"The Sound and the Echoes" Book Trailer

"The Sound and the Echoes", is a high fantasy novel for middle grade and young adult readers with 27 magical illustrations. This book trailer was arranged by the author, Dew Pellucid, and includes many of the novel's illustrations by the magnificent UK artist, Andy Simmons; with original music by the talented author/musician, Mary Fan. Visit the Echo realm.
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The Midwest Book Review Recommends "The Sound and the Echoes"

This a great honor! The prestigious Midwest Book Review included "The Sound and the Echoes" in their December, 2012 issue, in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Shelf.

Here's the punch line of the review:
" 'The Sound & the Echoes' is a riveting pick for middle grade and young adults fans of high adventure, recommended."

Read the full review on The Midwest Book Review "Children's Bookwatch"

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Christmas Spotlight

How exciting! Darlene's Book Nook has chosen "The Sound and the Echoes" for her Christmas Spotlight Saturday. Here's me talking about Christmas in the Echo realm.

"Imagine a place where your see-through reflection lives. It’s a cold place, glistening with ice. A winter wonderland. Such is the realm of the Echoes, the place where the reflections of Sounds live.

"As I imagined that beautiful land, I knew at once that the unfolding mystery must take place during Christmas. I wanted to fill the sparkling world of the Echoes with flying Christmas ribbons and fireflies, with crystal balls instead of pompons on Santa hats ,and with giant, breathtaking Christmas trees. I wanted multi-colored parcels to flutter on strange see-through wings, colliding once in a while and raining down gifts. In short, I wanted the atmosphere of Christmas to add to the magical ambiance of the story."

Keep reading on Darlene's Book Nook

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5-Star Reader Review

I love reading reviews, and this one made my day. From "L" on Amazon... here's a snippet:

Enjoyable, Immersive World
December 5, 2012

"I enjoyed The Sound and the Echoes. Pellucid effectively portrays an imaginative world, filled with magic, well drawn characters, and a thought out social order.

This was an entertaining read. The magic was interesting, reminiscent of Harry Potter in tone, and gave us yet another thing to discover about the world, page after page. The illustrations added to my experience, and were unique in what I've seen of pictures in books.

The character work was good. The characters all had their own wants and needs, and they pursued them. I particularly enjoyed how I could share in the protagonist Will's confusion as to who was trustworthy and good."

Read the rest of "L"'s review on Amazon.

Author Interview & Book Giveway

This is a fun hit-and-run author interview on Blkosiner Book Blog, with a book giveaway that you can enter with the click of a button.

Here's a glimpse at the opening Q&A:


--The Twitter version: tell us about your book in 140 characters:
See-
through people… reflections of ourselves… echoes to our sounds. And a mighty riddle to solve.

--How did you get the idea for the story?
I was thinking of the philosopher Plato, of all people. But I reversed his logic. I made us his perfect Realm of the Forms. And then I created a reflection world that’s considered inferior to ours. If it sounds confusing just think of a place that’s like an echo to our sounds. Except that the Echo realm is really glistening and beautiful and fairytale-like.

--Which character would you most like to have dinner with?
Dew Pellucid. Both the author of The Sound and the Echoes and a secret character in it, this old Echo is full of surprises.

Read more on Brandi's blog

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In-depth Book Review for Parents

Amanda from the insightful tween's book blog, Reads4Tweens, has published the most thought-provoking review of the novel written so far. I may not agree with every conclusion or isolation of the facts, but
I know with certainty that readers (parents & educators especially) will glean a crucial perspective on the novel.

"It’s a solid fantasy adventure for kids who have already read the whole Harry Potter series—" writes Amanda, "but they need to be fine with that kind of length, meandering plot, large cast of characters to keep straight, etc."

I hope you'll visit Reads4Tweens to read the full review.

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CHRISTMAS @ THE ECHO REALM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! For the holiday season, I thought I'd share a Christmas passage from "The Sound and the Echoes". I wish you all the wintery wonder of the season!

FROM CHAPTER 15:

"Christmas ribbons decked every crystal ball knocker on every sparkling door as far as the eye could see. Through the snowy streets of the Veiled Village, Echoes and Sounds rushed to and fro, their shimmering clothes looking like pouring rain or ice or waves. Before them multi-colored parcels fluttered like strange birds carried on small see-through wings, and every once in a while two parcels would collide and rain down gifts. There were great crystal ball vats on every corner, where eggnog was sold to Sounds and fishnog to Echoes. And between the crystal ball streetlamps Ice Fairies were flying, singing Christmas carols, their frozen lips actually moving. It was a perfect place for disappearing in a crowd, but the Fate Sealers, their Ice Looms glowing bright, stuck ever closer to Will and Peter.

"Crystal ball jugglers jumped out of the creatures’ way. Christmas ribbons that fluttered in the air like butterflies flew off at the sight of the Fate Sealers. Flying parcels kept whooshing before their eyes in a frantic attempt to avoid them, until Peter snatched Poudini up for fear of losing his little dog to a particularly vengeful box. One more snowy street lined with twinkling Christmas trees, and then, all at once, the crowd grew so thick that no one could keep his distance from them anymore, though people were flinching at the painful touch of the Fate Sealers."

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