Tom Johnson's fantasy novel 'Silver Planet' is a book to instil hope in it's young adult readers. As a teenager with no religious belief to fall back on, I felt the weight of the crushingly depressing realisation that I was mortal. This story might have saved me from a lot of misery and heartache at that time in my life. The author wrote it in response to loss in his own life and the book is the first in a forthcoming series.
The action is set on Opus-Earth and it's sibling planet, Centurian, a universe away. When humans 'pass' on their home planet, their souls are transported to Centurian, where they attach to another, carefully chosen, human and live through them under a new regime in which magic is an everyday, though strictly regulated, occurrence. The secret of human eternal consciousness is kept by birds and their friends and allies, the Grandmasters. The souls journey to their new homes is, however, threatened by the Skulls and their Arc of Darkness, who snatch souls whenever possible and subject them to eternal torture and suffering.
Into this scenario, the aptly named Jonathan Powers erupts, with his unique magical powers, and it takes all the efforts of the birds, the Grandmasters but above all Jonathan himself, to eliminate the Destructive Interference and put the worlds back into kilter.
This thoughtful and enjoyable read is thoroughly exciting yet comforting, and could be a great boost to young adult mental health.
Drena Irish, A LoveReading4Kids Ambassador
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This novel has a bit of everything, space wars, magic and wizards, a little romance, family relationships, fantastic bird characters. Somehow it all seems to work really well. I love that the chapters are named and also headed with which planet they are set on. It’s a fabulous story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
This story is very unique. It is very obvious that the author is passionate about music and also birds.
The story is set on two different planets, Opus and Centurian, which both have a human population. On Centurian the relationship between birds and humans is well known, but on Opus, the humans are oblivious to the fact that the birds are actually watching over and protecting them.
Then two boys lives become intertwined, Jonathan From Opus and Jonathan from Centurian. When one of them falls into a coma, the birds must protect the planets and all humankind from the Skulls, an evil race set to destroy everything.
This novel has a bit of everything, space wars, magic and wizards, a little romance, family relationships, fantastic bird characters. Somehow it all seems to work really well.... Read Full Review
Death Is No Longer A Mystery. The Magic Of Eternity Has Been Found.
I often hear people wondering if life carries on after death. It always makes me smile. That's exactly what happens. And I used to think no one would discover the truth while they were alive. I was wrong. A sixteen-year-old boy just did. His name is Jonathan Powers and this is his story.
Jonathan's from a planet called Centurian, but that's not where his story begins. It begins on Earth with the tragic death of a boy from London, Jonathan Prior. Jonathan Prior's soul travelled from Earth to Centurian and became part of Jonathan Powers. That much is as it should be. Humans join the consciousness of other humans on a distant planet when they die.
It's what happened next that I don t understand. Jonathan Powers entered the world of the dead, alive. I'm still searching for answers to how he did it and I'm supposed to know about these things. My name is Rose. I'm a little robin. You might have met me outside your house or in a local park. Don't worry if you haven't, you'll meet me inside this book. I'm helping Jonathan find a way home. It's one thing to go where only the dead have been, quite another to find a way back.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Silver Planet and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Silver Planet features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults, Indie Author Books , Indie Books We Love, Science Fiction
Silver Planet is available in Paperback, Hardback
Silver Planet was written by Tom Johnson and published by Austin Macauley Publishers
Silver Planet has 202 pages
