Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want (Leven Thumps Series #3) » (Reprint)

Obert Skye is the bestselling author of the award-winning Leven Thumps series, including Professor Winsnicker s Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-Mannered Sycophants. He s also written the children s bestseller Pillage. We would tell you more about him but, frankly, we don t know much more. We can tell you he was raised in the mystery section of the public library. He is not an only child and he grew up with a dog named Fred. For more information about school assemblies, store visits, and animated toothpicks, we invite you to visit LevenThumps.com.

The war to unite "Foo and Reality is beginning! Humanity's only hope is Leven Thumps. Not only must Leven race across Foo to stop the whispered secret before the deadly truth is revealed, but he also must travel to the mysterious island of Lith. There abides the Want, the manic dream-master who can give Leven the gifts he needs against a foreboding army of rants and other Foo beings.

If you are willing and have the courage, you're invited to join the adventure in Book Three. Travel to Sycophant Run, survive the Waves of the Lime Sea, and discover a new gateway to Foo. But beware: the true threat to the dreams of mankind lurks beneath the soil.

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Almost more confusing than entertaining, this third episode in the "Leven Thumps" series jumps between worlds (Reality and Foo), between places on the worlds, and between characters/perspectives in both. The most interesting parts of the narrative are the author's pseudo-philosophical asides at the beginnings of several chapters. Filled with fantastical creatures that look strange and have even stranger names, it's difficult to tell the good guys from the bad. Without previous knowledge, readers won't learn much useful about the relationships between the characters, even if they do read the appended glossary. For those familiar with the previous two volumes, Leven, Geth, Winter and Clover are together in Foo at the start of the story, but quickly become separated after Leven gives up both the secret and the key. Meanwhile, back in Reality, Sabine has taken over Dennis' body and is using him and Tim to reconstruct the gateway that will connect the two worlds. Leven gets to meet his grandfather and see his mother, war on Foo seems imminent, and both worlds are being seriously messed with by evil forces. This is definitely not recommended fare for anyone who hasn't read the previous books in the series. In truth, there is not much to recommend it even for those who have. Reviewer: Paula McMillen, Ph.D.