So today I bring you the news that I finally can finish the Avalon series! I absolutely adore this series, I've adored it since the early 2000's when a friend got me the original Scholastic copy of the first book! It has a lot of stuff that makes the Lii happy: magic, talking animals (get the laughs out now, folks. Next time I break out the whoopin' stick!) and winged cats! Plus, you know, a good tale of tossing Destiny out the window and doing stuff in your own way.
Just to explain to the uninitiated (and possibly to convert more people to madness)
The story goes like this: three preteen girls in a small town in Pennsylvania discover sparkling, strange jewels on the property of an old nature preserve. This sets in motion a magical adventure that spans across worlds apart from ours, and the emo-meter jumps around from the highest of highs to the saddest of lows. This series is a great series for kids and teens alike (and even this adult who's reading it and has the entire series stored in one of her bookshelves) and Rachel Roberts is not afraid to tackle some kids book taboos (death and so on) in order to get the story going. Avalon is also a bit of a save-the-whales message in disguise, but we all know I don't mind those. (*cough* see Tokyo Mewmew) In any case, I gotta go and finish the final three books (Heart of Avalon, Dark Mage, Full Circle) that I went out and bought just recently with my FIRST EVER PAYCHECK! Whoo~!
Also, to you manga fans out there! Avalon has a manga-styled comic book! (I'm saying this because you never know when some manga purist will come across this page and start RAEGing "It can't be manga if it was drawn by anything but a Japanese manga-ka!!!" I have met people like this. I sorely wish to kick one.) This spin-off takes place during the events of the book series (now being reprinted by Seven Seas in the form of illustrated light novels *squee~!*) and features artwork from the amazing Shiei, who you may know from other works such as Amazing Agent Luna and Aoi House. It's a very cute trilogy and worth checking out!
Because I know you're dying to get your hands on these books, here are some linkies!
The homepage!
The Seven Seas page!
As for me, I gotta go get ready for work. Did I mention I have a job now? It's a doozy, but it'll be worth it when I can transfer into an art school in the city!
Stay magical!
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