A Place Beyond The Map

by Samuel Thews

[Amber (The Literary Phoenix)]

I love it. It's quaint and simple and perhaps the storyline is a little clichéd, but in those things it is truly refreshing. Phinnegan, the protagonist, is good-hearted. There are many clever throwbacks to classic fairytales and there is no love triangle. Quaint is really the best word for it, like The Neverending Story or the Princess Bride. A delight.