Obluvium: Sanctuary
Obluvium #1
by R. Dawn Hutchinson
Eleven-year-old Elise converses with animals. Her twin brother, Frankie, unwittingly opens portals to other worlds. As if fitting in with their strange abilities at St. Dominic’s Children’s Home wasn’t hard enough, sinister men appear one day in search of the twins. Aided by their formidable librarian, Frankie and Elise evade capture and flee across the country. They find themselves in hiding on a Texas ranch with a quirky physicist and his tall, dark, and mysterious wife. There, the twins learn that the men searching for them are enemies of the father they never knew they had, the ruler of a faraway kingdom. The kingdom of Stromboden is so far away, in fact, it’s not even in this reality. The children must stay hidden from their hunters long enough for the doorway to their world to reopen for escape, but their unique talents rustle up clues that the ranch may not be the safe haven that it seems.
REVIEW
5 out of 5
This was quite an interesting read – a little sci-fi, a little fantasy, and a bit of adventure thrown in. It certainly set the tone for a promising new series, with two young MCs who have to avoid danger while unraveling the mystery of their past. Elise and Frankie were great characters, unique but loyal to each other, and joined by their twin bond. The world-building was wonderful, and I hope we get to explore more of the alternate universe in future installments. Although this was definitely geared for a younger audience, older readers will find plenty to enjoy within its pages. I look forward to seeing where the series goes!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R. Dawn Hutchinson is a former landscape designer turned professional daydreamer. She loves science fiction and fantasy and weaves these elements together in much of her writing.
Her novel, OBLUVIUM: SANCTUARY is the first in a planned series. It features fraternal twins, Frankie and Elise, who are from a parallel universe and have seemingly magical abilities.
Hutchinson also writes the serial short story podcast, THE FUTURE HISTORY OF NEWBURG about a peculiar town on a peculiar planet where science and magic mingle in an effort to save the worlds!
When she isn’t writing, Hutchinson can be found wandering around the woods with her dog near her central Texas home taking pictures or listening to the trees.
