but a few prophets and poets speak of a God of light and love, and some dare to anticipate a Return of the King. The powers that be have purged all records of such a King ever having lived on earth, but those who know better start sharing what they know, and a revolution is launched. A man on a mission dies before he can deliver the ultimate weapon against the regime, and an orphan takes up his cause, risking her life to carry an old scroll to one man who might know what to do with it. Along the way she meets a boy with a bear, an encampment of Gypsies (someone didnt get the message that the Romani people regard Gypsy as an ethnic slur), a rebel leader (the charismatic Ploughman), a princess, and a scholar who inspires the revolutionaries. Summarizing the plot does not convey in the least the myth and the magic of it. While Worlds Unseen has a C.S. Lewis vibe, it is much more 21st Century in the prose style. Fast paced to the point that each scene is very short, the way Poldark the TV series is compared to Poldark the novel. It may not be a bad thing, but it does leave the reader feeling a little cheated when Maggie meets her true love. Well, that happened fast! Now, will it last...? Good people die in this story, and its heart-rending. Good thing we didnt spend all that much time with them, getting attached--so thats one perk of the swift narrative. I hope to see more of the blind girl and more of Pat in the next installment. More Bear! More Nicholas! The demonic elements, I am in no hurry to meet again. For a fast-paced fantasy with the richness (but quite the depth) of Tolkien and Lewis, Thomsons Worlds Unseen is a pleasing place to begin.

looking forward to reading the next book