In the history of Elves there was a time before remembering known as The Elder Days and it lasted for thousands of years. Then for an unknown reason their King suddenly died. How could this be? The Elders were immortal! In the confusion a great civil war ensued and the unrest caused their magical Rune stone to explode. Total darkness fell over the Elder kingdom to last for 100,000 years. The magical source stone had held their immortality. Now, all was lost. They no longer called themselves Elders as their immortality died during the time of darkness. The Elder Age ends and H.L. Watson’s, epic story, The World of Ryyah, First Book in the Elven Age Saga-Birth of the Half Elves, begins.

The Elven factions begin to compete with each other and they have more contact with the human race. Humans behave like animals and are referred to as barbarians. If they wonder into the Elven Forest they will be killed or used as pawns. This protocol slowly changes with Alayna, a five-hundred year-old Elf. One day Alayna rescues Donovan and some orphaned human children from the clutches of Boric the Knife, a true barbarian. Human or not, Alayna takes Donovan and the other boys into the Wood Elven Forest and trains them to become human Elven Rangers. Alayna is mother, teacher and commanding officer to the boys. Her name is sacred to them. They become swift of foot and fast of hand and great protectors of the Elves and their lands. Alayna dies and Donovan becomes a man. He is the greatest warrior of the human Elven Rangers. He lives for one reason and one reason only; to avenge the cruel fate and death of the two mothers he has loved. Death to the barbarians is the thought that fuels his anger and keeps him willing to go on. As Donovan searches for the warlord Garock, he has an opportunity to rescue the Elven Princess Brandela, and it could help him in his quest.

Brandela is young and beautiful. Her life is protected and luxurious until Eldergate is raided. She finds freedom just beyond the Wood Elven Forest that was her home, but now she is living as an outcast. She uses the magic she knows for protection and healing. And, she finds love and happiness in the arms of her forbidden lover. She has never known such heaven and bliss! She wonders if the bonding spell has worked. And, dare she return to her life as a princess? What would happen to her love? If Donovan rescues her what will become of him and of her? Could a House of Donovan really evolve?

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Science fiction is one of the most popular genres of literature and film in the world. It is difficult to adequately explain this type of fiction because it has practically no limits. However, there are certain consistencies within the genre. In most cases, the story is based on the exploration outdoor furniture of a scientific principle that is not possible with current technology but may be possible in the future. Therefore, many such stories are set in a futuristic setting.

Oddly enough, much of what was once considered science fiction is reality today. For example, Jules Verne wrote of a nuclear powered submarine in his novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. At the time, people were not even seriously considering nuclear fission as a source of power. However, today, nuclear submarines make up the bulk of many nation’s submarine fleets as well as other ships, such as nuclear powered aircraft carriers.

Even the improbable antimatter used to fuel starships in the Star Trek series of books and movies has been found to be real and composed of atoms, with all electrical charges on apartments in springfield mo the subatomic particles reversed from normal matter. This means that the nuclei are made up of anti-protons which carry a negative charge and anti-neutrons made up of an anti-proton and a positron. Positrons carrying a positive charge orbit the nuclei.

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Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight was made popular because of its unique love story between a human, Isabella Swan with a vampire, Edward Cullen. The background was lacking and the characters in the book felt two-dimensional. I would not let my daughters read Twilight at all, and I am telling you why.

Isabella Swan, nicknamed Bella, is the main character in the Twilight series. She moved from Phoenix, Arizona to a tiny town of Forks in Washington. In the beginning the lack of temperament did not concern me, because authors like to describe and add in personalities as the story progresses so readers could learn more about the person in time. It became clear Isabella Swan is a character who is just stubborn. Stephanie Meyer also made Isabella accident prone and impulsive, but forgot to infuse the character with traits and most importantly, a dream. Her lack of plans for her own future concerns me, because it is important for people to have a dream in their lives.

In New Moon, the second book of the series, Bella Swan tried to chase Edward Cullen’s shadows by attempting dangerous activities. First she jumped onto a motorcycle with a stranger, and then she starts to ride one. It was when Bella did cliff-jumping I was wondering what Stephanie Meyer trying to teach her readers, be reckless and suicidal so you can see your ex-boyfriend? Now that the series is made into a series of movies, it would influence a young person’s mind. If I am a parent, the thought of my loved one going on a wild ride with a complete stranger would put me in a coma.

Further down the track to Breaking Dawn, we touch upon Bella’s pregnancy after her marriage with Edward. Even if some mothers can relate to her need to keep her baby; but I question her second motive: to bleed until near death and Edward would need to change her into a vampire. She had either forgotten about the werewolves, or did not care if her friend Jacob would die fighting for her. I was not surprised about the lack of interest in werewolves until later in the book, it was obvious the fight was not intended to happen in the first place.

Lastly, love at first sight? It is very disturbing how Jacob imprints, a werewolf term for falling in love, on baby Renesmee when she was born. Though love at sight considered romantic, but no matter how fast a child grows, I think it is still pedophilic, because she may be grown up physically, one might ask how much did she grow mentally? Scary thought.

In summary, I think Stephanie Meyer had created a bad role model in the Twilight series, Isabella Swan. She is the image whom I will not like my child to be, and I think that her mother would be disappointed when she finds out that her daughter does not have a dream for the future, dumps her friends for good when she falls in love, turns reckless when dumped and becomes too trusting to the point of suicide. Who needs violence when you have a life like hers?

Ailyn Koay is a pharmacist in Adelaide, Australia aspiring to be a full time writer. Please contact ailynkoay@gmail.com.

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When people become involved with science fiction books they tend to enjoy not just the stories but they also love communicating with others that share a passion for such written material. This in turn makes them want to collect and perhaps even sell memorabilia solar panels related to futuristic stories events and things. The characters around which these stories and the plots of the stories help to encourage others to create memorabilia items that highlight the best of the character and plot of such books.

There are many people who would like to sell memorabilia related to science fiction books. If you are also interested in joining the community of sellers there are some questions that you should ask yourself before becoming involved in the sale of such items.

It is important that you have a passion for such items and in addition you must also be keen on collecting the best such items. As a collector of such memorabilia you might find that after some time that you do not wish to hold on to this or that item. In such an instance it might be a good idea for you to sell off the unwanted item.

Once you have decided that you want to sell off an item or two your next step is to decide on the avenues available to you to sell the item. In addition, you will need to find a market or some buyers that are interested in purchasing science fiction books.

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