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Book Review: Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country
The prehistoric saga continues in Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country, the sequel to the award winning Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure. In this story, Zan s troubled twin brother, Dael, having suffered greatly during his earlier captivity, receives a ruinous new shock when his wife suddenly dies. Disturbed and traumatized, all of his manic energies explode into acts of hostility and bloodshed. His obsession is the destruction of the wasp men, his first captors, who dwell in the Beautiful Country. When he, Zan-Gah, and a band of adventurers trek to their bountiful home, they find that all of the wasp people…
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Book Review: Zan-Gah
The hero, Zan-Gah seeks his lost twin in a savage prehistoric world, encountering suffering, captivity, conflict, love, and triumph. In three years, Zan-Gah passes from an uncertain boyhood to a tried and proven manhood and a position of leadership among his people. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Love the lion! First Thoughts: This is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. *** My Review: Zan-Gah is a new taste for my literary palette, and I admit that when I first finished reading it I wasn’t sure exactly what I thought. My head was still reeling from all the action that I had just…
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An Interview with Allan Richard Shickman
As I mentioned yesterday, I was privileged enough to be asked to read the Zan-Gah books for Allan Richard Shickman, and they were very good! Today he has agreed to stop by for an interview! Enjoy! 1. Where did the idea for a Prehistoric Fiction series come from? Sometimes it is hard to know where ideas are born, but it seems to me the Zan-Gah books began with geography. A change in geography is good for an artist or author because he sees things with “fresh eyes,” and what might be ignored by a long-time resident can be dramatically new to a visitor.…
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Author Introduction: Allan Richard Shickman
Recently I had the pleasure of reading Zan-Gah and Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country for Allan Richard Shickman. I must say that these books were completely different from anything I’ve read before, but in an extremely good way! Reviews are coming tomorrow and Thursday, but first let’s meet this amazing author. (Photo Credit) ZAN-GAH author Allan Richard Shickman conceived Zan’s adventure after thousands of miles of travel through mountains, deserts and forest land. The idea for this exciting story was born in a cave deep beneath the earth— in the company of hundreds of bats. Allan is an artist, teacher,…