Gagzy, Gogzy and the Fae

The Wrath of Sabmar (The Escapades of Gagzy and Gogzy, Book 1

De: James Rae

Narrado por: Melissa-Marie Shriner

This is a fantasy/adventure story, 50,000 words plus. It can be enjoyed by any age group. The main characters are Gagzy and Gogzy, sisters with an extraordinary sensory insight. They see into other dimensions. The setting is the Isle of Bute in Scotland, and it includes visits to an underworld known as the Kingdom of the Fae.

In the opening chapter, the girls are spending Easter on the island, when they encounter Sabmar, a powerful sorcerer who is engaged in a clash with Ainodelac, an Elven champion to the King and Queen of Suidhe.

This encounter will impact the development of the story.

The second chapter sees the girls’ mother being summoned to their school to discuss her daughters’ bad behaviour, in scaring other pupils with stories of goblins, dragons, ogres, etc.

The outcome is that mum decides to give them a summer break on the island, to try to absolve their minds and change their ideas about other-worldly beings.

But the opposite happens, and they become drawn into the island’s folklore and its connections with faeries, elves, and other unearthly beings. On the ferry trip to great gran’s island cottage, Gagzy overhears a conversation between four men in which they plan to explode bombs on the island. Their purpose, under orders from Sabmar, is to weaken and finally break the Highland boundary fault line, which lies below the surface of Bute, and split the island in two. If the island is split, so too will be the underworld below, releasing dark, forces onto both the island, and the Kingdom of the Fae.

Gagzy and Gogzy, together with the Queen’s twin children, Alaun and Nuala, and a faery named Luana, fill a key role in foiling Sabmar’s plot.

Also woven into the story are instances of time travel. Sabmar does this twice to Gagzy and Gogzy. The first time he transports them back 100 years, to 1924, and the second time, 1000 years to the time of the Viking invasions. On both occasions they must find their own way back to 2024.

©2024 James Rae (P)2025 James Rae

Fantastic characterization!

I'm excited to have my granddaughters listen to this book! Besides being well-written, it is excellently narrated and mastered by Melissa-Marie Shriner. She narrates each voice distinctly, so there's no confusion for the listener at all. On top of all that, she nails the Brogue accents! I want to listen to all of her narrations!

Out of this world adventure!

Highly recommend this excellent read by James Rae. Addictive and enjoyable escapism following the adventures of our young mystical protagonists as they encounter a magical other world beyond the mists of their Great Grandmother's Scottish island home. The narrative flow is maintained throughout, the pace of the storyline never relents and the characterization of the girls and their many strange friends draws the reader deeply into their fantasy world. Compelling first novel in a promised series. Looking forward immensely to continuing the adventure in subsequent releases. Excellent, must read first novel from this new author. Highly recommended for readers of all ages.