Sunborn Rising: Beneath the Fall

By Aaron Safronoff

Book Overview

Cerulean. A distant world of Great Trees floating on an ocean surrounding a star. The flotilla forests cycle light and water through their boughs into their lush canopies. But the once vibrant treescape has grown dark, slowly, subtly over many generations. The civilization of creatures living among the boughs believe the darkness is normal. That is, until one willful young girl named Barra discovers the hidden journal of her late father. Pouring over her father's writing, Barra learns of a mysterious plague, a creeping vine choking the flow of light and water into the canopy. Her father warned the Elders. He urged them to take action. Those were his last words.Together with her two best friends, a Rugosic named Tory and a Kolalabat named Plicks, Barra will explore every bark, wood, and leaf of the Great Forest to relight her world and complete her father's story, even if it leads her beneath the Fall.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944606009
• ISBN13: 9781944606008
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Neoglyphic Entertainment
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up

Customer Reviews

This novel excels when it is permitted, but the introduction of an expansive fantasy world overwhelm

"Beneath the Fall" is the first installment in the 'Sunborn Rising' series. The outstanding feature of the novel is the world which was built around it. It is unique, well developed, and illustrated beautifully with over a dozen full-color pictures. The storyline was clearly written for a younger audience and provides a fun, fast-paced adventure for younger readers. Ironically, one of the strengths of the book is also its biggest weakness. While the world is truly amazing, the author’s desire to describe it can bog the story down in spots. The alien nature of the world also makes it difficult to become truly immersed in the book until you have enough background to fully understand the setting. All in all, though I found "Beneath the Fall" to be an enjoyable reading experience, it is clearly meant as a children’s book and would undoubtedly engross younger readers even more than it did me.