Your entire family will be entranced as Scarboy and his friends boldly follow the one True King to overcome the evil Enchanter and his tenacious hold on the oppressed residents of Enchanted City. I encourage you to purchase these through Lamplighter Books rather than Amazon, because Lamplighter is a company worth supporting! But used copies do crop up on ThriftBooks from time to time, so you might be able to save some money by purchasing through ThriftBooks. Tolkein come these hearth-warming allegories of good and evil from best-selling authors Karen and David Mains.
And I am so grateful to Lydia for introducing me to them. These are stories that I savored when I read them alone and that now hold all four of my daughters rapt at the table after school when we read them together. They’re a little dated, but in this era of ’80s nostalgia, that’s pardonable. The Tales of the Kingdom books are pricey, but they’re worth it. But know that this is a delightful set of stories, and I can’t stop thinking about them.
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I do not think I will summarize the plot for you, because I enjoyed diving into this series equipped only with the Lamplighter blurb and Lydia’s endorsement. This series has the allegorical feel of both classics, and a similar knack for inviting deep truths in the side door while you’re distracted by a wonderful story. In the catalog blurb, Lamplighter Books compares Tales of the Kingdom, favorably, to Pilgrim’s Progress and The Chronicles of Narnia-an ambitious comparison, certainly, but not unwarranted.
Calling her down to check the mail felt like the passing of some torch.
The day it arrived was the first day I found a box of books on the porch that wasn’t addressed to me. After her starring and dog-earing spree, she spent the better part of her savings on the Tales of the Kingdom trilogy. Before it hits the kitchen counter, she whisks it away, and when I find it next, there are stars in the margins by the titles she most wants to read.Īnd thus, she deserves credit for discovering today’s series. The way I used to feel about the new dELiA*s catalog: that’s how Lydia feels about the catalog from Lamplighter Books.
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