The Prophecy, Jeffrey Poole
The Prophecy, Jeffrey Poole
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The Prophecy

Author: Jeffrey Poole

Narrator: Kyle Snyder

Unabridged: 13 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/26/2024

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

After learning they've inherited property from reclusive grandparents he hardly knew, Steve and Sarah Miller decide to take a few days off to investigate their newfound fortune in the quiet Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene. The inheritance turns out to be beyond their wildest dreams, a vast mansion with gardens. While exploring, they discover a unique set of carved doors on the top floor of their new home. Disguised as a simple door, a portal is accidentally activated and Steve and Sarah find themselves staring at the sight of a lush forest beyond. It's a tantalizing decision: to check it out or to run. Curiosity getting the better of them, they step through, the portal disappears, and they are on a one-way journey to a land where people have strange powers and where mythical creatures abound.

Too late, they discover that they are confronted by dragons, griffins, and bugs of nightmarish proportions. To get home they decide to enlist the aid of the local king and queen. Oddly, they are expected at the castle, and it is revealed their arrival had been foretold by an ancient prophecy which bestows upon them the status of Royal Bodyguards to the young crown prince.

Now, they are stuck on a foreign world where danger lurks everywhere, and the newly appointed bodyguards must find a way to return home and to keep the young prince safe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sunny on August 23, 2012

I have never rolled my eyes so much while reading a book. I have rolled my eyes almost every swipe of a page. It is a good storyline which is why I continue reading, guy's grandparents died that he doesn't really know and they bequeath him their home and the world that's connected to it. The issue w......more

Goodreads review by Sky on January 15, 2012

I really only had one problem with this book. I hate the third person omniscient voice. It hampers individual character development, stunts meaningful dialogue, and generally feels like a crutch. The worst part is, it's a crutch that this book didn't need! It would be like giving a sprinter a crutch......more

Goodreads review by Brandy on August 12, 2011

Bakkian Chronicles presents one of the most detailed and well thought out worlds I've encountered in an independent novel. The exploration of the world and how it functions is what really drew me into the story. I do think Jeffrey could improve in a few ways as an author, including being aware of dia......more

Goodreads review by Mia on March 03, 2012

Okay, a strange thing happened to me while I was reading this book. I thought it was supposed to be... heavier. Darker. And it wasn't, and it threw me. In retrospect and in rereading the description, I have no conceivable idea why I thought it would be. My only excuse is that I just finished reading......more

Goodreads review by Metaphorosis on February 16, 2013

The book gets off to a rocky start. The language is awkward, the description (and the situations themselves) cursory. There are frequent and unposted changes of point of view. Much of the plotting is perfunctory, and in fact, the book often reads more like a description of someone's role playing gam......more