Be still my ever lovin’ child's heart. This book took me back to my freaked out happy childhood place where the skeskies were crazy scary looking villains, and gelflings were the heroes to save the world. This is a prequel series to the original 80’s Jim Hensen masterpiece the Dark Crystal. I put off reading it because I didn’t want my childhood memories ruined. They are happily intact and I am extremely glad I have books 2, 3, and 4 on hand.

This action packed story looks at what made the dark crystal go dark in the first place. It explains the type of gelflings, and how the skeskies were able to hide their nefarious deeds for so long. We start with a whip smart gelfling from the Sog named Naia. Her race is outcast gelflings. The poor relations if you will. But she has had a happy life. She craves adventure that her twin brother Gurjin gets to have as a guard at the Castle of the Crystal. But things are not all right. A traveler comes by the name of Tarva, to find Gurjin and bring him back to the gelfling leader to answer for his treasonous crimes against the Castle of the Crystal.

On a quest to save her brother, and speak for her people, Naia will make new friends, discover new enemies, and find out why the crystal is dark. This is a rip roaring adventure kids and adults can get into.

As for the new Netflix series, I still have not watched it. I know that the series is based off these books, but here is my concern. Funko put out new pops for this show. Only one of two new pops is mentioned in this book: The Hunter, and Rian. Rian is a barely known side character, and the hunter is important. Chamberlin shows up, and the characters do use Agrah’s name but mostly as a deity, rather than a living person. I plan to watch this show. I have been dying to see it. But I shall wait. I want to read it as the authors intended. If you have not seen the original movie, I might suggest watching it before picking up this series.
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