Chessie Bligh and the Scroll of Andelthor

By Thora Gabriel

Book Overview

That naggy voice in her head said, "Don't do it".but she did. She ran away from unloving, controlling parents. She switched places with another girl.

Now Chessie Bligh lives in an imaginary world, an invisible world, a fantasy world with magic spells. She's stumbled into a lost civilization.the world of elves.

Flying horses, murderous wraiths, levitating pyramid stones, gnomes, magical staffs, fantasy rooms, .these are just some of the awe inspiring things Chessie gets to see and experience.

But Chessie is unaware that the evil Elf Wizard Nictus lurks nearby. He tries to kidnap her and her puppy, Wuggbert. Nictus is intent upon conquering the lost kingdom to declare himself ruler. Chessie is the key to his success.

Follow Chessie's journey. Will she find parental love, a lost civilization, treasure, magical powers? As Chessie and Wuggbert venture down the trail she's about to discover
.a painful past
.a wondrous future
She's coming.the elf is coming.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595390455
• ISBN13: 9780595390458
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great for kids

I really enjoyed the book. It was imaginative and fun to read. Great for pre-teen to early teens.

The story of a parentally neglected fourteen year old girl

"Chessie Bligh And The Scroll Of Andelthor" by Thora Gabriel is the story of a parentally neglected fourteen year old girl whose only friend is her Shih Tzu puppy named Wugghert. Out of defiance towards her absentee parents, Chessie trades places with another girl named Aelyn whom she encounters when their airplane flights from Europe to America (to attend boarding schools) is delayed in New York. Chessie taking the place of Aelyn arrives in Sterntaler, where she discovers a hidden elf encampment at the north rim of the Grand Canyon which is hidden from discovery by humans through the use of magic. That's also where Chessie discovers that she has magical powers and can change the course of history. But there is a fourteen year old series of elfin murders she must solve and a killer to bring to justice. Chessie also comes to realize that Sternfaler isn't so much a place as it is a multidimensional world where shape shifting, spells, and magical creatures abound. Most of all, Sternfaler is where her elf destiny begins! Also available in a hard cover edition (0595835791, $27.95), "Chessie Bligh And The Scroll Of Andelthor" is a superbly crafted and original fantasy novel and is especially recommended for school and community library Science Fiction/Fantasy collections for young readers ages 10 to 14.

Young Female Fantasy

If you've ever read a fantasy book and wondered why you didn't connect to Harry Potter, Frodo Baggins, or Eragon, then Chessie Bligh is the answer. Chessie Bligh is one of the few young adult fantasy characters who is a female. She is secretly an elf and she goes on a "heroes journey" similar to Harry Potter to discover her real life. She makes some friends and has some adventures along the way. This book is readable for middle school age readers, but is intricate and intelligent enough that adults (especially women) will enjoy it.

Interesting and imaginative

If you like the type of book where the characters have magical powers and the world is very different from what it seems, you're sure to enjoy Chessie Bligh. The author's imagination knows no bounds, and Chessie's adventures will hold the young reader captive from beginning to end. I bought the book for a young friend but had a chance to read it myself and thoroughly enjoyed it.