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The Quest for the Luminae
by Melody J. Bremen
Series: Underground of Aetror #1
Series Rating:
Published by Independently Published on October 5, 2021
Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure
Pages: 230
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Thirteen-year-old Milo lives beneath the earth.
He works as a bounty hunter’s apprentice in the Underground of Aetror. Along with his master, Rod, he tracks criminals through dark tunnels and does his best to not get killed. He dreams of an apprenticeship to a baker, or a carpenter... or anything safer than this.
Milo has never been aboveground. He’s never seen the sun, the clouds, or the sea, and he’s happy to keep it that way.
The king of Aetror summons Milo and Rod to the palace. He orders them on a quest for the luminae, mythical creatures with healing powers. For the first time in his life, Milo must leave the Underground. They must find the creature, return with it, or they will be executed. No one has ever seen the luminae and all other quests to find them have failed.
When circumstances separate Milo and Rod, Milo is left on his own. He must continue the quest... and find a creature that doesn’t exist.
Fans of quests, mythical creatures, and reluctant heroes will love this first installment in the Underground of Aetror series.
The Quest for the Luminae by Melody J Bremen is a tale of Milo’s epic quest to save his people.
Will Milo find the Luminae in time to save his people?
Milo
Milo is a thirteen-year-old orphan who has been raised for the last eleven years by his bounty hunter master and his sister. He has been trying to think of how to tell Rod, bounty hunter master, that he actually doesn’t want to be a bounty hunter, but he never really gets a chance. I like Milo, especially as he matures throughout the story and finds out how brave he can be. In the back of my mind, I feel that Milo might be intregal to the plot more than just being an apprentice bounty hunter. I will have to wait and see when I read the second book.
The Quest
Their King tasked Rod and Milo to find the legendary creatures’ called Luminae. The people of Aetror, well, in the Underground part, need the Luminae to continue living. Well, the healing part of the Luminae, not necessarily the Luminae themselves. I have to say that this mission makes Milo question everything about being a bounty hunter. Do you think Milo has what it takes?
Five Stars
My rating for The Quest for the Luminae by Melody J Bremen is five stars. Ms. Bremen has a fantastic series starter, and I wonder what she will do with it. Will Milo finally think of himself as a bounty hunter?
The Quest for the Luminae by Melody J Bremen is a great story for middle graders who love quest stories. Although I am not a middle grader, I was completely entertained.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of The Quest for the Luminae by Melody J Bremen.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
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About Melody J. Bremen
Melody J. Bremen spent most of her childhood in her imagination. She began writing when she was young and simply never stopped. Now she writes contemporary and fantasy novels for middle-grade readers. Her secret superpower: the ability to go through life without coffee.
Melody lives on a distant planet where all they do is write and read books. (Sometimes they eat jelly beans.) Oh… you want the boring version. Well, then. She lives with her family in New Jersey, where people do normal people things. She has a faithful computer named Oswald. Other than that, she does not have any pets. She used to have a neurotic hamster named Puff, but she has since gone to the great hamster wheel in the sky.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2024 Goodreads RC
- 2024 Middle Grade Reading Challenge
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