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The Door Within (Door Within Trilogy) (Hardcover)

by Wayne Thomas Batson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers (9 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1400306590
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400306596
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,360,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures are funny things, 24 Feb 2006
“Adventure always begins with the unexpected...” as Aidan Thomas came to realise when he discovered the door within. Aidan was the shy, fat kid with few friends at school, until Robby came along. Robby took him under his wing and life at school changed for Aidan. That I until his wheelchair-bound grandfather took a turn for the worst and his family relocate to another state. Left without any friends, as Robby went off to summer camp, Aidan is alone in the house with only his grandfather for company.

Suddenly transport to the world of Glimpses, King Alleble and the evil Lord Paragor with their knights, castles, unicorns and dragons this is well and truly a work of fantasy. It is at this point I do have to question the Amazon listing under Religion and Spirituality. As with any children’s fantasy worth its salt there is an underlying message of good versus evil and good prevailing through the darkest of times.

I can see this book appealing to children and adults alike that enjoy the works of such authors as Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman and Marcus Sedgwick. It is the perfect introduction for a trilogy, it grabs you and engages you from the start and by the end you are begging for the second book of the trilogy. We haven’t seen the last of Aidan or Gwenne. And I don’t think we’ve seen the last of Robby either…

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3.0 out of 5 stars Too Christian for my liking, 21 May 2006
By Fiona Wynn "Cyzaki" (Shropshire, England) - See all my reviews
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It's a good story - young lad gets pulled into another world and ends up as a knight in a war - but the Christian references get in the way of the story for me. It could have been a much better book if the author hadn't tried to shoehorn elements of the Christian story into the book.

Also, there were far too many exclamation marks at the ends of sentences for my liking - it's OK in speech but surely not in description? And why were so many words italicised? Words like portcullis which really don't need italics...

Overall, I'd read it again, and I'd like to read the others in the trilogy, but it's not one of the better fantasy books out there.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Door Within, 21 Mar 2006
By Nigel D (Durham, UK) - See all my reviews
It took me a long time to get into the book. I did not find myself sympathising with the protagonist (Aidan, the ordinary lad who has an extraordinary adventure) until about half way through. The story has some very good ideas, but the narrative does not hold one breathless with anticipation. The created world's internal laws offer very little challenge - many things seem too easy (but at least this applies to both the good guys and the bad guys, unlike some books I've tried to read).

Overall, though, an enjoyable read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The trilogy begins...
The first chapter throws you straight into an action sequence, which is great and gets the interest, but left me feeling like I'd started half way through the book. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2006 by S. E. J. Dowling

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