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The tale itself is well told. We get the story from the point of view of a 12-13 year old girl. However, I was not particularly enamored with the story itself, for two reasons. One is because it is based on a religious concept of good and bad that resembles Judea-Christianity in an annoying way. Everything is cut and dried between good and evil, and both good and evil become allegorical entities that are male. This runs into the second reason I don't warm to the story that much: here we have a girl on an adventure, she is responsible for saving the world, and she is surrounded in the majority by male helpers and male teachers. The two female characters who do appear in the story are surrounded by deception. (To be fair, so are some of the male characters.) I really wish the author had developed this story in a totally different direction, because there are possibilities here to delve into a world with more mystery and sensibility.


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The Tenth City Land of Elyon Patrick Carman 9780439700955 Books Reviews

I have to admit I was disappointed with this one, though I generally enjoyed the previous two. The story was alright, though I didn't feel like it drew me in as much as the first two did (I still think that the first one was actually the best). What disappointed me most, though, was the over-the-top religious allegory employed throughout. I'm a Christian and enjoy the Chronicles of Narnia (which, as C.S. Lewis often pointed out, was not an allegory at all), etc, but when the story only seems to exist to explain the existence and nature of "Elyon" (God), it just gets lame. There's some little 'insights' about Elyon in this book that don't have anything to do the story and it just slows things down. It's like the author just sat there trying to think of ways to make the story fit whatever it was he wanted us to know about God/Elyon.
That being said, I like the characters and the Tenth City/Heaven thing was touching, and I do hope the author does another one about the further adventures, without the need for a Bible study in the middle of it.
The third book in the Land of Elyon series hits you over the head with religious symbolism, and if you've read the excellent Narnia series, you'll easily see that Carman is also a big fan of C.S. Lewis.

In the conclusion to this part of Alexa's story, she and her motley band of friends are on the way back to Bridewell to rescue Yipes, who is being held captive by the evil Victor Grindall, tool of the even more evil Abaddon.

Though not quite as gruesome as book two, the stinky ogres are still on security duty and the rabid bats still swarm to prevent them from their quest, which ultimately leads to the Tenth City. On the way their faith is sorely tested, especially when one of their number betrays them, but the voice of Elyon is never far when he is needed.

In his hurry to get further up and further in, Carman takes some shortcuts along the way, sometimes explaining away significant plot points in a casual sentence or two, sometimes not at all. This is a fitting end to the series, but could have been much better. This one reads like a Narnia wannabe.

Rated 3.5 stars

Amanda Richards, October 12, 2006
This is book three in the Land of Elyon trilogy and the tenth book by Carman that I have read. It is the 5th set in Elyon. Elyon is the Semetic for God or Most High, and the Tenth City is a city shrouded in mist that none can reach, for it is the home of Elyon and his angels. The power of Carman's creativity is exemplified by the fact that this is the middle book of the 5 set in this land. It is the last I read, and yet nothing was lost by reading it after the others. I am sure something would have been gained by reading them in order but they did not come into my hands in sequence. Carman is a master story teller and this book is an excellent example of that.

Book 3 is the end of the original trilogy of Eloyn by Patrick Carman. In it the Grindall still has Yipes captured and is demanding the return of the last of the magical jocasta stones by Alexa Daley. As usual she is traveling and battling the forces of darkness with a strange mix of companions. The Warlord, Odessa the wolf, Squire the Hawk, Murphy the squirrel, and Armon the Giant are just a few of the characters that return in this adventure. The story focuses around a battle for the hearts and minds of the people. Elyon loves his creatures and wants the best for them; Abaddon is a monster bent on destruction and fire, whose sole driving purpose is to destroy Elyon and the creatures he loves.

The books draw heavily upon religious and Christian imagery. It is told in a masterful way. Yet it all comes down to Alexa. Can she once again save the day? You will have to read the book to find out. But there is a hint in that Carman went on to add two more books set in this world featuring Alexa. To some extent she is central to both. It is a great book in a good series - it will be fun, light summer reading.

(First Published in Imprint 2009-06-12.)
My son loved it!
excellent
Bought this also for my 5th grade classroom ... kids seem to enjoy it.
Good series.
The tale itself is well told. We get the story from the point of view of a 12-13 year old girl. However, I was not particularly enamored with the story itself, for two reasons. One is because it is based on a religious concept of good and bad that resembles Judea-Christianity in an annoying way. Everything is cut and dried between good and evil, and both good and evil become allegorical entities that are male. This runs into the second reason I don't warm to the story that much here we have a girl on an adventure, she is responsible for saving the world, and she is surrounded in the majority by male helpers and male teachers. The two female characters who do appear in the story are surrounded by deception. (To be fair, so are some of the male characters.) I really wish the author had developed this story in a totally different direction, because there are possibilities here to delve into a world with more mystery and sensibility.