Legend of the Lost book 1, The Ends of the Earth book II

Got the collection? Completed the journey?

Josepth Campbell was a mythologist/anthropologist who studied the storytelling norms and rituals of indigenous people from countries around the globe. He was interested in analysing the patterns in those stories as he passionately believed that, regardless of where the stories originated from, however remote or isolated, they would have much in common.

One of the concepts stemming from his life’s work is the notion of the hero’s journey. We can trace this from ancient stories right the way through to today’s Disney blockbusters and it tells of an evryperson, an ordinary member of the common community who faces an exceptional challenge on behalf of that community, undergoes a series of trials, encountering all sorts of archetypal characters on the way, and eventually overcomes them in order to return with learning and wisodm.

The hero’s journey is at the core of the Changeling Saga. It is most evident in the first book, Legend of the Lost and builds through all three books.

As we all emerge from a global pandemic together, much as the Savage family emerge from the fog of a plague of dark magic, we must all realise that we are changed. We can never be the same. We have all given up the life we had and, with the benefit of fresh knowedge, a gift or curse, must now face the lives we were fated for.

How is this post pandemic life shaping up for you and your family? Well, you could do worse than embark upon your jurney in the company of a family of allies who are heroes too, but bring learnings and llies from all three realms!

Why not pick up copies of the complete first edition set today?

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The call to adventure…..

I’m a big fan of the work of mythologist and master storyteller, the late, great Joseph Campbell.

He dedicated his life to tracking down groups of people within cultures all over the globe and capturing their local folklore and stories.

What he detected was that, despite it being impossible for some to have been influenced by others, they all had a pattern and a cadence they shared.

He called this the monomyth and he went on to describe a narrative device called the hero’s journey, the path that the central character takes, usually the reluctant hero who represents Everyman (or woman).

One of the stages on that journey is what he termed the “call to adventure”.

It’s that moment when the central character has to choose between staying in the ordinary world or taking the first step on a journey of transformation that will change them and ultimately their community.

The Legend of the Lost trilogy is written in the hero’s journey style.

Readers are just starting to share their stories.

Question is, will you now accept the call…?

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