The Kingdoms

Send us Fan MailFantasy Fiction enthusiast David Gates joins Amy in a discussion about Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms. This is the story of Joe Tournier who arrives in the city of Londres in the French Colony of England in 1898 with no memory of who he is and how he got there. When Joe steps off a train he has a postcard in his pocket written in forbidden English, with a postmark dated 1805 though it inexplicably bears the image of a recently-constructed lighthouse. Joe’s search for his identity leads him to the Outer Hebrides and back and forth through stone portals that take him on a dangerous quest to reunite with his family without changing the course of history—or erasing his own existence.  Amy and Dave discuss the pros and cons of audio books and when it is ok to throw in the towel on a book.Books and Resources discussed:The Kingdoms by Natasha PulleyThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha PulleyThe Bedlam Stacks by Natasha PulleyThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchMunro's Books Store, Victoria, B.C.The Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonCloud Atlas by David MitchellN.K. Jeminsin, authorSuccession, HBOSchumacher, NetflixLuLaRich, AmazonAmy interviewed David's wife Jill Schmelke in Season 1, episode 4. To hear that interview click here: A Light in the DarkFollow Red Fern Book Review:Instagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://redfernwriting.com/newsletterFollow Red Fern Book Review:Website and to leave a voicemail: https://www.redfernbookreview.comInstagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/newsletter