Book Review: Echoes Of The Great Song

Title: Echoes Of The Great Song

Author: David Gemmell

Genre: Fantasy

Recommended E.L.I. 高崎 level: Intermediate plus and above.

Echoes Of The Great Song tells the story of a fantasy world ruled by a race of immortals called Avatar. The Avatar live in great comfort and use the other races on their world as slaves until a great catastrophe destroys their power source. After the disaster, the Avatar struggle to keep their place as the rulers of the world, fighting with other tribes for control of land. Then, a mysterious event happens and the world of the Avatars is invaded by a race that are even more powerful than the Avatar themselves. They must fight together with the other tribes to protect their homeland.

I really enjoyed Echoes Of The Great Song. It's fast-paced and has some great characters. David Gemmell often writes about characters that are neither good nor bad but somewhere in the middle. I always find these types of characters interesting and I've enjoyed several of Gemmell's books. If you enjoy heroic fantasy such as The Lord Of The Rings, then I recommend this book.

Echoes Of The Great Song is available in the E.L.I. lending Library.

New Location

Hello,

In mid July E.L.I. 高崎 moved to a new location. We have closed the old school and we are now closer to the station. Click here for a map. We are now just a few minutes walk from Takasaki station. The new school is about 5-10 minutes walk from Aramachi car park so we will be using the car park tickets that we had before. Here are some pictures of the new school.